| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
263P/Gibbs |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2017-09-29T21:29:30.344640Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2024-06-06T23:12:48Z |
| Obs used |
771 |
| NEO |
Yes |
| M1 |
18.600 |
| K1 |
4.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2018-10-22.0000000 |
| e |
0.58779281 |
| q (au) |
1.261487 |
| a (au) |
3.060323 |
| i (deg) |
11.538377 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
105.807706 |
| ω (w, deg) |
34.574680 |
| M (ma, deg) |
71.265838 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (19.287 + 2.794\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
19.287 |
| n |
2.794 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.690 |
| k |
0.800 |
| δ90 |
10.000 |
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Range |
Description |
| Absolute magnitude at 1 AU from Sun and Earth |
H0 |
-5 to 20 |
Intrinsic brightness of the comet |
| Photometric slope parameter |
n |
2 to 6 |
Rate of brightness change with heliocentric distance |
| Forward scattering asymmetry factor |
gf |
0.8 to 1 |
Degree of forward scattering |
| Backward scattering asymmetry factor |
gb |
-1 to -0.5 |
Degree of backward scattering |
| Partitioning coefficient |
k |
0.8 to 1 |
Ratio between forward/backward scattering contributions |
| Dust-to-gas brightness ratio |
δ90 |
1 to 10 |
Relative contribution of dust scattering to gas emission |
Reference: EPSC-DPS2025-160
Finding Chart
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-03-26 00:00 |
22:44:12.07 |
-15:33:38.6 |
HIP 112356 |
18.33 |
| 2026-03-26 12:00 |
22:44:37.11 |
-15:31:42.3 |
HIP 112356 |
12.69 |
| 2026-03-27 00:00 |
22:45:02.11 |
-15:29:46.4 |
HIP 112356 |
8.13 |
| 2026-03-27 12:00 |
22:45:27.07 |
-15:27:50.9 |
HIP 112356 |
7.15 |
| 2026-03-28 00:00 |
22:45:51.97 |
-15:25:55.9 |
HIP 112356 |
10.75 |
| 2026-03-28 12:00 |
22:46:16.83 |
-15:24:01.2 |
HIP 112356 |
16.09 |
| 2026-03-29 00:00 |
22:46:41.65 |
-15:22:07.0 |
HIP 112526 |
18.72 |
| 2026-03-29 12:00 |
22:47:06.41 |
-15:20:13.3 |
HIP 112526 |
13.77 |
| 2026-03-30 00:00 |
22:47:31.13 |
-15:18:20.0 |
HIP 112526 |
10.38 |
| 2026-03-30 12:00 |
22:47:55.80 |
-15:16:27.1 |
HIP 112526 |
10.20 |
| 2026-03-31 00:00 |
22:48:20.42 |
-15:14:34.7 |
HIP 112526 |
13.34 |
| 2026-03-31 12:00 |
22:48:44.98 |
-15:12:42.7 |
HIP 112526 |
18.14 |
| 2026-04-01 00:00 |
22:49:09.50 |
-15:10:51.2 |
HIP 112526 |
23.61 |
| 2026-04-01 12:00 |
22:49:33.97 |
-15:09:00.1 |
HIP 112797 |
28.93 |
| 2026-04-02 00:00 |
22:49:58.39 |
-15:07:09.6 |
HIP 112797 |
24.76 |
| 2026-04-02 12:00 |
22:50:22.75 |
-15:05:19.5 |
HIP 112797 |
21.58 |
| 2026-04-03 00:00 |
22:50:47.06 |
-15:03:29.8 |
HIP 112797 |
19.87 |
| 2026-04-03 12:00 |
22:51:11.32 |
-15:01:40.7 |
HIP 112797 |
19.99 |
| 2026-04-04 00:00 |
22:51:35.52 |
-14:59:52.1 |
HIP 112797 |
21.90 |
| 2026-04-04 12:00 |
22:51:59.67 |
-14:58:03.9 |
HIP 112959 |
22.09 |
| 2026-04-05 00:00 |
22:52:23.77 |
-14:56:16.3 |
HIP 112959 |
22.27 |
| 2026-04-05 12:00 |
22:52:47.81 |
-14:54:29.1 |
HIP 112959 |
24.03 |
| 2026-04-06 00:00 |
22:53:11.79 |
-14:52:42.5 |
HIP 113117 |
19.38 |
| 2026-04-06 12:00 |
22:53:35.72 |
-14:50:56.4 |
HIP 113117 |
15.34 |
| 2026-04-07 00:00 |
22:53:59.59 |
-14:49:10.8 |
HIP 113117 |
12.97 |
| 2026-04-07 12:00 |
22:54:23.40 |
-14:47:25.8 |
HIP 113117 |
13.17 |
| 2026-04-08 00:00 |
22:54:47.16 |
-14:45:41.3 |
HIP 113117 |
15.83 |
| 2026-04-08 12:00 |
22:55:10.85 |
-14:43:57.3 |
HIP 113117 |
19.98 |
| 2026-04-09 00:00 |
22:55:34.48 |
-14:42:13.9 |
HIP 113292 |
21.79 |
| 2026-04-09 12:00 |
22:55:58.06 |
-14:40:31.1 |
HIP 113292 |
20.39 |
| 2026-04-10 00:00 |
22:56:21.57 |
-14:38:48.8 |
HIP 113292 |
20.66 |
| 2026-04-10 12:00 |
22:56:45.02 |
-14:37:07.1 |
HIP 113378 |
17.42 |
| 2026-04-11 00:00 |
22:57:08.41 |
-14:35:25.9 |
HIP 113378 |
12.01 |
| 2026-04-11 12:00 |
22:57:31.73 |
-14:33:45.4 |
HIP 113378 |
7.40 |
| 2026-04-12 00:00 |
22:57:54.99 |
-14:32:05.4 |
HIP 113378 |
5.90 |
| 2026-04-12 12:00 |
22:58:18.19 |
-14:30:26.0 |
HIP 113378 |
9.14 |
| 2026-04-13 00:00 |
22:58:41.32 |
-14:28:47.2 |
HIP 113378 |
14.16 |
| 2026-04-13 12:00 |
22:59:04.38 |
-14:27:09.1 |
HIP 113395 |
19.47 |
| 2026-04-14 00:00 |
22:59:27.38 |
-14:25:31.5 |
HIP 113631 |
21.92 |
| 2026-04-14 12:00 |
22:59:50.30 |
-14:23:54.6 |
HIP 113631 |
16.28 |
| 2026-04-15 00:00 |
23:00:13.16 |
-14:22:18.3 |
HIP 113631 |
10.81 |
| 2026-04-15 12:00 |
23:00:35.95 |
-14:20:42.7 |
HIP 113631 |
5.96 |
| 2026-04-16 00:00 |
23:00:58.67 |
-14:19:07.7 |
HIP 113631 |
4.48 |