Comet
Hill
211P/Hill
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.689 AU
- True anomaly
- 194.61°
- 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
- 3.559 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3392
- Inclination
- 18.89°
- Orbital period
- 6.72 years
- Perihelion
- 2.352 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.767 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 117.27°
- Argument of periapsis
- 4.34°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457414.61628 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 7.8
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)