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C/1973 W1 (Gibson)

Basic Information of C/1973 W1 (Gibson)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.874264
Eccentricity 1.000148
Inclination (deg) 108.383500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 244.706700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 221.489700
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1973-07-05T23:00:40.320

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 16:02:29.07 -06:11:10.4 76.004 1.95 99.6 HIP 78620 17.80
2025-11-22 16:02:32.16 -06:11:18.2 76.007 1.95 99.3 HIP 78620 17.36
2025-11-23 16:02:35.25 -06:11:25.8 76.009 1.95 99.1 HIP 78620 16.95
2025-11-24 16:02:38.34 -06:11:33.2 76.011 1.95 98.8 HIP 78620 16.56
2025-11-25 16:02:41.44 -06:11:40.4 76.013 1.94 98.6 HIP 78620 16.21
2025-11-26 16:02:44.54 -06:11:47.3 76.015 1.94 98.3 HIP 78620 15.89
2025-11-27 16:02:47.63 -06:11:54.1 76.016 1.94 98.1 HIP 78620 15.61
2025-11-28 16:02:50.72 -06:12:00.6 76.017 1.94 97.8 HIP 78620 15.37
2025-11-29 16:02:53.81 -06:12:06.9 76.018 1.93 97.6 HIP 78620 15.16
2025-11-30 16:02:56.89 -06:12:13.0 76.018 1.93 97.3 HIP 78620 15.00
2025-12-01 16:02:59.97 -06:12:18.9 76.019 1.92 97.0 HIP 78620 14.88
2025-12-02 16:03:03.05 -06:12:24.6 76.018 1.92 96.8 HIP 78620 14.80
2025-12-03 16:03:06.12 -06:12:30.0 76.018 1.91 96.5 HIP 78620 14.76
2025-12-04 16:03:09.18 -06:12:35.2 76.017 1.91 96.3 HIP 78620 14.77
2025-12-05 16:03:12.23 -06:12:40.2 76.016 1.90 96.0 HIP 78620 14.82
2025-12-06 16:03:15.27 -06:12:45.0 76.015 1.89 95.7 HIP 78620 14.91
2025-12-07 16:03:18.30 -06:12:49.5 76.013 1.89 95.7 HIP 78620 15.05