78P/Gehrels 2 (2026)

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Updated on March 23, 2026

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Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 Nov. 21.0 TT = JDT 2461000.5 T 2026 June 25.06565 TT Pike q 2.0045610 (2000.0) P Q n 0.13666172 Peri. 192.78004 +0.72871282 -0.68258192 a 3.7328293 Node 210.49729 +0.63751043 +0.70565490 e 0.4629915 Incl. 6.25722 +0.25011615 +0.19008704 P 7.21 From 2800 observations 2018 May 15-2026 Jan. 25, mean residual 0".6. Nongravitational parameters A1 = -0.78, A2 = -0.2214.

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Magnitudes Graph m1 = 2.0 + 5 log d + 27.0 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. 2026-E43. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.