SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 2012 K1

PANSTARRS

PANSTARRS is catalogued in the JPL Small-Body Database as a comet object; the orbital elements available for it are listed below.

comet Observations: 7,829
Eccentricity · e
1.0002

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.055 AU from the Sun at perihelion and -13,795 AU at aphelion, a radial span of -13,796 AU.

The high eccentricity (1) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 142.4° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

Size and surface

Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for PANSTARRS, so its physical size remains unconstrained.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 7,829 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4386 arcseconds.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
-6897.0 AU
Eccentricity
1.0002
Perihelion
1.055 AU
Aphelion
-13795.3794 AU
Inclination
142.43°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2456697.5
Mean Anomaly
0.0°

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
—

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4386
Condition
—
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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