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
2025-12-09 04:59:29 C 21 00 42.941 -12 14 16.66 V T05
2025-12-09 05:14:04 C 21 00 43.850 -12 14 13.60 V T05
2025-12-09 05:22:39 C 21 00 44.366 -12 14 12.44 V T05
2025-12-09 05:27:13 C 21 00 44.638 -12 14 11.40 V T05
2025-12-12 01:22:56 C 21 05 02.929 -12 00 56.56 V 703
2025-12-12 01:26:12 C 21 05 03.221 -12 00 54.61 V 703
2025-12-12 01:29:28 C 21 05 03.480 -12 00 53.93 V 703
2025-12-12 01:32:45 C 21 05 03.606 -12 00 53.03 V 703
2025-12-13 05:36:21 C 21 06 51.636 -11 55 08.98 V T08
2025-12-13 05:40:58 C 21 06 51.936 -11 55 08.26 V T08
2025-12-13 05:49:31 C 21 06 52.488 -11 55 06.56 V T08
2025-12-13 06:05:21 C 21 06 53.513 -11 55 03.32 V T08
2025-12-13 18:22:49 B 21 07 41.17 -11 52 31.3 V Y87
2025-12-13 18:29:09 B 21 07 41.57 -11 52 30.2 V Y87
2025-12-13 18:35:29 B 21 07 41.97 -11 52 28.9 V Y87
2025-12-14 01:24:02 C 21 08 08.480 -11 51 02.34 V 703
2025-12-14 01:27:23 C 21 08 08.689 -11 51 01.22 V 703
2025-12-14 01:30:44 C 21 08 08.963 -11 51 00.61 V 703
2025-12-14 01:34:05 C 21 08 09.150 -11 51 00.22 V 703
2025-12-14 05:07:08 C 21 08 22.855 -11 50 15.18 V T05
2025-12-14 05:11:49 C 21 08 23.182 -11 50 14.21 V T05
2025-12-14 05:19:55 C 21 08 23.635 -11 50 12.44 V T05
2025-12-14 05:53:47 C 21 08 25.860 -11 50 05.39 V T05
2025-12-16 11:39:36 B 21 11 56.48 -11 38 26.8 q E41
2025-12-16 11:43:26 B 21 11 56.83 -11 38 24.4 q E41
2025-12-16 11:46:58 B 21 11 57.12 -11 38 25.4 q E41
2025-12-18 16:47:31 B 21 15 27.75 -11 26 31.1 X M18
2025-12-18 17:05:57 B 21 15 28.93 -11 26 27.6 X M18
2025-12-21 18:20:47 C 21 20 24.221 -11 09 08.23 Z M09
2025-12-21 18:29:26 C 21 20 24.918 -11 09 03.06 Z M09
2025-12-21 18:37:29 C 21 20 25.390 -11 09 01.07 Z M09
2025-12-25 17:46:45 C 21 26 56.604 -10 45 07.06 Z C23
2025-12-25 17:48:06 C 21 26 56.409 -10 45 02.25 Z M09
2025-12-25 17:54:51 C 21 26 57.014 -10 45 00.94 Z C23
2025-12-25 17:56:46 C 21 26 57.127 -10 45 00.48 Z M09
2025-12-25 18:02:24 C 21 26 57.590 -10 44 59.93 Z C23
2025-12-25 18:04:48 C 21 26 57.754 -10 45 00.86 Z M09
2025-12-27 17:19:28 C 21 30 14.832 -10 32 30.73 X S24
2025-12-27 17:27:25 C 21 30 15.226 -10 32 28.72 X S24
2025-12-27 17:34:53 C 21 30 15.754 -10 32 25.69 X S24
2025-12-28 17:35:46 B 21 31 56.67 -10 25 55.9 A77
2025-12-28 17:43:40 B 21 31 57.22 -10 25 53.3 A77
2025-12-28 17:51:00 B 21 31 57.75 -10 25 51.1 A77
2025-12-28 18:20:22 C 21 31 59.552 -10 25 42.95 Z M09
2025-12-28 18:29:03 C 21 32 00.270 -10 25 40.40 Z M09
2025-12-28 18:37:06 C 21 32 00.997 -10 25 39.42 Z M09
2026-01-16 09:24:16 C 22 04 35.088 -08 06 57.28 q Q14
2026-01-16 09:33:30 C 22 04 35.652 -08 06 53.24 q Q14
2026-01-18 17:18:23 C 22 08 49.181 -07 47 17.41 Z L79
2026-01-18 17:22:55 C 22 08 49.507 -07 47 17.52 Z L79