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P/2012 K3 (Gibbs)

Basic Information of P/2012 K3 (Gibbs)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.101096
Eccentricity 0.421727
Inclination (deg) 13.181400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 125.802400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 172.119500
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC 80898, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.925792

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2026-07-15T20:35:57.120
Period (years) 6.925792

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 15:07:07.95 -07:28:11.8 3.658 66.35 106.0 HIP 74067 31.00
2025-11-22 15:08:50.90 -07:35:30.4 3.651 66.46 105.9 HIP 74191 20.17
2025-11-23 15:10:34.11 -07:42:45.6 3.644 66.56 105.7 HIP 74267 10.23
2025-11-24 15:12:17.60 -07:49:57.3 3.637 66.67 105.6 HIP 74267 29.45
2025-11-25 15:14:01.36 -07:57:05.6 3.629 66.77 105.4 HIP 74613 30.42
2025-11-26 15:15:45.39 -08:04:10.3 3.622 66.87 105.2 HIP 74771 21.16
2025-11-27 15:17:29.68 -08:11:11.3 3.614 66.97 105.1 HIP 74771 10.82
2025-11-28 15:19:14.23 -08:18:08.8 3.606 67.06 104.9 HIP 74918 11.17
2025-11-29 15:20:59.03 -08:25:02.5 3.598 67.16 104.8 HIP 75171 17.57
2025-11-30 15:22:44.10 -08:31:52.5 3.590 67.25 104.6 HIP 75171 17.53
2025-12-01 15:24:29.41 -08:38:38.6 3.582 67.34 104.4 HIP 75464 19.51
2025-12-02 15:26:14.98 -08:45:21.0 3.574 67.43 104.3 HIP 75673 23.61
2025-12-03 15:28:00.79 -08:51:59.5 3.566 67.52 104.1 HIP 75673 7.39
2025-12-04 15:29:46.86 -08:58:34.1 3.558 67.61 104.0 HIP 75763 21.72
2025-12-05 15:31:33.17 -09:05:04.7 3.549 67.70 103.8 HIP 76080 32.06
2025-12-06 15:33:19.72 -09:11:31.3 3.541 67.79 103.6 HIP 76243 16.50
2025-12-07 15:35:06.53 -09:17:53.9 3.532 67.79 103.6 HIP 76243 12.04