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C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)


NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2026 Apr 09 03h48 UT by Nicolas Biver


(Copyright Nicolas Biver)

Coma Total magnitude (m1)5.9
Aperture radius used for m12.5 '
Nuclear magnitude (m2)8.2
Aperture radius used for m28.2 "
Coma diameter4.5 '
Coma condensation degree (DC)6
Tail length0.55 °
Tail position angle (PA)291 °
Afrho3300 cm
Afrho error100 cm
r (dist/Sun)0.562 AU
d (dist/Earth)0.961 AU
Instrumental configurationConfig2
InstrumentDobson T256mm
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)256 mm
Instrument focale length1269 mm
Instrument focale/diameter4.95
Filter(s)None
CameraSony alpha7s
SensorDC
Sensor size36x24 mm2
Sensor pixels number4240x2832
Sensor temperature13 °C
Binning2x2
MountDobson
MotorizationNo
AutoguideNo
Exposure total time43 s
Exposure details94x1/5 + 97x1/4 s
Sky transparency (naked eye max mag)4
Seeing3
Moon phase79 °
Moon elongation80 °
Air mass3.9
LocationVersailles
Reference stars catalogAPASS
Used softwaresIRIS
Resulting picture sampling (scale)2.75 "/pix
Image processingbinning flat alignement sommes alignement comète somme retrait gradient
Remarks or commentsAfrho couche R RAW
Observation submission date2026 Apr 10 15h43m42s
Observation modification date2026 Apr 10 15h45m21s

(Record n° 31301)

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