Comet
Kowalski
384P/Kowalski
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.529 AU
- True anomaly
- 167.91°
- 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
- 2.903 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6154
- Inclination
- 7.28°
- Orbital period
- 4.95 years
- Perihelion
- 1.116 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.689 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 354.24°
- Argument of periapsis
- 37.62°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2458767.89811 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 20
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)