Comet
Russell-LINEAR
156P/Russell-LINEAR
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.744 AU
- True anomaly
- 249.49°
- 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
- 3.462 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6149
- Inclination
- 17.26°
- Orbital period
- 6.44 years
- Perihelion
- 1.333 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.591 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 35.4°
- Argument of periapsis
- 0.38°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2459171.32635 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 12.7
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)