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Venator

Self-host zip
Catalog

169P

169P/NEAT

CometClass Acatalogued

Active comet in COBS

Right ascension

09h 40m 35s

J2000

Declination

+12° 54′ 08″

J2000

Estimated magnitude

12.1

Amateur telescope · COBS

Confidence

100

Class A · priority 64

Observations

42

80.00 d arc

Last observation

13m ago

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:05:52 GMT

Perihelion

2026-09-21

0.604 au

Eccentricity

0.768

i 11.3°

Daily track

Estimated brightness (V mag)

Data confidence

Orbital elements

q

0.604 au

e

0.7680

i

11.30°

Ω

176.00°

ω

218.00°

a

2.600 au

MOID

—

H

—

H0 / n

16.0 / 5.5

NEO score

—

PHA score

—

RMS

—

Elongation

22°

Reporting sources

  • COBS comet list

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    Comet Observation Database current magnitudes, perihelion dates and activity flags.

  • COBS orbits

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    Osculating elements and photometric parameters (H0, n) for active comets.