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LINEAR-NEAT

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193P/LINEAR-NEAT

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
3.999 AU
True anomaly
231.6°
Distance from Earth
4.98 AU
As of
22 October 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth LINEAR-NEAT — 3.999 AU from the Sun LINEAR-NEAT
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. LINEAR-NEAT is 4.98 AU from Earth today (41.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 55m 31s
Declination
-19° 44′ 17″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
4.98 AU
Elongation from the Sun
8.49° — too close to the Sun to observe

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
3.575 AU
Eccentricity
0.3942
Inclination
10.69°
Orbital period
6.76 years
Perihelion
2.166 AU
Aphelion
4.985 AU
Longitude of ascending node
335.19°
Argument of periapsis
8.44°
Epoch · J2000
2457214.5
Orbit class · JFc
Jupiter-family comet (P < 20 y)
Earth MOID · 450.6 LD
1.1579 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.953

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
944
Data arc
20.49 years
First observed
17 August 2001
Last observed
11 February 2022
Residual RMS
0.78 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
25 August 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.5
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 27
7.5

Discovery & classification

Also known as 193P · 193P/2001 Q5 · 193P/2007 U2

Named

Close approaches 10 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2051-05-08 12:00:00 Juptr 0.9077 AU 353.3 LD 4.6 km/s
2086-12-03 23:57:00 Juptr 0.5105 AU 198.7 LD 3.7 km/s
2110-09-30 21:48:00 Juptr 0.7932 AU 308.7 LD 4 km/s
2114-05-10 18:10:00 Juptr 1.23 AU 478.7 LD 2.3 km/s
2146-02-08 18:18:00 Juptr 0.3531 AU 137.4 LD 2.6 km/s
2146-02-08 18:18:00 Jupiter 0.3531 AU 137.4 LD 2.6 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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