Comet
Tsuchinshan
62P/Tsuchinshan 1
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 5.252 AU
- True anomaly
- 165.76°
- 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
- 3.438 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5975
- Inclination
- 9.71°
- Orbital period
- 6.37 years
- Perihelion
- 1.384 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.492 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 90.24°
- Argument of periapsis
- 30.35°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2458073.62032 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 13.3
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)