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
2018-08-22 21:01:47 C 21 40 01.27 -04 25 46.2 V C47
2018-08-22 21:38:15 C 21 40 00.00 -04 25 52.9 q 585
2018-08-22 21:39:16 C 21 39 59.94 -04 25 53.5 q 585
2018-08-22 21:40:17 C 21 39 59.95 -04 25 53.6 q 585
2018-08-22 21:41:18 C 21 39 59.92 -04 25 53.8 q 585
2018-08-22 21:42:20 C 21 39 59.88 -04 25 54.0 q 585
2018-08-22 21:43:21 C 21 39 59.85 -04 25 54.2 q 585
2018-08-22 21:44:22 C 21 39 59.74 -04 25 54.1 q 585
2018-08-22 21:45:24 C 21 39 59.78 -04 25 54.6 q 585
2018-08-22 21:46:24 C 21 39 59.75 -04 25 54.7 q 585
2018-08-22 21:47:26 C 21 39 59.72 -04 25 55.0 q 585
2018-08-22 21:48:27 C 21 39 59.68 -04 25 55.2 q 585
2018-08-22 21:49:28 C 21 39 59.64 -04 25 55.4 q 585
2018-08-23 09:51:37 C 21 39 36.85 -04 28 17.9 q E94
2018-08-23 09:58:28 C 21 39 36.65 -04 28 19.6 q E94
2018-08-23 11:15:56 C 21 39 34.12 -04 28 35.9 q E94
2018-08-23 11:22:53 C 21 39 33.87 -04 28 37.4 q E94
2018-08-23 12:39:04 C 21 39 31.35 -04 28 52.9 q E94
2018-08-23 12:45:56 C 21 39 31.07 -04 28 54.8 q E94
2018-08-27 23:56:49 C 21 36 08.79 -04 52 09.2 q 160
2018-08-28 00:00:52 C 21 36 08.65 -04 52 10.2 q 160
2018-08-28 00:04:56 C 21 36 08.51 -04 52 11.1 q 160
2018-08-29 00:12:42 C 21 35 23.75 -04 57 34.9 q 160
2018-08-29 00:16:45 C 21 35 23.63 -04 57 35.8 q 160
2018-08-29 00:20:47 C 21 35 23.48 -04 57 36.6 q 160
2018-08-30 04:29:34 C 21 34 31.83 -05 03 53.2 q W96
2018-08-30 05:15:45 C 21 34 30.33 -05 04 03.6 q W96
2018-08-30 23:21:53 C 21 33 57.62 -05 08 17.7 Q J38
2018-08-30 23:26:58 C 21 33 57.46 -05 08 18.9 Q J38
2018-08-30 23:42:14 C 21 33 56.95 -05 08 22.2 Q J38
2018-08-31 20:49:03 C 21 33 19.09 -05 13 13.8 Q B96
2018-08-31 20:53:45 C 21 33 18.92 -05 13 15.2 Q B96
2018-08-31 21:00:49 C 21 33 18.73 -05 13 16.7 Q B96
2018-08-31 23:01:58 C 21 33 15.02 -05 13 45.2 q K02
2018-08-31 23:11:43 C 21 33 14.75 -05 13 47.6 q K02
2018-08-31 23:22:43 C 21 33 14.39 -05 13 49.5 q K02
2018-08-31 23:54:29 C 21 33 13.39 -05 13 56.7 q C23
2018-08-31 23:59:52 C 21 33 13.24 -05 13 57.5 q C23
2018-09-01 00:06:21 C 21 33 13.05 -05 13 59.7 q C23
2018-09-01 06:59:05 C 21 33 00.81 -05 15 35.4 V 703
2018-09-01 07:06:42 C 21 33 00.57 -05 15 37.1 V 703
2018-09-01 07:14:19 C 21 33 00.32 -05 15 38.8 V 703
2018-09-01 07:21:55 C 21 33 00.09 -05 15 40.6 V 703
2018-09-01 20:35:41 C 21 32 36.79 -05 18 44.0 Q B96
2018-09-01 20:42:45 C 21 32 36.60 -05 18 45.5 Q B96
2018-09-01 20:47:28 C 21 32 36.44 -05 18 47.3 Q B96
2018-09-02 20:32:53 C 21 31 54.85 -05 24 19.6 Q B96
2018-09-02 20:37:37 C 21 31 54.70 -05 24 20.4 Q B96
2018-09-02 20:44:39 C 21 31 54.49 -05 24 21.7 Q B96
2018-09-03 10:52:10 C 21 31 29.83 -05 27 38.2 U T08