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C/2018 A6 (Gibbs)

Basic Information of C/2018 A6 (Gibbs)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.015181
Eccentricity 0.798891
Inclination (deg) 77.181300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 340.478600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 264.245400
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2024-JU4, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 58.052753

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2019-07-10T09:42:54.720
Period (years) 58.052753

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 21:56:37.84 +34:59:29.1 13.699 6.14 178.0 HIP 108234 12.87
2025-11-22 21:56:38.26 +34:57:01.9 13.715 6.08 176.3 HIP 108234 13.03
2025-11-23 21:56:39.03 +34:54:36.2 13.731 6.03 174.6 HIP 108234 13.69
2025-11-24 21:56:40.14 +34:52:12.2 13.747 5.98 172.8 HIP 108234 14.79
2025-11-25 21:56:41.60 +34:49:49.8 13.763 5.93 171.1 HIP 108234 16.21
2025-11-26 21:56:43.39 +34:47:29.1 13.779 5.89 169.3 HIP 108234 17.89
2025-11-27 21:56:45.53 +34:45:10.2 13.795 5.85 167.5 HIP 108234 19.73
2025-11-28 21:56:48.00 +34:42:53.1 13.811 5.81 165.6 HIP 108481 21.56
2025-11-29 21:56:50.80 +34:40:37.9 13.827 5.78 163.8 HIP 108481 20.75
2025-11-30 21:56:53.94 +34:38:24.6 13.843 5.75 162.0 HIP 108481 20.12
2025-12-01 21:56:57.40 +34:36:13.3 13.860 5.73 160.1 HIP 108481 19.66
2025-12-02 21:57:01.19 +34:34:04.0 13.876 5.71 158.3 HIP 108481 19.39
2025-12-03 21:57:05.29 +34:31:56.8 13.892 5.69 156.4 HIP 108481 19.31
2025-12-04 21:57:09.72 +34:29:51.6 13.908 5.68 154.5 HIP 108481 19.43
2025-12-05 21:57:14.46 +34:27:48.6 13.925 5.67 152.6 HIP 108481 19.74
2025-12-06 21:57:19.51 +34:25:47.7 13.941 5.67 150.8 HIP 108481 20.22
2025-12-07 21:57:24.88 +34:23:49.0 13.958 5.67 150.8 HIP 108481 20.88