Gehrels 2 (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 (8697)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2025-07-14 00:14:07 C 20 29 25.593 -09 43 11.79 – Z M09
2025-07-14 00:24:16 C 20 29 25.223 -09 43 10.52 – Z M09
2025-07-14 22:54:39 C 20 28 45.346 -09 44 26.70 – V M22
2025-07-14 23:01:31 C 20 28 45.185 -09 44 27.89 – V M22
2025-07-15 01:01:00 B 20 28 41.64 -09 44 38.2 – V Y87
2025-07-15 01:10:49 B 20 28 41.30 -09 44 41.5 – V Y87
2025-07-15 01:20:37 B 20 28 41.00 -09 44 41.7 – V Y87
2025-07-15 01:25:10 C 20 28 40.819 -09 44 36.46 – V M22
2025-07-15 02:04:58 C 20 28 39.557 -09 44 39.16 – V M22
2025-07-15 14:36:22 C 20 28 17.316 -09 45 27.43 – V P07
2025-07-15 16:24:23 C 20 28 13.925 -09 45 34.70 – V P07
2025-07-15 17:35:50 C 20 28 11.772 -09 45 39.20 – V P07
2025-07-15 18:33:41 C 20 28 09.967 -09 45 42.16 – V P07
2025-07-15 19:27:50 C 20 28 08.302 -09 45 45.68 – V P07
2025-07-16 10:20:08 C 20 27 41.479 -09 46 47.42 – V T05
2025-07-16 10:24:03 C 20 27 41.335 -09 46 47.50 – V T05
2025-07-16 10:29:56 C 20 27 41.215 -09 46 48.18 – V T05
2025-07-16 10:36:15 C 20 27 40.999 -09 46 48.36 – X F52
2025-07-16 10:53:43 C 20 27 40.447 -09 46 49.53 – X F52
2025-07-16 11:20:36 C 20 27 39.605 -09 46 51.64 – V T05
2025-07-16 11:28:40 C 20 27 39.342 -09 46 51.96 – X F52
2025-07-17 04:23:07 C 20 27 08.29 -09 47 58.2 – o X19
2025-07-17 04:28:10 C 20 27 08.16 -09 47 58.9 – o X19
2025-07-17 05:03:45 C 20 27 07.02 -09 48 01.3 – o X19
2025-07-17 05:06:19 C 20 27 06.92 -09 48 01.4 – o X19
2025-07-17 05:43:36 C 20 27 05.77 -09 48 04.0 – o X19
2025-07-17 05:44:51 C 20 27 05.73 -09 48 04.5 – o X19
2025-07-18 10:21:32 C 20 26 12.550 -09 50 12.05 – V T08
2025-07-18 10:26:10 C 20 26 12.427 -09 50 12.55 – V T08
2025-07-18 10:34:10 C 20 26 12.180 -09 50 12.88 – V T08
2025-07-18 10:41:26 C 20 26 11.942 -09 50 13.56 – V T08
2025-07-19 02:22:54 C 20 25 42.341 -09 51 25.49 – Z J22
2025-07-19 02:28:24 C 20 25 42.170 -09 51 26.21 – Z J22
2025-07-19 02:33:52 C 20 25 41.986 -09 51 26.39 – Z J22
2025-07-20 03:31:30 C 20 24 54.456 -09 53 25.12 – V G40
2025-07-20 03:35:07 C 20 24 54.317 -09 53 25.73 – V G40
2025-07-20 03:51:23 C 20 24 53.767 -09 53 26.99 – V G40
2025-07-20 03:55:05 C 20 24 53.662 -09 53 27.06 – V G40
2025-07-20 10:01:53 C 20 24 42.120 -09 53 57.08 – V T05
2025-07-20 10:07:10 C 20 24 41.952 -09 53 57.37 – V T05
2025-07-20 10:13:05 C 20 24 41.774 -09 53 57.95 – V T05
2025-07-20 10:48:58 C 20 24 40.567 -09 54 00.83 – V T05
2025-07-20 12:55:59 C 20 24 36.60 -09 54 11.9 – q 903
2025-07-20 13:07:17 C 20 24 36.26 -09 54 12.7 – q 903
2025-07-20 13:18:28 C 20 24 35.91 -09 54 14.1 – q 903
2025-07-20 21:06:58 C 20 24 20.880 -09 54 48.56 – V M22
2025-07-20 21:09:34 C 20 24 20.774 -09 54 48.89 – V M22
2025-07-20 21:13:29 C 20 24 20.657 -09 54 48.92 – V M22
2025-07-20 21:21:17 C 20 24 20.398 -09 54 49.90 – V M22
2025-07-22 01:02:38 B 20 23 26.59 -09 57 17.4 – V Y87