Comet
Christensen
383P/Christensen
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.005 AU
- True anomaly
- 81.35°
- 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
- 3.497 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6114
- Inclination
- 11.87°
- Orbital period
- 6.54 years
- Perihelion
- 1.359 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.636 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 213.64°
- Argument of periapsis
- 128.06°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2453977.73956 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 18.6
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)