| 266P/Christensen | |
| Discoverer: | Eric J. Christensen |
| Discovery Date: | October 27, 2006 |
| Designations: | 2006 U5 |
| Epoch: | 2020-04-21.0 |
| Semimajor: | 3.535 AU |
| Perihelion: | 2.335 AU |
| Aphelion: | 4.736 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.339 |
| Period: | 6.65 a |
| Inclination: | 3.426° |
| Last P: | 2020-04-19 2013-08-31 |
| Next P: | 2026-Dec-07 (JPL Horizons last obs 2020-04-16) |
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".[1]