Comet
Garradd
296P/Garradd
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.585 AU
- True anomaly
- 275.56°
- 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
- 3.503 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4773
- Inclination
- 25.2°
- Orbital period
- 6.56 years
- Perihelion
- 1.831 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.175 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 263.68°
- Argument of periapsis
- 350.03°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2456717.78033 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 12.8
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)