Comet
LINEAR
197P/LINEAR
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.688 AU
- True anomaly
- 212.55°
- 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
- 2.867 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6299
- Inclination
- 25.56°
- Orbital period
- 4.86 years
- Perihelion
- 1.061 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.674 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 66.4°
- Argument of periapsis
- 188.75°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2454605.49725 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 18.2
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)