Comet
LINEAR
354P/LINEAR
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.182 AU
- True anomaly
- 285.4°
- 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
- 2.29 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.125
- Inclination
- 5.26°
- Orbital period
- 3.46 years
- Perihelion
- 2.004 AU
- Aphelion
- 2.576 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 320.24°
- Argument of periapsis
- 132.73°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2456434.46272 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.6
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)