Comet
PANSTARRS
P/2024 R1 (PANSTARRS)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.778 AU
- True anomaly
- 156.89°
- 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
- 3.451 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4929
- Inclination
- 12.74°
- Orbital period
- 6.41 years
- Perihelion
- 1.75 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.151 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 84.98°
- Argument of periapsis
- 230.58°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2460477.16334 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 19.2
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)