Comet
PANSTARRS
P/2016 P1 (PANSTARRS)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.654 AU
- True anomaly
- 292.28°
- 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
- 3.229 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2942
- Inclination
- 25.71°
- Orbital period
- 5.8 years
- Perihelion
- 2.279 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.179 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 319.54°
- Argument of periapsis
- 267.54°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457273.80285 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.5
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)