Comet
Garradd
259P/Garradd
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.808 AU
- True anomaly
- 13.23°
- 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
- 2.727 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3415
- Inclination
- 15.9°
- Orbital period
- 4.5 years
- Perihelion
- 1.796 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.659 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 51.97°
- Argument of periapsis
- 256.59°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2456317.74612 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 13.7
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)