195P/Hill (0195P)

Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 3 August 2025 Perihelion distance (q): 4.4 Aphelion distance (Q) : 8.5 Period (years): 16.4 Eccentricity (e): 0.31 Inclination (i): 36.4 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Atlas 2006 W4 (195P/Hill) Rik Hill discovered a 19th magnitude comet during the course of the Catalina Sky Survey on 22 November 2006. Following further observations in 2007 September and December, and the publishing of new elements in December 2007, S. Foglia, R. Matson, and M. Tombelli identified images of the comet on two UK Schmidt plates from 1993 and 1994. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 06-Jan-25 18.3 0.4 18-Jan-25 17.5 0.4 26-Jan-25 18.3 0.4 03-Feb-25 18.4 0.4 15-Feb-25 18.5 0.4 24-Feb-25 17.9 0.4 31-Mar-25 17.8 0.4 15-Dec-25 18.4 0.2 30-Dec-25 18.5 0.2 14-Jan-26 18.3 0.2 25-Jan-26 18.3 0.2 10-Feb-26 18.1 0.2 19-Feb-26 18.1 0.2