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
2018-09-15 10:08:50 C 21 24 21.71 -06 35 07.3 U T08
2018-09-15 10:11:33 C 21 24 21.64 -06 35 07.7 U T08
2018-09-15 10:23:14 C 21 24 21.39 -06 35 10.6 U T08
2018-09-15 10:25:54 C 21 24 21.34 -06 35 11.0 U T08
2018-09-15 20:15:57 C 21 24 09.78 -06 37 29.9 q K77
2018-09-15 20:28:20 C 21 24 09.55 -06 37 32.5 q K77
2018-09-15 22:20:14 C 21 24 07.25 -06 37 56.7 Q J01
2018-09-15 22:25:38 C 21 24 07.17 -06 37 57.5 Q J01
2018-09-15 22:30:56 C 21 24 07.04 -06 37 58.5 Q J01
2018-09-16 10:23:09 C 21 23 53.30 -06 40 35.0 q Q68
2018-09-16 11:03:54 C 21 23 52.48 -06 40 44.4 q Q68
2018-09-16 22:19:54 C 21 23 39.56 -06 43 24.7 q C23
2018-09-16 22:26:08 C 21 23 39.42 -06 43 25.9 q C23
2018-09-16 22:32:22 C 21 23 39.29 -06 43 27.6 q C23
2018-09-17 09:50:59 C 21 23 26.68 -06 45 59.1 U T05
2018-09-17 10:05:32 C 21 23 26.38 -06 46 02.5 U T05
2018-09-17 10:19:54 C 21 23 26.12 -06 46 05.7 U T05
2018-09-17 10:34:21 C 21 23 25.82 -06 46 08.9 U T05
2018-09-17 10:43:14 C 21 23 25.96 -06 46 12.2 q D95
2018-09-17 10:49:31 C 21 23 25.84 -06 46 13.6 q D95
2018-09-17 10:53:43 C 21 23 25.75 -06 46 14.6 q D95
2018-09-17 11:21:59 C 21 23 25.25 -06 46 20.5 u 367
2018-09-17 11:26:05 C 21 23 25.16 -06 46 21.6 u 367
2018-09-17 11:30:09 C 21 23 25.09 -06 46 22.4 u 367
2018-09-17 15:48:31 C 21 23 20.08 -06 47 14.3 q Q68
2018-09-17 16:13:16 C 21 23 19.59 -06 47 19.7 q Q68
2018-09-17 19:04:37 C 21 23 16.99 -06 48 05.0 q A77
2018-09-17 19:18:09 C 21 23 16.72 -06 48 08.2 q A77
2018-09-17 19:31:46 C 21 23 16.46 -06 48 11.3 q A77
2018-09-18 00:55:29 C 21 23 10.32 -06 49 22.9 o G40
2018-09-18 01:20:17 C 21 23 09.90 -06 49 28.6 o G40
2018-09-18 10:48:02 C 21 23 00.24 -06 51 30.1 q Q68
2018-09-18 11:27:50 C 21 22 59.48 -06 51 39.3 q Q68
2018-09-19 05:59:52 C 21 22 40.44 -06 55 46.8 q W96
2018-09-19 06:38:22 C 21 22 39.81 -06 55 55.5 q W96
2018-09-19 09:26:20 C 21 22 37.20 -06 56 36.4 U T08
2018-09-19 09:40:51 C 21 22 36.98 -06 56 39.4 U T08
2018-09-19 09:42:53 C 21 22 36.90 -06 56 40.2 U T08
2018-09-19 09:44:32 C 21 22 37.15 -06 56 35.7 q Q68
2018-09-19 09:55:20 C 21 22 36.69 -06 56 42.8 U T08
2018-09-19 09:57:25 C 21 22 36.67 -06 56 43.3 U T08
2018-09-19 10:09:48 C 21 22 36.41 -06 56 45.6 U T08
2018-09-19 10:11:51 C 21 22 36.42 -06 56 46.3 U T08
2018-09-19 10:22:09 C 21 22 36.51 -06 56 50.3 q D95
2018-09-19 10:23:40 C 21 22 36.45 -06 56 44.3 q Q68
2018-09-19 10:26:18 C 21 22 36.18 -06 56 49.6 U T08
2018-09-19 10:28:20 C 21 22 36.40 -06 56 51.8 q D95
2018-09-19 10:34:33 C 21 22 36.28 -06 56 52.8 q D95
2018-09-19 20:58:41 C 21 22 26.26 -06 59 10.1 Q J01
2018-09-19 21:09:00 C 21 22 26.07 -06 59 12.8 Q J01