C/2026 A1 (MAPS) (Record n° 31008)
NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements
On 2026 Feb 26 00h42 UT by Jean-Louis Virlichie
(Copyright Jean-Louis Virlichie)Nuclear magnitude (m2) 16.8 m2 standard deviation 0.1 Aperture radius used for m2 6.0 " r (dist/Sun) 1.228 AU d (dist/Earth) 1.276 AU Right ascension 02 57 39.53 h m s Declination -18 40 07.1 ° ' " MPC report COD X03
CON J. L. Virlichie [jl.virlichie@gmail.com]
OBS J. L. Virlichie, P. Traverse, H. Roy
MEA J. L. Virlichie
TEL 0.36-m f/4.8 reflector + CMO
NUM 6
ACK MPCReport file updated 2026.02.26 14:33:22
NET Gaia EDR3
AC2 jl.virlichie@gmail.com
CK26A010 KB2026 02 26.02924 02 57 39.53 -18 40 07.1 16.8 G X03
CK26A010 KB2026 02 26.03524 02 57 38.75 -18 39 56.3 16.7 G X03
CK26A010 KB2026 02 26.04125 02 57 37.95 -18 39 45.5 16.9 G X03
CK26A010 KB2026 02 26.04725 02 57 37.19 -18 39 34.7 16.9 G X03
CK26A010 KB2026 02 26.05326 02 57 36.38 -18 39 24.0 16.8 G X03
CK26A010 KB2026 02 26.05925 02 57 35.62 -18 39 13.3 16.8 G X03
Instrumental configuration Config1 Instrument ONTC 355 Instrument type Newton Instrument aperture (0=naked eye) 360 mm Instrument focale length 1728 mm Instrument focale/diameter 4.8 Filter(s) L Camera Player One IMX571 Mono Sensor CMOS Sensor size 23.5x15.7 mm2 Sensor pixels number 6252x4176 Sensor temperature -10 °C Binning 2x2 Mount SW EQ8 Autoguide Yes Exposure details 8x1mn Observatory MPC code X03 Location Poroto Chili Reference stars catalog Gaia EDR3
Used softwares Tycho V13.05 Resulting picture sampling (scale) 0.86 "/pix Observation submission date 2026 Feb 26 15h05m13s Observation modification date 2026 Feb 26 15h29m52s