Comet
LINEAR
218P/LINEAR
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.164 AU
- True anomaly
- 101.38°
- 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
- 3.096 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.622
- Inclination
- 2.73°
- Orbital period
- 5.45 years
- Perihelion
- 1.171 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.022 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 176.03°
- Argument of periapsis
- 59.67°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457136.01543 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.5
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)