Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A new interstellar object, temporarily named A11pl3Z and now 3I/ATLAS = C/2025 N1, has been just discovered. It’s the third one ever found. We will show it live, online: join us from the comfort of your home.

The new interstellar object A11pl3Z was discovered on 1 July 2025 by the ATLAS Survey.

So far, only two previous interstellar objects traveling across the Solar System were found: 1I/ʻOumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019.

The Virtual Telescope Project will show this exceptional object live, online, on 3 July 2025, starting at 22:20 UTC. You can join us and spot A11pl3Z in real-time from the comfort of your home.

(in the picture: the orbit of A11pl3Z - credits: David Rankin, Catalina Sky Survey).