Comet
Machholz
141P/Machholz 2
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.977 AU
- True anomaly
- 113.47°
- 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
- 3.055 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.7367
- Inclination
- 13.98°
- Orbital period
- 5.34 years
- Perihelion
- 0.804 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.305 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 241.88°
- Argument of periapsis
- 153.62°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2459199.45828 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 17.3
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)