Comet
PANSTARRS
P/2016 G1 (PANSTARRS)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.867 AU
- True anomaly
- 131.35°
- 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
- 2.583 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2101
- Inclination
- 10.97°
- Orbital period
- 4.15 years
- Perihelion
- 2.04 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.126 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 204.07°
- Argument of periapsis
- 111.28°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457779.69436 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.1
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)