Comet
LINEAR
221P/LINEAR
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.435 AU
- True anomaly
- 214.26°
- 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
- 3.473 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4876
- Inclination
- 11.43°
- Orbital period
- 6.47 years
- Perihelion
- 1.78 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.167 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 229.99°
- Argument of periapsis
- 39.51°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2454855.85609 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)