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It seems that ☄️ C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is now resting in pieces.

Here is the view from SOHO's C3 coronagraph.

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

It seems that ☄️ C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is now resting in pieces.

Here is the view from SOHO's C3 coronagraph.

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

It seems that ☄️ C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is now resting in pieces.

Here is the view from SOHO's C3 coronagraph.

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

It seems that ☄️ C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is now resting in pieces.

Here is the view from SOHO's C3 coronagraph.

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

2026-04-05 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-04)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 159.08 km/s (-16.11 km/s)
- Perihelion - occured
- Closest approach to Earth in: 20 hours
- Brightness (Mag): -2.05 (+0.97)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 144,537,840.27 km (-10,558,010.67 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.97 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 8 min 2.14 s (-35.22 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-05 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-04)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 159.08 km/s (-16.11 km/s)
- Perihelion - occured
- Closest approach to Earth in: 20 hours
- Brightness (Mag): -2.05 (+0.97)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 144,537,840.27 km (-10,558,010.67 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.97 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 8 min 2.14 s (-35.22 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-05 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-04)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 159.08 km/s (-16.11 km/s)
- Perihelion - occured
- Closest approach to Earth in: 20 hours
- Brightness (Mag): -2.05 (+0.97)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 144,537,840.27 km (-10,558,010.67 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.97 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 8 min 2.14 s (-35.22 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-05 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-04)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 159.08 km/s (-16.11 km/s)
- Perihelion - occured
- Closest approach to Earth in: 20 hours
- Brightness (Mag): -2.05 (+0.97)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 144,537,840.27 km (-10,558,010.67 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.97 (-0.07)
- Light travel time: 8 min 2.14 s (-35.22 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

☄️ C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is currently grazing the Sun at its top speed: 557 km/s!
(That’s 346 mi/s or 1.25 MILLION miles per hour = NY to LA in just 7 seconds)

Tomorrow, we will see if the nucleus survived the hell ride.
In the meantime, here are the latest images from SOHO:

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

☄️ C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is currently grazing the Sun at its top speed: 557 km/s!
(That’s 346 mi/s or 1.25 MILLION miles per hour = NY to LA in just 7 seconds)

Tomorrow, we will see if the nucleus survived the hell ride.
In the meantime, here are the latest images from SOHO:

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

☄️ C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is currently grazing the Sun at its top speed: 557 km/s!
(That’s 346 mi/s or 1.25 MILLION miles per hour = NY to LA in just 7 seconds)

Tomorrow, we will see if the nucleus survived the hell ride.
In the meantime, here are the latest images from SOHO:

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

☄️ C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is currently grazing the Sun at its top speed: 557 km/s!
(That’s 346 mi/s or 1.25 MILLION miles per hour = NY to LA in just 7 seconds)

Tomorrow, we will see if the nucleus survived the hell ride.
In the meantime, here are the latest images from SOHO:

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

☄️ C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is currently grazing the Sun at its top speed: 557 km/s!
(That’s 346 mi/s or 1.25 MILLION miles per hour = NY to LA in just 7 seconds)

Tomorrow, we will see if the nucleus survived the hell ride.
In the meantime, here are the latest images from SOHO:

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

2026-04-04 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-03)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 175.19 km/s (+60.30 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 10 hours
- Closest approach to Earth in: 1 day
- Brightness (Mag): -3.02 (-5.33)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 155,095,850.93 km (-3,818,682.96 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.04 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 8 min 37.36 s (-12.74 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-04 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-03)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 175.19 km/s (+60.30 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 10 hours
- Closest approach to Earth in: 1 day
- Brightness (Mag): -3.02 (-5.33)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 155,095,850.93 km (-3,818,682.96 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.04 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 8 min 37.36 s (-12.74 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-04 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-03)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 175.19 km/s (+60.30 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 10 hours
- Closest approach to Earth in: 1 day
- Brightness (Mag): -3.02 (-5.33)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 155,095,850.93 km (-3,818,682.96 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.04 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 8 min 37.36 s (-12.74 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-04 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-03)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 175.19 km/s (+60.30 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 10 hours
- Closest approach to Earth in: 1 day
- Brightness (Mag): -3.02 (-5.33)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 155,095,850.93 km (-3,818,682.96 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.04 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 8 min 37.36 s (-12.74 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-04 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-03)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 175.19 km/s (+60.30 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 10 hours
- Closest approach to Earth in: 1 day
- Brightness (Mag): -3.02 (-5.33)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 155,095,850.93 km (-3,818,682.96 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.04 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 8 min 37.36 s (-12.74 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is just 22 hours from perihelion. The animation from SOHO's Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO C3) shows the comet steadily approaching the Sun.

The current speed is 133 km/s and increasing.

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is just 22 hours from perihelion. The animation from SOHO's Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO C3) shows the comet steadily approaching the Sun.

The current speed is 133 km/s and increasing.

