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C/2022 N2

C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)

CometClass Ecatalogued
Southern hemisphere

Difficult — CCD / large telescope. Around mag 16.6. A large amateur CCD or a professional telescope is required. Historic peak was mag 13.8.

Active comet in COBS

JSONCSV

Right ascension

14h 01m 11s

J2000

Declination

−17° 12′ 34″

J2000

Estimated magnitude

16.6

CCD / citizen telescope · COBS consensus

Confidence

33

Class E · priority 66

Observations

653

Arc unknown

Last observation

2d ago

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:20:09 GMT · COBS consensus

Perihelion

2025-08-01

3.830 au

Peak window

2025-07-29 → 2025-11-03

COBS peak mag 13.8 on 2025-10-31 · perihelion 2025-08-01. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.

Historic peak

13.8

COBS / analyzed peak 2025-10-31

Catalog ingest

16m ago

Venator last wrote this row 2026-11-07 03:00:09 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.

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

3.830 au

e

1.0000

i

5.50°

Ω

320.00°

ω

75.50°

a

-805.000 au

MOID

—

H

—

H0 / n

4.8 / 4.5

NEO score

—

PHA score

—

RMS

—

Elongation

11°

Reporting sources

  • COBS comet list

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    Comet Observation Database magnitudes and perihelion data for the full COBS list (active and inactive).

  • COBS orbits

    ok

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

Name history

  • C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)

    Informal: PANSTARRS

    C/2022 N2 · 2026-09-13 22:21:23 UTC → current

Discoverers

  • PANSTARRS

    Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-13 22:21:23 UTC → current

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