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P/2013 T2 (Schwartz)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.958 AU
True anomaly
109.17°
Distance from Earth
2.886 AU
As of
11 October 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth Schwartz — 2.958 AU from the Sun Schwartz
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Schwartz is 2.886 AU from Earth today (24.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
07h 52m 42s
Declination
+30° 42′ 02″
Constellation
Gemini
Distance from Earth
2.88 AU
Elongation from the Sun
84.72° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
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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
3.393 AU
Eccentricity
0.5285
Inclination
9.35°
Orbital period
6.25 years
Perihelion
1.6 AU
Aphelion
5.186 AU
Longitude of ascending node
2.63°
Argument of periapsis
342.52°
Epoch · J2000
2456596.5
Orbit class · JFc
Jupiter-family comet (P < 20 y)
Earth MOID · 231.6 LD
0.5952 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.886

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
118
Data arc
88 days
First observed
14 September 2013
Last observed
11 December 2013
Residual RMS
0.5 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
14.5
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 13.5
14.5

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2013 T2

Named

Close approaches 8 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2075-06-05 13:14:00 Jupiter 0.1526 AU 59.4 LD 4.9 km/s
2075-06-05 13:14:00 Juptr 0.1526 AU 59.4 LD 4.9 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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