C/2024 E1 ( Wierzchos )

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Updated on March 8, 2026

Profile Discovery Date March 3, 2024 Magnitude 20.4 mag Discoverer Kacper W. Wierzchos (Mt. Lemmon Survey) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 Nov. 21.0 TT = JDT 2461000.5 T 2026 Jan. 20.76927 TT Pike q 0.5661102 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001090 Peri. 243.62637 +0.35484522 -0.17044686 Node 108.07951 +0.02216231 +0.98449820 e 1.0000617 Incl. 75.23979 -0.93466235 -0.04136628 From 3198 observations 2024 Feb. 15-2026 Feb. 9, mean residual 0".5. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +1.05, A2 = +0.3043.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.0 + 5 log d + 8.5 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2026-C68. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.11 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.