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C/2015 W1 (Gibbs)

Basic Information of C/2015 W1 (Gibbs)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.240301
Eccentricity 0.998521
Inclination (deg) 87.456100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 114.280500
Argument of perihelion (deg) 48.172200
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 58953.188378

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2016-05-12T11:18:57.600
Period (years) 58953.188378

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 19:47:39.14 -33:07:19.6 23.739 3.90 72.7 HIP 97523 22.22
2025-11-22 19:47:46.25 -33:06:51.8 23.758 3.98 73.1 HIP 97523 20.67
2025-11-23 19:47:53.51 -33:06:24.0 23.776 4.05 73.4 HIP 97523 19.10
2025-11-24 19:48:00.93 -33:05:56.1 23.794 4.13 73.7 HIP 97523 17.50
2025-11-25 19:48:08.51 -33:05:28.2 23.812 4.21 74.0 HIP 97523 15.87
2025-11-26 19:48:16.23 -33:05:00.3 23.829 4.28 74.2 HIP 97523 14.22
2025-11-27 19:48:24.10 -33:04:32.4 23.847 4.36 74.5 HIP 97523 12.56
2025-11-28 19:48:32.12 -33:04:04.4 23.864 4.43 74.8 HIP 97523 10.89
2025-11-29 19:48:40.28 -33:03:36.5 23.881 4.50 75.0 HIP 97523 9.22
2025-11-30 19:48:48.58 -33:03:08.6 23.898 4.57 75.3 HIP 97523 7.57
2025-12-01 19:48:57.01 -33:02:40.7 23.915 4.64 75.5 HIP 97523 5.99
2025-12-02 19:49:05.58 -33:02:12.9 23.931 4.70 75.8 HIP 97523 4.59
2025-12-03 19:49:14.29 -33:01:45.1 23.948 4.77 76.0 HIP 97523 3.62
2025-12-04 19:49:23.12 -33:01:17.4 23.964 4.83 76.2 HIP 97523 3.52
2025-12-05 19:49:32.08 -33:00:49.7 23.979 4.90 76.4 HIP 97523 4.37
2025-12-06 19:49:41.16 -33:00:22.1 23.995 4.96 76.7 HIP 97523 5.79
2025-12-07 19:49:50.37 -32:59:54.7 24.010 4.96 76.7 HIP 97523 7.49