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229P/Gibbs

Basic Information of 229P/Gibbs

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.440652
Eccentricity 0.378357
Inclination (deg) 26.097700
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 157.861300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 224.285200
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 7.779420

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-03-05T23:12:02.880
Period (years) 7.779420

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 07:09:01.79 -08:58:01.1 2.310 14.03 223.8 HIP 34585 17.07
2025-11-22 07:08:46.07 -09:02:04.1 2.304 14.33 227.4 HIP 34585 17.62
2025-11-23 07:08:28.98 -09:05:56.9 2.298 14.67 230.8 HIP 34347 19.15
2025-11-24 07:08:10.55 -09:09:39.2 2.293 15.04 234.1 HIP 34347 14.89
2025-11-25 07:07:50.79 -09:13:10.6 2.287 15.45 237.3 HIP 34347 11.69
2025-11-26 07:07:29.72 -09:16:31.0 2.282 15.88 240.3 HIP 34347 10.83
2025-11-27 07:07:07.36 -09:19:40.0 2.276 16.34 243.1 HIP 34347 13.04
2025-11-28 07:06:43.72 -09:22:37.4 2.271 16.82 245.8 HIP 34263 10.03
2025-11-29 07:06:18.85 -09:25:23.0 2.266 17.32 248.3 HIP 34263 8.74
2025-11-30 07:05:52.74 -09:27:56.4 2.262 17.83 250.7 HIP 34263 11.87
2025-12-01 07:05:25.44 -09:30:17.5 2.257 18.35 253.0 HIP 34263 17.38
2025-12-02 07:04:56.96 -09:32:26.1 2.252 18.89 255.2 HIP 34263 23.85
2025-12-03 07:04:27.33 -09:34:21.9 2.248 19.43 257.2 HIP 34004 16.99
2025-12-04 07:03:56.59 -09:36:04.7 2.244 19.98 259.2 HIP 34004 9.71
2025-12-05 07:03:24.74 -09:37:34.4 2.240 20.53 261.1 HIP 34004 4.26
2025-12-06 07:02:51.83 -09:38:50.6 2.237 21.08 262.9 HIP 34004 8.41
2025-12-07 07:02:17.88 -09:39:53.3 2.233 21.08 262.9 HIP 33889 13.70