Comet
PANSTARRS
483P/PANSTARRS-A
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.108 AU
- True anomaly
- 261.87°
- 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
- 3.173 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2284
- Inclination
- 14.33°
- Orbital period
- 5.65 years
- Perihelion
- 2.449 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.898 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 199.85°
- Argument of periapsis
- 46.68°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457564.04741 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 12.9
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)