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344P/Read MPEC 2026-TG9

344P/Read MPEC 2026-TG9

CometClass Dcatalogued
Both hemispheres

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

MPC AllCometEls archive

Right ascension

22h 35m 15s

J2000

Declination

−04° 20′ 29″

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 6d ago.

Perihelion

2027-07-25

2.797 au

Peak window

2027-07-25

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

Historic peak

—

No peak date yet

Catalog ingest

6d ago

Venator last wrote this row 2026-11-01 14:20:47 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

2.797 au

e

0.4235

i

3.50°

Ω

273.09°

ω

140.67°

a

4.852 au

MOID

—

H

14.5

H0 / n

14.5 / 4

NEO score

—

PHA score

—

RMS

—

Elongation

120°

Reporting sources

  • MPC AllCometEls

    ok

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

Name history

  • 344P/Read MPEC 2026-TG9

    344P/Read MPEC 2026-TG9 · 2026-10-10 13:20:49 UTC → current

Discoverers

  • Read MPEC 2026

    Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-10-10 13:20:49 UTC → current

  • Read MPEC 2026-TG9

    Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-10-10 13:20:49 UTC → current

  • TG9

    Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-10-10 13:20:49 UTC → current

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.