Comet
Christensen
266P/Christensen
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.425 AU
- True anomaly
- 328.08°
- 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
- 3.532 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3396
- Inclination
- 3.43°
- Orbital period
- 6.64 years
- Perihelion
- 2.332 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.732 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 5°
- Argument of periapsis
- 98.01°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2458959.34269 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 11
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)