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406P/Gibbs

Basic Information of 406P/Gibbs

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type P
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.643659
Eccentricity 0.540868
Inclination (deg) 1.210000
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 11.497000
Argument of perihelion (deg) 352.437700
Epoch 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000
Reference MPEC 2025-W75, MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 6.773470

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2027-06-24T23:31:12.000
Period (years) 6.773470

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 14:54:52.90 -17:13:37.3 5.306 38.00 107.0 HIP 73097 32.96
2025-11-22 14:55:53.78 -17:18:04.1 5.298 38.00 107.0 HIP 73097 30.67
2025-11-23 14:56:54.70 -17:22:29.8 5.291 37.99 106.9 HIP 73238 16.86
2025-11-24 14:57:55.66 -17:26:54.4 5.283 37.98 106.8 HIP 73238 5.55
2025-11-25 14:58:56.65 -17:31:17.9 5.275 37.97 106.8 HIP 73262 8.40
2025-11-26 14:59:57.67 -17:35:40.3 5.267 37.95 106.7 HIP 73290 18.74
2025-11-27 15:00:58.70 -17:40:01.5 5.258 37.93 106.6 HIP 73636 30.50
2025-11-28 15:01:59.75 -17:44:21.5 5.250 37.90 106.6 HIP 73636 17.12
2025-11-29 15:03:00.80 -17:48:40.3 5.241 37.88 106.5 HIP 73636 10.78
2025-11-30 15:04:01.86 -17:52:57.8 5.232 37.85 106.4 HIP 73751 7.02
2025-12-01 15:05:02.91 -17:57:14.1 5.222 37.81 106.4 HIP 73753 7.80
2025-12-02 15:06:03.96 -18:01:29.1 5.213 37.78 106.3 HIP 73753 22.90
2025-12-03 15:07:04.99 -18:05:42.7 5.203 37.74 106.2 HIP 74172 32.48
2025-12-04 15:08:06.01 -18:09:55.1 5.193 37.69 106.1 HIP 74172 19.79
2025-12-05 15:09:07.00 -18:14:06.1 5.183 37.65 106.1 HIP 74172 13.57
2025-12-06 15:10:07.97 -18:18:15.7 5.173 37.60 106.0 HIP 74232 14.86
2025-12-07 15:11:08.90 -18:22:24.0 5.163 37.60 106.0 HIP 74310 21.84