43P

⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2019-12-08 (JD 2458825.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.4441780746
Semi-major axis (a)4.2978569077 AU
Inclination (i)9.52651276°
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)244.81945321°
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)223.73098180°
Mean Anomaly (M)131.47413722°
Mean Motion (n)0.1107101003°/day
Perihelion dist (q)2.38784680 AU
Aphelion dist (Q)6.20310368 AU
Orbital Period8.90276751 yr
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-04-18
RMS Residual0.359″
Uncertainty
Orbit TypeJupiter-family Comet
MOID1.415696 AU
Observations Used42
Oppositions
Arc Total2026-2026
First Observation Used
Last Observation Used2026-03-07
Observations (5759)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
1997-07-19 18:44:28 C 04 21 25.36 +29 37 47.2 367
1997-07-19 18:47:58 C 04 21 25.79 +29 37 47.6 367
1997-08-04 01:58:59 C 05 09 34.07 +29 25 31.8 557
1997-08-05 01:36:33 C 05 12 41.59 +29 22 21.5 118
1997-08-05 01:46:39 C 05 12 42.92 +29 22 20.2 118
1997-08-08 01:45:02 C 05 22 14.17 +29 10 45.7 118
1997-08-08 01:51:10 C 05 22 14.98 +29 10 44.5 118
1997-08-08 02:08:01 C 05 22 17.17 +29 10 41.7 118
1997-08-08 02:11:29 C 05 22 17.65 +29 10 41.0 118
1997-08-08 04:27:01 C 05 22 35.76 +29 10 16.9 954
1997-08-08 04:37:05 C 05 22 37.10 +29 10 15.2 954
1997-08-08 04:48:25 C 05 22 38.60 +29 10 13.2 954
1997-08-10 01:39:22 C 05 28 34.17 +29 01 30.6 118
1997-08-10 01:47:34 C 05 28 35.25 +29 01 28.7 118
1997-08-10 01:55:17 C 05 28 36.29 +29 01 27.3 118
1997-08-16 19:03:56 C 05 49 50.92 +28 20 59.0 367
1997-08-16 19:06:25 C 05 49 51.23 +28 20 58.3 367
1997-08-16 19:08:55 C 05 49 51.58 +28 20 57.9 367
1997-08-22 01:38:01 C 06 06 24.29 +27 39 04.4 118
1997-08-22 01:44:49 C 06 06 25.16 +27 39 01.8 118
1997-08-22 01:54:47 C 06 06 26.43 +27 38 58.4 118
1997-08-26 02:42:51 C 06 18 58.78 +27 00 58.0 118
1997-08-26 02:46:39 C 06 18 59.23 +27 00 56.4 118
1997-08-28 19:22:45 C 06 27 17.11 +26 32 42.3 360
1997-08-28 19:26:15 C 06 27 17.52 +26 32 40.8 360
1997-09-02 19:22:29 C 06 42 29.87 +25 34 22.0 867
1997-09-02 19:25:30 C 06 42 30.23 +25 34 20.4 867
1997-09-03 17:03:04 C 06 45 13.01 +25 22 59.8 897
1997-09-03 17:13:43 C 06 45 14.38 +25 22 54.5 897
1997-09-03 17:18:00 C 06 45 14.85 +25 22 52.2 897
1997-09-04 03:07:56 C 06 46 28.59 +25 17 38.2 118
1997-09-04 03:13:07 C 06 46 29.23 +25 17 35.4 118
1997-09-04 03:17:23 C 06 46 29.77 +25 17 33.2 118
1997-09-06 02:19:06 C 06 52 21.05 +24 51 51.3 118
1997-09-06 02:29:29 C 06 52 22.33 +24 51 45.3 118
1997-09-06 02:37:03 C 06 52 23.25 +24 51 41.1 118
1997-09-08 02:59:02 C 06 58 21.27 +24 24 04.2 118
1997-09-08 03:05:47 C 06 58 22.11 +24 24 00.2 118
1997-09-10 19:07:59 C 07 06 11.06 +23 45 40.1 360
1997-09-10 19:22:29 C 07 06 12.81 +23 45 31.2 360
1997-09-17 02:07:54 C 07 24 11.93 +22 07 26.3 118
1997-09-17 02:18:09 C 07 24 13.10 +22 07 19.6 118
1997-09-21 01:56:03 C 07 35 18.45 +20 59 46.5 118
1997-09-21 02:02:41 C 07 35 19.21 +20 59 41.7 118
1997-09-29 18:00:12 C 07 58 29.26 +18 19 48.7 900
1997-09-29 18:13:21 C 07 58 30.70 +18 19 37.8 900
1997-09-30 16:57:03 C 08 00 57.57 +18 01 09.6 897
1997-09-30 17:19:34 C 08 01 00.01 +18 00 50.6 897
1997-10-01 09:18:58 C 08 02 42.65 +17 47 45.8 758
1997-10-01 09:21:02 C 08 02 42.87 +17 47 43.8 758