280P
280P/Larsen
Not currently visible. Last report 1308 days ago at mag 23.7. Historic peak was mag 18.1. Typical backyard telescopes will not show it. HST, JWST, or an 8–10 m class telescope might recover it with a good ephemeris.
Right ascension
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J2000
Declination
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J2000
Estimated magnitude
23.7
Professional survey · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 60
Observations
7
Arc unknown
Last observation
1308d ago
Sat, 08 Apr 2023 19:47:00 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
2023-08-04
2.630 au
Peak window
2023-05-01 → 2023-08-07
COBS peak mag 18.1 on 2023-05-04 · perihelion 2023-08-04. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
18.1
COBS / analyzed peak 2023-05-04
Catalog ingest
14h ago
Venator last wrote this row 2026-11-06 14:20:20 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
2.630 au
e
0.4170
i
11.80°
Ω
131.00°
ω
105.00°
a
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MOID
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H
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H0 / n
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NEO score
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PHA score
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RMS
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Elongation
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Reporting sources
COBS comet list
okComet Observation Database magnitudes and perihelion data for the full COBS list (active and inactive).
Name history
280P/Larsen
280P · 2026-09-14 18:27:55 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:27:55 UTC → current
Contributors
CCD Observer · NAK01 · 5 reports · last 8182d ago
CCD Observer · PAP04 · 1 reports · last 1308d ago
CCD Observer · PRY01 · 1 reports · last 4938d ago
Pips are observation weight on this object (log of report count). Hover for catalog-wide weight.