Comet · 26P

26P/Grigg-Skjellerup

Measurements

Effective diameter
2.6 km
Semimajor axis
3.024 AU
Orbital period
1,920.965 Earth days
Orbit, physical values and uncertainties
eccentricity
.6396679618697105 ± 6.0032E-8
semi-major axis
3.024224445052753 au ± 5.1447E-8
perihelion distance
1.089724958049302 au ± 1.9011E-7
inclination; angle with respect to x-y ecliptic plane
22.45511403015216 deg ± 1.0203E-5
longitude of the ascending node
211.633966473815 deg ± 3.0332E-5
argument of perihelion
1.896085645552865 deg ± 3.2501E-5
mean anomaly
273.4178382900974 deg ± 6.5112E-6
time of perihelion passage
2456479.503621726282 TDB ± 4.4628E-5
sidereal orbital period
1920.965017929774 d ± 4.9018E-5
mean motion
.1874058073103134 deg/d ± 4.7821E-9
aphelion distance
4.958723932056204 au ± 8.4356E-8
comet total magnitude
16.5 ± 0.7
comet total magnitude slope
5.5
diameter
2.6 km

Published JPL orbital elements describe their stated epoch; they are not current positions. Small-body diameters can be effective/model-dependent sizes, not spherical shapes. Missing measurements remain unavailable. Pluto’s diameter uses the New Horizons reference rather than an empty SBDB field. Orbital epoch: JD 2456017.5 TDB.

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Missions & milestones

1 launches · 0 connected events

These are target-related flights and every connected programme record in the production catalogue. A connected event may concern another stage or target of the same journey. Launch outcome does not establish arrival or current operation.

TARGET-RELATED FLIGHT

Giotto

July 2, 1985 · UTC

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