C/2026 A1(MAPS) 6AC4721 新 Kreutz 彗星
https://astro.vanbuitenen.nl/comet/2026A1http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/2026A1/2026A1.htmlGreat news, well done MAPS
New comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
First report was by A. Maury on 2026-Jan-13 at magnitude 17.8 from station W84, MAPS, San Pedro de Atacama. Many have confirmed comet activity of coma and short tail.
The orbit is of a Kreutz sungrazer:
perihelion distance q 0.0054587 au or 1.17 solar radii
perihelion date T 2026 Apr. 4.56415
inclination 144.5 deg (retrograde)
Currently comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is 18th to 19th magnitude in Caelum moving slowly northward.
The MAPS program began in 2020.
MAPS stands for Maury, Attard, Parrott, and Signoret, i.e.
Alain Maury
Georges Attardd
Daniel Parrott,
Florian Signoret
Reference: MPEC 2026-B129 : COMET C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
近日点通過が2026 Apr. 4.56415
近日点Perihelion 距離が0.0054587 au
ISON 近日 0.01244 AU
1965s1 池谷關 近日 0.0077AU
=
C/2026 A1 6AC4721 近日點 2026 年 4 月 4.464440
Discovery highlights:
• Discovered from San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) at the AMACS1 Observatory using a 0.28 m (11") f/2.2 Schmidt + CCD
• Found at 2.056 AU from the Sun and 1.433 AU from Earth — reportedly the farthest distance at which a Kreutz sungrazer has ever been discovered
• About mag 17.8 at discovery, in the constellation Columba
比彗星 Lovejoy brighter than C/2011 W3 Lovejoy
https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/comments/1qcv4ib/new_kreutz_comet_discovered_yesterday_could_be/?tl=zh-hant