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266P/Christensen MPEC 2026-TI5

266P/Christensen MPEC 2026-TI5

CometClass Dcatalogued
Northern hemisphere

Visibility unknown. No recent magnitude. Large facilities may still recover it if an ephemeris exists.

MPC AllCometEls archive

Right ascension

07h 32m 12s

J2000

Declination

+25° 32′ 46″

J2000

Estimated magnitude

—

Unknown

Confidence

41

Class D · priority 50

Observations

0

Arc unknown

Last observation

Not in feed

Feed does not publish an observer timestamp. Catalog ingested 24d ago.

Perihelion

2026-12-07

2.324 au

Peak window

2026-12-07

Using perihelion as a stand-in for peak. Dust comets often brighten a few days later.

Historic peak

—

No peak date yet

Catalog ingest

24d ago

Venator last wrote this row 2026-10-14 13:20:53 UTC

Light curve

Brightness over time (V mag)

Gold = reported observations. Steel dashed family = ensemble (nominal / outburst / fade / disruption).

Tail length

Converted to degrees from COBS (d / arcmin / arcsec). Empty until analysis has pulled the archive.

No tail measures stored yet for this object.

Ensemble is a first-pass H0/n photometric model plus observed samples — not a trained ML forecast yet. The background analyzer walks the catalog one object at a time so COBS is not flooded. Disruption track rises after perihelion to stand in for solar-wind stripping.

Orbital elements

q

2.324 au

e

0.3409

i

3.43°

Ω

4.98°

ω

97.81°

a

3.526 au

MOID

—

H

12.5

H0 / n

12.5 / 4

NEO score

—

PHA score

—

RMS

—

Elongation

90°

Reporting sources

  • MPC AllCometEls

    ok

    Full MPC comet orbit catalog. Stored even when fainter than the UI default of mag 22.

Name history

  • 266P/Christensen MPEC 2026-TI5

    266P/Christensen MPEC 2026-TI5 · 2026-10-10 13:20:48 UTC → current

Discoverers

Contributors

  • No recent COBS visual or CCD reports linked yet.

Pips are observation weight on this object (log of report count). Hover for catalog-wide weight.