Comet
LINEAR
251P/LINEAR
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 5.12 AU
- True anomaly
- 166.28°
- 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
- 3.492 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5098
- Inclination
- 23.51°
- Orbital period
- 6.53 years
- Perihelion
- 1.712 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.272 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 219.55°
- Argument of periapsis
- 30.91°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2453175.57475 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 12
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)