Comet
Wild
116P/Wild 4
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.535 AU
- True anomaly
- 204.71°
- 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
- 3.484 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3723
- Inclination
- 3.61°
- Orbital period
- 6.5 years
- Perihelion
- 2.187 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.781 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 20.99°
- Argument of periapsis
- 173.31°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457399.02606 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 7.6
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)