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P/2016 R4 (Gibbs)

Basic Information of P/2016 R4 (Gibbs)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.805513
Eccentricity 0.474533
Inclination (deg) 10.861400
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 168.258600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 174.078100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2022-K19, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 12.336736

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-11-19T14:50:03.840
Period (years) 12.336736

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 13:58:31.04 -05:54:24.0 7.160 25.02 105.8 HIP 68192 28.55
2025-11-22 13:59:09.77 -05:57:07.8 7.149 24.92 105.7 HIP 68348 32.04
2025-11-23 13:59:48.37 -05:59:49.6 7.138 24.82 105.6 HIP 68348 34.81
2025-11-24 14:00:26.84 -06:02:29.5 7.127 24.71 105.5 HIP 68524 29.53
2025-11-25 14:01:05.16 -06:05:07.4 7.115 24.60 105.3 HIP 68524 26.91
2025-11-26 14:01:43.34 -06:07:43.3 7.103 24.48 105.2 HIP 68524 27.74
2025-11-27 14:02:21.36 -06:10:17.2 7.091 24.36 105.1 HIP 68636 22.35
2025-11-28 14:02:59.22 -06:12:49.0 7.079 24.24 104.9 HIP 68636 17.81
2025-11-29 14:03:36.92 -06:15:18.8 7.067 24.11 104.8 HIP 68738 15.57
2025-11-30 14:04:14.45 -06:17:46.4 7.054 23.98 104.7 HIP 68738 10.28
2025-12-01 14:04:51.80 -06:20:11.9 7.041 23.85 104.5 HIP 68738 12.45
2025-12-02 14:05:28.97 -06:22:35.2 7.028 23.71 104.4 HIP 68789 14.53
2025-12-03 14:06:05.95 -06:24:56.4 7.015 23.57 104.2 HIP 68892 19.11
2025-12-04 14:06:42.74 -06:27:15.3 7.002 23.43 104.1 HIP 68892 21.85
2025-12-05 14:07:19.34 -06:29:32.0 6.988 23.28 103.9 HIP 68892 27.65
2025-12-06 14:07:55.73 -06:31:46.4 6.974 23.13 103.8 HIP 68892 34.97
2025-12-07 14:08:31.91 -06:33:58.5 6.960 23.13 103.8 HIP 69236 29.02