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
2026-01-18 17:27:42 C 22 08 49.836 -07 47 15.72 – Z L79
2026-01-25 17:45:16 C 22 21 45.348 -06 45 22.14 – Z C23
2026-01-25 17:52:49 C 22 21 45.854 -06 45 19.26 – Z C23
2026-06-23 10:16:42 B 03 46 11.794 +18 55 07.90 – Z X07
2026-06-23 10:19:53 B 03 46 12.151 +18 55 08.69 – Z X07
2026-06-23 10:22:41 B 03 46 12.401 +18 55 09.59 – Z X07
2026-06-26 10:13:11 B 03 53 30.262 +19 11 31.70 – Z X07
2026-06-26 10:16:21 B 03 53 30.569 +19 11 32.46 – Z X07
2026-06-26 10:19:10 B 03 53 30.847 +19 11 32.82 – Z X07
2026-07-08 18:06:14 C 04 23 30.68 +20 05 22.2 – m 349
2026-07-08 18:17:32 C 04 23 31.89 +20 05 24.7 – m 349
2026-07-24 19:04:12 C 05 02 01.67 +20 41 43.7 – u 367
2026-07-24 19:07:42 C 05 02 02.03 +20 41 43.8 – u 367
2026-07-24 19:11:12 C 05 02 02.37 +20 41 44.2 – u 367
2026-07-24 18:23:46 C 05 01 57.68 +20 41 42.5 – q 903
2026-07-24 18:44:15 C 05 01 59.71 +20 41 43.4 – q 903
2026-07-24 19:02:33 C 05 02 01.47 +20 41 44.1 – q 903
2026-07-29 02:11:03 C 05 12 09.109 +20 44 55.26 – Z M09
2026-07-29 02:18:38 C 05 12 09.990 +20 44 57.03 – Z M09
2026-07-29 02:25:40 C 05 12 10.463 +20 44 59.29 – Z M09
2026-08-07 01:59:03 C 05 32 57.562 +20 43 05.40 – Z M09
2026-08-07 01:59:38 C 05 32 57.593 +20 43 05.30 – Z C23
2026-08-07 02:05:02 C 05 32 58.092 +20 43 05.27 – Z C23
2026-08-07 02:06:37 C 05 32 58.290 +20 43 05.11 – Z M09
2026-08-07 02:11:29 C 05 32 58.733 +20 43 05.23 – Z C23
2026-08-07 02:13:38 C 05 32 58.959 +20 43 04.85 – Z M09
2026-08-08 02:56:40 C 05 35 19.73 +20 42 08.6 – Z L27
2026-08-08 03:09:33 C 05 35 20.97 +20 42 08.2 – Z L27
2026-08-08 03:20:25 C 05 35 22.02 +20 42 07.7 – Z L27
2026-08-09 02:12:12 C 05 37 31.721 +20 41 06.54 – Z C23
2026-08-09 02:16:32 C 05 37 32.138 +20 41 06.79 – Z C23
2026-08-09 02:21:54 C 05 37 32.654 +20 41 06.07 – Z C23
2026-08-09 03:15:08 B 05 37 37.66 +20 41 04.6 – q A77
2026-08-09 03:18:29 B 05 37 37.99 +20 41 04.1 – q A77
2026-08-09 03:21:49 B 05 37 38.29 +20 41 04.0 – q A77
2026-08-10 02:11:02 C 05 39 47.355 +20 39 55.03 – Z M09
2026-08-10 02:18:36 C 05 39 48.059 +20 39 55.06 – Z M09
2026-08-10 02:25:37 C 05 39 48.751 +20 39 54.48 – Z M09
2026-08-11 01:53:47 C 05 42 00.969 +20 38 36.56 – Z M09
2026-08-11 02:01:21 C 05 42 01.692 +20 38 35.96 – Z M09
2026-08-11 02:08:23 C 05 42 02.359 +20 38 35.55 – Z M09
2026-08-12 02:45:04 C 05 44 20.438 +20 37 04.98 – Z C23
2026-08-12 02:48:19 C 05 44 20.748 +20 37 04.94 – Z C23
2026-08-12 02:52:37 C 05 44 21.168 +20 37 05.12 – Z C23
2026-08-13 02:10:42 C 05 46 31.430 +20 35 31.74 – W 215
2026-08-13 02:12:34 C 05 46 31.603 +20 35 31.60 – W 215
2026-08-13 02:14:26 C 05 46 31.786 +20 35 31.13 – W 215