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263P/Gibbs

Basic Information of 263P/Gibbs

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.233911
Eccentricity 0.594189
Inclination (deg) 11.526800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 105.504000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 35.027000
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 5.302004

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2028-05-20T17:18:48.960
Period (years) 5.302004

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 21:05:30.70 -23:48:52.5 5.020 17.30 67.0 HIP 104285 29.49
2025-11-22 21:05:58.55 -23:46:10.4 5.035 17.68 67.2 HIP 104285 24.19
2025-11-23 21:06:27.03 -23:43:25.9 5.050 18.06 67.4 HIP 104285 19.81
2025-11-24 21:06:56.15 -23:40:39.1 5.065 18.43 67.5 HIP 104285 17.27
2025-11-25 21:07:25.89 -23:37:50.0 5.080 18.79 67.7 HIP 104285 17.56
2025-11-26 21:07:56.25 -23:34:58.7 5.094 19.15 67.8 HIP 104423 17.58
2025-11-27 21:08:27.21 -23:32:05.2 5.109 19.51 68.0 HIP 104423 11.68
2025-11-28 21:08:58.76 -23:29:09.5 5.124 19.86 68.1 HIP 104423 8.99
2025-11-29 21:09:30.90 -23:26:11.6 5.138 20.20 68.2 HIP 104423 12.20
2025-11-30 21:10:03.61 -23:23:11.7 5.152 20.54 68.4 HIP 104549 9.62
2025-12-01 21:10:36.88 -23:20:09.6 5.166 20.88 68.5 HIP 104549 1.71
2025-12-02 21:11:10.70 -23:17:05.5 5.181 21.20 68.6 HIP 104549 7.09
2025-12-03 21:11:45.07 -23:13:59.4 5.194 21.53 68.7 HIP 104619 7.64
2025-12-04 21:12:19.97 -23:10:51.3 5.208 21.85 68.8 HIP 104619 11.29
2025-12-05 21:12:55.40 -23:07:41.2 5.222 22.16 68.9 HIP 104619 18.69
2025-12-06 21:13:31.35 -23:04:29.2 5.236 22.47 68.9 HIP 104864 18.42
2025-12-07 21:14:07.80 -23:01:15.2 5.249 22.47 68.9 HIP 104864 10.32