Re: [BAA Comets] New Kreutz Sungrazer C/2026 A1 (MAPS): Third Time's the Charm? Nick James (22 Feb 2026 11:08 UTC)

Re: [BAA Comets] New Kreutz Sungrazer C/2026 A1 (MAPS): Third Time's the Charm? Nick James 22 Feb 2026 11:08 UTC

I've put a review of the current status for this Kreutz sungrazer on the
BAA website here:

https://britastro.org/section_news_item/c-2026-a1-maps-a-kreutz-group-sungrazer

Nick.

On 20/02/2026 19:09, Nick James wrote:
> Jeremy,
>
> It will certainly be interesting to see what happens with this comet. It
> skims around 158,000 km above the photosphere at perihelion on April 4
> and, if it survives, the tail could be an impressive sight in the
> evening twilight from southern latitudes a few days later. It might end
> up a "headless wonder" as described by Denis in last June's Comet's Tale:
>
> https://britastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tail43.pdf
>
> Nick.