371P
371P/LINEAR-Skiff
Not currently visible. Last report 2819 days ago at mag 22.2. 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
22.2
Professional survey · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 60
Observations
12
Arc unknown
Last observation
2819d ago
Fri, 28 Dec 2018 21:21:36 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
2027-04-26
2.190 au
Peak window
2027-04-23 → 2027-10-27
COBS peak mag 21.7 on 2027-10-24 · perihelion 2027-04-26. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
21.7
COBS / analyzed peak 2027-10-24
Catalog ingest
11h ago
Venator last wrote this row 2026-09-16 13:20:18 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
2.190 au
e
0.4760
i
17.40°
Ω
67.20°
ω
309.00°
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
371P/LINEAR-Skiff
371P · 2026-09-14 18:27:59 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-16 13:20:18 UTC → current
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-16 13:20:18 UTC → current
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-16 13:20:18 UTC → current
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:27:59 UTC → 2026-09-16 13:20:18 UTC
Contributors
CCD Observer · NAK01 · 6 reports · last 8994d ago
CCD Observer · HIL04 · 4 reports · last 2819d ago
CCD Observer · NOV01 · 2 reports · last 5756d ago
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