Comet
PANSTARRS
P/2024 F1 (PANSTARRS)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.983 AU
- True anomaly
- 171.68°
- 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
- 3.444 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.46
- Inclination
- 7.01°
- Orbital period
- 6.39 years
- Perihelion
- 1.86 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.028 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 251.52°
- Argument of periapsis
- 229.52°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2460243.01755 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 18.5
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)