The comet of the hour, C/2025 R Pan-STARRS reached perihelion today at ~7:00 UT/3:00AM EDT, 0.499 AU(46.4 million miles) from the Sun , just exterior to the orbit of Mercury. Currently shining at magnitude +4, dedicated astros are still managing to nab the comet before it’s engulfed in the Sun’s glare. Comet R3 Pan-STARRS enters SOHO’s field of view later this week on Thursday, April 23rd. The comet will get ejected from the solar system on its outbound leg, destined to become someone else’s ‘interstellar comet.’ Here’s our latest post on the comet at perihelion and what to expect for Universe Today: https://www.universetoday.com/articles/comet-r3-panstarrs-at-perihelion