Comet
PANSTARRS
P/2026 C2 (PANSTARRS)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.447 AU
- True anomaly
- 11.3°
- 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
- 3.553 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3143
- Inclination
- 7.4°
- Orbital period
- 6.7 years
- Perihelion
- 2.436 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.669 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 190.56°
- Argument of periapsis
- 11.01°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2461243.35297 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 17
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)