Comet
Russell
94P/Russell 4
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.789 AU
- True anomaly
- 179.06°
- 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
- 3.511 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3641
- Inclination
- 6.18°
- Orbital period
- 6.58 years
- Perihelion
- 2.233 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.79 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 70.9°
- Argument of periapsis
- 92.69°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457689.29943 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 13.4
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)