# IAU Minor Planet Center 2025: MPEC 2025-N12: 3I/ATLAS = C/2025 N1 (ATLAS)

> IAU Minor Planet Center, 2025. 6 records on Mysteries Department cite it. IAU Minor Planet Center 2025. MPEC 2025-N12: 3I/ATLAS = C/2025 N1 (ATLAS).

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# MPEC 2025-N12: 3I/ATLAS = C/2025 N1 (ATLAS)

IAU Minor Planet Center, 2025. _IAU Minor Planet Center_.

The discovery circular: designates the object 3I/ATLAS = C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), issued 2 July 2025 at 21:31 UT, with the observations from ATLAS Chile and the precovery positions.

**3I/ATLAS** **Primary source** Report0

## Cited by on this site 6 records

[ATLAS Chile finds the object](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/events/EVT0DFQ70ARZT0C/atlas-chile-finds-the-object)

EVT

[Named 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/events/EVT0DFQ70ARYPYB/named-3i-atlas-the-third-interstellar-object)

EVT

[John Tonry](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/people/FIG0DFQ70ARRGWN/john-tonry)

FIG

[Larry Denneau](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/people/FIG0DFQ70ARR0WH/larry-denneau)

FIG

[3I/ATLAS](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas)

The mystery article

MYS

[ATLAS Chile, El Sauce Observatory, Río Hurtado](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/places/PLC0DFQ70ARVTK1/atlas-chile-el-sauce-observatory-rio-hurtado)

PLC

## Cite it

```
IAU Minor Planet Center (2025). MPEC 2025-N12: 3I/ATLAS = C/2025 N1 (ATLAS). IAU Minor Planet Center. https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K25/K25N12.html
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[Read it free at minorplanetcenter.net](https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K25/K25N12.html)

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Report

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2 Nov 2026, for editors

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