Once-in-a-lifetime comet will become visible for the first time in 160,000 YEARS today - here's the

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Once-in-a-lifetime comet will become visible for the first time in 160,000 YEARS today - here's the best time to see the bright space rock

Daily Mail
By SHIVALI BEST
13 January 2025

If you're a fan of skygazing, make sure you have your eyes to the skies this evening.

A once-in-a-lifetime comet is set to become visible for the first time in 160,000 years - and you don't want to miss it.

The comet, called C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), was discovered by the ATLAS survey sytem, and has been slowly approaching the inner solar system.

Current calculations indicate that it will make its closest approach to the sun today at a distance of about 8.3 million miles.

While that might sound far away, it's acutally relatively close - with astronomers dubbing the comet a 'sun-skirter'.

Dr Shyam Balaji, a researcher in astroparticle physics and cosmology at King’s College London, said: 'The comet is expected to make its closest approach to the Sun (known as the perihelion) around January 13, 2025.

'However, as with all comets, its visibility and brightness can be unpredictable. 

'Observers may have opportunities to spot it in the days around perihelion, depending on local conditions and the comet's behaviour.'

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