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78P/Gehrels

Basic Information of 78P/Gehrels

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.004582
Eccentricity 0.462989
Inclination (deg) 6.257200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 210.497100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 192.780400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, COBS 1 year
Period (years) 7.212087

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-06-25T01:43:49.440
Period (years) 7.212087

Finding Chart

Sky Tracks

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Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 20:34:36.93 -13:21:27.3 2.796 47.74 81.9 HIP 101507 22.67
2025-11-22 20:35:54.64 -13:18:45.3 2.804 48.28 81.7 HIP 101734 20.92
2025-11-23 20:37:13.17 -13:15:57.2 2.812 48.81 81.5 HIP 101734 4.91
2025-11-24 20:38:32.51 -13:13:02.8 2.819 49.34 81.3 HIP 101734 19.07
2025-11-25 20:39:52.65 -13:10:02.2 2.827 49.87 81.1 HIP 102078 27.94
2025-11-26 20:41:13.58 -13:06:55.3 2.835 50.38 80.9 HIP 102211 20.42
2025-11-27 20:42:35.28 -13:03:42.3 2.842 50.89 80.6 HIP 102211 2.02
2025-11-28 20:43:57.74 -13:00:23.0 2.850 51.40 80.4 HIP 102288 10.00
2025-11-29 20:45:20.95 -12:56:57.4 2.857 51.89 80.2 HIP 102493 15.78
2025-11-30 20:46:44.90 -12:53:25.7 2.865 52.38 80.1 HIP 102493 8.57
2025-12-01 20:48:09.57 -12:49:47.7 2.872 52.87 79.9 HIP 102738 18.71
2025-12-02 20:49:34.95 -12:46:03.5 2.879 53.35 79.7 HIP 102738 12.05
2025-12-03 20:51:01.02 -12:42:13.1 2.886 53.82 79.5 HIP 102891 10.64
2025-12-04 20:52:27.79 -12:38:16.5 2.893 54.29 79.3 HIP 102891 26.48
2025-12-05 20:53:55.23 -12:34:13.6 2.900 54.75 79.1 HIP 103151 16.73
2025-12-06 20:55:23.34 -12:30:04.6 2.907 55.21 78.9 HIP 103300 22.31
2025-12-07 20:56:52.12 -12:25:49.3 2.914 55.21 78.9 HIP 103349 17.67