Anon10/19/25, 10:47No.41310105
Here’s a succinct assessment of the claims regarding interstellar object 3I/ATLAS (C/2023 A3):
1. Traveling too fast to be a comet: False. It has a hyperbolic trajectory, indicating it’s not bound to the Sun.
2. Too bright to be a comet: False. It peaked at magnitude -4.9, a typical brightness for comets.
3. No gas tail: False. It exhibited a gas tail and coma, characteristic of cometary activity.
5. Traveling on the ecliptic plane: False. Its orbit is retrograde with an inclination of 139 degrees, not aligned with the ecliptic plane.
6. Traveling < 0.5 AU from Mars, Venus, and Jupiter: False. Its closest approach to Earth was 0.472 AU.
8. Will be hidden by the Sun: False. It passed perihelion in September 2024 and is now moving away from the Sun.
9. Images from JWST were censored (pixelated): False. No credible evidence supports claims of censored images.
11. Ni to Fe ratio is extremely low: Unverified. No public data confirms this claim.
12. Exhibits extreme negative polarization: Unverified. No public data confirms this claim.
13. Color changes rapidly and frequently: Unverified. No public data confirms this claim.
14. Unexplained light bursts/fluctuations: Unverified. No public data confirms this claim.Other Oddities:
• Scientific community unable to pin down size and weight: Unverified. While detailed measurements are challenging, estimates exist.
• Lack of conversation in the scientific community: False. It has been widely discussed and studied.
• Exhibits little to no spin or rotation: Unverified. No public data confirms this claim.
• Large number of drones sighted over European airports: Unverified. No credible evidence links this to 3I/ATLAS.
• Up to 11 other comets detected entering the inner solar system: Unverified. No public data confirms this claim.
• Increase in solar activity: Unverified. No public data confirms this claim.