346P
346P/Catalina
Not currently visible. Last report 3524 days ago at mag 19.6. 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
19.6
Professional survey · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 60
Observations
9
Arc unknown
Last observation
3524d ago
Sun, 22 Jan 2017 21:21:36 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
2026-08-01
2.220 au
Peak window
2026-07-29 → 2027-01-02
COBS peak mag 19.2 on 2026-12-30 · perihelion 2026-08-01. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
19.2
COBS / analyzed peak 2026-12-30
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.
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
2.220 au
e
0.5040
i
22.20°
Ω
102.00°
ω
336.00°
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
346P/Catalina
346P · 2026-09-13 22:21:23 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-13 22:21:23 UTC → current
Contributors
CCD Observer · HIL04 · 8 reports · last 3524d ago
CCD Observer · NAG05 · 1 reports · last 3574d ago
Pips are observation weight on this object (log of report count). Hover for catalog-wide weight.