Comet
PANSTARRS
253P/PANSTARRS
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.246 AU
- True anomaly
- 141.31°
- 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
- 3.469 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.413
- Inclination
- 4.94°
- Orbital period
- 6.46 years
- Perihelion
- 2.036 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.902 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 146.88°
- Argument of periapsis
- 230.71°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2458246.19700 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 8
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)