Comet
LINEAR
294P/LINEAR
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.487 AU
- True anomaly
- 133.18°
- 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
- 3.202 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5955
- Inclination
- 18.22°
- Orbital period
- 5.73 years
- Perihelion
- 1.295 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.108 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 312.9°
- Argument of periapsis
- 235.32°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2456719.45648 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 17.9
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)