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
1998-01-29 12:44:17 C 06 16 22.69 +13 54 49.2 403
1998-01-29 12:47:45 C 06 16 22.54 +13 54 48.4 360
1998-01-29 12:49:17 C 06 16 22.66 +13 54 50.4 403
1998-01-29 12:54:44 C 06 16 22.46 +13 54 49.1 360
1998-01-29 12:55:35 C 06 16 22.53 +13 54 50.2 403
1998-01-30 11:54:23 C 06 16 09.80 +13 57 15.5 900
1998-01-30 12:07:42 C 06 16 09.64 +13 57 17.3 900
1998-01-30 14:03:10 C 06 16 08.61 +13 57 30.1 403
1998-01-30 14:06:27 C 06 16 08.79 +13 57 32.1 403
1998-01-30 14:14:48 C 06 16 08.46 +13 57 30.9 403
1998-01-31 14:54:15 C 06 15 56.60 +14 00 09.6 897
1998-01-31 15:04:14 C 06 15 56.53 +14 00 10.7 897
1998-01-31 15:14:15 C 06 15 56.43 +14 00 11.5 897
1998-02-01 19:17:16 C 06 15 45.57 +14 03 14.2 046
1998-02-01 19:18:09 C 06 15 45.55 +14 03 14.4 046
1998-02-01 19:19:11 C 06 15 45.55 +14 03 14.9 046
1998-02-01 20:32:38 C 06 15 45.04 +14 03 22.9 118
1998-02-01 20:38:50 C 06 15 44.97 +14 03 23.7 118
1998-02-03 22:01:54 C 06 15 31.18 +14 08 51.4 118
1998-02-03 22:08:24 C 06 15 31.15 +14 08 52.6 118
1998-02-04 22:36:51 C 06 15 26.99 +14 11 37.3 118
1998-02-04 22:42:50 C 06 15 26.98 +14 11 37.9 118
1998-02-04 22:46:37 C 06 15 26.97 +14 11 38.2 118
1998-02-05 13:42:08 C 06 15 25.46 +14 13 22.2 403
1998-02-05 13:45:08 C 06 15 25.45 +14 13 21.7 403
1998-02-05 13:50:09 C 06 15 25.48 +14 13 22.9 403
1998-02-05 22:25:32 C 06 15 24.76 +14 14 19.2 118
1998-02-08 21:40:16 C 06 15 27.90 +14 22 27.4 118
1998-02-08 21:48:36 C 06 15 27.89 +14 22 28.2 118
1998-02-08 21:52:36 C 06 15 27.91 +14 22 28.7 118
1998-02-10 19:56:26 C 06 15 37.84 +14 27 47.4 118
1998-02-10 20:06:18 C 06 15 37.92 +14 27 48.4 118
1998-02-12 23:51:06 C 06 15 56.27 +14 33 53.5 844
1998-02-13 00:09:57 C 06 15 56.40 +14 33 56.7 844
1998-02-13 00:31:58 C 06 15 56.51 +14 33 58.8 844
1998-02-13 00:47:37 C 06 15 56.57 +14 33 59.5 844
1998-02-14 19:07:03 C 06 16 17.43 +14 38 48.0 504
1998-02-14 19:12:40 C 06 16 17.49 +14 38 48.6 504
1998-02-14 19:28:39 C 06 16 17.64 +14 38 50.8 504
1998-02-15 12:42:40 C 06 16 27.33 +14 40 50.5 403
1998-02-15 12:51:57 C 06 16 27.38 +14 40 51.5 403
1998-02-17 12:48:45 C 06 16 59.04 +14 46 22.5 403
1998-02-17 12:53:47 C 06 16 59.04 +14 46 23.7 403
1998-02-17 12:54:42 C 06 16 59.06 +14 46 22.1 897
1998-02-17 13:04:41 C 06 16 59.19 +14 46 23.7 897
1998-02-17 13:14:41 C 06 16 59.30 +14 46 24.3 897
1998-02-18 04:45:58 C 06 17 10.84 +14 48 11.6 758
1998-02-18 04:50:11 C 06 17 10.89 +14 48 12.1 758
1998-02-18 04:56:42 C 06 17 10.93 +14 48 12.5 758
1998-02-19 02:58:33 C 06 17 28.76 +14 50 45.7 758