Comet
du Toit-Hartley
79P/du Toit-Hartley-A
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.802 AU
- True anomaly
- 183.24°
- 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
- 3.004 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6023
- Inclination
- 2.94°
- Orbital period
- 5.21 years
- Perihelion
- 1.195 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.814 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 309.38°
- Argument of periapsis
- 251.57°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2445058.94303 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.9
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)