2018 VN2

⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2020-02-09 (JD 2458888.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.4778783246 ± 4.28e-07
Semi-major axis (a)4.0633226589 AU ± 3.76e-07
Inclination (i)18.23852779° ± 4.54e-05
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)226.53598220° ± 6.05e-05
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)138.75580101° ± 2.17e-04
Mean Anomaly (M)73.83258480° ± 9.76e-05
Mean Motion (n)0.1203322698°/day ± 1.67e-08
Perihelion dist (q)2.12154883 AU ± 1.75e-06
Aphelion dist (Q)6.00509648 AU ± 1.83e-06
Orbital Period8.19087253 yr ± 1.14e-06
Orbit Solution
SourceJPL
Solution Date2026-07-06 12:12:37
RMS Residual0.627″
Uncertainty1
Orbit TypeJupiter-family Comet
MOID1.157420 AU
Observations Used161
Oppositions
Arc Total2017-2026
First Observation Used
Last Observation Used2026-07-04
Observations (36)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2017-06-23 09:55:31 C 17 44 21.880 -05 48 53.61 V F51
2017-06-23 10:11:12 C 17 44 21.334 -05 48 51.49 V F51
2017-06-23 10:26:54 C 17 44 20.785 -05 48 48.76 V F51
2017-06-23 10:42:32 C 17 44 20.286 -05 48 46.60 V F51
2019-01-06 07:40:14 C 03 56 27.072 +07 59 00.38 V F51
2019-01-06 07:59:32 C 03 56 27.026 +07 58 59.15 V F51
2019-01-06 08:18:47 C 03 56 26.965 +07 58 58.04 V F51
2019-01-06 08:38:04 C 03 56 26.921 +07 58 56.74 V F51
2019-01-10 07:25:52 C 03 56 29.068 +07 53 55.44 V F51
2019-01-10 07:42:28 C 03 56 29.114 +07 53 54.94 V F51
2019-01-10 07:59:03 C 03 56 29.119 +07 53 54.56 V F51
2019-01-10 08:15:48 C 03 56 29.143 +07 53 53.63 V F51
2026-07-03 00:41:26 C 00 43 36.61 +22 22 44.7 Z L27
2026-07-03 01:25:07 C 00 43 39.54 +22 23 04.3 Z L27
2026-07-03 02:59:47 B 00 43 46.11 +22 23 45.5 V Y87
2026-07-03 03:05:11 B 00 43 46.42 +22 23 50.1 V Y87
2026-07-03 03:10:26 B 00 43 46.41 +22 23 51.7 V Y87
2026-07-03 03:18:33 B 00 43 47.42 +22 23 55.8 V Y87
2026-07-03 03:22:38 B 00 43 47.55 +22 23 55.8 V Y87
2026-07-03 03:28:02 B 00 43 47.82 +22 24 01.2 V Y87
2026-07-04 00:33:34 C 00 45 14.46 +22 33 24.3 Z L27
2026-07-04 01:01:43 C 00 45 16.41 +22 33 37.0 Z L27
2026-07-04 01:33:25 C 00 45 18.56 +22 33 51.4 Z L27
2026-07-13 00:48:18 B 00 59 39.82 +24 04 52.9 X A71
2026-07-13 00:55:59 B 00 59 40.27 +24 04 56.7 X A71
2026-07-13 01:02:22 B 00 59 40.75 +24 04 57.4 X A71
2026-07-13 23:38:35 B 01 01 08.71 +24 13 56.9 X G00
2026-07-13 23:47:32 B 01 01 09.35 +24 14 01.0 X G00
2026-07-13 23:56:31 B 01 01 09.90 +24 14 05.5 X G00
2026-07-25 00:49:22 C 01 17 38.02 +25 50 02.4 Z L27
2026-07-25 01:12:14 C 01 17 39.41 +25 50 09.5 Z L27
2026-07-25 01:34:35 C 01 17 40.72 +25 50 17.1 Z L27
2026-07-25 13:03:00 C 01 18 21.523 +25 54 04.43 V T08
2026-07-25 13:18:31 C 01 18 22.380 +25 54 09.14 V T08
2026-07-25 13:23:07 C 01 18 22.656 +25 54 10.40 V T08
2026-07-25 13:30:31 C 01 18 23.090 +25 54 14.36 V T08