Comet
LINEAR
230P/LINEAR
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.547 AU
- True anomaly
- 209.64°
- 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
- 3.4 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5631
- Inclination
- 14.65°
- Orbital period
- 6.27 years
- Perihelion
- 1.485 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.314 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 112.4°
- Argument of periapsis
- 308.91°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457344.56540 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.6
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)