383P
383P/Christensen
Not currently visible. Last report 7296 days ago at mag 20.3. 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
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J2000
Declination
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J2000
Estimated magnitude
20.3
Professional survey · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 60
Observations
2
Arc unknown
Last observation
7296d ago
Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:38:23 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
2026-07-02
1.430 au
Peak window
2019-10-23 → 2026-07-05
COBS peak mag 19.7 on 2019-10-26 · perihelion 2026-07-02. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
19.7
COBS / analyzed peak 2019-10-26
Catalog ingest
22m ago
Venator last wrote this row 2026-09-17 01:00:04 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
1.430 au
e
0.5980
i
12.30°
Ω
208.00°
ω
134.00°
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
383P/Christensen
383P · 2026-09-14 18:27:59 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:27:59 UTC → current
Contributors
CCD Observer · SRB · 1 reports · last 7296d ago
CCD Observer · TSU02 · 1 reports · last 7298d ago
Pips are observation weight on this object (log of report count). Hover for catalog-wide weight.