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C/2026 B3 (PANSTARRS)


NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2026 Mar 10 00h52 UT by Jean-Louis Virlichie


(Copyright Jean-Louis Virlichie)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)18.4
m2 standard deviation0.5
Aperture radius used for m26.0 "
Afrho error11 cm
r (dist/Sun) 6.528 AU
d (dist/Earth) 5.566 AU
Right ascension10 37 08.87 h m s
Declination+02 47 28.4 ° ' "
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 4
ACK MPCReport file updated 2026.03.10 13:51:51
NET Gaia EDR3
AC2 jl.virlichie@gmail.com
    CK26B030 KB2026 03 10.03613 10 37 08.87 +02 47 28.4          19.3 G      X03
    CK26B030 KB2026 03 10.04407 10 37 08.55 +02 47 32.1          18.3 G      X03
    CK26B030 KB2026 03 10.05128 10 37 08.32 +02 47 35.3          17.9 G      X03
    CK26B030 KB2026 03 10.05850 10 37 07.93 +02 47 39.4          18.1 G      X03
Instrumental configurationConfig1
InstrumentONTC 355
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)360 mm
Instrument focale length1728 mm
Instrument focale/diameter4.8
Filter(s)L
CameraPlayer One IMX571 Mono
SensorCMOS
Sensor size23.5x15.7 mm2
Sensor pixels number6252x4176
Sensor temperature-10 °C
Binning2x2
MountSW EQ8
AutoguideYes
Exposure details6x2mn
Observatory MPC codeX03
LocationPoroto Chili
Reference stars catalogGaia EDR3
Used softwaresTycho V13.05
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.86 "/pix
Remarks or commentsPCC P12lwY3
Observation submission date2026 May 29 16h56m37s
Observation modification date2026 May 29 17h05m52s

(Record n° 31502)

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