Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS (Comet R3), which is a long period comet (a comet with a greater than 200 year orbital period) from the Oort Cloud (furthest extent of the Solar System). In the case of this comet, the orbital period is about 170,000 years. The date of perihelion for Comet R3 is April 19, 2026, when the comet will pass within 4,634,976 miles of the Sun. Once perihelion is completed, the comet will swing passed Earth on April 26, 2026, at a distance of 4,550,401 miles distant.

This finder chart will show the general position of the comet from April 10th - 19th, 2026.