Comet
Van Ness
213P/Van Ness-B
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.59 AU
- True anomaly
- 162.39°
- 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
- 3.422 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3797
- Inclination
- 10.24°
- Orbital period
- 6.33 years
- Perihelion
- 2.123 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.722 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 312.67°
- Argument of periapsis
- 3.34°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2455728.92975 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 7.3
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)