Finally captured interstellar object 3I/ATLAS on images

[Nikola Nikolov]

After three days of waiting the Moon to decrease, I was able to capture first images of 3I/ATLAS from Chile.

The predicted magnitude of the object currently is 17.13 and it requires at least 10 min exposition time per frame to see the object. 

Here is one of first tracking images I get with 510mm PlaneWave CDK from Chile. 

Regards,

Nikola

[Stuart Heggie]

Wow! Amazing job Nikola!!

Stuart Heggie

https://www.stuartheggie.com/f783431253

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[Nikola Nikolov]

Thank you.

Here is an annotated image with 3I/ATLAS 

At the time of the data collection, 3I/ATLAS was at 

RA: 17:38.28

DEC: -18:25:38

Constellation: Ophiuchus

Currently 3I/ATLAS is classified as a comet. 

The distance from the Earth is 3.14 AU, which is 470,906,155 km, which near the Jupiter orbit. 

The object is predicted to increase brightness until January 2026. It will be bright enough for small telescopes. 

Regards,

Nikola

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