C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś) is a hyperbolic Oort cloud comet, discovered on 3 March 2024 by Polish astronomer Kacper Wierzchoś. It will reach perihelion on 20 January 2026, when it should reach an apparent magnitude of around +8.5, which should make it visible in larger binoculars. It has an inbound orbital period of millions of years. The 2026 perihelion passage will reduce the orbital period to a few hundred thousand years. Cometary activity for C/2024 E1 has been driven by carbon dioxide (CO2). As of October 2025, the comet is about apparent magnitude 14.0.
C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś) is a hyperbolic Oort cloud comet, discovered on 3 March 2024 by Polish astronomer Kacper Wierzchoś. It will reach perihelion on 20 January 2026, when it should reach an apparent magnitude of around +8.5, which should make it visible in larger binoculars. It has an inbound orbital period of millions of years. The 2026 perihelion passage will reduce the orbital period to a few hundred thousand years. Cometary activity for C/2024 E1 has been driven by carbon dioxide (CO2). As of October 2025, the comet is about apparent magnitude 14.0.
Photographed with the APO 107 mm refractor and ASI 2600MC color CMOS camera in Stuvsta on October 16th, 2025. Exposure was 20 * 2min with IDAS HEUIB filter.
C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś) is a hyperbolic Oort cloud comet, discovered on 3 March 2024 by Polish astronomer Kacper Wierzchoś. It will reach perihelion on 20 January 2026, when it should reach an apparent magnitude of around +8.5, which should make it visible in larger binoculars. It has an inbound orbital period of millions of years. The 2026 perihelion passage will reduce the orbital period to a few hundred thousand years. Cometary activity for C/2024 E1 has been driven by carbon dioxide (CO2). As of October 2025, the comet is about apparent magnitude 14.0.
Photographed with the APO 107 mm refractor and ASI 2600MC color CMOS camera in Stuvsta on October 16th, 2025. Exposure was 20 * 2min with IDAS HEUIB filter.