Comet
Spahr
171P/Spahr
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.152 AU
- True anomaly
- 108.06°
- 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
- 3.558 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5019
- Inclination
- 21.93°
- Orbital period
- 6.71 years
- Perihelion
- 1.772 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.344 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 101.7°
- Argument of periapsis
- 347.16°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2458497.23075 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 11.6
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)