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is just 22 hours from perihelion. The animation from SOHO's Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO C3) shows the comet steadily approaching the Sun.

The current speed is 133 km/s and increasing.

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is just 22 hours from perihelion. The animation from SOHO's Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO C3) shows the comet steadily approaching the Sun.

The current speed is 133 km/s and increasing.

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is just 22 hours from perihelion. The animation from SOHO's Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO C3) shows the comet steadily approaching the Sun.

The current speed is 133 km/s and increasing.

#C2026A1 #MAPS #Comet #Space #SOHO

2026-04-03 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-02)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 114.90 km/s (+19.15 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 1 day
- Closest approach to Earth in: 2 days
- Brightness (Mag): 2.31 (-2.33)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 158,914,459.29 km (-2,609,327.87 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.06 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 8 min 50.10 s (-8.70 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-03 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-02)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 114.90 km/s (+19.15 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 1 day
- Closest approach to Earth in: 2 days
- Brightness (Mag): 2.31 (-2.33)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 158,914,459.29 km (-2,609,327.87 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.06 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 8 min 50.10 s (-8.70 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-03 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-02)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 114.90 km/s (+19.15 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 1 day
- Closest approach to Earth in: 2 days
- Brightness (Mag): 2.31 (-2.33)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 158,914,459.29 km (-2,609,327.87 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.06 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 8 min 50.10 s (-8.70 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-03 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-02)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 114.90 km/s (+19.15 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 1 day
- Closest approach to Earth in: 2 days
- Brightness (Mag): 2.31 (-2.33)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 158,914,459.29 km (-2,609,327.87 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.06 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 8 min 50.10 s (-8.70 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-03 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-02)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 114.90 km/s (+19.15 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 1 day
- Closest approach to Earth in: 2 days
- Brightness (Mag): 2.31 (-2.33)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 158,914,459.29 km (-2,609,327.87 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.06 (-0.02)
- Light travel time: 8 min 50.10 s (-8.70 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-02 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-01)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 95.74 km/s (+10.63 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 2 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 3 days
- Brightness (Mag): 4.63 (-1.51)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 161,523,787.15 km (-2,180,749.25 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.08 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 8 min 58.80 s (-7.27 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-02 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-01)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 95.74 km/s (+10.63 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 2 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 3 days
- Brightness (Mag): 4.63 (-1.51)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 161,523,787.15 km (-2,180,749.25 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.08 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 8 min 58.80 s (-7.27 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-02 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-01)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 95.74 km/s (+10.63 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 2 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 3 days
- Brightness (Mag): 4.63 (-1.51)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 161,523,787.15 km (-2,180,749.25 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.08 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 8 min 58.80 s (-7.27 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-02 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-04-01)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 95.74 km/s (+10.63 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 2 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 3 days
- Brightness (Mag): 4.63 (-1.51)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 161,523,787.15 km (-2,180,749.25 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.08 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 8 min 58.80 s (-7.27 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-01 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-31)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 85.11 km/s (+7.09 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 3 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 4 days
- Brightness (Mag): 6.14 (-1.12)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Dark sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 163,704,536.41 km (-1,932,653.02 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.09 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 6.08 s (-6.45 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-01 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-31)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 85.11 km/s (+7.09 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 3 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 4 days
- Brightness (Mag): 6.14 (-1.12)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Dark sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 163,704,536.41 km (-1,932,653.02 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.09 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 6.08 s (-6.45 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-01 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-31)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 85.11 km/s (+7.09 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 3 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 4 days
- Brightness (Mag): 6.14 (-1.12)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Dark sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 163,704,536.41 km (-1,932,653.02 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.09 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 6.08 s (-6.45 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-01 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-31)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 85.11 km/s (+7.09 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 3 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 4 days
- Brightness (Mag): 6.14 (-1.12)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Dark sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 163,704,536.41 km (-1,932,653.02 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.09 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 6.08 s (-6.45 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-04-01 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-31)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 85.11 km/s (+7.09 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 3 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 4 days
- Brightness (Mag): 6.14 (-1.12)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Naked eye | Dark sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 163,704,536.41 km (-1,932,653.02 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.09 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 6.08 s (-6.45 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-31 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-30)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 78.01 km/s (+5.21 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 4 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 5 days
- Brightness (Mag): 7.12 (-0.91)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 165,640,040.31 km (-1,758,579.73 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.11 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 12.53 s (-5.87 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-31 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-30)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 78.01 km/s (+5.21 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 4 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 5 days
- Brightness (Mag): 7.12 (-0.91)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 165,640,040.31 km (-1,758,579.73 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.11 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 12.53 s (-5.87 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-31 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-30)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 78.01 km/s (+5.21 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 4 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 5 days
- Brightness (Mag): 7.12 (-0.91)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 165,640,040.31 km (-1,758,579.73 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.11 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 12.53 s (-5.87 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-31 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-30)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 78.01 km/s (+5.21 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 4 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 5 days
- Brightness (Mag): 7.12 (-0.91)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Urban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 165,640,040.31 km (-1,758,579.73 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.11 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 12.53 s (-5.87 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-30 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-29)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 72.81 km/s (+4.05 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 5 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 6 days
- Brightness (Mag): 8.03 (-0.75)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 167,398,620.04 km (-1,623,011.61 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.12 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 18.40 s (-5.41 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-30 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-29)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 72.81 km/s (+4.05 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 5 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 6 days
- Brightness (Mag): 8.03 (-0.75)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 167,398,620.04 km (-1,623,011.61 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.12 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 18.40 s (-5.41 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-30 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-29)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 72.81 km/s (+4.05 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 5 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 6 days
- Brightness (Mag): 8.03 (-0.75)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 167,398,620.04 km (-1,623,011.61 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.12 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 18.40 s (-5.41 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-30 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-29)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 72.81 km/s (+4.05 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 5 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 6 days
- Brightness (Mag): 8.03 (-0.75)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 167,398,620.04 km (-1,623,011.61 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.12 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 18.40 s (-5.41 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-29 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-28)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 68.76 km/s (+3.28 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 6 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 7 days
- Brightness (Mag): 8.78 (-0.64)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 169,021,631.65 km (-1,510,524.48 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.13 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 23.81 s (-5.04 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-29 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-28)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 68.76 km/s (+3.28 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 6 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 7 days
- Brightness (Mag): 8.78 (-0.64)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 169,021,631.65 km (-1,510,524.48 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.13 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 23.81 s (-5.04 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-29 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-28)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 68.76 km/s (+3.28 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 6 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 7 days
- Brightness (Mag): 8.78 (-0.64)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 169,021,631.65 km (-1,510,524.48 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.13 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 23.81 s (-5.04 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-29 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-28)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 68.76 km/s (+3.28 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 6 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 7 days
- Brightness (Mag): 8.78 (-0.64)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 169,021,631.65 km (-1,510,524.48 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.13 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 23.81 s (-5.04 s)

