C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) (also known by its temporary designation A11bP7I) was a sungrazing comet that was discovered from the ATLAS–HKO in Hawaii on 27 September 2024. The comet passed its perihelion on 28 October 2024, at a distance of about 0.008 AU (1.2 million km; 0.74 million mi) from the center of the Sun (500000 km from the surface of the Sun), and disintegrated.
C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) (also known by its temporary designation A11bP7I) was a sungrazing comet that was discovered from the ATLAS–HKO in Hawaii on 27 September 2024. The comet passed its perihelion on 28 October 2024, at a distance of about 0.008 AU (1.2 million km; 0.74 million mi) from the center of the Sun (500000 km from the surface of the Sun), and disintegrated.
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