Comet
Machholz
96P/Machholz 1
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 5.498 AU
- True anomaly
- 184.78°
- 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
- 3.035 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.9592
- Inclination
- 58.14°
- Orbital period
- 5.29 years
- Perihelion
- 0.124 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.946 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 94.25°
- Argument of periapsis
- 14.79°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2458054.46078 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 13.7
- Spectral type
- JFC
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)