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- Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) is expected to brighten for naked-eye visibility around April 16, 2026.
- It will reach perihelion on April 20, 2026, passing 47.4 million miles from the Sun.
- Observers in the Northern Hemisphere can view it best from April 13–15, 2026, near the Great Square of Pegasus.
- The Kreutz sungrazer comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) could be visible in the Southern Hemisphere and may shine as brightly as Venus.