Comet
PANSTARRS
P/2024 R3 (PANSTARRS)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.953 AU
- True anomaly
- 158.86°
- 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
- 3.197 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2666
- Inclination
- 14.73°
- Orbital period
- 5.72 years
- Perihelion
- 2.345 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.05 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 33.28°
- Argument of periapsis
- 309.09°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2460438.21900 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14.5
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)