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
2021-04-08 14:56:55 C 12 07 15.67 -04 17 05.4 q D29
2021-04-08 15:17:18 C 12 07 15.18 -04 17 01.3 q D29
2021-04-10 08:55:04 C 12 06 17.530 -04 09 13.42 U F51
2021-04-10 09:12:45 C 12 06 17.143 -04 09 09.33 U F51
2021-04-10 09:30:22 C 12 06 16.722 -04 09 06.20 U F51
2021-04-10 09:48:06 C 12 06 16.297 -04 09 03.05 U F51
2021-04-14 07:42:34 C 12 04 11.540 -03 51 50.92 U F52
2021-04-14 08:03:46 C 12 04 11.070 -03 51 47.27 U F52
2025-04-25 10:31:31 C 20 31 04.004 -12 21 26.53 V V00
2025-04-25 10:40:32 C 20 31 04.238 -12 21 24.84 V V00
2025-04-25 10:49:31 C 20 31 04.472 -12 21 23.47 V V00
2025-04-25 10:58:29 C 20 31 04.678 -12 21 21.89 V V00
2025-05-09 09:10:55 B 20 38 30.13 -11 25 57.1 X X03
2025-05-09 09:24:27 B 20 38 30.37 -11 25 55.2 X X03
2025-05-09 09:36:55 B 20 38 30.58 -11 25 53.2 X X03
2025-05-09 09:49:23 B 20 38 30.79 -11 25 51.1 X X03
2025-05-09 10:01:50 B 20 38 31.00 -11 25 49.0 X X03
2025-05-09 14:00:26 C 20 38 35.404 -11 25 14.29 X F52
2025-05-09 14:10:31 C 20 38 35.609 -11 25 12.45 X F52
2025-05-09 14:20:35 C 20 38 35.757 -11 25 11.03 X F52
2025-05-09 14:30:39 C 20 38 35.957 -11 25 09.29 X F52
2025-05-31 01:04:19 C 20 44 11.03 -10 15 27.8 q 215
2025-05-31 01:08:03 C 20 44 11.07 -10 15 27.5 q 215
2025-05-31 01:11:47 C 20 44 11.11 -10 15 26.9 q 215
2025-06-03 01:37:32 C 20 44 19.534 -10 07 45.66 V M22
2025-06-03 01:41:29 C 20 44 19.512 -10 07 44.69 V M22
2025-06-03 01:50:37 C 20 44 19.500 -10 07 43.82 V M22
2025-06-03 02:22:39 C 20 44 19.495 -10 07 39.94 V M22
2025-06-04 13:32:14 C 20 44 19.950 -10 04 16.38 X F52
2025-06-04 13:49:45 C 20 44 19.929 -10 04 14.67 X F52
2025-06-04 14:07:14 C 20 44 19.903 -10 04 12.96 X F52
2025-06-04 14:24:45 C 20 44 19.989 -10 04 11.43 X F52
2025-06-18 09:59:17 C 20 42 22.093 -09 40 07.57 V V00
2025-06-18 10:07:20 C 20 42 22.039 -09 40 07.28 V V00
2025-06-18 10:15:23 C 20 42 21.971 -09 40 07.21 V V00
2025-06-18 10:23:26 C 20 42 21.805 -09 40 07.28 V V00
2025-06-18 12:51:46 C 20 42 20.033 -09 39 59.80 V T05
2025-06-18 13:27:14 C 20 42 19.678 -09 39 58.21 V T05
2025-06-18 13:31:52 C 20 42 19.644 -09 39 57.96 V T05
2025-06-18 14:03:37 C 20 42 19.243 -09 39 56.88 V T05
2025-06-18 14:40:22 C 20 42 18.739 -09 39 54.25 V T05
2025-06-23 09:59:29 C 20 40 44.674 -09 35 33.94 V W68
2025-06-23 10:15:41 C 20 40 44.453 -09 35 33.79 V W68
2025-06-23 10:18:39 C 20 40 44.405 -09 35 32.71 V W68
2025-06-23 10:29:45 C 20 40 44.206 -09 35 30.52 V W68
2025-06-23 10:32:56 C 20 40 44.117 -09 35 34.26 V W68
2025-06-24 11:32:44 C 20 40 20.498 -09 34 57.97 V T05
2025-06-24 11:43:07 C 20 40 20.268 -09 34 58.87 V T05
2025-06-24 11:49:45 C 20 40 20.167 -09 34 57.32 V T05
2025-06-24 12:02:09 C 20 40 19.997 -09 34 57.79 V T05