C/2026 A1 ( MAPS )

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 Updated on January 24, 2026

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* Profile

Discovery Date January 13, 2026
Magnitude 17.8 mag
Discoverer Alain Maury, Florian Signoret, Georges Attard (MAPS survey)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2025 Nov. 21.0 TT = JDT 2461000.5                                         
T 2026 Apr. 4.56415 TT                                  Pike                    
q   0.0054587            (2000.0)            P               Q                  
z  +0.0090542      Peri.   86.43712     +0.17226993     -0.98186987             
 +/-0.0182542      Node     7.82959     -0.96135875     -0.18508623             
e   0.9999506      Incl.  144.51098     +0.21473806     -0.04092249             
From 154 observations 2026 Jan. 13-20, mean residual 0".5.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 14.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2026-B129.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.11 (AstroArts).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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