Comet
Lexell
D/1770 L1 (Lexell)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.855 AU
- True anomaly
- 196.98°
- 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
- 3.153 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.7861
- Inclination
- 1.55°
- Orbital period
- 5.6 years
- Perihelion
- 0.674 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.632 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 134.47°
- Argument of periapsis
- 225.02°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2367764.54090 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)