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Created: 2025-07-10 22:23:00 UTC

CONFIRMED: A11pl3Z is now officially 3I/ATLAS 
Interstellar Comet Verified by ESA

We posted about this yesterday when it was still known as A11pl3Z. Now it's confirmed. The object has been officially designated 3I/ATLAS, making it the third confirmed interstellar visitor ever observed.

It was first detected on July X by the ATLAS telescope in Chile. Its extreme trajectory immediately raised suspicion. That suspicion is now confirmed. ESA's Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre has released a new time-lapse GIF of the comet, recorded on July X using the Las Cumbres Observatory in Hawaii.

This is an extremely rare opportunity to observe something from outside our own star system.

 ESA and Las Cumbres Observatory

 Credit: M. Devogele, T. Santana-Ros, M. Micheli, F. Ocaña, L. Conversi

![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1943421348484657152/img/sEZQ8_f6q9kyqpeS.jpg)

XXXXXX engagements

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