Comet
PANSTARRS
348P/PANSTARRS
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.128 AU
- True anomaly
- 254.82°
- 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
- 3.169 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3017
- Inclination
- 17.57°
- Orbital period
- 5.64 years
- Perihelion
- 2.213 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.125 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 313.56°
- Argument of periapsis
- 134.17°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457562.60994 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 17.6
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)