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78P/Gehrels

Perihelion distance : 2 AU
Inclination to ecliptic : 6 °
Orbital period : 7.21 years
Eccentricity : 0.46

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IAU/MPC elements


On 2025 Oct 15 19h04 UT by Cedric Latge


(Copyright Cedric Latge)

Magnitude (MPC m2)16.8
Magnitude standard deviation0.2
Aperture radius for m26 "
Tail position angle (PA)94.76 °
r (dist/Sun) 2.786 AU
d (dist/Earth) 2.476 AU
Right ascension299.86983 °
Declination-13.85806 °
MPC report
COD A05
CON C. Latge
OBS C. Latge
MEA C. Latge
TEL 0.23-m f/7 reflector + CMO
NUM 3
ACK MPCReport file updated 2025.10.16 19:47:28
NET Gaia EDR3
0078P        KB2025 10 15.79463 19 59 28.76 -13 51 29.0          17.0 R      A05
0078P        KB2025 10 15.80222 19 59 29.07 -13 51 29.4          16.8 R      A05
0078P        KB2025 10 15.80968 19 59 29.34 -13 51 30.2          16.6 R      A05
InstrumentC9.25
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)230 mm
Instrument focale length1610 mm
Instrument focale/diameter7
CameraASI2600MM
SensorCMOS
Sensor temperature-15 °C
Binning2x2
MountEQ6-R Pro
MotorizationYes
AutoguideNo
Picture exposure details107x15
Observatory MPC codeA05
Reference stars catalog (ast)Gaia EDR3
Used softwaresTycho Tracker
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.90 "/pix
Observation submission date2025 Oct 16 20h06m52s
Observation modification date2025 Oct 16 20h09m39s

(Record n° 30140)

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