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
1997-11-03 15:01:02 C 06 55 43.21 +16 02 02.8 403
1997-11-03 15:10:35 C 06 55 43.40 +16 02 00.4 403
1997-11-05 01:33:23 C 06 56 21.92 +15 54 12.6 046
1997-11-05 01:36:38 C 06 56 21.98 +15 54 11.9 046
1997-11-05 01:40:52 C 06 56 22.05 +15 54 11.1 046
1997-11-07 19:02:30 C 06 57 23.69 +15 39 39.3 867
1997-11-07 19:08:30 C 06 57 23.77 +15 39 37.8 867
1997-11-08 18:04:43 C 06 57 41.88 +15 34 36.2 900
1997-11-08 18:17:52 C 06 57 42.04 +15 34 33.1 900
1997-11-09 18:11:45 C 06 57 58.78 +15 29 21.4 360
1997-11-09 18:15:45 C 06 57 58.82 +15 29 20.5 360
1997-11-11 03:51:02 C 06 58 18.68 +15 22 06.8 046
1997-11-11 03:52:57 C 06 58 18.70 +15 22 06.4 046
1997-11-11 03:57:11 C 06 58 18.73 +15 22 05.5 046
1997-11-23 00:24:20 C 06 58 24.54 +14 26 22.4 z 978
1997-11-23 00:32:18 C 06 58 24.52 +14 26 20.8 z 978
1997-11-23 00:45:00 C 06 58 24.43 +14 26 17.4 z 978
1997-11-23 16:36:55 C 06 58 16.28 +14 23 33.4 864
1997-11-23 16:50:18 C 06 58 16.16 +14 23 31.4 864
1997-11-23 18:16:51 C 06 58 15.15 +14 23 16.9 403
1997-11-23 18:19:03 C 06 58 15.17 +14 23 16.5 403
1997-11-23 18:21:10 C 06 58 15.10 +14 23 16.1 403
1997-11-24 16:16:59 C 06 58 02.45 +14 19 29.8 360
1997-11-24 16:21:14 C 06 58 02.40 +14 19 29.0 360
1997-11-24 18:38:59 06 58 00.72 +14 19 05.9 372
1997-11-26 16:53:30 06 57 27.87 +14 11 28.5 372
1997-11-26 18:17:45 06 57 26.60 +14 11 14.8 372
1997-12-03 13:22:54 C 06 54 34.62 +13 47 27.3 897
1997-12-03 13:45:38 C 06 54 34.12 +13 47 24.3 897
1997-12-03 16:33:29 06 54 30.26 +13 47 02.3 372
1997-12-04 14:49:14 06 54 00.50 +13 44 13.2 372
1997-12-04 19:15:00 C 06 53 54.01 +13 43 40.1 867
1997-12-04 19:22:01 C 06 53 53.85 +13 43 39.2 867
1997-12-05 15:12:47 C 06 53 26.13 +13 41 14.0 355
1997-12-05 15:16:04 C 06 53 26.06 +13 41 13.7 355
1997-12-05 15:18:16 C 06 53 25.99 +13 41 13.3 355
1997-12-05 15:42:02 C 06 53 25.46 +13 41 10.0 402
1997-12-05 15:47:01 C 06 53 25.32 +13 41 09.6 402
1997-12-05 15:52:01 C 06 53 25.19 +13 41 08.9 402
1997-12-07 01:56:27 C 06 52 34.47 +13 37 10.1 118
1997-12-07 02:10:58 C 06 52 34.09 +13 37 07.7 118
1997-12-09 18:24:29 C 06 50 50.95 +13 30 22.7 352
1997-12-09 18:28:29 C 06 50 50.81 +13 30 21.4 352
1997-12-09 18:32:30 C 06 50 50.74 +13 30 21.5 352
1997-12-10 17:26:30 06 50 11.83 +13 28 08.3 372
1997-12-19 16:26:12 C 06 43 20.97 +13 13 04.3 426
1997-12-19 16:30:37 C 06 43 20.80 +13 13 03.9 426
1997-12-19 16:35:37 C 06 43 20.63 +13 13 03.9 426
1997-12-19 22:18:41 C 06 43 09.09 +13 12 39.6 046
1997-12-19 22:22:17 C 06 43 08.96 +13 12 39.5 046