Comet
Russell
83D/Russell 1
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.13 AU
- True anomaly
- 217.93°
- 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
- 3.338 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5172
- Inclination
- 22.66°
- Orbital period
- 6.1 years
- Perihelion
- 1.612 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.064 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 230.84°
- Argument of periapsis
- 0.38°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2446251.72914 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)