C/1998 M6
C/1998 M6 (Montani)
Not currently visible. Last report 10244 days ago at mag 32.0. Historic peak was mag 18.3. 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
32.0
Professional survey · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 60
Observations
12
Arc unknown
Last observation
10244d ago
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 10:19:11 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
1998-10-06
6.000 au
Peak window
1998-07-30 → 1998-10-09
COBS peak mag 18.3 on 1998-08-02 · perihelion 1998-10-06. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
18.3
COBS / analyzed peak 1998-08-02
Catalog ingest
15h ago
Venator last wrote this row 2026-11-06 14:20:21 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
6.000 au
e
0.9960
i
91.40°
Ω
307.00°
ω
9.16°
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
C/1998 M6 (Montani)
Informal: Montani
C/1998 M6 · 2026-09-14 18:27:58 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:27:58 UTC → current
Contributors
CCD Observer · NAK01 · 8 reports · last 10244d ago
Visual Observer · SCO01 · 4 reports · last 10249d ago
Pips are observation weight on this object (log of report count). Hover for catalog-wide weight.