P/2026 R2 (Leonard) is a short-periodic comet discovered by Greg J. Leonard of Catalina Sky Survey on 14 September 2026. It is a small Halley-type comet and a Near Earth Object (NEO). It will pass perihelion on October 25, 05:43 TT at a distance of 118.1 million km (73.4 million miles) from the Sun's center.
The comet was found on September 14, 2026 by Greg Leonard in CCD images taken using a Schmidt telescope located on Mount Bigelow (Arizona). At the time, the comet was a dim 18.2 magnitude object (G-band) which displayed a small, 10" wide coma and no tail.
On October 2, the comet was reported to have a magnitude of 11.9, a 4 arcminutes wide coma and a 2 arcminutes long tail towards PA 73°.https://groups.io/g/comets-ml/topic/c46k1r1_object/121311524
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