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Venator

Self-host zip
Catalog

P/2006 S1

P/2006 S1 (Christensen)

CometClass Acatalogued

Active comet in COBS

Right ascension

04h 31m 06s

J2000

Declination

+20° 47′ 45″

J2000

Estimated magnitude

11.5

Amateur telescope · COBS

Confidence

100

Class A · priority 76

Observations

42

80.00 d arc

Last observation

14m ago

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:05:52 GMT

Perihelion

2019-10-25

1.420 au

Eccentricity

0.599

i 12.3°

Daily track

Estimated brightness (V mag)

Data confidence

Orbital elements

q

1.420 au

e

0.5990

i

12.30°

Ω

208.00°

ω

134.00°

a

3.540 au

MOID

—

H

—

H0 / n

9.0 / 4

NEO score

—

PHA score

—

RMS

—

Elongation

96°

Reporting sources

  • COBS comet list

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    Comet Observation Database current magnitudes, perihelion dates and activity flags.

  • COBS orbits

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