C/2025 O2 ( MAPS )

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Updated on October 5, 2025

Profile Discovery Date July 25, 2025 Magnitude 18.8 mag Discoverer MAPS survey

Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 Nov. 21.0 TT = JDT 2461000.5 T 2025 May 23.71819 TT Pike q 2.2886480 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0004249 Peri. 280.24802 +0.47827364 +0.81337465 +/-0.0001697 Node 332.31166 +0.76391425 -0.57134123 e 0.9990275 Incl. 134.54337 -0.43323128 -0.10950282 From 88 observations 2025 July 25-Sept. 17, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 13.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-S173. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.