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JCMT Constraints on the Early-Time HCN and CO Emission and HCN Temporal Evolution of 3I/ATLAS

Jason T. Hinkle, Bin Yang, Karen J. Meech +4

Interstellar objects (ISOs), particularly those with cometary activity, provide unique insight into the primordial physical and chemical conditions present during the formation of…

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An Overview of Exocomets

Daniela Iglesias, Isabel Rebollido, Azib Norazman +8

We give a general overview of what the scientific community refers to as "exocomets". The general definition of exocomets, as presented in this work, is discussed and compared with…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

Discovery and Preliminary Characterization of a Third Interstellar Object: 3I/ATLAS

Darryl Z. Seligman, Marco Micheli, Davide Farnocchia +44

We report initial observations aimed at the characterization of a third interstellar object. This object, 3I/ATLAS or C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), was discovered on 2025 July 1 UT and has an…

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Spectroscopic Characterization of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS: Water Ice in the Coma

Bin Yang, Karen J. Meech, Michael Connelley +2

We present optical and near-infrared spectroscopy of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, obtained with Gemini-S/GMOS and NASA IRTF/SpeX on 2025 July 5 and July 14. The optical spectr…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 8 cited

NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1)

Colin Orion Chandler, Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Mario Jurić +305

We report on the observation and measurement of astrometry, photometry, morphology, and activityof the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, also designated C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) with the NSF-…

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Near-infrared spectroscopic characterization of the Pallas family

Prachi Chavan, Bin Yang, Miroslav Brož +1

The Pallas collisional family of asteroids, named after (2) Pallas, is notable for its high orbital inclination and the distinct blue color of Pallas and a few larger B-type family…