P/2006 S1
P/2006 S1 (Christensen)
Visible to modest telescopes (mag 11.6). Last report 8 days ago.
Right ascension
04h 42m 38s
J2000
Declination
+19° 42′ 28″
J2000
Estimated magnitude
11.6
Small telescope · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 88
Observations
42
80.00 d arc
Last observation
8d ago
Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:57:21 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
2019-10-25
1.420 au
Peak window
2019-09-29 → 2019-10-28
COBS peak mag 10.6 on 2019-10-02 · perihelion 2019-10-25. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
10.6
COBS / analyzed peak 2019-10-02
Catalog ingest
14m ago
Venator last wrote this row 2026-09-16 22:00:03 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
1.420 au
e
0.5990
i
12.30°
Ω
208.00°
ω
134.00°
a
3.540 au
MOID
—
H
—
H0 / n
9.0 / 4
NEO score
—
PHA score
—
RMS
—
Elongation
102°
Reporting sources
COBS comet list
okComet Observation Database magnitudes and perihelion data for the full COBS list (active and inactive).
COBS orbits
okOsculating elements and photometric parameters (H0, n) for active comets.
Name history
P/2006 S1 (Christensen)
Informal: Christensen
P/2006 S1 · 2026-09-08 02:09:56 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-08 17:27:23 UTC → current
Contributors
CCD Observer · SRB · 1 reports · last 7296d ago
CCD Observer · TSU02 · 1 reports · last 7298d ago
Pips are observation weight on this object (log of report count). Hover for catalog-wide weight.