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
2025-07-31 03:00:37 C 20 16 10.550 -10 19 42.24 Z J22
2025-07-31 03:06:08 C 20 16 10.322 -10 19 42.42 Z J22
2025-07-31 23:18:34 C 20 15 29.592 -10 22 08.40 Z M06
2025-07-31 23:35:28 C 20 15 29.038 -10 22 10.06 Z M06
2025-07-31 23:50:32 C 20 15 28.529 -10 22 11.46 Z M06
2025-08-01 14:14:18 B 20 14 59.450 -10 23 54.56 W 900
2025-08-01 14:24:26 B 20 14 59.098 -10 23 55.75 W 900
2025-08-01 21:27:31 C 20 14 44.885 -10 24 42.16 V M22
2025-08-01 22:05:32 B 20 14 43.56 -10 24 52.0 X A71
2025-08-01 22:07:05 C 20 14 43.507 -10 24 47.05 V M22
2025-08-01 22:08:26 B 20 14 43.45 -10 24 52.3 X A71
2025-08-01 22:10:37 B 20 14 43.39 -10 24 52.7 X A71
2025-08-01 22:11:39 C 20 14 43.337 -10 24 47.34 V M22
2025-08-01 22:51:46 C 20 14 41.957 -10 24 52.70 V M22
2025-08-02 00:03:30 C 20 14 39.636 -10 25 05.66 V R17
2025-08-02 00:29:06 C 20 14 38.731 -10 25 08.33 V R17
2025-08-02 00:48:53 C 20 14 38.047 -10 25 10.78 V R17
2025-08-02 01:09:25 C 20 14 37.337 -10 25 13.22 V R17
2025-08-02 21:09:27 B 20 13 57.09 -10 27 40.7 X M45
2025-08-02 21:16:10 B 20 13 56.81 -10 27 41.7 X M45
2025-08-02 21:22:43 B 20 13 56.58 -10 27 42.6 X M45
2025-08-03 10:02:33 C 20 13 31.111 -10 29 15.47 V T08
2025-08-03 10:53:10 C 20 13 29.333 -10 29 21.84 V T08
2025-08-03 11:07:56 C 20 13 28.834 -10 29 23.64 V T08
2025-08-03 11:15:16 C 20 13 28.591 -10 29 24.72 V T08
2025-08-04 01:40:50 B 20 12 59.65 -10 31 14.3 V Y87
2025-08-04 01:52:52 B 20 12 59.20 -10 31 15.6 V Y87
2025-08-04 02:04:42 B 20 12 58.77 -10 31 17.3 V Y87
2025-08-05 12:07:08 C 20 11 51.108 -10 35 34.08 V P07
2025-08-05 13:14:54 C 20 11 48.835 -10 35 43.84 V P07
2025-08-05 14:27:26 C 20 11 46.409 -10 35 53.59 V P07
2025-08-05 15:29:52 C 20 11 44.213 -10 36 00.47 V P07
2025-08-07 22:26:38 C 20 09 55.742 -10 43 18.73 X B67
2025-08-07 22:31:50 C 20 09 55.606 -10 43 19.67 X B67
2025-08-07 22:37:54 C 20 09 55.428 -10 43 19.56 X B67
2025-08-10 23:36:09 C 20 07 34.790 -10 53 11.44 V W68
2025-08-10 23:48:06 C 20 07 34.394 -10 53 13.56 V W68
2025-08-11 00:00:03 C 20 07 34.034 -10 53 15.04 V W68
2025-08-11 15:47:49 C 20 07 03.80 -10 55 26.9 X Q62
2025-08-11 15:59:41 C 20 07 03.40 -10 55 28.5 X Q62
2025-08-11 16:11:34 C 20 07 03.01 -10 55 30.3 X Q62
2025-08-11 16:23:29 C 20 07 02.62 -10 55 32.1 X Q62
2025-08-12 05:10:43 C 20 06 38.726 -10 57 19.44 V W68
2025-08-12 05:22:40 C 20 06 38.311 -10 57 21.20 V W68
2025-08-12 05:34:37 C 20 06 37.949 -10 57 23.11 V W68
2025-08-12 05:46:34 C 20 06 37.574 -10 57 24.52 V W68
2025-08-12 11:53:30 C 20 06 26.405 -10 58 16.00 Z 323
2025-08-12 12:02:43 C 20 06 26.112 -10 58 17.36 Z 323
2025-08-12 12:10:26 C 20 06 25.865 -10 58 18.44 Z 323
2025-08-12 21:11:46 C 20 06 09.144 -10 59 40.24 Z C23