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
2018-12-05 16:43:02 C 22 10 01.30 -07 37 23.6 q 160
2018-12-05 16:47:03 C 22 10 01.54 -07 37 22.8 q 160
2018-12-05 16:51:03 C 22 10 01.78 -07 37 21.9 q 160
2018-12-05 17:02:45 C 22 10 02.54 -07 37 18.7 U L36
2018-12-05 17:11:41 C 22 10 03.09 -07 37 16.8 U L36
2018-12-05 17:20:41 C 22 10 03.55 -07 37 15.2 q 160
2018-12-05 17:22:51 C 22 10 03.73 -07 37 14.6 U L36
2018-12-05 17:24:42 C 22 10 03.79 -07 37 14.4 q 160
2018-12-05 17:28:45 C 22 10 04.05 -07 37 13.4 q 160
2018-12-06 18:29:20 C 22 11 35.47 -07 31 57.1 Q 212
2018-12-06 18:31:26 C 22 11 35.62 -07 31 56.5 Q 212
2018-12-06 18:33:32 C 22 11 35.74 -07 31 56.1 Q 212
2018-12-06 18:35:38 C 22 11 35.86 -07 31 55.7 Q 212
2018-12-06 18:37:42 C 22 11 36.01 -07 31 54.9 Q 212
2018-12-07 18:38:19 C 22 13 04.68 -07 26 42.7 Q C86
2018-12-07 18:42:21 C 22 13 04.94 -07 26 42.4 Q C86
2018-12-07 18:46:35 C 22 13 05.20 -07 26 42.0 Q C86
2018-12-07 19:36:59 C 22 13 08.24 -07 26 31.1 q K02
2018-12-07 19:48:47 C 22 13 08.97 -07 26 28.5 q K02
2018-12-07 20:00:10 C 22 13 09.72 -07 26 26.3 q K02
2018-12-08 06:04:50 C 22 13 47.24 -07 24 10.1 V T08
2018-12-08 06:09:31 C 22 13 47.52 -07 24 09.3 V T08
2018-12-08 06:13:31 C 22 13 47.81 -07 24 07.8 V T08
2018-12-08 06:18:12 C 22 13 48.05 -07 24 07.4 V T08
2018-12-08 06:23:33 C 22 13 48.41 -07 24 05.7 V T08
2018-12-08 06:28:15 C 22 13 48.67 -07 24 05.0 V T08
2018-12-08 06:34:20 C 22 13 49.06 -07 24 03.5 V T08
2018-12-08 06:39:43 C 22 13 49.36 -07 24 02.5 V T08
2018-12-08 11:07:48 C 22 14 06.05 -07 22 59.0 q Q68
2018-12-08 11:26:25 C 22 14 07.18 -07 22 55.0 q Q68
2018-12-08 16:55:01 C 22 14 27.75 -07 21 47.9 q 160
2018-12-08 17:00:56 C 22 14 28.11 -07 21 46.4 q 160
2018-12-08 17:06:50 C 22 14 28.44 -07 21 44.5 q 160
2018-12-09 02:06:31 C 22 15 02.59 -07 19 39.2 V 703
2018-12-09 02:14:52 C 22 15 03.12 -07 19 37.4 V 703
2018-12-09 02:23:12 C 22 15 03.68 -07 19 35.7 V 703
2018-12-09 02:31:32 C 22 15 04.20 -07 19 33.6 V 703
2018-12-09 17:21:52 C 22 15 59.76 -07 16 13.4 q 160
2018-12-09 17:29:40 C 22 16 00.24 -07 16 11.7 q 160
2018-12-09 17:37:29 C 22 16 00.73 -07 16 09.6 q 160
2018-12-10 06:07:33 C 22 16 48.19 -07 13 14.3 V T05
2018-12-10 06:19:35 C 22 16 48.91 -07 13 11.6 V T05
2018-12-10 06:30:55 C 22 16 49.64 -07 13 08.7 V T05
2018-12-10 06:43:01 C 22 16 50.35 -07 13 06.1 V T05
2018-12-11 17:41:36 C 22 19 04.27 -07 04 50.1 q 160
2018-12-11 17:46:53 C 22 19 04.60 -07 04 48.8 q 160
2018-12-11 17:52:09 C 22 19 04.91 -07 04 47.7 q 160
2018-12-12 01:13:47 C 22 19 33.31 -07 02 55.3 q I47
2018-12-12 01:36:33 C 22 19 34.72 -07 02 49.7 q I47
2018-12-12 05:46:42 C 22 19 51.00 -07 01 52.0 V T08