C/2025 R3 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on July 12, 2026

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

Orbital Elements Epoch 2026 June 9.0 TT = JDT 2461200.5 T 2026 Apr. 19.89380 TT Pike q 0.4986192 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0007139 Peri. 162.22541 -0.63450286 -0.57743653 +/-0.0000009 Node 38.69449 -0.77053948 +0.52470301 e 1.0003559 Incl. 124.73131 -0.06062203 -0.62550284 From 905 observations 2025 Sept. 7-2026 June 25, mean residual 0".7.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 18.0 log r [ ,-64] ( - 2026 Feb. 14) m1 = 8.0 + 5 log d + 10.5 log r(t - 3) [-64, ] (2026 Feb. 14 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2026-N12. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.11 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.