C/2026 A1 (MAPS) (Record n° 30977)
NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements
On 2026 Feb 21 18h33 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier
(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)Nuclear magnitude (m2) 17.8 m2 standard deviation 0.1 Aperture radius used for m2 6.75 " r (dist/Sun) 1.335 AU d (dist/Earth) 1.283 AU Right ascension 03 07 06.61 h m s Declination -20 45 08.0 ° ' " MPC report COD L27
CON J.-F. Soulier
OBS J.-F. Soulier
MEA J.-F. Soulier
TEL 0.25-m f/3.5 reflector + CCD
NUM 3
ACK MPCReport file updated 2026.02.22 10:12:35
NET ATLAS2
AC2 jean-francois.soulier2@wanadoo.fr
CK26A010 KC2026 02 21.77282 03 07 06.61 -20 45 08.0 17.9 r L27
CK26A010 KC2026 02 21.78298 03 07 05.08 -20 44 51.7 17.8 r L27
CK26A010 KC2026 02 21.79294 03 07 03.74 -20 44 32.7 17.7 r L27
Instrument type Newton Instrument aperture (0=naked eye) 250 mm Instrument focale length 875 mm Instrument focale/diameter 3.5 Filter(s) None Camera ATIK 414 EX Sensor CCD Sensor temperature -15 °C Binning 1x1 Mount PARAMOUNT ME Autoguide No Exposure details 80 x 30s Observatory MPC code L27 Location Dauban Reference stars catalog ATLAS2
Used softwares Tycho Resulting picture sampling (scale) 1.5 "/pix Remarks or comments Bad seeing Observation submission date 2026 Feb 22 10h42m36s Observation modification date 2026 Feb 22 10h57m04s