172P

⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2013-06-26 (JD 2456469.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.2237425646 ± 9.37e-08
Semi-major axis (a)4.1761541016 AU ± 1.36e-07
Inclination (i)11.32161791° ± 1.10e-05
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)33.60116790° ± 2.68e-05
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)208.78964944° ± 3.05e-05
Mean Anomaly (M)203.70621192° ± 2.97e-05
Mean Motion (n)0.1154886488°/day ± 5.63e-09
Perihelion dist (q)3.24177067 AU ± 4.05e-07
Aphelion dist (Q)5.11053753 AU ± 4.25e-07
Orbital Period8.53439965 yr ± 4.16e-07
Orbit Solution
SourceJPL
Solution Date2026-07-06 12:12:40
RMS Residual0.436″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeJupiter-family Comet
MOID2.235990 AU
Observations Used798
Oppositions
Arc Total1993-2026
First Observation Used
Last Observation Used2026-07-04
Observations (805)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2002-03-25 10:07:53 C 16 19 30.41 -22 28 34.8 z 704
2002-03-25 10:25:26 C 16 19 30.75 -22 28 38.6 z 704
2002-03-25 11:00:04 C 16 19 31.57 -22 28 50.3 z 704
2002-03-25 11:17:20 C 16 19 32.02 -22 28 56.0 z 704
2002-04-18 10:00:11 C 16 24 09.41 -25 27 08.4 c 704
2002-04-18 10:20:18 C 16 24 09.17 -25 27 15.0 c 704
2002-04-18 10:41:39 C 16 24 08.96 -25 27 20.3 c 704
2002-04-18 11:01:46 C 16 24 08.76 -25 27 26.4 c 704
2002-04-21 08:26:40 C 16 23 26.27 -25 48 12.8 c 704
2002-04-21 08:46:10 C 16 23 25.98 -25 48 18.3 c 704
2002-04-21 09:05:40 C 16 23 25.70 -25 48 23.9 c 704
2002-04-21 09:25:09 C 16 23 25.43 -25 48 31.0 c 704
2002-04-21 09:44:38 C 16 23 25.13 -25 48 36.2 c 704
2002-05-03 08:36:31 C 16 17 44.48 -27 09 38.6 m 333
2002-05-03 08:43:17 C 16 17 44.24 -27 09 40.2 m 333
2002-05-07 08:28:45 C 16 14 58.55 -27 34 17.4 696
2002-05-07 09:19:51 C 16 14 56.89 -27 34 29.7 696
2002-05-11 07:23:26 C 16 11 54.02 -27 57 04.5 c 704
2002-05-11 07:44:49 C 16 11 53.23 -27 57 09.3 c 704
2002-05-11 08:06:37 C 16 11 52.49 -27 57 15.1 c 704
2002-05-11 08:29:14 C 16 11 51.71 -27 57 19.9 c 704
2002-05-11 08:50:41 C 16 11 50.95 -27 57 24.3 c 704
2002-05-12 15:58:45 C 16 10 46.67 -28 04 30.6 c 360
2002-05-12 16:06:27 C 16 10 46.39 -28 04 31.9 c 360
2002-05-17 07:16:56 C 16 06 45.58 -28 28 10.8 c 704
2002-05-17 07:38:46 C 16 06 44.71 -28 28 14.6 c 704
2002-05-17 08:00:38 C 16 06 43.87 -28 28 19.0 c 704
2002-05-17 08:22:26 C 16 06 43.02 -28 28 22.8 c 704
2002-05-17 08:44:16 C 16 06 42.15 -28 28 27.4 c 704
2002-05-20 15:19:50 C 16 03 44.78 -28 43 32.2 379
2002-05-20 15:22:46 C 16 03 44.67 -28 43 31.1 379
2002-05-20 15:58:41 C 16 03 43.21 -28 43 37.9 360
2002-05-20 16:04:16 C 16 03 42.96 -28 43 38.9 360
2002-05-30 12:04:58 C 15 54 47.90 -29 20 20.9 e 428
2002-05-30 14:31:58 C 15 54 42.23 -29 20 40.2 e 428
2002-06-01 14:42:30 C 15 52 57.73 -29 26 45.0 360
2002-06-01 14:48:27 C 15 52 57.50 -29 26 45.7 360
2002-06-17 05:43:33 C 15 41 51.64 -29 59 10.3 c 704
2002-06-17 06:03:24 C 15 41 51.17 -29 59 11.8 c 704
2002-06-17 06:23:14 C 15 41 50.69 -29 59 11.8 c 704
2002-06-17 06:43:05 C 15 41 50.27 -29 59 13.4 c 704
2002-06-17 07:02:57 C 15 41 49.81 -29 59 13.2 c 704
2002-06-19 21:44:22 C 15 40 34.04 -30 02 52.4 c 213
2002-06-19 22:07:54 C 15 40 33.69 -30 02 56.0 c 213
2002-08-05 11:32:43 C 15 52 28.35 -31 02 43.3 360
2002-08-05 11:38:36 C 15 52 28.54 -31 02 43.8 360
2003-07-30 14:29:35 C 23 33 02.12 -17 31 59.6 o 608
2003-07-30 14:59:47 C 23 33 01.62 -17 32 04.0 o 608
2003-10-01 13:19:49 C 22 51 14.34 -20 45 38.9 360
2003-10-01 13:28:17 C 22 51 14.16 -20 45 39.4 360