SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 458P

Jahn

Jahn follows a distinctly cometary orbit: an eccentricity of 0.315 carries it from 2.645 AU at perihelion out to 5.077 AU at aphelion.

comet Observations: 65
Orbital Period · P
7.59 yr
v(q)
21 km/s
v(Q)
10.9 km/s
TJ
2.94
Eccentricity · e
0.315

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 2.645 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 5.077 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.432 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 3.861 AU gives an orbital period of 7.59 yr, or about 2,771 days.

An eccentricity of 0.315 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.61° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 21 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.9 km/s at aphelion.

Its Tisserand parameter with respect to Jupiter is T_J = 2.94, a standard discriminator between asteroidal and cometary dynamics.

Size and surface

Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for Jahn, so its physical size remains unconstrained.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 65 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4012 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
3.861 AU
Eccentricity
0.315
Perihelion
2.645 AU
Aphelion
5.077215 AU
Inclination
13.61°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2458930.5
Mean Anomaly
236.34°

Orbit diagram

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
—

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.40124
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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