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Paranal Observatory (VLT), Chile
3I/ATLASParanal Observatory (VLT), Chile is an observatory in the record of 3I/ATLAS, placed to about 100 m.
Three events on the site happened here, between 2025 and 2026: First spectrum: a red, all-dust coma, and later VLT nitrogen and carbon isotopes published.
Position from the Wikipedia article coordinates for the site; agrees with the MPC code 309 position.
Written from the site's records. Improve itPlaced from Wikipedia coordinates · Placed to about 100 mOpen the mystery's map
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What happened here 3
21 Aug 2025Nickel vapour without iron at 2.85 au
Nearby within 500 km
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People 2
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Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Paranal Observatory (VLT), Chile [Place PLC0DFQ70ARY4NJ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DFQ70ARY4NJ
@misc{mysteriesdept_plc0dfq70ary4nj,
title = {Paranal Observatory (VLT), Chile},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Place, catalog key PLC0DFQ70ARY4NJ},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DFQ70ARY4NJ}
}