API VERSION: 1.2 API SOURCE: NASA/JPL Horizons API ******************************************************************************* JPL/HORIZONS 116P/Wild 4 2025-Dec-12 18:05:53 Rec #:90001006 (+COV) Soln.date: 2024-Sep-13_12:15:05 # obs: 4667 (2007-2023) IAU76/J2000 helio. ecliptic osc. elements (au, days, deg., period=Julian yrs): EPOCH= 2457494.5 ! 2016-Apr-16.0000000 (TDB) RMSW= n.a. EC= .3722770309180103 QR= 2.187085778299347 TP= 2457399.0260632397 OM= 20.99185600370566 W= 173.3107273031766 IN= 3.607843739352507 A= 3.484157639631762 MA= 14.46912304972789 ADIST= 4.781229500964178 PER= 6.5036160881609 N= .151550502 ANGMOM= .029801303 DAN= 4.762 DDN= 2.19113 L= 194.3157208 B= .419985 MOID= 1.18663001 TP= 2016-Jan-11.5260632397 Comet physical (GM= km^3/s^2; RAD= km): GM= n.a. RAD= n.a. M1= 7.6 M2= 12.9 k1= 17.25 k2= 5. PHCOF= .030 Comet non-gravitational force model (AMRAT=m^2/kg;A1-A3=au/d^2;DT=days;R0=au): AMRAT= 0. DT= 0. A1= 1.680540204048E-8 A2= -1.700310856104E-9 A3= 6.149771809578E-9 Standard model: ALN= .1112620426 NK= 4.6142 NM= 2.15 NN= 5.093 R0= 2.808 COMET comments 1: soln ref.= JPL#K223/46, data arc: 2007-10-16 to 2023-10-04 2: k1=17.25, k2=5., phase coef.=0.03; ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* Ephemeris / API_USER Fri Dec 12 18:05:54 2025 Pasadena, USA / Horizons ******************************************************************************* Target body name: 116P/Wild 4 {source: JPL#K223/46} Center body name: Earth (399) {source: DE441} Center-site name: GEOCENTRIC ******************************************************************************* Start time : A.D. 2029-Jan-16 00:00:00.0000 UT Stop time : A.D. 2029-Jan-17 00:00:00.0000 UT Step-size : 180 minutes ******************************************************************************* Target pole/equ : undefined Target radii : undefined Center geodetic : 0.0, 0.0, -6378.137 {E-lon(deg),Lat(deg),Alt(km)} Center cylindric: 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 {E-lon(deg),Dxy(km),Dz(km)} Center pole/equ : ITRF93 {East-longitude positive} Center radii : 6378.137, 6378.137, 6356.752 km {Equator_a, b, pole_c} Target primary : Sun Vis. interferer : MOON (R_eq= 1737.400) km {source: DE441} Rel. light bend : Sun {source: DE441} Rel. lght bnd GM: 1.3271E+11 km^3/s^2 Small-body perts: Yes {source: SB441-N16} Atmos refraction: NO (AIRLESS) RA format : HMS Time format : CAL Calendar mode : Mixed Julian/Gregorian EOP file : eop.251212.p260310 EOP coverage : DATA-BASED 1962-JAN-20 TO 2025-DEC-12. PREDICTS-> 2026-MAR-09 Units conversion: 1 au= 149597870.700 km, c= 299792.458 km/s, 1 day= 86400.0 s Table cut-offs 1: Elevation (-90.0deg=NO ),Airmass (>38.000=NO), Daylight (NO ) Table cut-offs 2: Solar elongation ( 0.0,180.0=NO ),Local Hour Angle( 0.0=NO ) Table cut-offs 3: RA/DEC angular rate ( 0.0=NO ) ******************************************************************************* Initial IAU76/J2000 heliocentric ecliptic osculating elements (au, days, deg.): EPOCH= 2457494.5 ! 2016-Apr-16.0000000 (TDB) RMSW= n.a. EC= .3722770309180103 QR= 2.187085778299347 TP= 2457399.0260632397 OM= 20.99185600370566 W= 173.3107273031766 IN= 3.607843739352507 Equivalent ICRF heliocentric cartesian coordinates (au, au/d): X=-1.550180625511245E+00 Y=-1.516865315729192E+00 Z=-7.273348156107622E-01 VX= 8.209120026677418E-03 VY=-9.121127099628581E-03 VZ=-4.816456485470560E-03 Comet physical (GM= km^3/s^2; RAD= km): GM= n.a. RAD= n.a. M1= 7.6 M2= 12.9 k1= 17.25 k2= 5. PHCOF= .030 Comet non-gravitational force model (AMRAT=m^2/kg;A1-A3=au/d^2;DT=days;R0=au): AMRAT= 0. DT= 0. A1= 1.680540204048E-8 A2= -1.700310856104E-9 A3= 6.149771809578E-9 Standard model: ALN= .1112620426 NK= 4.6142 NM= 2.15 NN= 5.093 R0= 2.808 ******************************************************************************* Date__(UT)__HR:MN r rdot ************************************************** $$SOE 2029-Jan-16 00:00 2.188561314896 -0.0265392 2029-Jan-16 03:00 2.188559578610 -0.0215586 2029-Jan-16 06:00 2.188558201920 -0.0165779 2029-Jan-16 09:00 2.188557184828 -0.0115972 2029-Jan-16 12:00 2.188556527334 -0.0066164 2029-Jan-16 15:00 2.188556229440 -0.0016357 2029-Jan-16 18:00 2.188556291144 0.0033450 2029-Jan-16 21:00 2.188556712448 0.0083257 2029-Jan-17 00:00 2.188557493351 0.0133065 $$EOE ******************************************************************************* Column meaning: TIME Times PRIOR to 1962 are UT1, a mean-solar time closely related to the prior but now-deprecated GMT. Times AFTER 1962 are in UTC, the current civil or "wall-clock" time-scale. UTC is kept within 0.9 seconds of UT1 using integer leap-seconds for 1972 and later years. Conversion from the internal Barycentric Dynamical Time (TDB) of solar system dynamics to the non-uniform civil UT time-scale requested for output has not been determined for UTC times after the next July or January 1st. Therefore, the last known leap-second is used as a constant over future intervals. Time tags refer to the UT time-scale conversion from TDB on Earth regardless of observer location within the solar system, although clock rates may differ due to the local gravity field and no analog to "UT" may be defined for that location. Any 'b' symbol in the 1st-column denotes a B.C. date. First-column blank (" ") denotes an A.D. date. CALENDAR SYSTEM Mixed calendar mode was active such that calendar dates after AD 1582-Oct-15 (if any) are in the modern Gregorian system. Dates prior to 1582-Oct-5 (if any) are in the Julian calendar system, which is automatically extended for dates prior to its adoption on 45-Jan-1 BC. The Julian calendar is useful for matching historical dates. The Gregorian calendar more accurately corresponds to the Earth's orbital motion and seasons. A "Gregorian-only" calendar mode is available if such physical events are the primary interest. NOTE: "n.a." in output means quantity "not available" at the print-time. 'r rdot' = The Sun's apparent range ("r", light-time aberrated) and range-rate ("rdot") relative to the target center, as seen by the observer. A positive "rdot" means the target center was moving away from the Sun, negative means moving toward the Sun. Units: AU and KM/S Computations by ... 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