Comet
PANSTARRS
483P/PANSTARRS-B
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.102 AU
- True anomaly
- 262.24°
- 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
- 3.172 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2283
- Inclination
- 14.33°
- Orbital period
- 5.65 years
- Perihelion
- 2.448 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.896 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 199.85°
- Argument of periapsis
- 46.65°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457563.85669 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 19.3
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)