259P

⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2011-08-03 (JD 2455776.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.3413458272 ± 6.93e-07
Semi-major axis (a)2.7277925598 AU ± 5.68e-08
Inclination (i)15.89879077° ± 2.50e-05
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)51.96429705° ± 1.77e-04
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)256.58858487° ± 2.16e-04
Mean Anomaly (M)241.56426859° ± 6.51e-05
Mean Motion (n)0.2187696456°/day ± 6.83e-09
Perihelion dist (q)1.79667195 AU ± 1.89e-06
Aphelion dist (Q)3.65891317 AU ± 1.89e-06
Orbital Period4.50531554 yr ± 1.41e-07
Orbit Solution
SourceJPL
Solution Date2026-07-06 12:12:47
RMS Residual0.775″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeEncke-type Comet
MOID0.858698 AU
Observations Used71
Oppositions
Arc Total2008-2026
First Observation Used
Last Observation Used2026-07-04
Observations (47)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2011-02-03 12:52:38 C 10 12 25.692 +34 16 57.07 t 568
2011-02-03 13:04:45 C 10 12 25.225 +34 17 00.07 t 568
2011-02-05 10:33:34 C 10 10 41.877 +34 28 07.91 t 568
2011-02-05 10:44:22 C 10 10 41.424 +34 28 10.54 t 568
2012-04-14 03:41:32 C 14 03 07.055 -00 44 58.76 t I33
2012-04-14 03:51:45 C 14 03 06.602 -00 44 58.33 t I33
2012-04-15 12:18:35 C 14 01 41.515 -00 43 32.47 t 568
2012-04-15 12:24:07 C 14 01 41.249 -00 43 32.18 t 568
2012-04-15 12:40:47 C 14 01 40.513 -00 43 31.49 t 568
2017-04-26 08:37:27 C 19 54 24.699 -32 24 47.86 U I11
2017-04-26 08:39:45 C 19 54 24.867 -32 24 48.38 U I11
2017-04-26 08:42:02 C 19 54 25.051 -32 24 48.89 U I11
2017-04-26 08:44:19 C 19 54 25.244 -32 24 49.80 U I11
2017-04-26 08:46:35 C 19 54 25.408 -32 24 50.50 U I11
2017-04-26 08:48:52 C 19 54 25.603 -32 24 51.24 U I11
2017-04-26 08:51:08 C 19 54 25.790 -32 24 51.98 U I11
2017-04-29 07:53:55 C 20 00 10.080 -32 47 07.63 U I11
2017-04-29 07:56:11 C 20 00 10.270 -32 47 08.38 U I11
2017-04-29 07:58:27 C 20 00 10.462 -32 47 09.18 U I11
2017-04-29 08:00:44 C 20 00 10.627 -32 47 09.93 U I11
2017-04-29 08:03:00 C 20 00 10.793 -32 47 10.66 U I11
2017-04-29 08:05:16 C 20 00 10.980 -32 47 11.51 U I11
2017-04-29 08:07:33 C 20 00 11.164 -32 47 12.13 U I11
2017-07-18 14:33:38 C 21 24 32.81 -49 09 30.5 v Q62
2017-07-18 14:38:22 C 21 24 32.71 -49 09 32.7 v Q62
2017-07-18 14:43:05 C 21 24 32.62 -49 09 35.0 v Q62
2017-07-22 07:52:58 C 21 22 52.36 -49 49 02.6 q W88
2017-07-22 08:03:33 C 21 22 52.00 -49 49 06.1 q W88
2017-08-12 23:33:58 C 21 07 16.72 -51 26 51.5 q W96
2017-08-13 00:26:40 C 21 07 14.98 -51 26 49.4 q W96
2017-08-13 01:09:03 C 21 07 13.46 -51 26 46.8 q W96
2017-08-13 10:55:22 C 21 06 55.24 -51 26 11.4 v Q62
2017-08-13 10:58:59 C 21 06 55.13 -51 26 11.2 v Q62
2017-08-27 22:57:06 C 20 58 45.50 -50 08 30.8 q Y00
2017-08-27 23:14:06 C 20 58 45.32 -50 08 23.4 q Y00
2017-08-27 23:42:46 C 20 58 44.85 -50 08 13.9 q Y00
2017-09-21 07:04:31 C 21 02 43.269 -44 53 10.46 L F51
2017-09-21 07:15:41 C 21 02 43.521 -44 53 03.27 L F51
2017-09-21 07:26:53 C 21 02 43.800 -44 52 55.59 L F51
2017-09-21 07:38:01 C 21 02 44.031 -44 52 48.27 L F51
2026-07-04 19:20:34 B 20 43 47.45 -48 15 09.0 X 194
2026-07-04 19:29:30 B 20 43 47.40 -48 15 15.2 X 194
2026-07-04 19:38:21 B 20 43 47.48 -48 15 20.7 X 194
2026-07-12 04:34:25 C 20 41 23.321 -49 58 11.82 V W68
2026-07-12 05:25:27 C 20 41 22.046 -49 58 39.25 V W68
2026-07-12 05:28:41 C 20 41 22.022 -49 58 41.34 V W68
2026-07-12 05:35:11 C 20 41 21.890 -49 58 45.23 V W68