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C/2011 A3 (Gibbs)

Basic Information of C/2011 A3 (Gibbs)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.372965
Eccentricity 0.997831
Inclination (deg) 26.089200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 124.611800
Argument of perihelion (deg) 141.629000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 36186.590928

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2011-12-13T12:34:07.680
Period (years) 36186.590928

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 03:57:26.23 -05:26:33.1 29.368 4.73 259.7 HIP 18606 21.51
2025-11-22 03:57:18.75 -05:26:53.3 29.373 4.73 260.2 HIP 18606 23.35
2025-11-23 03:57:11.26 -05:27:12.6 29.379 4.72 260.7 HIP 18419 22.55
2025-11-24 03:57:03.78 -05:27:31.0 29.385 4.71 261.1 HIP 18419 21.74
2025-11-25 03:56:56.30 -05:27:48.4 29.391 4.70 261.6 HIP 18419 21.06
2025-11-26 03:56:48.83 -05:28:04.8 29.397 4.69 262.1 HIP 18419 20.51
2025-11-27 03:56:41.36 -05:28:20.3 29.404 4.67 262.6 HIP 18419 20.11
2025-11-28 03:56:33.91 -05:28:34.8 29.411 4.66 263.0 HIP 18419 19.86
2025-11-29 03:56:26.48 -05:28:48.4 29.418 4.64 263.5 HIP 18419 19.77
2025-11-30 03:56:19.06 -05:29:00.9 29.426 4.63 264.0 HIP 18419 19.84
2025-12-01 03:56:11.66 -05:29:12.5 29.433 4.61 264.5 HIP 18419 20.07
2025-12-02 03:56:04.29 -05:29:23.1 29.442 4.59 265.0 HIP 18419 20.45
2025-12-03 03:55:56.94 -05:29:32.7 29.450 4.57 265.5 HIP 18419 20.96
2025-12-04 03:55:49.62 -05:29:41.4 29.459 4.55 266.0 HIP 18419 21.60
2025-12-05 03:55:42.32 -05:29:49.0 29.467 4.52 266.5 HIP 18419 22.36
2025-12-06 03:55:35.07 -05:29:55.6 29.477 4.50 267.0 HIP 18419 23.21
2025-12-07 03:55:27.84 -05:30:01.3 29.486 4.50 267.0 HIP 18419 24.15