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C/2022 R6

C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)

CometClass Ecatalogued
Northern hemisphere

Difficult — CCD / large telescope. Around mag 17.6. A large amateur CCD or a professional telescope is required. Historic peak was mag 16.5.

Active comet in COBS

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Right ascension

19h 13m 11s

J2000

Declination

+17° 06′ 21″

J2000

Estimated magnitude

17.6

CCD / citizen telescope · COBS consensus

Confidence

33

Class E · priority 66

Observations

178

Arc unknown

Last observation

92d ago

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:48:19 GMT · COBS consensus

Perihelion

2025-08-27

6.570 au

Peak window

2025-08-24 → 2026-01-31

COBS peak mag 16.5 on 2026-01-28 · perihelion 2025-08-27. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.

Historic peak

16.5

COBS / analyzed peak 2026-01-28

Catalog ingest

18m ago

Venator last wrote this row 2026-09-17 00:30:04 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

6.570 au

e

1.0000

i

57.10°

Ω

151.00°

ω

320.00°

a

-1440.000 au

MOID

—

H

—

H0 / n

-0.9 / 6.6

NEO score

—

PHA score

—

RMS

—

Elongation

112°

Reporting sources

  • COBS comet list

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    Comet Observation Database magnitudes and perihelion data for the full COBS list (active and inactive).

  • COBS orbits

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    Osculating elements and photometric parameters (H0, n) for active comets.

Name history

  • C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)

    Informal: PANSTARRS

    C/2022 R6 · 2026-09-13 22:21:23 UTC → current

Discoverers

  • PANSTARRS

    Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-13 22:21:23 UTC → current

Contributors

Pips are observation weight on this object (log of report count). Hover for catalog-wide weight.