Comet
PANSTARRS
511P/PANSTARRS
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.033 AU
- True anomaly
- 105.41°
- 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
- 3.012 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2377
- Inclination
- 14.78°
- Orbital period
- 5.23 years
- Perihelion
- 2.296 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.727 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 271.03°
- Argument of periapsis
- 81.17°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2460867.29918 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.8
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)