Comet
LINEAR
P/2000 R2 (LINEAR)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.334 AU
- True anomaly
- 147.47°
- 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
- 0.5837
- Inclination
- 3.22°
- Orbital period
- 6.1 years
- Perihelion
- 1.39 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.287 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 187.5°
- Argument of periapsis
- 147.06°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2451800.15770 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 19.3
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)