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C/2023 T3 (Fuls)

Fuls is a comet in the Jupiter-family comet (P < 20 y) orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 3.55 AU to 1,538.53 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 21,410.3 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 16 July 2026.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
6.473 AU
True anomaly
84.59°
Distance from Earth
7.034 AU
As of
25 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth Fuls — 6.473 AU from the Sun Fuls
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Fuls is 7.034 AU from Earth today (58.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
17h 34m 59s
Declination
-12° 07′ 01″
Constellation
Serpens
Distance from Earth
7.04 AU
Elongation from the Sun
52.06° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
771.038 AU
Eccentricity
0.9954
Inclination
27.22°
Orbital period
21,410.3 years
Perihelion
3.548 AU
Aphelion
1,538.528 AU
Longitude of ascending node
246°
Argument of periapsis
302.85°
Epoch · J2000
2460624.5
Orbit class · JFc
Jupiter-family comet (P < 20 y)
Earth MOID · 1,030.1 LD
2.6469 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.081

Orbit quality

Observations used
1,367
Data arc
2.82 years
First observed
9 September 2023
Last observed
5 July 2026
Residual RMS
0.39 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
16 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
10
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 7.3
10

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2023 T3

Named

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