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A/2025 A7 |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
PA |
| Nearest approach | 4 Mar 2025 | 18.5 | 2.894 AU | 1.912 AU | 10h39m | -02°00' | 170.2° | 3.3° | 30° |
| Perihelion | 28 Mar 2025 | 19.2 | 2.884 AU | 2.095 AU | 09h24m | -01°08' | 134.5° | 14.3° | 93° |
| Today | 3 Aug 2026 | 22.6 | 5.452 AU | 5.792 AU | 05h09m | -18°58' | 65.6° | 9.8° | 240° |
A/2025 A7- 2026-08-03
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The interactive orbit chart above shows the comet's path through the solar system and its position at the given date.
Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below.
(Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)
Light curve
The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the comet's magnitude. Blue and black dots are visual and photometric CCD observations from COBS.
The displayed light curve is calculated under the assumption that the object remains inactive. (H=14.50; G=.15).
Charts
The all-sky chart below shows the path of the comet over the same period as the light curve. The comet's current position is marked yellow.
The following chart shows the short-term path of the comet in a field of view that is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
Orbital elements
The orbital elements of A/2025 A7 are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.9988510
q (Perihelion distance) : 2.8839200
i (Inclination) : 133.65580
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 348.86300
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 195.58530
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 337.96402
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -11.20878
T (Time of perihelion passage) : 2460762.54940
P (Orbital period in years) : 125746.17
Epoch : 2026 Aug 02
Reference : MPC194194
Classification(s): : Nearly isotropic; Returning (a < 10000 AU); External (P > 200 years)
Ephemerides
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2026-08-02 00:00 UT 05 09 40.6 -18 52 11 5.797 5.444 64.9 9.7 239 22.6
2026-08-03 00:00 UT 05 09 45.3 -18 57 37 5.792 5.451 65.5 9.8 239 22.6
2026-08-03 02:46 UT 05 09 45.8 -18 58 15 5.792 5.452 65.6 9.8 240 22.6
2026-08-04 00:00 UT 05 09 49.6 -19 03 08 5.788 5.458 66.2 9.8 240 22.6
2026-08-05 00:00 UT 05 09 53.2 -19 08 44 5.783 5.466 66.9 9.8 241 22.6
2026-08-06 00:00 UT 05 09 56.3 -19 14 25 5.778 5.473 67.6 9.9 242 22.6
2026-08-07 00:00 UT 05 09 58.9 -19 20 12 5.773 5.480 68.3 9.9 242 22.6
2026-08-08 00:00 UT 05 10 00.8 -19 26 03 5.768 5.487 69.0 9.9 243 22.6
2026-08-09 00:00 UT 05 10 02.2 -19 32 00 5.762 5.494 69.7 10.0 244 22.6
2026-08-10 00:00 UT 05 10 02.9 -19 38 02 5.757 5.501 70.4 10.0 244 22.7
2026-08-11 00:00 UT 05 10 03.1 -19 44 08 5.751 5.508 71.1 10.0 245 22.7
2026-08-12 00:00 UT 05 10 02.6 -19 50 19 5.746 5.516 71.9 10.1 246 22.7
2026-08-13 00:00 UT 05 10 01.4 -19 56 35 5.740 5.523 72.6 10.1 246 22.7
Terminology:
delta: distance between comet and earth in AU
radius: distance between comet and sun in AU
magn: magnitude (brightness) estimate
ra: right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
dec: declination in degrees
elong: elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-comet)
phase: phase angle in degrees (angle sun-comet-earth)
AU: Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
Orbital elements usually provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Observations contributed by observers worldwide, via COBS (Comet Observation Database) or the MPC (Minor Planet Center)
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.
