78P/Gehrels (Record n° 8785)
Perihelion distance : 2 AU
Inclination to ecliptic : 6 °
Orbital period : 7.21 years
Eccentricity : 0.46
NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements
On 2013 Feb 16 01h10 UT by Philippe DupouyMagnitude (MPC m2) 18.2 Aperture radius for m2 6 " r (dist/Sun) 3.459 AU d (dist/Earth) 2.483 AU Right ascension 153.73875 ° Declination +2.92075 ° MPC report COD 958
OBS Ph. Dupouy, J. B. de Vanssay, G. Soulie
MEA Ph. Dupouy
TEL 0.43-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2013.02.20 02:22:59
AC2 obsdax@orange.fr
NET UCAC-3
0078P KC2013 02 16.04887 10 14 57.30 +02 55 14.7 18.2 N 958
0078P KC2013 02 16.06015 10 14 56.78 +02 55 18.0 18.2 N 958
0078P KC2013 02 16.07144 10 14 56.28 +02 55 21.1 18.2 N 958
Instrument type Newton Instrument aperture (0=naked eye) 430 mm Instrument focale length 1161 mm Instrument focale/diameter 2.7 Camera Audine 1600 Sensor CCD Sensor temperature -15 °C Binning 2x2 Mount home Meade Motorization Yes Observatory MPC code 958 Location Dax 40100 France Reference stars catalog (ast) UCAC-3
Used softwares ASTROMETRICA Observation submission date 2013 Feb 25 23h57m41s