Comet
Bus
87P/Bus
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.111 AU
- True anomaly
- 349.53°
- 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
- 3.441 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3893
- Inclination
- 2.6°
- Orbital period
- 6.38 years
- Perihelion
- 2.101 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.781 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 181.89°
- Argument of periapsis
- 24.76°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2456646.40148 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 12.7
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)