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Comet 218P LINEAR Home

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Coarse finder chart
(Field of view: 60°, Max. star mag.: 5) 		Fine finder chart
(Field of view: 2°, Max. star mag.: 12)
 
View from 90° above ecliptic plane
 View from above comet orbital plane
 
Position
Right ascension19h 19.8m
Declination-19° 56'
ConstellationSagittarius
Distance from Earth1.267 AU
Last observed magnitude15.4
Date of last reported observation2026-Feb-26
Altitude35.5°
Azimuth115° (ESE)
Angular separation from Sun58.6°
Ecliptic latitude2.5°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun1.130 AU
Perihelion1.129 AU
(2026-Mar-04)
Aphelion4.990 AU
Period5.35 years
Eccentricity0.630888
Inclination to ecliptic2.7°
Speed relative to Sun35.770 km/s

Warning!
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