Comet
PANSTARRS
P/2024 R2 (PANSTARRS)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.734 AU
- True anomaly
- 144.17°
- 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
- 3.148 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2682
- Inclination
- 15.12°
- Orbital period
- 5.59 years
- Perihelion
- 2.304 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.993 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 193.06°
- Argument of periapsis
- 203.97°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2460585.46266 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.6
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)