266P/Christensen

266P/Christensen is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It will next come to perihelion in December 2026. It has been suggested as the source of the 1977 "Wow! Signal".^[3]

266P/Christensen

Discovery
Discovered by	Eric J. Christensen
Discovery date	October 27, 2006
Designations
Alternative designations	2006 U5
Orbital characteristics
Epoch	2020-04-21.0
Aphelion	4.736 AU
Perihelion	2.335 AU
Semi-major axis	3.535 AU
Eccentricity	0.339
Orbital period	6.65 a
Inclination	3.426°
Last perihelion	2020-04-19[1][2] 2013-08-31
Next perihelion	2026-Dec-07 (JPL Horizons last obs 2020-04-16)