Comet
Spacewatch
P/2013 YG46 (Spacewatch)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.679 AU
- True anomaly
- 194.71°
- 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
- 3.31 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4516
- Inclination
- 8.22°
- Orbital period
- 6.02 years
- Perihelion
- 1.815 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.805 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 56.87°
- Argument of periapsis
- 232.8°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457773.03700 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 10.6
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)