384P
384P/Kowalski
Not currently visible. Last report 710 days ago at mag 29.8. Historic peak was mag 19.0. 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
29.8
Professional survey · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 60
Observations
15
Arc unknown
Last observation
710d ago
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:48:00 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
2024-09-19
1.110 au
Peak window
2024-09-09 → 2024-09-22
COBS peak mag 19.0 on 2024-09-12 · perihelion 2024-09-19. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
19.0
COBS / analyzed peak 2024-09-12
Catalog ingest
13h 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.
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
1.110 au
e
0.6160
i
7.28°
Ω
354.00°
ω
37.70°
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
downComet Observation Database magnitudes and perihelion data for the full COBS list (active and inactive).
Name history
384P/Kowalski
384P · 2026-09-14 18:27:59 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:27:59 UTC → current
Contributors
CCD Observer · HIL04 · 12 reports · last 710d ago
CCD Observer · FRI02 · 2 reports · last 2452d ago
CCD Observer · MAI01 · 1 reports · last 738d ago
Pips are observation weight on this object (log of report count). Hover for catalog-wide weight.