78P/Gehrels 2
- Capture date
- 2011-09-20
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0078P C2011 09 19.98446 23 50 44.97 +05 37 44.3 14.6 Nw76314J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.212321 AU (330,958,510 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.211797 AU (181,282,201 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 14.1 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 78p-20110920-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1530 × 1060
About this object
- Designation
- 78P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2457592.5 JD TDB · q = 2.01 au · e = 0.461 · i = 6.25 deg · Ω = 211 deg · ω = 193 deg · T = 2458576.617 JD TDB