SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 2015 D3

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: 313
Eccentricity · e
1.0022

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 8.149 AU from the Sun at perihelion and -7,418.2 AU at aphelion, a radial span of -7,426.3 AU.

The high eccentricity (1.002) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 128.5° 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

The current orbit solution is based on 313 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5375 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
-3705.0 AU
Eccentricity
1.0022
Perihelion
8.149 AU
Aphelion
-7418.151 AU
Inclination
128.51°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2457634.5
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
0.53752
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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