78P/Gehrels 2 (2026)

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Updated on May 2, 2025

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Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 May 5.0 TT = JDT 2460800.5 T 2026 June 25.00287 TT Payne q 2.0047397 (2000.0) P Q n 0.13660503 Peri. 192.75241 +0.72895630 -0.68232104 a 3.7338620 Node 210.50446 +0.63725354 +0.70588317 e 0.4630922 Incl. 6.25707 +0.25006127 +0.19017607 P 7.22 From 1124 observations 2019 Jan. 1-2025 Apr. 25, mean residual 0".5. Nongravitational parameters A1 = -1.37, A2 = -0.5154.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 1.0 + 5 log d + 30.0 log r [ , 0] ( - 2026 June 25) m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r [ 0,190] (2026 June 25 - 2027 Jan. 1) m1 = 0.0 + 5 log d + 30.0 log r [190,375] (2027 Jan. 1 - 2027 July 5) m1 = 10.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [375, ] (2027 July 5 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-J08. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.