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
1998-01-10 21:37:08 C 06 25 18.96 +13 17 03.2 118
1998-01-16 00:58:53 C 06 22 00.94 +13 25 17.2 844
1998-01-16 01:04:48 C 06 22 00.82 +13 25 17.7 844
1998-01-16 01:28:37 C 06 22 00.19 +13 25 19.1 844
1998-01-16 01:35:47 C 06 22 00.03 +13 25 19.9 844
1998-01-16 01:38:45 C 06 21 59.97 +13 25 20.0 844
1998-01-16 02:08:33 C 06 21 59.18 +13 25 22.0 844
1998-01-16 12:33:44 C 06 21 44.16 +13 26 02.1 403
1998-01-16 12:42:32 C 06 21 43.89 +13 26 03.0 403
1998-01-16 13:42:41 C 06 21 42.36 +13 26 07.7 355
1998-01-16 13:45:45 C 06 21 42.27 +13 26 07.9 355
1998-01-16 13:54:21 C 06 21 42.06 +13 26 08.3 355
1998-01-16 14:07:27 C 06 21 41.74 +13 26 09.3 897
1998-01-16 14:19:21 C 06 21 41.45 +13 26 10.1 897
1998-01-17 19:10:03 C 06 21 01.22 +13 28 23.3 504
1998-01-17 19:12:27 C 06 21 01.17 +13 28 23.9 504
1998-01-17 19:19:37 C 06 21 01.00 +13 28 24.2 504
1998-01-17 19:23:06 C 06 21 00.88 +13 28 24.6 504
1998-01-17 21:48:56 C 06 20 57.35 +13 28 36.0 118
1998-01-17 22:02:53 C 06 20 56.99 +13 28 37.1 118
1998-01-18 01:17:48 C 06 20 52.77 +13 29 00.8 844
1998-01-18 01:20:40 C 06 20 52.78 +13 29 01.3 844
1998-01-18 01:21:56 C 06 20 52.70 +13 29 01.6 844
1998-01-18 01:51:10 C 06 20 52.00 +13 29 03.6 844
1998-01-18 02:25:02 C 06 20 51.21 +13 29 06.4 844
1998-01-18 02:26:30 C 06 20 51.15 +13 29 06.9 844
1998-01-18 04:14:44 C 06 20 48.61 +13 29 15.3 844
1998-01-18 14:58:53 C 06 20 34.41 +13 30 01.5 403
1998-01-18 15:13:58 C 06 20 34.06 +13 30 02.4 403
1998-01-19 12:06:29 06 20 07.35 +13 31 46.0 372
1998-01-23 20:05:40 C 06 18 10.38 +13 41 04.0 143
1998-01-23 20:16:58 C 06 18 10.18 +13 41 04.9 143
1998-01-23 20:28:15 C 06 18 09.98 +13 41 05.8 143
1998-01-25 22:01:12 C 06 17 24.74 +13 45 55.2 605
1998-01-25 22:24:52 C 06 17 24.35 +13 45 57.2 605
1998-01-25 23:01:52 C 06 17 23.82 +13 46 00.8 605
1998-01-25 23:10:40 C 06 17 23.56 +13 46 00.9 118
1998-01-25 23:28:01 C 06 17 23.33 +13 46 02.6 118
1998-01-26 06:54:52 C 06 17 17.21 +13 46 49.1 700
1998-01-26 07:03:35 C 06 17 17.08 +13 46 49.2 700
1998-01-26 07:10:43 C 06 17 16.98 +13 46 50.9 700
1998-01-26 12:26:29 C 06 17 12.88 +13 47 27.3 426
1998-01-26 12:36:40 C 06 17 12.72 +13 47 28.0 426
1998-01-26 12:46:34 C 06 17 12.58 +13 47 29.0 426
1998-01-28 13:17:17 C 06 16 37.03 +13 52 25.5 403
1998-01-28 13:22:07 C 06 16 37.10 +13 52 24.3 403
1998-01-28 13:28:17 C 06 16 37.02 +13 52 25.4 403
1998-01-29 05:36:09 C 06 16 26.87 +13 54 03.5 700
1998-01-29 05:45:49 C 06 16 26.72 +13 54 04.6 700
1998-01-29 05:57:12 C 06 16 26.62 +13 54 05.5 700