Event · 3I/ATLAS

Nickel vapour without iron at 2.85 au

VLT spectra show nickel lines with iron undetected.

Happened to 1

3I/ATLAS

MYS

Involves 2

Damien Hutsemékers

Person

FIG

European Southern Observatory

Organisation

ORG

At 1

Paranal Observatory (VLT), Chile

Place

PLC

Cites 2

Pre-perihelion evolution of the NiI/FeI abundance ratio in the coma of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. From extreme to normal

SRC

Very Large Telescope Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS. II. From Quiescence to Glow: Dramatic Rise of Ni I Emission and Incipient CN Outgassing at Large Heliocentric Distances

SRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Nickel vapour without iron at 2.85 au [Event EVT0DFQ70AS5HSP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DFQ70AS5HSP

@misc{mysteriesdept_evt0dfq70as5hsp,
  title     = {Nickel vapour without iron at 2.85 au},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Event, catalog key EVT0DFQ70AS5HSP},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DFQ70AS5HSP}
}