240P

⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2023-12-31 (JD 2460309.5)
Eccentricity (e)
Semi-major axis (a)— AU
Inclination (i)—°
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)—°
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)—°
Mean Anomaly (M)—°
Mean Motion (n)0.1298410552°/day
Perihelion dist (q)2.12341650 AU
Aphelion dist (Q)5.60145661 AU
Orbital Period7.59102182 yr
Orbit Solution
SourceMPC
Solution Date
RMS Residual—″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeJupiter-family Comet
MOID1.139600 AU
Observations Used23
Oppositions
Arc Total2017-2026
First Observation Used
Last Observation Used2026-01-11
Observations (7587)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2002-10-05 07:39:58 C 03 06 56.05 -12 27 01.3 z 704
2002-10-05 08:21:52 C 03 06 55.17 -12 27 05.5 z 704
2002-10-05 08:43:14 C 03 06 54.72 -12 27 06.8 z 704
2002-10-05 09:04:07 C 03 06 54.30 -12 27 10.2 z 704
2002-10-05 09:58:09 C 03 06 53.02 -12 27 14.2 c 699
2002-10-05 10:23:18 C 03 06 52.51 -12 27 17.0 c 699
2002-10-05 10:48:30 C 03 06 51.96 -12 27 18.2 c 699
2002-10-05 11:13:38 C 03 06 51.35 -12 27 21.3 c 699
2002-10-29 07:02:13 C 02 49 35.92 -12 33 41.1 z 704
2002-10-29 07:27:08 C 02 49 34.95 -12 33 38.8 z 704
2002-10-29 07:52:07 C 02 49 33.99 -12 33 37.2 z 704
2002-11-05 07:14:53 C 02 43 07.82 -12 11 08.7 644
2002-11-05 07:48:44 C 02 43 06.46 -12 11 02.9 644
2002-11-05 08:45:26 C 02 43 04.16 -12 10 52.9 644
2002-12-06 03:10:56 C 02 18 49.22 -07 58 49.6 c 699
2002-12-06 03:36:21 C 02 18 48.55 -07 58 37.3 c 699
2002-12-06 04:01:52 C 02 18 48.01 -07 58 25.4 c 699
2002-12-06 04:27:18 C 02 18 47.42 -07 58 12.3 c 699
2002-12-06 07:39:38 C 02 18 43.11 -07 56 40.0 o 644
2002-12-06 08:09:34 C 02 18 42.46 -07 56 25.7 o 644
2002-12-06 08:39:51 C 02 18 41.77 -07 56 10.4 o 644
2002-12-07 04:06:14 C 02 18 17.91 -07 46 37.0 c 644
2002-12-07 04:34:50 C 02 18 17.29 -07 46 22.8 c 644
2002-12-07 05:05:40 C 02 18 16.64 -07 46 07.7 c 644
2002-12-08 01:44:43 C 02 17 52.20 -07 35 51.7 m 333
2002-12-08 01:50:49 C 02 17 52.18 -07 35 47.8 m 333
2002-12-08 01:57:12 C 02 17 51.99 -07 35 45.4 m 333
2002-12-08 04:34:59 C 02 17 48.94 -07 34 28.6 c 926
2002-12-08 04:48:43 C 02 17 48.56 -07 34 19.3 c 926
2002-12-08 05:03:40 C 02 17 48.20 -07 34 11.3 c 926
2002-12-08 18:21:12 C 02 17 33.23 -07 27 29.8 c 246
2002-12-08 18:25:06 C 02 17 33.19 -07 27 28.3 c 246
2002-12-08 18:27:11 C 02 17 33.14 -07 27 27.1 c 246
2002-12-08 18:29:02 C 02 17 33.12 -07 27 26.1 c 246
2002-12-08 18:31:00 C 02 17 33.08 -07 27 24.9 c 246
2002-12-09 03:28:03 C 02 17 23.14 -07 22 53.3 c 926
2002-12-09 03:29:19 C 02 17 23.05 -07 22 52.5 c 858
2002-12-09 03:35:02 C 02 17 22.97 -07 22 49.8 c 858
2002-12-09 03:40:45 C 02 17 22.91 -07 22 46.7 c 858
2002-12-09 03:44:11 C 02 17 22.87 -07 22 45.0 c 926
2002-12-09 03:57:10 C 02 17 22.51 -07 22 38.6 c 926
2002-12-10 14:03:31 C 02 16 46.63 -07 05 09.8 300
2002-12-10 14:31:12 C 02 16 46.16 -07 04 51.9 300
2002-12-13 21:41:10 C 02 15 35.38 -06 23 11.0 c 204
2002-12-13 21:46:32 C 02 15 35.32 -06 23 08.2 c 204
2002-12-13 21:49:33 C 02 15 35.26 -06 23 06.3 c 204
2002-12-13 21:55:00 C 02 15 35.18 -06 23 03.9 c 204
2002-12-13 22:04:33 C 02 15 35.01 -06 22 57.8 c 204
2002-12-13 22:06:45 C 02 15 35.01 -06 22 57.1 c 204
2002-12-13 22:08:58 C 02 15 34.98 -06 22 55.6 c 204