Comet
Biela
3D/Biela
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.923 AU
- True anomaly
- 143.96°
- 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
- 3.535 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.7513
- Inclination
- 13.22°
- Orbital period
- 6.65 years
- Perihelion
- 0.879 AU
- Aphelion
- 6.19 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 250.67°
- Argument of periapsis
- 221.66°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2390514.11520 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 7.1
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)