411P
411P/Christensen
Not currently visible. Last report 2107 days ago at mag 27.7. Historic peak was mag 18.2. 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
27.7
Professional survey · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 60
Observations
1
Arc unknown
Last observation
2107d ago
Thu, 10 Dec 2020 02:38:23 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
2021-01-26
2.430 au
Peak window
2021-01-20 → 2021-01-29
COBS peak mag 18.2 on 2021-01-23 · perihelion 2021-01-26. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
18.2
COBS / analyzed peak 2021-01-23
Catalog ingest
11h ago
Venator last wrote this row 2026-09-16 13:20:19 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
2.430 au
e
0.5820
i
12.40°
Ω
77.60°
ω
46.60°
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
411P/Christensen
411P · 2026-09-14 18:28:01 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:28:01 UTC → current
Contributors
CCD Observer · PAP04 · 1 reports · last 2107d ago
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