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
1997-08-14 02:06:36 C 04 51 51.70 +20 56 08.9 616
1997-08-14 02:13:57 C 04 51 52.42 +20 56 10.1 616
1997-08-14 02:16:27 C 04 51 52.49 +20 56 10.5 616
1997-08-15 18:25:52 C 04 55 32.01 +20 57 12.6 864
1997-08-15 18:40:51 C 04 55 33.41 +20 57 13.2 864
1997-08-21 01:51:39 C 05 06 58.60 +20 57 47.2 118
1997-08-21 02:00:29 C 05 06 59.39 +20 57 47.3 118
1997-08-22 00:50:00 C 05 09 00.71 +20 57 27.9 118
1997-08-22 01:00:26 C 05 09 01.65 +20 57 27.7 118
1997-08-23 01:32:49 C 05 11 11.38 +20 57 00.0 118
1997-08-23 01:36:09 C 05 11 11.68 +20 56 59.8 118
1997-08-23 01:42:47 C 05 11 12.25 +20 56 59.7 118
1997-08-27 02:31:44 C 05 19 37.54 +20 53 40.9 118
1997-08-27 02:35:43 C 05 19 37.87 +20 53 40.5 118
1997-08-28 17:54:36 C 05 23 00.02 +20 51 42.0 352
1997-08-28 17:57:36 C 05 23 00.31 +20 51 42.1 352
1997-08-28 18:00:37 C 05 23 00.47 +20 51 41.8 352
1997-08-28 19:14:00 C 05 23 06.84 +20 51 37.8 360
1997-08-28 19:17:30 C 05 23 07.12 +20 51 37.7 360
1997-09-02 01:48:46 C 05 31 44.00 +20 44 43.6 118
1997-09-02 01:58:07 C 05 31 44.78 +20 44 43.1 118
1997-09-02 19:11:40 C 05 33 10.11 +20 43 21.3 867
1997-09-02 19:15:29 C 05 33 10.44 +20 43 21.2 867
1997-09-03 17:27:48 C 05 34 59.90 +20 41 27.8 897
1997-09-03 17:31:12 C 05 35 00.24 +20 41 27.3 897
1997-09-04 19:14:45 C 05 37 06.01 +20 39 09.4 900
1997-09-04 19:27:54 C 05 37 07.04 +20 39 07.6 900
1997-09-06 01:32:23 C 05 39 33.00 +20 36 13.2 118
1997-09-06 01:50:31 C 05 39 34.46 +20 36 11.7 118
1997-09-06 02:01:28 C 05 39 35.33 +20 36 10.6 118
1997-09-07 12:07:05 C 05 42 18.85 +20 32 40.5 658
1997-09-07 12:11:39 C 05 42 19.24 +20 32 39.8 658
1997-09-07 12:18:05 C 05 42 19.73 +20 32 39.4 658
1997-09-08 02:21:36 C 05 43 26.71 +20 31 07.9 118
1997-09-08 02:29:32 C 05 43 27.35 +20 31 07.5 118
1997-09-08 02:36:30 C 05 43 27.87 +20 31 06.4 118
1997-09-09 18:03:48 05 46 33.92 +20 26 38.3 372
1997-09-10 18:08:23 05 48 26.06 +20 23 45.7 372
1997-09-10 18:40:59 C 05 48 28.72 +20 23 40.9 360
1997-09-10 18:45:00 C 05 48 29.02 +20 23 40.5 360
1997-09-17 01:18:45 C 05 59 47.48 +20 03 04.6 118
1997-09-17 01:30:04 C 05 59 48.31 +20 03 02.9 118
1997-09-18 00:48:10 C 06 01 29.58 +19 59 29.5 118
1997-09-18 00:59:22 C 06 01 30.35 +19 59 28.0 118
1997-09-21 01:05:49 C 06 06 36.84 +19 47 53.4 118
1997-09-21 01:15:04 C 06 06 37.49 +19 47 52.0 118
1997-09-21 08:25:34 C 06 07 07.28 +19 46 41.9 758
1997-09-21 08:27:38 C 06 07 07.52 +19 46 42.0 758
1997-09-24 09:42:02 C 06 12 06.69 +19 34 00.0 758
1997-09-24 09:44:03 C 06 12 06.77 +19 33 59.8 758