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P/2025 W3 (Kresken)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.923 AU
True anomaly
150.45°
Distance from Earth
3.765 AU
As of
11 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth Kresken — 2.923 AU from the Sun Kresken
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Kresken is 3.765 AU from Earth today (31.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 40m 14s
Declination
+10° 11′ 52″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
3.76 AU
Elongation from the Sun
28.5° — 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
2.547 AU
Eccentricity
0.1806
Inclination
9.74°
Orbital period
4.07 years
Perihelion
2.087 AU
Aphelion
3.007 AU
Longitude of ascending node
60.05°
Argument of periapsis
311.4°
Epoch · J2000
2461027.5
Orbit class · ETc
Encke-type comet
Earth MOID · 428.8 LD
1.1019 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.399

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
41
Data arc
83 days
First observed
26 November 2025
Last observed
17 February 2026
Residual RMS
0.67 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
7 March 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
18.7
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4.5
18.7

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2025 W3

Named

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