Comet
PANSTARRS
P/2021 A5 (PANSTARRS)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.703 AU
- True anomaly
- 40.63°
- 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
- 3.052 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.1409
- Inclination
- 18.19°
- Orbital period
- 5.33 years
- Perihelion
- 2.622 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.482 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 328.72°
- Argument of periapsis
- 61.51°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2459166.50270 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)