Elenin: Comet or Brown Dwarf?

According to NASA:  "Comet Elenin (also known by its astronomical name C/2010 X1), was first detected on Dec. 10, 2010 by Leonid Elenin, an observer in Lyubertsy, Russia, who made the discovery "remotely" using the ISON-NM observatory near Mayhill, New Mexico."


Conspiracy theorists believe that Elenin, however, isn't a comet, but rather a Brown Dwarf star.  Although, NASA has officially denied the claim, there are some interesting coincidences of major earthquakes occurring simultaneously with alignments of the Sun, Earth, and Elenin (hat tip: Chaukeedeaar's Blog).  All images below are curtesy of the JPL Small-Body Database Browser.

February 27, 2010 - Chile - 8.8 (6th largest in last 100 years):

September 4, 2010 - Christchurch, NZ - 7.2:

March 15, 2011 - Japan (occurred on 3/11) - 9.0 (4th largest in last 100 years):

The next alignment will occur on September 27, 2011:

and November 23, 2011:

Will there be a major earthquake to further support the theory or will the conspiracy theory be exposed for what it is?  Were the Mayans a year late?


Other significant dates include:

October 12, 2011 - Closest point:

November 5, 2011 - Entering the tail (indirectly as the comet is slightly off the ecliptic):