Comet
Christensen
298P/Christensen
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.063 AU
- True anomaly
- 348.63°
- 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
- 3.49 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4125
- Inclination
- 8.02°
- Orbital period
- 6.52 years
- Perihelion
- 2.051 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.93 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 57.12°
- Argument of periapsis
- 95.62°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2454164.78941 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.1
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)