C/1974 V2
C/1974 V2 (Bennett)
Not currently visible. Last report 18927 days ago at mag 37.3. Historic peak was mag 5.9. 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
37.3
Professional survey · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 60
Observations
7
Arc unknown
Last observation
18927d ago
Fri, 22 Nov 1974 01:40:48 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
1974-12-01
0.865 au
Peak window
1974-11-28 → 1974-12-11
COBS peak mag 5.9 on 1974-12-08 · perihelion 1974-12-01. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
5.9
COBS / analyzed peak 1974-12-08
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.
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
0.865 au
e
1.0000
i
135.00°
Ω
51.30°
ω
325.00°
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
downComet Observation Database magnitudes and perihelion data for the full COBS list (active and inactive).
Name history
C/1974 V2 (Bennett)
Informal: Bennett
C/1974 V2 · 2026-09-14 18:27:57 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:27:57 UTC → current
Contributors
Visual Observer · BEN · 5 reports · last 18927d ago
Visual Observer · JON · 2 reports · last 18929d ago
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