#ApJLetters
Exciting result from Estela Fernández-Valenzuela et al. In ApJLetters
May 18, 2026 at 8:42 PM
New paper alert! Colin Chandler et al. in ApJLetters presents photometry, astrometry, and morphology of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory obtained 10 days before the comet's discovery. So much to see here!

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NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1)
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1), Chandler, Colin Orion, Bernardinelli, Pedro H., Jurić, Mario, Singh, Devanshi, Hsieh, Henry H., Sullivan, Ian, Jones, R. Lynne, Kurlander, Jacob A., Vavilov, Dmitrii, Eggl, Siegfried, Holman, Matthew, Spoto, Federica, Schwamb, Megan E., MacArthur, Lauren A., Makadia, Rahil, Micheli, Marco, Heinze, Aren, Christensen, Eric J., Beebe, Wilson, Roodman, Aaron, Lim, Kian-Tat, Jenness, Tim, Bosch, James, Smart, Brianna M., Bellm, Eric, MacBride, Sean, Rawls, Meredith L., Greenstreet, Sarah, Slater, Colin, Ivezić, Željko, Blum, Robert D., Connolly, Andrew, Daues, Gregory, Gower, Michelle, Kalmbach, J. Bryce, Bannister, Michele T., Dones, Luke, Dorsey, Rosemary C., Farnocchia, Davide, Fraser, Wesley C., Forbes, John C., Fuentes, Cesar, Holt, Carrie E., Inno, Laura, Jones, Geraint H., Knight, Matthew M., Lintott, Chris J., Lister, Tim, Lupton, Robert, Magbanua, Mark Jesus M., Malhotra, Renu, Mueller, Beatrice E. A., Murtagh, Joseph, Pandey, Nitya, Reach, William T., Samarasinha, Nalin H., Seligman, Darryl Z., Snodgrass, Colin, Solontoi, Michael, Szabó, Gyula M., Vereš, Peter, White, Ellie, Womack, Maria, Young, Leslie A., Allbery, Russ, Anand, Shreya, Armellin, Roberto, Aubourg, Éric, Avdellidou, Chrysa, Azfar, Farrukh, Bauer, James, Bechtol, Keith, Becker, Valerie, Belyakov, Matthew, Benecchi, Susan D., Bertini, Ivano, Bodewits, Dennis, Boeshaar, Patricia, Bolin, Bryce T., Bose, Maitrayee, Boucaud, Alexandre, Boufleur, Rodrigo C., Boutigny, Dominique, Bradshaw, Andrew, Braga-Ribas, Felipe, Bregeon, Johan, Buchanan, Laura E., Calabrese, Daniel, Camargo, J. I. 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M., Yang, Bin, Ye, Quanzhi, Yoachim, Peter, Zanmar Sanchez, R., Zhang, Jinshuo, Zhou, Conghao
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May 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
So happy to have contributed to this effort led by Sarah Greenstreet - now published in #ApJLetters! #AAS247 #TeamAsteroid #RubinObs @vrubinobs.bsky.social
You spin us right 'round!

NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory scientists at #AAS247 just announced the discovery of a record-breaking asteroid over 500m in size that spins once every ~2 minutes 🤯😵💫

It’s the fastest-rotating asteroid this big ever found! 🔭🧪☄️

🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-r...
January 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM