P/2026 N2
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.421 AU
- True anomaly
- 357.34°
- As of
- 17 September 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 19h 31m 37s
- Declination
- -23° 34′ 53″
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Distance from Earth
- 1.81 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 115.32° — well clear of the Sun
Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.
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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 3.072 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2123
- Inclination
- 2.25°
- Orbital period
- 5.39 years
- Perihelion
- 2.42 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.725 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 96.38°
- Argument of periapsis
- 219.03°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2460616.5
- Orbit class · ETc
- Encke-type comet
- Earth MOID · 547.1 LD
- 1.4058 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 3.194
Orbit quality
Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).
- Observations used
- 80
- Data arc
- 4.99 years
- First observed
- 4 August 2021
- Last observed
- 31 July 2026
- Residual RMS
- 0.21 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 25 August 2026
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 17.1
- Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 10
- 17.1
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2026 N2
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB