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121P/Shoemaker-Holt MPEC 2026-K60

121P/Shoemaker-Holt MPEC 2026-K60

CometClass Dcatalogued
Both hemispheres

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

MPC AllCometEls archive

Right ascension

15h 30m 12s

J2000

Declination

−08° 35′ 43″

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 11h ago.

Perihelion

2023-07-01

3.733 au

Peak window

2023-07-01

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

Historic peak

No peak date yet

Catalog ingest

11h ago

Venator last wrote this row 2026-09-16 13:20:33 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

3.733 au

e

0.1867

i

20.16°

Ω

94.10°

ω

12.05°

a

4.591 au

MOID

H

6.5

H0 / n

6.5 / 8

NEO score

PHA score

RMS

Elongation

59°

Reporting sources

  • MPC AllCometEls

    ok

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

Name history

  • 121P/Shoemaker-Holt MPEC 2026-K60

    121P/Shoemaker-Holt MPEC 2026-K60 · 2026-09-14 18:29:05 UTC → current

Discoverers

  • Holt MPEC 2026

    Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-15 13:20:30 UTC → current

  • K60

    Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-15 13:20:30 UTC → current

  • Shoemaker

    Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-15 13:20:30 UTC → current

  • Shoemaker-Holt MPEC 2026-K60

    Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-15 13:20:30 UTC → current

  • Shoemaker-Holt MPEC 2026-K60

    Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:29:05 UTC → 2026-09-15 13:20:30 UTC

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.