C/1937 C1
C/1937 C1 (Whipple)
Not currently visible. Last report 32513 days ago at mag 37.1. Historic peak was mag 9.7. 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
37.1
Professional survey · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 60
Observations
54
Arc unknown
Last observation
32513d ago
Fri, 10 Sep 1937 19:40:48 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
1937-04-16
1.780 au
Peak window
1937-04-13 → 1937-06-18
COBS peak mag 9.7 on 1937-06-15 · perihelion 1937-04-16. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
9.7
COBS / analyzed peak 1937-06-15
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
1.780 au
e
0.9970
i
41.40°
Ω
129.00°
ω
107.00°
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
C/1937 C1 (Whipple)
Informal: Whipple
C/1937 C1 · 2026-09-14 18:27:57 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:27:57 UTC → current
Contributors
Visual Observer · BEY · 54 reports · last 32513d ago
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