78P

⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2016-01-21 (JD 2457408.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.4611833286 ± 9.95e-08
Semi-major axis (a)3.7374830666 AU ± 6.30e-08
Inclination (i)6.25032147° ± 4.77e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)210.55899221° ± 3.97e-05
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)192.73377389° ± 4.80e-05
Mean Anomaly (M)200.64643491° ± 1.31e-05
Mean Motion (n)0.1364065495°/day ± 3.45e-09
Perihelion dist (q)2.01381819 AU ± 3.73e-07
Aphelion dist (Q)5.46114795 AU ± 3.83e-07
Orbital Period7.22565219 yr ± 1.83e-07
Orbit Solution
SourceJPL
Solution Date2026-03-07 15:22:14
RMS Residual0.611″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeJupiter-family Comet
MOID1.022970 AU
Observations Used6064
Oppositions
Arc Total2011-2026
First Observation Used
Last Observation Used2026-01-25
Observations (8664)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
1998-04-20 11:23:02 C 07 11 24.69 +16 16 28.5 867
1998-04-20 11:24:18 C 07 11 24.63 +16 16 27.9 402
1998-04-20 11:27:17 C 07 11 24.83 +16 16 27.8 402
1998-04-20 11:33:01 C 07 11 25.22 +16 16 28.4 867
1998-04-20 11:47:02 C 07 11 25.92 +16 16 27.8 867
1999-02-12 08:55:57 C 11 50 01.27 -04 22 38.4 693
1999-02-12 09:01:50 C 11 50 01.19 -04 22 37.4 693
1999-02-12 09:07:41 C 11 50 01.07 -04 22 37.0 693
1999-04-12 08:18:35 C 11 15 15.27 +00 02 44.7 693
1999-04-12 08:24:26 C 11 15 15.20 +00 02 45.5 693
2004-05-12 09:09:31 C 23 57 18.90 +03 56 54.9 r I05
2004-05-12 09:11:26 C 23 57 19.04 +03 56 55.1 r I05
2004-05-12 09:13:20 C 23 57 19.15 +03 56 56.3 r I05
2004-05-13 08:58:00 C 23 59 01.72 +04 07 37.2 r I05
2004-05-13 09:01:53 C 23 59 02.05 +04 07 39.6 r I05
2004-06-14 18:02:18 C 00 55 12.35 +09 48 18.8 m 349
2004-06-14 18:05:43 C 00 55 12.60 +09 48 20.5 m 349
2004-06-14 18:09:06 C 00 55 12.85 +09 48 22.0 m 349
2004-06-17 07:50:37 C 00 59 40.79 +10 14 03.4 r I05
2004-06-17 07:52:57 C 00 59 40.99 +10 14 04.4 r I05
2004-06-17 08:02:22 C 00 59 41.66 +10 14 08.4 r I05
2004-06-20 02:08:19 C 01 04 28.34 +10 41 11.3 c J76
2004-06-20 02:09:42 C 01 04 28.51 +10 41 11.6 c J76
2004-06-20 02:11:04 C 01 04 28.61 +10 41 11.9 c J76
2004-06-23 17:46:34 C 01 10 48.05 +11 16 29.1 m 349
2004-06-23 17:48:17 C 01 10 48.16 +11 16 29.9 m 349
2004-06-23 17:50:00 C 01 10 48.28 +11 16 31.0 m 349
2004-06-27 02:41:16 C 01 16 37.74 +11 48 23.3 r 939
2004-06-27 02:47:57 C 01 16 38.21 +11 48 26.0 r 939
2004-06-27 02:54:48 C 01 16 38.69 +11 48 28.9 r 939
2004-07-02 17:44:09 C 01 26 19.37 +12 40 01.8 m 349
2004-07-02 17:45:52 C 01 26 19.51 +12 40 02.7 m 349
2004-07-02 17:47:34 C 01 26 19.62 +12 40 03.5 m 349
2004-07-04 02:14:28 C 01 28 38.84 +12 52 08.0 r 939
2004-07-04 02:21:09 C 01 28 39.36 +12 52 10.6 r 939
2004-07-04 02:27:50 C 01 28 39.88 +12 52 13.0 r 939
2004-07-06 17:34:47 C 01 33 10.14 +13 15 20.7 m 349
2004-07-06 17:36:59 C 01 33 10.30 +13 15 21.5 m 349
2004-07-06 17:39:10 C 01 33 10.46 +13 15 22.6 m 349
2004-07-11 09:32:17 C 01 41 06.97 +13 55 02.8 c 704
2004-07-11 09:48:44 C 01 41 08.08 +13 55 07.2 c 704
2004-07-11 10:04:21 C 01 41 09.16 +13 55 13.5 c 704
2004-07-11 10:19:17 C 01 41 10.30 +13 55 19.2 c 704
2004-07-13 01:34:39 C 01 43 56.60 +14 08 47.8 c 939
2004-07-13 01:41:38 C 01 43 57.10 +14 08 50.3 c 939
2004-07-13 01:48:35 C 01 43 57.61 +14 08 52.7 c 939
2004-07-14 01:38:46 C 01 45 38.29 +14 16 56.9 c 939
2004-07-14 01:45:44 C 01 45 38.79 +14 16 59.3 c 939
2004-07-14 01:53:10 C 01 45 39.32 +14 17 01.8 c 939
2004-07-17 01:49:46 C 01 50 41.79 +14 40 50.4 r A18