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P/2017 W3 (Gibbs)

Basic Information of P/2017 W3 (Gibbs)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.851424
Eccentricity 0.507301
Inclination (deg) 18.194100
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 210.041700
Argument of perihelion (deg) 327.782200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPC114601, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 21.855436

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2018-02-27T06:22:27.840
Period (years) 21.855436

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 21:59:06.09 +03:17:10.6 10.913 4.52 130.2 HIP 108525 5.36
2025-11-22 21:59:11.63 +03:16:00.5 10.931 4.63 127.7 HIP 108525 4.21
2025-11-23 21:59:17.51 +03:14:52.6 10.948 4.75 125.2 HIP 108525 3.72
2025-11-24 21:59:23.72 +03:13:46.8 10.966 4.87 122.9 HIP 108525 4.19
2025-11-25 21:59:30.28 +03:12:43.3 10.984 5.00 120.7 HIP 108525 5.43
2025-11-26 21:59:37.16 +03:11:42.0 11.002 5.13 118.6 HIP 108525 7.08
2025-11-27 21:59:44.38 +03:10:43.0 11.020 5.27 116.7 HIP 108525 8.96
2025-11-28 21:59:51.93 +03:09:46.2 11.038 5.42 114.8 HIP 108525 10.97
2025-11-29 21:59:59.81 +03:08:51.6 11.055 5.56 113.1 HIP 108525 13.08
2025-11-30 22:00:08.01 +03:07:59.3 11.073 5.71 111.4 HIP 108525 15.28
2025-12-01 22:00:16.54 +03:07:09.3 11.091 5.87 109.8 HIP 108525 17.55
2025-12-02 22:00:25.38 +03:06:21.6 11.109 6.02 108.3 HIP 108655 19.22
2025-12-03 22:00:34.54 +03:05:36.1 11.126 6.18 106.9 HIP 108655 18.13
2025-12-04 22:00:44.01 +03:04:52.9 11.144 6.34 105.6 HIP 108655 17.36
2025-12-05 22:00:53.79 +03:04:12.0 11.162 6.50 104.3 HIP 108655 16.97
2025-12-06 22:01:03.88 +03:03:33.4 11.179 6.66 103.1 HIP 108655 17.01
2025-12-07 22:01:14.27 +03:02:57.1 11.197 6.66 103.1 HIP 108655 17.51