C/1976 D1 (Bradfield) MPC194083
C/1976 D1 (Bradfield) MPC194083
Visibility unknown. No recent magnitude. Large facilities may still recover it if an ephemeris exists.
Right ascension
19h 56m 44s
J2000
Declination
+12° 16′ 46″
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 2d ago.
Perihelion
1976-02-21
0.815 au
Peak window
1976-02-21
Using perihelion as a stand-in for peak. Dust comets often brighten a few days later.
Historic peak
—
No peak date yet
Catalog ingest
2d ago
Venator last wrote this row 2026-09-14 20:00:28 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
0.815 au
e
0.9938
i
46.98°
Ω
160.48°
ω
313.06°
a
130.586 au
MOID
—
H
10.2
H0 / n
10.2 / 4
NEO score
—
PHA score
—
RMS
—
Elongation
125°
Reporting sources
MPC AllCometEls
okFull MPC comet orbit catalog. Stored even when fainter than the UI default of mag 22.
Name history
C/1976 D1 (Bradfield) MPC194083
C/1976 D1 (Bradfield) MPC194083 · 2026-09-14 18:28:11 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:28:11 UTC → current
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.