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
1989-06-14 11:08:30 A 00 59 28.29 +10 35 04.0 675
1989-06-14 11:14:30 A 00 59 28.66 +10 35 06.2 675
1989-06-15 10:59:00 A 01 00 57.71 +10 43 43.8 675
1989-06-15 11:05:35 A 01 00 58.13 +10 43 46.4 675
1989-06-15 11:12:02 A 01 00 58.53 +10 43 48.6 675
1989-09-29 06:39:25 A 02 41 45.68 +17 12 44.0 801
1989-09-29 06:46:34 A 02 41 45.79 +17 12 43.0 801
1989-10-01 08:08:55 A 02 41 32.27 +17 04 51.6 801
1989-10-08 13:43:00 A 02 39 56.26 +16 31 55.6 875
1989-10-25 07:28:27 A 02 32 18.15 +14 50 04.4 801
1989-10-27 21:20:00 A 02 30 49.28 +14 32 14.0 017
1989-10-27 22:25:59 A 02 30 47.53 +14 31 56.6 017
1989-11-02 11:55:59 A 02 27 31.29 +13 53 04.2 897
1989-11-02 12:36:25 A 02 27 30.11 +13 52 52.3 897
1989-11-03 00:47:00 A 02 27 11.78 +13 49 13.8 056
1989-11-03 02:21:59 A 02 27 09.35 +13 48 47.5 056
1989-11-24 10:54:59 A 02 16 51.26 +11 35 50.3 897
1989-11-24 11:42:30 A 02 16 50.61 +11 35 41.4 897
1989-11-30 17:52:09 A 02 15 21.45 +11 07 56.0 046
1989-11-30 18:12:29 A 02 15 21.35 +11 07 50.7 046
1989-12-04 13:34:59 A 02 14 54.61 +10 54 29.9 897
1989-12-04 14:12:50 A 02 14 54.63 +10 54 22.3 897
1989-12-21 11:19:59 A 02 17 28.56 +10 27 08.8 897
1989-12-21 12:18:59 A 02 17 29.78 +10 27 08.3 897
1989-12-29 00:42:38 A 02 20 58.87 +10 31 21.0 801
1996-06-18 08:18:35 C 20 06 37.57 -11 48 17.5 709
1996-06-18 08:46:19 C 20 06 37.08 -11 48 17.1 709
1996-06-18 08:59:09 C 20 06 36.79 -11 48 16.5 709
1996-06-18 09:12:02 C 20 06 36.51 -11 48 15.9 709
1996-06-18 09:24:52 C 20 06 36.28 -11 48 16.3 709
1996-06-26 07:50:00 C 20 02 22.55 -11 47 05.3 696
1996-06-26 08:11:30 C 20 02 22.03 -11 47 04.7 696
1997-07-14 11:28:06 C 03 42 09.16 +19 24 16.8 696
1997-07-14 11:30:40 C 03 42 09.45 +19 24 16.3 696
1997-08-04 01:49:52 C 04 29 32.59 +20 41 20.1 557
1997-08-04 01:54:23 C 04 29 33.01 +20 41 20.5 557
1997-08-08 01:18:36 C 04 38 29.56 +20 49 00.2 118
1997-08-08 01:25:22 C 04 38 30.17 +20 49 00.3 118
1997-08-08 01:31:44 C 04 38 30.76 +20 49 01.2 118
1997-08-08 03:47:24 C 04 38 43.51 +20 49 11.2 954
1997-08-08 04:04:11 C 04 38 45.07 +20 49 12.5 954
1997-08-08 04:21:38 C 04 38 46.69 +20 49 13.7 954
1997-08-09 01:37:37 C 04 40 45.31 +20 50 34.6 118
1997-08-09 01:46:56 C 04 40 46.19 +20 50 34.9 118
1997-08-09 01:57:38 C 04 40 47.17 +20 50 35.8 118
1997-08-09 17:37:25 C 04 42 14.29 +20 51 32.0 897
1997-08-09 17:40:56 C 04 42 14.71 +20 51 32.6 897
1997-08-11 01:27:53 C 04 45 11.19 +20 53 14.4 118
1997-08-11 01:34:13 C 04 45 11.77 +20 53 14.7 118
1997-08-11 01:37:24 C 04 45 12.08 +20 53 15.1 118