495P/Christensen (0495P)

Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 22 October 2025 Perihelion distance (q): 3.5 Aphelion distance (Q) : 6.1 Period (years): 10.4 Eccentricity (e): 0.27 Inclination (i): 26.4 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Atlas 495P/Christensen = 2016 A2 = 2024 RU145 Eric Christensen discovered a 20th magnitude comet in images taken with the Mt Lemmon Survey 1.5m reflector on 2 January 2016. The comet was recovered at 21st magnitude on 8 September 2024 in images taken with the 1.5-m reflector of the Mt Lemmon Survey. It has a Jupiter MOID of 0.4 au, but there have been no recent close approaches. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 26-Dec-25 20.2 0.2