Comet
Machholz
141P/Machholz 2-I
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.871 AU
- True anomaly
- 109.86°
- 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
- 3.066 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.7365
- Inclination
- 13.95°
- Orbital period
- 5.37 years
- Perihelion
- 0.808 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.324 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 241.82°
- Argument of periapsis
- 153.57°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2459199.35970 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 19.8
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)