Wolf-Harrington (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 (5771)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2016-12-16 08:53:57 C 12 01 48.16 -18 05 32.6 – U W97
2016-12-17 04:46:07 C 12 02 50.00 -18 17 59.7 – w J01
2016-12-17 04:58:56 C 12 02 50.64 -18 18 07.5 – w J01
2016-12-17 05:03:16 C 12 02 50.87 -18 18 10.0 – w J01
2016-12-23 06:53:15 C 12 10 01.00 -19 46 08.0 – U W96
2016-12-23 07:14:08 C 12 10 01.94 -19 46 20.3 – U W96
2016-12-23 07:36:34 C 12 10 02.94 -19 46 33.3 – U W96
2016-12-24 04:44:04 C 12 11 00.57 -19 58 54.9 – d A77
2016-12-24 04:54:22 C 12 11 01.04 -19 59 02.9 – d A77
2016-12-24 05:22:11 C 12 11 02.24 -19 59 18.2 – d A77
2016-12-24 05:24:42 C 12 11 02.34 -19 59 20.0 – d A77
2016-12-27 04:24:18 C 12 14 07.76 -20 39 47.2 – q K02
2016-12-27 04:31:55 C 12 14 07.98 -20 39 51.4 – q K02
2016-12-27 04:39:35 C 12 14 08.36 -20 39 55.7 – q K02
2016-12-27 06:47:30 C 12 14 13.90 -20 41 01.4 – q W96
2016-12-27 07:10:08 C 12 14 14.85 -20 41 14.3 – q W96
2016-12-27 17:07:45 C 12 14 39.60 -20 46 47.8 – r Q62
2016-12-27 17:27:17 C 12 14 40.39 -20 46 58.5 – r Q62
2016-12-27 20:07:30 C 12 14 46.93 -20 48 32.6 – q Q11
2016-12-27 20:12:40 C 12 14 47.17 -20 48 35.9 – q Q11
2016-12-27 20:14:43 C 12 14 47.22 -20 48 37.0 – q Q11
2016-12-28 04:24:04 C 12 15 07.30 -20 53 08.5 – w J01
2016-12-28 04:38:29 C 12 15 07.84 -20 53 16.8 – q A77
2016-12-28 04:39:56 C 12 15 07.94 -20 53 17.1 – w J01
2016-12-28 04:50:26 C 12 15 08.34 -20 53 22.9 – w J01
2016-12-28 05:13:50 C 12 15 09.21 -20 53 37.0 – q A77
2016-12-28 05:50:14 C 12 15 10.60 -20 53 56.5 – q A77
2016-12-28 06:48:48 C 12 15 13.01 -20 54 27.9 – q J22
2016-12-28 06:55:40 C 12 15 13.31 -20 54 31.4 – q J22
2016-12-28 06:57:55 C 12 15 13.41 -20 54 33.4 – q J22
2016-12-28 10:11:55 C 12 15 21.45 -20 56 20.8 – q W25
2016-12-28 10:21:51 C 12 15 21.81 -20 56 26.3 – q W25
2016-12-29 18:42:59 C 12 16 39.13 -21 14 07.7 – m 372
2016-12-29 18:52:36 C 12 16 39.49 -21 14 12.8 – m 372
2016-12-30 19:01:31 C 12 17 35.28 -21 27 15.9 – u D81
2016-12-30 19:05:57 C 12 17 35.33 -21 27 16.7 – u D81
2016-12-30 19:10:19 C 12 17 35.46 -21 27 19.4 – u D81
2016-12-31 05:06:11 C 12 17 57.80 -21 32 38.6 – q A77
2016-12-31 05:09:12 C 12 17 57.99 -21 32 40.1 – w J01
2016-12-31 05:30:27 C 12 17 58.79 -21 32 51.4 – w J01
2016-12-31 05:57:07 C 12 17 59.68 -21 33 05.9 – q A77
2016-12-31 06:07:32 C 12 18 00.18 -21 33 10.9 – w J01
2016-12-31 10:54:44 C 12 18 10.89 -21 35 43.1 – q W25
2016-12-31 11:04:56 C 12 18 11.17 -21 35 48.5 – q W25
2017-01-01 05:06:38 C 12 18 50.83 -21 45 22.0 – q 215
2017-01-01 05:08:29 C 12 18 50.90 -21 45 22.9 – q 215
2017-01-01 05:10:20 C 12 18 50.95 -21 45 23.2 – q 215
2017-01-02 05:08:09 C 12 19 42.33 -21 57 54.9 – q K02
2017-01-02 05:17:03 C 12 19 42.54 -21 57 58.7 – q K02
2017-01-02 18:46:31 C 12 20 10.84 -22 04 56.4 – q Q21