Comet
PANSTARRS
435P/PANSTARRS
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.093 AU
- True anomaly
- 338.19°
- 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
- 3.018 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3186
- Inclination
- 18.89°
- Orbital period
- 5.24 years
- Perihelion
- 2.056 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.979 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 98.56°
- Argument of periapsis
- 244.37°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457509.15964 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 18.8
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)