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C/2008 G1 (Gibbs)

Basic Information of C/2008 G1 (Gibbs)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.997879
Eccentricity 0.986527
Inclination (deg) 72.632400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 215.799100
Argument of perihelion (deg) 63.819300
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5111.495746

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2009-01-12T01:14:18.240
Period (years) 5111.495746

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 03:09:54.18 -06:51:11.0 32.059 4.34 255.3 HIP 14699 2.40
2025-11-22 03:09:47.42 -06:51:37.4 32.068 4.31 255.7 HIP 14699 2.34
2025-11-23 03:09:40.68 -06:52:02.9 32.076 4.29 256.2 HIP 14699 3.35
2025-11-24 03:09:33.97 -06:52:27.5 32.085 4.26 256.6 HIP 14699 4.78
2025-11-25 03:09:27.29 -06:52:51.1 32.095 4.23 257.1 HIP 14699 6.35
2025-11-26 03:09:20.65 -06:53:13.9 32.104 4.20 257.5 HIP 14699 7.97
2025-11-27 03:09:14.03 -06:53:35.7 32.114 4.17 258.0 HIP 14699 9.60
2025-11-28 03:09:07.46 -06:53:56.6 32.124 4.14 258.4 HIP 14699 11.24
2025-11-29 03:09:00.92 -06:54:16.5 32.135 4.11 258.9 HIP 14699 12.88
2025-11-30 03:08:54.43 -06:54:35.6 32.145 4.07 259.3 HIP 14699 14.51
2025-12-01 03:08:47.98 -06:54:53.7 32.156 4.04 259.8 HIP 14699 16.13
2025-12-02 03:08:41.57 -06:55:10.8 32.167 4.00 260.3 HIP 14699 17.73
2025-12-03 03:08:35.21 -06:55:27.0 32.179 3.96 260.8 HIP 14699 19.33
2025-12-04 03:08:28.91 -06:55:42.3 32.190 3.93 261.3 HIP 14699 20.91
2025-12-05 03:08:22.65 -06:55:56.6 32.202 3.89 261.8 HIP 14699 22.48
2025-12-06 03:08:16.45 -06:56:10.0 32.214 3.85 262.3 HIP 14699 24.04
2025-12-07 03:08:10.31 -06:56:22.4 32.227 3.85 262.3 HIP 14487 25.26