Comet
Kowal
104P/Kowal 2
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.815 AU
- True anomaly
- 216.98°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 3.208 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6655
- Inclination
- 5.7°
- Orbital period
- 5.74 years
- Perihelion
- 1.073 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.342 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 207.21°
- Argument of periapsis
- 227.25°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2459591.11747 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14.6
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)