P/2013 R3
P/2013 R3 (Catalina-PANSTARRS)
Not currently visible. Last report 4721 days ago at mag 23.3. Historic peak was mag 19.4. 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
23.3
Professional survey · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 60
Observations
1
Arc unknown
Last observation
4721d ago
Sun, 13 Oct 2013 22:33:35 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
2024-03-21
2.180 au
Peak window
2024-03-18 → 2024-09-21
COBS peak mag 19.4 on 2024-09-18 · perihelion 2024-03-21. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
19.4
COBS / analyzed peak 2024-09-18
Catalog ingest
13h ago
Venator last wrote this row 2026-09-16 13:20:17 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
2.180 au
e
0.2790
i
0.87°
Ω
342.00°
ω
11.30°
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
P/2013 R3 (Catalina-PANSTARRS)
Informal: Catalina-PANSTARRS
P/2013 R3 · 2026-09-14 18:27:56 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-16 13:20:17 UTC → current
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-16 13:20:17 UTC → current
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-16 13:20:17 UTC → current
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:27:56 UTC → 2026-09-16 13:20:17 UTC
Contributors
CCD Observer · PRY01 · 1 reports · last 4721d ago
Pips are observation weight on this object (log of report count). Hover for catalog-wide weight.