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248P/Gibbs

Basic Information of 248P/Gibbs

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.157734
Eccentricity 0.639601
Inclination (deg) 6.351200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 207.791300
Argument of perihelion (deg) 209.999100
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 14.649456

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2025-09-14T22:40:56.640
Period (years) 14.649456

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 06:45:58.83 +14:39:25.0 1.419 11.05 187.2 HIP 32308 23.82
2025-11-22 06:45:56.55 +14:35:01.9 1.414 11.04 193.1 HIP 32308 26.46
2025-11-23 06:45:52.43 +14:30:43.7 1.410 11.14 198.8 HIP 32308 29.21
2025-11-24 06:45:46.48 +14:26:30.7 1.406 11.34 204.4 HIP 32308 32.03
2025-11-25 06:45:38.74 +14:22:22.8 1.402 11.62 209.7 HIP 32308 34.95
2025-11-26 06:45:29.24 +14:18:20.4 1.398 11.99 214.6 HIP 32346 33.60
2025-11-27 06:45:18.01 +14:14:23.6 1.394 12.41 219.1 HIP 32346 29.34
2025-11-28 06:45:05.07 +14:10:32.6 1.390 12.89 223.3 HIP 32346 25.37
2025-11-29 06:44:50.48 +14:06:47.3 1.387 13.42 227.1 HIP 32346 21.97
2025-11-30 06:44:34.27 +14:03:08.1 1.384 13.97 230.6 HIP 32346 19.61
2025-12-01 06:44:16.47 +13:59:35.0 1.381 14.56 233.7 HIP 32346 18.89
2025-12-02 06:43:57.13 +13:56:08.2 1.378 15.15 236.6 HIP 32346 20.15
2025-12-03 06:43:36.29 +13:52:47.7 1.375 15.76 239.2 HIP 32346 23.25
2025-12-04 06:43:14.00 +13:49:33.7 1.373 16.37 241.5 HIP 32170 26.82
2025-12-05 06:42:50.29 +13:46:26.3 1.371 16.98 243.7 HIP 32170 23.71
2025-12-06 06:42:25.22 +13:43:25.6 1.369 17.59 245.7 HIP 32170 22.39
2025-12-07 06:41:58.83 +13:40:31.6 1.367 17.59 245.7 HIP 32170 23.38