Comet
PANSTARRS
P/2024 Q1 (PANSTARRS)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.959 AU
- True anomaly
- 157.35°
- 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
- 3.517 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5348
- Inclination
- 5.02°
- Orbital period
- 6.6 years
- Perihelion
- 1.636 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.399 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 23.14°
- Argument of periapsis
- 284.41°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2460476.02936 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 18.7
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)