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
2018-09-29 20:40:11 C 21 19 54.14 -07 47 51.0 q L27
2018-09-30 18:03:22 C 21 19 48.40 -07 51 45.1 q A71
2018-09-30 18:10:17 C 21 19 48.36 -07 51 46.4 q A71
2018-09-30 18:17:14 C 21 19 48.33 -07 51 47.4 q A71
2018-09-30 19:12:20 C 21 19 48.04 -07 51 57.7 t L35
2018-09-30 19:28:56 C 21 19 47.96 -07 52 00.7 t L35
2018-09-30 19:49:16 C 21 19 47.86 -07 52 04.3 t L35
2018-09-30 20:06:38 C 21 19 47.78 -07 52 07.4 t L35
2018-10-01 16:49:41 C 21 19 43.59 -07 55 46.6 q C97
2018-10-01 16:51:53 C 21 19 43.52 -07 55 47.7 q C97
2018-10-01 16:56:15 C 21 19 43.51 -07 55 48.0 q C97
2018-10-01 17:33:00 C 21 19 43.50 -07 55 56.3 q 585
2018-10-01 17:34:02 C 21 19 43.52 -07 55 56.4 q 585
2018-10-01 17:35:03 C 21 19 43.54 -07 55 56.2 q 585
2018-10-01 17:36:04 C 21 19 43.50 -07 55 56.8 q 585
2018-10-01 17:37:06 C 21 19 43.51 -07 55 57.2 q 585
2018-10-01 17:40:09 C 21 19 43.48 -07 55 57.6 q 585
2018-10-01 17:41:10 C 21 19 43.49 -07 55 57.7 q 585
2018-10-01 17:42:12 C 21 19 43.51 -07 55 58.1 q 585
2018-10-01 17:43:13 C 21 19 43.49 -07 55 58.3 q 585
2018-10-01 17:44:14 C 21 19 43.48 -07 55 58.2 q 585
2018-10-01 17:45:16 C 21 19 43.45 -07 55 58.4 q 585
2018-10-01 17:47:17 C 21 19 43.46 -07 55 58.7 q 585
2018-10-01 17:48:19 C 21 19 43.52 -07 55 58.1 q 585
2018-10-01 17:49:20 C 21 19 43.45 -07 55 59.1 q 585
2018-10-01 21:14:55 C 21 19 42.77 -07 56 35.4 q 958
2018-10-01 21:30:49 C 21 19 42.72 -07 56 38.0 q 958
2018-10-01 21:46:43 C 21 19 42.69 -07 56 39.7 q 958
2018-10-02 07:21:36 C 21 19 41.277 -07 58 19.09 U F52
2018-10-02 07:40:32 C 21 19 41.205 -07 58 22.58 U F52
2018-10-02 07:59:31 C 21 19 41.143 -07 58 25.56 U F52
2018-10-02 08:18:25 C 21 19 41.073 -07 58 29.14 U F52
2018-10-02 23:02:47 C 21 19 39.50 -08 01 01.3 U G40
2018-10-02 23:18:09 C 21 19 39.47 -08 01 03.8 U G40
2018-10-03 11:01:20 C 21 19 38.87 -08 03 03.0 u 367
2018-10-03 11:03:40 C 21 19 38.86 -08 03 03.3 u 367
2018-10-03 11:07:45 C 21 19 38.85 -08 03 04.1 u 367
2018-10-03 19:55:57 C 21 19 38.46 -08 04 32.9 q C23
2018-10-03 20:04:35 C 21 19 38.46 -08 04 34.4 q C23
2018-10-03 20:12:08 C 21 19 38.46 -08 04 35.9 q C23
2018-10-04 21:28:03 C 21 19 38.77 -08 08 43.6 q I81
2018-10-04 21:38:29 C 21 19 38.79 -08 08 45.1 q I81
2018-10-04 21:46:50 C 21 19 38.79 -08 08 46.7 q I81
2018-10-04 22:39:18 C 21 19 38.73 -08 08 55.0 q K02
2018-10-04 22:47:50 C 21 19 38.73 -08 08 56.5 q K02
2018-10-04 22:56:27 C 21 19 38.76 -08 08 57.5 q K02
2018-10-05 21:49:33 C 21 19 40.74 -08 12 34.4 q 585
2018-10-05 21:50:34 C 21 19 40.77 -08 12 34.9 q 585
2018-10-05 21:51:35 C 21 19 40.75 -08 12 34.8 q 585
2018-10-05 21:52:36 C 21 19 40.72 -08 12 35.2 q 585