Comet
Tsuchinshan
60P/Tsuchinshan 2
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.61 AU
- True anomaly
- 125.03°
- 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
- 3.51 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5378
- Inclination
- 3.61°
- Orbital period
- 6.58 years
- Perihelion
- 1.623 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.398 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 267.58°
- Argument of periapsis
- 216.55°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2458463.73176 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 9.6
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)