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
2018-10-05 21:53:37 C 21 19 40.75 -08 12 34.9 q 585
2018-10-05 21:55:40 C 21 19 40.77 -08 12 35.7 q 585
2018-10-05 21:56:41 C 21 19 40.73 -08 12 35.7 q 585
2018-10-05 21:57:42 C 21 19 40.73 -08 12 36.5 q 585
2018-10-05 21:58:44 C 21 19 40.78 -08 12 36.2 q 585
2018-10-05 21:59:45 C 21 19 40.79 -08 12 36.6 q 585
2018-10-05 22:00:46 C 21 19 40.77 -08 12 36.3 q 585
2018-10-05 22:01:48 C 21 19 40.75 -08 12 36.4 q 585
2018-10-05 22:02:49 C 21 19 40.78 -08 12 36.8 q 585
2018-10-05 22:03:50 C 21 19 40.72 -08 12 37.4 q 585
2018-10-05 22:04:52 C 21 19 40.77 -08 12 36.7 q 585
2018-10-05 22:05:52 C 21 19 40.76 -08 12 37.1 q 585
2018-10-05 22:06:54 C 21 19 40.77 -08 12 37.1 q 585
2018-10-06 11:47:19 C 21 19 43.02 -08 14 37.8 q 323
2018-10-06 12:21:16 C 21 19 43.02 -08 14 43.1 q 323
2018-10-06 19:54:27 C 21 19 44.24 -08 15 58.9 q C36
2018-10-06 19:58:01 C 21 19 44.27 -08 15 59.0 q C36
2018-10-06 20:10:22 C 21 19 44.28 -08 16 00.1 q C36
2018-10-06 22:05:41 C 21 19 44.68 -08 16 17.9 U A16
2018-10-06 22:14:53 C 21 19 44.70 -08 16 19.8 U A16
2018-10-06 22:55:32 C 21 19 44.77 -08 16 26.0 U A16
2018-10-07 13:03:31 C 21 19 47.89 -08 18 31.4 q Q11
2018-10-07 13:15:48 C 21 19 47.91 -08 18 33.3 q Q11
2018-10-07 13:28:09 C 21 19 47.97 -08 18 34.7 q Q11
2018-10-08 21:20:14 C 21 19 57.24 -08 23 10.9 V K83
2018-10-08 21:50:36 C 21 19 57.37 -08 23 15.2 V K83
2018-10-09 19:23:51 C 21 20 05.47 -08 26 13.2 q K81
2018-10-09 20:00:16 C 21 20 05.69 -08 26 18.0 q K81
2018-10-09 20:36:45 C 21 20 05.87 -08 26 22.7 q K81
2018-10-09 21:06:14 C 21 20 06.13 -08 26 27.4 q K02
2018-10-09 21:14:15 C 21 20 06.11 -08 26 28.2 q K81
2018-10-09 21:16:00 C 21 20 06.21 -08 26 29.1 q K02
2018-10-09 21:28:16 C 21 20 06.26 -08 26 31.0 q K02
2018-10-09 21:51:31 C 21 20 06.30 -08 26 32.8 q K81
2018-10-10 18:07:37 C 21 20 15.55 -08 29 14.8 q A71
2018-10-10 18:21:29 C 21 20 15.66 -08 29 16.4 q A71
2018-10-10 18:34:11 C 21 20 15.77 -08 29 18.6 Q B96
2018-10-10 18:38:52 C 21 20 15.79 -08 29 19.3 Q B96
2018-10-10 18:48:17 C 21 20 15.83 -08 29 20.5 Q B96
2018-10-10 19:38:00 C 21 20 16.14 -08 29 26.4 Q B96
2018-10-10 19:43:13 C 21 20 16.14 -08 29 27.2 q 585
2018-10-10 19:44:13 C 21 20 16.14 -08 29 27.3 q 585
2018-10-10 19:45:14 C 21 20 16.16 -08 29 27.4 q 585
2018-10-10 19:46:16 C 21 20 16.16 -08 29 27.5 q 585
2018-10-10 19:47:17 C 21 20 16.20 -08 29 27.6 q 585
2018-10-10 19:48:19 C 21 20 16.13 -08 29 28.2 q 585
2018-10-10 19:49:19 C 21 20 16.20 -08 29 28.1 q 585
2018-10-10 19:50:20 C 21 20 16.18 -08 29 28.1 q 585
2018-10-10 19:51:22 C 21 20 16.20 -08 29 28.2 q 585
2018-10-10 19:52:23 C 21 20 16.20 -08 29 28.3 q 585