C/2025 R3 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on January 31, 2026

Profile Discovery Date September 8, 2025 Magnitude 19.8 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 2 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 Nov. 21.0 TT = JDT 2461000.5 T 2026 Apr. 19.89613 TT Alexandersen q 0.4986035 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0006659 Peri. 162.22643 -0.63454497 -0.57740240 +/-0.0000058 Node 38.69235 -0.77050521 +0.52472651 e 1.0003320 Incl. 124.72965 -0.06061685 -0.62551464 From 413 observations 2025 Sept. 7-2026 Jan. 11, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 18.0 log r [ ,-104] ( - 2026 Jan. 5) m1 = 9.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [-104, ] (2026 Jan. 5 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2026-A90. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.11 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.