Comet
PANSTARRS
P/2014 U4 (PANSTARRS)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.16 AU
- True anomaly
- 252.48°
- 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
- 3.485 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.471
- Inclination
- 6.46°
- Orbital period
- 6.51 years
- Perihelion
- 1.843 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.126 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 12.05°
- Argument of periapsis
- 347.73°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2456873.42566 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 19.1
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)