Comet
LINEAR
252P/LINEAR
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.34 AU
- True anomaly
- 291.22°
- 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
- 3.047 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6731
- Inclination
- 10.42°
- Orbital period
- 5.32 years
- Perihelion
- 0.996 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.098 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 190.95°
- Argument of periapsis
- 343.31°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457462.76355 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.4
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)