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C/2012 F1 (Gibbs)

Basic Information of C/2012 F1 (Gibbs)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.529603
Eccentricity 0.965235
Inclination (deg) 159.581000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 130.447300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 300.807200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 620.676355

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2012-02-22T08:56:24.000
Period (years) 620.676355

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 01:59:42.90 +34:45:45.8 27.560 5.57 241.4 HIP 9333 6.47
2025-11-22 01:59:33.38 +34:44:41.9 27.570 5.54 241.0 HIP 9333 6.28
2025-11-23 01:59:23.95 +34:43:37.6 27.579 5.50 240.6 HIP 9333 6.83
2025-11-24 01:59:14.62 +34:42:32.8 27.589 5.47 240.2 HIP 9333 7.97
2025-11-25 01:59:05.38 +34:41:27.7 27.599 5.43 239.8 HIP 9333 9.46
2025-11-26 01:58:56.24 +34:40:22.2 27.610 5.40 239.4 HIP 9333 11.17
2025-11-27 01:58:47.21 +34:39:16.3 27.620 5.36 239.0 HIP 9333 13.00
2025-11-28 01:58:38.28 +34:38:10.1 27.631 5.32 238.6 HIP 9333 14.89
2025-11-29 01:58:29.46 +34:37:03.6 27.642 5.27 238.2 HIP 9333 16.82
2025-11-30 01:58:20.74 +34:35:56.8 27.654 5.23 237.8 HIP 9257 17.55
2025-12-01 01:58:12.14 +34:34:49.8 27.666 5.19 237.3 HIP 9257 17.51
2025-12-02 01:58:03.66 +34:33:42.6 27.678 5.14 236.9 HIP 9257 17.69
2025-12-03 01:57:55.29 +34:32:35.1 27.690 5.10 236.4 HIP 9257 18.10
2025-12-04 01:57:47.05 +34:31:27.4 27.702 5.05 236.0 HIP 9257 18.70
2025-12-05 01:57:38.92 +34:30:19.6 27.715 5.00 235.5 HIP 9257 19.47
2025-12-06 01:57:30.92 +34:29:11.6 27.728 4.95 235.0 HIP 9257 20.40
2025-12-07 01:57:23.04 +34:28:03.6 27.741 4.95 235.0 HIP 9257 21.44