Comet
Clark
71P/Clark
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.389 AU
- True anomaly
- 201.62°
- 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
- 3.139 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4945
- Inclination
- 9.44°
- Orbital period
- 5.56 years
- Perihelion
- 1.587 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.691 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 59.44°
- Argument of periapsis
- 208.97°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457934.86696 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 11.1
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)