Comet
Hergenrother
175P/Hergenrother
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.451 AU
- True anomaly
- 71.21°
- 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
- 3.436 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4327
- Inclination
- 6.07°
- Orbital period
- 6.37 years
- Perihelion
- 1.949 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.923 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 123.69°
- Argument of periapsis
- 55.63°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2456435.45844 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 10.2
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)