SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 2015 T2

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: 214
Eccentricity · e
1.0004

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (6.935 AU) and its farthest (-35,667 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by -35,674 AU over every revolution.

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 124.5° 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

Astrometry from 214 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.49 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
-17830.0 AU
Eccentricity
1.0004
Perihelion
6.935 AU
Aphelion
-35667.132 AU
Inclination
124.54°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2457742.5
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
0.48996
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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