Orbit & Position

Interactive 3D visualization of Comet 3I/ATLAS's journey through our solar system. Explore its hyperbolic trajectory and current position relative to the planets.

Time Control

Current Phase: Present (Approaching)

Timeline Position

PastPresentFuture

Animation Speed

SlowFast

Orbital Elements

Fundamental parameters defining 3I/ATLAS's hyperbolic trajectory

Eccentricity (e):6.3

Perihelion Distance (q):1.36 AU

Inclination (i):85.2°

Longitude of Ascending Node (Ω):142.8°

Argument of Perihelion (ω):89.1°

Hyperbolic orbit (e > 1) confirms interstellar origin

Current Status

Real-time position and motion data

Phase:Approaching

Distance from Sun:1.45 AU

Distance from Earth:2.18 AU

Velocity (rel. to Sun):58.0 km/s

Solar Elongation:87.3°

Data updated every 5 minutes from JPL Horizons