Comet
LINEAR
237P/LINEAR
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 5.038 AU
- True anomaly
- 180.02°
- 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
- 3.512 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4344
- Inclination
- 14.01°
- Orbital period
- 6.58 years
- Perihelion
- 1.987 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.038 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 245.38°
- Argument of periapsis
- 25.24°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2460079.08031 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 7.6
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)