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
1998-02-19 03:03:25 C 06 17 28.82 +14 50 45.9 758
1998-02-19 23:13:19 C 06 17 45.79 +14 53 00.1 118
1998-02-19 23:21:14 C 06 17 45.88 +14 53 00.9 118
1998-02-19 23:24:57 C 06 17 45.92 +14 53 01.4 118
1998-02-21 02:40:52 C 06 18 11.04 +14 56 06.4 758
1998-02-22 02:16:05 C 06 18 34.30 +14 58 47.2 758
1998-03-02 12:44:15 C 06 22 49.17 +15 20 27.1 360
1998-03-02 12:48:44 C 06 22 49.28 +15 20 27.5 360
1998-03-02 13:31:15 C 06 22 50.38 +15 20 32.4 897
1998-03-02 13:44:35 C 06 22 50.70 +15 20 33.3 897
1998-03-02 13:57:55 C 06 22 51.00 +15 20 35.5 897
1998-03-10 20:43:53 C 06 28 31.94 +15 39 25.0 046
1998-03-10 20:46:09 C 06 28 32.06 +15 39 25.1 046
1998-03-10 20:50:24 C 06 28 32.19 +15 39 25.8 046
1998-03-11 01:24:43 C 06 28 41.08 +15 39 51.2 758
1998-03-11 01:48:18 C 06 28 41.93 +15 39 52.5 758
1998-03-14 18:42:19 C 06 31 40.58 +15 47 17.0 610
1998-03-14 18:47:27 C 06 31 40.79 +15 47 17.6 610
1998-03-14 18:55:26 C 06 31 41.13 +15 47 18.6 610
1998-03-15 11:43:04 C 06 32 16.44 +15 48 38.7 897
1998-03-15 11:58:31 C 06 32 16.84 +15 48 39.5 897
1998-03-16 11:48:59 06 33 07.94 +15 50 29.5 372
1998-03-16 18:40:34 C 06 33 22.92 +15 50 59.6 610
1998-03-16 18:48:33 C 06 33 23.19 +15 51 00.2 610
1998-03-16 19:03:14 C 06 33 23.69 +15 51 01.4 610
1998-03-18 12:09:30 C 06 34 54.44 +15 54 02.4 360
1998-03-18 12:13:30 C 06 34 54.59 +15 54 02.6 360
1998-03-18 12:18:30 06 34 54.71 +15 54 03.5 372
1998-03-18 19:15:38 C 06 35 10.47 +15 54 32.6 610
1998-03-18 19:20:11 C 06 35 10.65 +15 54 33.2 610
1998-03-18 19:23:57 C 06 35 10.79 +15 54 33.8 610
1998-03-18 19:27:12 C 06 35 10.91 +15 54 34.2 610
1998-03-21 21:01:54 C 06 38 01.28 +15 59 29.5 118
1998-03-21 21:05:11 C 06 38 01.41 +15 59 29.5 118
1998-03-21 21:14:01 C 06 38 01.76 +15 59 30.2 118
1998-03-30 10:02:29 C 06 46 39.02 +16 10 23.5 426
1998-03-30 10:11:53 C 06 46 39.42 +16 10 23.1 426
1998-03-30 10:20:32 C 06 46 39.80 +16 10 23.6 426
1998-04-05 00:22:14 C 06 52 48.20 +16 14 56.1 758
1998-04-05 00:36:43 C 06 52 48.95 +16 14 55.5 758
1998-04-09 20:02:17 C 06 58 22.51 +16 17 09.4 118
1998-04-09 20:12:45 C 06 58 23.03 +16 17 09.4 118
1998-04-10 19:04:30 C 06 59 30.68 +16 17 24.5 046
1998-04-10 19:07:59 C 06 59 30.83 +16 17 24.9 046
1998-04-10 19:09:48 C 06 59 30.97 +16 17 25.0 046
1998-04-17 21:04:21 C 07 08 08.69 +16 17 21.2 118
1998-04-17 21:11:07 C 07 08 09.04 +16 17 21.2 118
1998-04-19 11:39:45 C 07 10 09.63 +16 16 52.2 360
1998-04-19 11:43:15 C 07 10 09.79 +16 16 52.0 360
1998-04-20 11:21:18 C 07 11 24.47 +16 16 28.4 402