78P/Gehrels 2
- Capture date
- 2012-01-07
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0078P C2012 01 06.76163 00 44 11.03 +03 25 27.1 14.4 Nw77911J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.009100 AU (300,557,093 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.832596 AU (274,152,533 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 14.4 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 78p-20120107-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 756 × 554
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