Comet
Mrkos
124P/Mrkos
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.928 AU
- True anomaly
- 55.7°
- 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
- 3.318 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.504
- Inclination
- 31.53°
- Orbital period
- 6.04 years
- Perihelion
- 1.646 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.991 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 0.4°
- Argument of periapsis
- 183.77°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2456757.27116 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.5
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)