Comet
LINEAR
222P/LINEAR
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.93 AU
- True anomaly
- 181.45°
- 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
- 2.857 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.7268
- Inclination
- 5.15°
- Orbital period
- 4.83 years
- Perihelion
- 0.781 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.934 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 7.13°
- Argument of periapsis
- 345.43°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2455075.67000 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 19.3
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)