C/2025 V2 ( Rankin )

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Updated on November 25, 2025

Profile Discovery Date November 2, 2025 Magnitude 19.8 mag Discoverer David Rankin (Mt. Lemmon)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 Nov. 21.0 TT = JDT 2461000.5 T 2027 Mar. 22.93749 TT Pike q 1.9535267 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0004084 Peri. 102.68199 -0.35531350 +0.84267064 +/-0.0000494 Node 138.08247 -0.89960697 -0.42582256 e 1.0007978 Incl. 37.26879 +0.25388898 -0.32951683 From 70 observations 2024 Nov. 29-2025 Nov. 19, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-W57. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.11 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.