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C/2009 K4 (Gibbs)

Basic Information of C/2009 K4 (Gibbs)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.562918
Eccentricity 0.962549
Inclination (deg) 34.814700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 30.368300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 127.311600
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 269.593341

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2009-06-10T06:50:41.280
Period (years) 269.593341

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 22:20:34.42 -45:59:51.4 31.670 2.83 359.4 HIP 110148 21.46
2025-11-22 22:20:34.35 -45:58:43.5 31.687 2.85 0.9 HIP 110148 21.91
2025-11-23 22:20:34.45 -45:57:35.1 31.705 2.88 2.4 HIP 110148 22.45
2025-11-24 22:20:34.73 -45:56:26.1 31.722 2.90 3.9 HIP 110478 22.51
2025-11-25 22:20:35.19 -45:55:16.6 31.740 2.93 5.4 HIP 110478 22.48
2025-11-26 22:20:35.83 -45:54:06.6 31.757 2.96 6.8 HIP 110478 22.49
2025-11-27 22:20:36.64 -45:52:56.1 31.775 2.99 8.2 HIP 110478 22.53
2025-11-28 22:20:37.62 -45:51:45.1 31.792 3.02 9.6 HIP 110478 22.61
2025-11-29 22:20:38.78 -45:50:33.7 31.809 3.05 11.0 HIP 110478 22.71
2025-11-30 22:20:40.11 -45:49:21.8 31.826 3.08 12.3 HIP 110478 22.86
2025-12-01 22:20:41.61 -45:48:09.6 31.843 3.11 13.6 HIP 110478 23.05
2025-12-02 22:20:43.29 -45:46:56.9 31.860 3.15 14.8 HIP 110478 23.27
2025-12-03 22:20:45.13 -45:45:43.9 31.877 3.18 16.0 HIP 110478 23.53
2025-12-04 22:20:47.15 -45:44:30.5 31.894 3.21 17.2 HIP 110478 23.84
2025-12-05 22:20:49.33 -45:43:16.9 31.910 3.25 18.4 HIP 110478 24.19
2025-12-06 22:20:51.68 -45:42:02.9 31.927 3.28 19.6 HIP 110478 24.58
2025-12-07 22:20:54.20 -45:40:48.6 31.944 3.28 19.6 HIP 110478 25.01