Comet
NEAT
169P/NEAT
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 0.833 AU
- True anomaly
- 292.08°
- 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
- 2.606 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.7668
- Inclination
- 11.3°
- Orbital period
- 4.21 years
- Perihelion
- 0.608 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.604 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 176.18°
- Argument of periapsis
- 217.97°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2455165.80459 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.8
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)