Skip Page Navigation
NASA JPL Caltech
NASA Logo - Jet Propulsion Laboratory + View the NASA Portal
+ Center for Near-Earth Object Studies
JPL Home Earth Solar System Stars & Galaxies Technology
JPL Solar System Dynamics
BODIES ORBITS EPHEMERIDES TOOLS PHYSICAL DATA DISCOVERY FAQ SITE MAP
JPL Small-Body Database Browser
Search: [ help ]  
188P/LINEAR-Mueller
Classification: Jupiter-family Comet          SPK-ID: 1000231
[ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Close-Approach Data ]

[ show orbit diagram ]
:
Orbital Elements at Epoch 2457800.5 (2017-Feb-16.0) TDB
Reference: JPL K172/7 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .4148529023488451 1.5017e-07  
a 4.383762169410495 5.848e-08 au
q 2.565145710223482 6.7663e-07 au
i 10.51135701353678 1.2331e-05 deg
node 358.9814968959161 3.3297e-05 deg
peri 26.77145035596338 9.543e-05 deg
M 359.8880164302851 4.398e-05 deg
tp 2457801.542847274152
(2017-Feb-17.04284727)		 0.00040958 TDB
period 3352.50090393007
9.18		 6.7084e-05
1.837e-07		 d
yr
n .1073825213821655 2.1487e-09 deg/d
Q 6.20237862859751 8.274e-08 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1150  
   data-arc span      3993 days (10.93 yr)  
   first obs. used      2007-05-13  
   last obs. used      2018-04-18  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .74086  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Shantanu Naidu  
   solution date      2018-Apr-30 15:33:08  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.57447 au 
 Jupiter MOID = .052662 au 
 T_jup = 2.829 
[ show covariance matrix ]

[ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Close-Approach Data ]

Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
comet total magnitude M1 11.3   1. K172/7 from 406 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.6n
comet total magnitude slope K1 11.   n/a K172/7 autocmod 2.6n
comet nuclear magnitude M2 13.9   0.7 K172/7 from 686 observations, autocmod 2.6n
comet nuclear magnitude slope K2 5.   n/a K172/7 autocmod 2.6n
comet nuclear phase coefficient PC 0.03   n/a K172/7 autocmod 2.6n

[ show close-approach data ]
Alternate Designations
 Perihelion 
Year (est.)		  New-Style 
Desig		 Roman
 Numeral 		 Year/
 Letter 
 2008.0   188P/2007 J7       
 1998.8   188P/1998 S1       
[ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Close-Approach Data ]
ABOUT SSD CREDITS/AWARDS PRIVACY/COPYRIGHT GLOSSARY LINKS
FirstGov 2021-Jan-17 19:40 UT
(server date/time)   		NASA Home Page
Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park
Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin