Comet
PANSTARRS
P/2017 FL36 (PANSTARRS)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.917 AU
- True anomaly
- 84.81°
- 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
- 2.929 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.032
- Inclination
- 15.7°
- Orbital period
- 5.01 years
- Perihelion
- 2.835 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.022 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 313.68°
- Argument of periapsis
- 84.5°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457207.47086 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14.7
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)