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258P/PANSTARRS

Comet
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Semi-major axis
4.405 au
Eccentricity
0.2104
Inclination
6.75°
Orbital period
9.254 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

258P258P/PANSTARRSPANSTARRS

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a4.405 au
Eccentricity e0.2104
Inclination i6.75°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q3.478 / 5.33 au
Period3,380 d (9.254 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M126.29° / 26.01° / 202.41°
Earth MOID2.49 au
Absolute magnitude H
Diameter— km
Albedo
Rotation period— h
Spectral type
Observation arc2002-03-11 → 2021-05-18 · 80 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/258p-panstarrs · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.