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179P/Jedicke

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
6.967 AU
True anomaly
137.99°
Distance from Earth
7.862 AU
As of
22 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth Jedicke — 6.967 AU from the Sun Jedicke
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Jedicke is 7.862 AU from Earth today (1.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 09m 44s
Declination
+10° 51′ 52″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
7.86 AU
Elongation from the Sun
24.79° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
5.937 AU
Eccentricity
0.307
Inclination
19.86°
Orbital period
14.47 years
Perihelion
4.114 AU
Aphelion
7.76 AU
Longitude of ascending node
115.62°
Argument of periapsis
296.3°
Epoch · J2000
2456975.5
Orbit class · JFc
Jupiter-family comet (P < 20 y)
Earth MOID · 1,239.6 LD
3.1852 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.789

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
560
Data arc
29.09 years
First observed
8 January 1995
Last observed
11 February 2024
Residual RMS
0.65 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
7 March 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
5.3
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 17.3
5.3

Discovery & classification

Also known as 179P · 179P/1995 A1 · 179P/2006 U2

Named

Close approaches 8 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2038-07-08 06:59:00 Jupiter 0.4941 AU 192.3 LD 6.2 km/s
2038-07-08 06:59:00 Juptr 0.4941 AU 192.3 LD 6.2 km/s
2116-01-02 16:38:00 Juptr 1.7157 AU 667.7 LD 4.5 km/s
2120-05-24 20:29:00 Juptr 0.9046 AU 352.0 LD 4.7 km/s
2163-04-01 00:57:00 Juptr 1.3551 AU 527.4 LD 4.4 km/s
2166-07-15 06:37:00 Juptr 1.4593 AU 567.9 LD 4.3 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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