Torque‑Entrained Navigation of 3I/ATLAS: Empirical Validation via Lunar‑Proxy and Predictions for the Sun–Jupiter FCZ Passage
Abstract
V2 Update: Incorporates JPL Solution #15 astrometric data, confirming the December 2025 "Lunar Proxy" event and refining the kinematic predictions for the March 16, 2026 Sun–Jupiter Field Confluence Zone (FCZ) passage. This work presents a time‑sensitive, phenomenological analysis of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, based exclusively on publicly reported observational data. The paper first enumerates a comprehensive set of observational constraints and evaluates the extent to which existing cometary, sublimation‑driven, and random‑trajectory interpretations account for them simultaneously. A minimal, field‑mediated framework (TEIO) is then introduced at a descriptive level to illustrate how coordinated, testable predictions arise without fine‑tuned material assumptions. The forthcoming Jupiter encounter provides a near‑term observational test that will constrain all considered frameworks; the paper is intended to facilitate that evaluation, not to assert a predetermined outcome.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Astro and Planetary Science
Stellar
planetary
and galactic studies
Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 5 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint