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C/2019 L3 (ATLAS)

9/3/2026

Comet ATLAS, provisional designation C/2019 L3, is a distant non-periodic comet that reached perihelion at a distance of 3.55 AU (531 million km) in January 2022. It is one of many comets discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS).

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Comet ATLAS, provisional designation C/2019 L3, is a distant non-periodic comet that reached perihelion at a distance of 3.55 AU (531 million km) in January 2022. It is one of many comets discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS).

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