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
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