296P
296P/Garradd
Not currently visible. Last report 2364 days ago at mag 20.3. Historic peak was mag 17.3. 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
—
J2000
Declination
—
J2000
Estimated magnitude
20.3
Professional survey · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 60
Observations
9
Arc unknown
Last observation
2364d ago
Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:16:47 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
2027-03-20
1.780 au
Peak window
2027-03-17 → 2027-06-16
COBS peak mag 17.3 on 2027-06-13 · perihelion 2027-03-20. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
17.3
COBS / analyzed peak 2027-06-13
Catalog ingest
just now
Venator last wrote this row 2026-09-17 01:55:25 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
1.780 au
e
0.4870
i
25.30°
Ω
263.00°
ω
351.00°
a
—
MOID
—
H
—
H0 / n
—
NEO score
—
PHA score
—
RMS
—
Elongation
—
Reporting sources
COBS comet list
okComet Observation Database magnitudes and perihelion data for the full COBS list (active and inactive).
Name history
296P/Garradd
296P · 2026-09-14 18:27:56 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:27:56 UTC → current
Contributors
CCD Observer · HIL04 · 4 reports · last 2364d ago
CCD Observer · MAS01 · 3 reports · last 2389d ago
CCD Observer · BAR06 · 2 reports · last 4367d ago
Pips are observation weight on this object (log of report count). Hover for catalog-wide weight.