40P/Vaisala MPEC 2026-O09
40P/Vaisala MPEC 2026-O09
Visibility unknown. No recent magnitude. Large facilities may still recover it if an ephemeris exists.
Right ascension
17h 30m 54s
J2000
Declination
−17° 27′ 47″
J2000
Estimated magnitude
—
Unknown
Confidence
41
Class D · priority 50
Observations
0
Arc unknown
Last observation
Not in feed
Feed does not publish an observer timestamp. Catalog ingested 12h ago.
Perihelion
2025-11-12
1.824 au
Peak window
2025-11-12
Using perihelion as a stand-in for peak. Dust comets often brighten a few days later.
Historic peak
—
No peak date yet
Catalog ingest
12h ago
Venator last wrote this row 2026-09-16 13:20:32 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
1.824 au
e
0.6312
i
11.64°
Ω
128.90°
ω
52.07°
a
4.945 au
MOID
—
H
5.5
H0 / n
5.5 / 12
NEO score
—
PHA score
—
RMS
—
Elongation
89°
Reporting sources
MPC AllCometEls
okFull MPC comet orbit catalog. Stored even when fainter than the UI default of mag 22.
Name history
40P/Vaisala MPEC 2026-O09
40P/Vaisala MPEC 2026-O09 · 2026-09-14 18:29:02 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-15 13:20:29 UTC → current
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-15 13:20:29 UTC → current
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-15 13:20:29 UTC → current
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:29:02 UTC → 2026-09-15 13:20:29 UTC
Contributors
- No recent COBS visual or CCD reports linked yet.
Pips are observation weight on this object (log of report count). Hover for catalog-wide weight.