324P
324P/La Sagra
Not currently visible. Last report 1779 days ago at mag 18.6. 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
18.6
Professional survey · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 60
Observations
10
Arc unknown
Last observation
1779d ago
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 18:28:48 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
2026-10-14
2.620 au
Peak window
2026-07-30 → 2026-10-17
COBS peak mag 18.3 on 2026-08-02 · perihelion 2026-10-14. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
18.3
COBS / analyzed peak 2026-08-02
Catalog ingest
1m ago
Venator last wrote this row 2026-09-17 05:00:04 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
2.620 au
e
0.1530
i
21.40°
Ω
271.00°
ω
57.30°
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
324P/La Sagra
324P · 2026-09-13 22:21:23 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-13 22:21:23 UTC → current
Contributors
CCD Observer · YUS · 5 reports · last 5790d ago
Visual Observer · HAE · 2 reports · last 5842d ago
CCD Observer · HAE · 2 reports · last 5842d ago
CCD Observer · SHU · 2 reports · last 1830d ago
CCD Observer · PAP04 · 1 reports · last 1779d ago
Pips are observation weight on this object (log of report count). Hover for catalog-wide weight.