Comet
Machholz
141P/Machholz 2-H
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.282 AU
- True anomaly
- 123.79°
- 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
- 3.034 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.7492
- Inclination
- 12.81°
- Orbital period
- 5.29 years
- Perihelion
- 0.761 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.307 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 246.03°
- Argument of periapsis
- 149.44°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457258.91465 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)