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
1997-09-25 08:34:56 C 06 13 37.63 +19 29 51.9 758
1997-09-25 08:37:01 C 06 13 37.77 +19 29 51.8 758
1997-09-29 17:20:53 C 06 20 19.81 +19 10 01.6 900
1997-09-29 17:34:03 C 06 20 20.62 +19 09 58.8 900
1997-09-30 16:22:12 C 06 21 44.69 +19 05 28.8 897
1997-09-30 16:36:28 C 06 21 45.55 +19 05 25.8 897
1997-10-02 19:35:10 C 06 24 48.65 +18 55 07.9 867
1997-10-02 19:39:30 C 06 24 48.89 +18 55 07.3 867
1997-10-05 02:53:13 C 06 27 59.99 +18 43 37.2 118
1997-10-05 02:56:09 C 06 28 00.14 +18 43 36.6 118
1997-10-05 02:59:43 C 06 28 00.35 +18 43 36.0 118
1997-10-06 01:13:17 C 06 29 15.10 +18 38 53.4 118
1997-10-06 01:19:20 C 06 29 15.42 +18 38 52.2 118
1997-10-06 01:22:20 C 06 29 15.58 +18 38 51.4 118
1997-10-10 17:43:04 C 06 35 12.75 +18 14 24.7 402
1997-10-10 17:47:04 C 06 35 12.94 +18 14 24.0 402
1997-10-10 17:51:05 C 06 35 13.15 +18 14 23.0 402
1997-10-11 11:58:34 c 06 36 07.43 +18 10 20.7 691
1997-10-11 12:09:08 c 06 36 07.94 +18 10 18.1 691
1997-10-11 17:14:26 C 06 36 23.09 +18 09 10.0 352
1997-10-11 17:17:26 C 06 36 23.26 +18 09 09.2 352
1997-10-11 17:20:25 C 06 36 23.44 +18 09 08.4 352
1997-10-11 17:35:40 C 06 36 24.15 +18 09 05.5 900
1997-10-11 17:48:51 C 06 36 24.79 +18 09 02.9 900
1997-10-12 15:00:36 C 06 37 26.94 +18 04 16.5 897
1997-10-12 15:09:50 C 06 37 27.37 +18 04 14.2 897
1997-10-12 15:36:14 C 06 37 28.70 +18 04 08.5 897
1997-10-12 18:30:15 C 06 37 36.98 +18 03 29.7 360
1997-10-12 18:34:14 C 06 37 37.18 +18 03 28.9 360
1997-10-14 01:34:13 C 06 39 05.34 +17 56 27.3 118
1997-10-14 01:45:26 C 06 39 05.87 +17 56 24.7 118
1997-10-18 05:05:43 C 06 43 29.34 +17 33 41.3 861
1997-10-18 05:15:11 C 06 43 29.74 +17 33 39.4 861
1997-10-18 05:22:16 C 06 43 29.97 +17 33 38.0 861
1997-10-20 01:44:50 C 06 45 18.02 +17 23 12.7 118
1997-10-20 01:54:02 C 06 45 18.37 +17 23 10.5 118
1997-10-22 00:35:39 C 06 47 05.45 +17 12 18.9 605
1997-10-22 00:42:34 C 06 47 05.50 +17 12 17.0 605
1997-10-22 01:02:27 C 06 47 06.30 +17 12 11.1 605
1997-10-25 17:57:33 C 06 50 10.62 +16 51 22.9 900
1997-10-25 18:10:43 C 06 50 11.05 +16 51 19.6 900
1997-10-26 18:00:48 C 06 50 55.94 +16 45 44.8 897
1997-10-27 17:44:00 C 06 51 38.84 +16 40 12.0 360
1997-10-27 17:49:30 C 06 51 38.99 +16 40 10.8 360
1997-10-28 00:45:51 C 06 51 51.06 +16 38 33.1 605
1997-10-28 01:08:36 C 06 51 51.69 +16 38 27.6 605
1997-10-28 01:19:55 C 06 51 52.05 +16 38 25.3 605
1997-11-01 20:08:20 C 06 54 48.66 +16 11 50.1 897
1997-11-01 20:15:25 C 06 54 48.78 +16 11 48.6 897
1997-11-03 14:55:35 C 06 55 43.12 +16 02 04.0 403