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2026-03-29 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-28)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 68.76 km/s (+3.28 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 6 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 7 days
- Brightness (Mag): 8.78 (-0.64)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 169,021,631.65 km (-1,510,524.48 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.13 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 23.81 s (-5.04 s)

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2026-03-28 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-27)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 65.48 km/s (+2.73 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 7 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 8 days
- Brightness (Mag): 9.43 (-0.56)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 170,532,156.13 km (-1,413,259.76 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.14 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 28.85 s (-4.71 s)

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2026-03-28 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-27)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 65.48 km/s (+2.73 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 7 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 8 days
- Brightness (Mag): 9.43 (-0.56)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 170,532,156.13 km (-1,413,259.76 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.14 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 28.85 s (-4.71 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-28 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-27)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 65.48 km/s (+2.73 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 7 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 8 days
- Brightness (Mag): 9.43 (-0.56)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 170,532,156.13 km (-1,413,259.76 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.14 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 28.85 s (-4.71 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-28 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-27)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 65.48 km/s (+2.73 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 7 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 8 days
- Brightness (Mag): 9.43 (-0.56)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 170,532,156.13 km (-1,413,259.76 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.14 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 28.85 s (-4.71 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-27 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-26)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 62.74 km/s (+2.33 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 8 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 9 days
- Brightness (Mag): 9.99 (-0.50)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 171,945,415.89 km (-1,326,773.92 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.15 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 33.57 s (-4.43 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-27 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-26)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 62.74 km/s (+2.33 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 8 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 9 days
- Brightness (Mag): 9.99 (-0.50)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 171,945,415.89 km (-1,326,773.92 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.15 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 33.57 s (-4.43 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-27 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-26)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 62.74 km/s (+2.33 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 8 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 9 days
- Brightness (Mag): 9.99 (-0.50)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 171,945,415.89 km (-1,326,773.92 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.15 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 33.57 s (-4.43 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-27 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-26)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 62.74 km/s (+2.33 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 8 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 9 days
- Brightness (Mag): 9.99 (-0.50)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Suburban sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 171,945,415.89 km (-1,326,773.92 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.15 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 33.57 s (-4.43 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space

2026-03-26 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-25)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 60.41 km/s (+2.02 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 9 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 10 days
- Brightness (Mag): 10.49 (-0.45)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Dark sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 173,272,189.80 km (-1,248,356.76 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.16 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 37.99 s (-4.16 s)

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2026-03-26 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-25)

☄️C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
- Barycentric speed: 60.41 km/s (+2.02 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 9 days
- Closest approach to Earth in: 10 days
- Brightness (Mag): 10.49 (-0.45)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Binoculars | Dark sky

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 173,272,189.80 km (-1,248,356.76 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.16 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 9 min 37.99 s (-4.16 s)

#C2026A1 #Maps #Comet #Space