C/2007 T5 (Gibbs) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2008 May 24.2094 TT MPC q 4.049298 (2000.0) P Q z +0.021370 Peri. 34.4114 -0.6518650 -0.3509694 +/-0.000000 Node 109.8431 +0.4282210 -0.9019582 e 0.913465 Incl. 45.6155 +0.6258585 +0.2515789 From 275 observations 2007 Oct. 13-2009 Apr. 25, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 T5 (Gibbs) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2008 May 23.8151 TT MPC q 4.048095 (2000.0) P Q z +0.021664 Peri. 34.3636 -0.6514246 -0.3516855 +/-0.000000 Node 109.8298 +0.4291125 -0.9015253 e 0.912302 Incl. 45.6152 +0.6257064 +0.2521297An explanation of the orbital elements is available.
These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.
Personalized ephemerides for this (and other) objects may be generated using the Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service.
Recent magnitude estimates for this comet (as reported to the ICQ) may be available.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2 2009 10 26 15 05.93 +22 34.6 6.496 5.750 38.3 6.2 19.7 2009 10 31 15 10.39 +22 08.2 6.524 5.776 38.2 6.1 19.7 2009 11 05 15 14.85 +21 43.8 6.548 5.802 38.3 6.1 19.7 2009 11 10 15 19.30 +21 21.5 6.568 5.828 38.7 6.1 19.7 2009 11 15 15 23.72 +21 01.4 6.585 5.855 39.5 6.2 19.8 2009 11 20 15 28.11 +20 43.3 6.598 5.881 40.5 6.3 19.8 2009 11 25 15 32.45 +20 27.5 6.607 5.908 41.8 6.4 19.8 2009 11 30 15 36.73 +20 13.9 6.612 5.934 43.4 6.6 19.8 2009 12 05 15 40.94 +20 02.5 6.614 5.961 45.2 6.7 19.9 2009 12 10 15 45.07 +19 53.4 6.612 5.988 47.3 6.9 19.9 2009 12 15 15 49.11 +19 46.4 6.607 6.014 49.5 7.1 19.9 2009 12 20 15 53.05 +19 41.8 6.598 6.041 51.9 7.4 19.9 2009 12 25 15 56.86 +19 39.3 6.586 6.068 54.5 7.6 19.9 2009 12 30 16 00.55 +19 39.1 6.571 6.095 57.2 7.8 19.9 2010 01 04 16 04.09 +19 41.0 6.553 6.122 60.0 8.0 20.0 2010 01 09 16 07.47 +19 45.1 6.533 6.149 63.0 8.2 20.0 2010 01 14 16 10.68 +19 51.2 6.510 6.176 66.0 8.4 20.0 2010 01 19 16 13.71 +19 59.3 6.485 6.203 69.2 8.5 20.0 2010 01 24 16 16.55 +20 09.3 6.457 6.230 72.4 8.7 20.0 2010 01 29 16 19.17 +20 21.2 6.429 6.257 75.6 8.8 20.0 2010 02 03 16 21.57 +20 34.7 6.399 6.285 78.9 8.9 20.0 2010 02 08 16 23.74 +20 49.8 6.368 6.312 82.3 8.9 20.0 2010 02 13 16 25.66 +21 06.3 6.336 6.339 85.7 8.9 20.0 2010 02 18 16 27.33 +21 24.1 6.304 6.367 89.2 8.9 20.0 2010 02 23 16 28.73 +21 42.9 6.272 6.394 92.6 8.9 20.0 2010 02 28 16 29.86 +22 02.6 6.241 6.422 96.1 8.8 20.1 2010 03 05 16 30.71 +22 22.9 6.211 6.449 99.5 8.7 20.1 2010 03 10 16 31.28 +22 43.5 6.182 6.477 102.9 8.6 20.1 2010 03 15 16 31.56 +23 04.4 6.155 6.504 106.3 8.4 20.1 2010 03 20 16 31.55 +23 25.1 6.129 6.532 109.6 8.3 20.1 2010 03 25 16 31.25 +23 45.3 6.107 6.559 112.9 8.1 20.1 2010 03 30 16 30.68 +24 04.9 6.087 6.587 116.0 7.8 20.1 2010 04 04 16 29.85 +24 23.4 6.071 6.615 119.0 7.6 20.1 2010 04 09 16 28.75 +24 40.7 6.059 6.642 121.9 7.4 20.1 2010 04 14 16 27.42 +24 56.4 6.050 6.670 124.6 7.1 20.2 2010 04 19 16 25.86 +25 10.2 6.046 6.698 127.0 6.9 20.2 2010 04 24 16 24.10 +25 21.9 6.046 6.726 129.1 6.7 20.2 2010 04 29 16 22.17 +25 31.2 6.051 6.754 130.9 6.5 20.2 2010 05 04 16 20.09 +25 38.0 6.062 6.781 132.3 6.3 20.2 2010 05 09 16 17.90 +25 42.2 6.077 6.809 133.3 6.2 20.2 2010 05 14 16 15.63 +25 43.4 6.098 6.837 133.9 6.1 20.3 2010 05 19 16 13.31 +25 41.8 6.124 6.865 134.0 6.1 20.3 2010 05 24 16 10.98 +25 37.1 6.155 6.893 133.7 6.1 20.3 2010 05 29 16 08.66 +25 29.5 6.192 6.921 132.8 6.2 20.4 2010 06 03 16 06.40 +25 19.0 6.234 6.949 131.6 6.3 20.4 2010 06 08 16 04.22 +25 05.7 6.281 6.977 130.0 6.4 20.4 2010 06 13 16 02.14 +24 49.6 6.333 7.005 128.0 6.6 20.5 2010 06 18 16 00.21 +24 30.8 6.390 7.033 125.8 6.7 20.5 2010 06 23 15 58.43 +24 09.7 6.452 7.061 123.3 6.9 20.5 2010 06 28 15 56.83 +23 46.4 6.518 7.089 120.5 7.1 20.6 2010 07 03 15 55.42 +23 21.1 6.588 7.117 117.6 7.3 20.6 2010 07 08 15 54.22 +22 53.9 6.662 7.145 114.6 7.4 20.7 2010 07 13 15 53.23 +22 25.2 6.739 7.173 111.4 7.6 20.7 2010 07 18 15 52.47 +21 55.1 6.820 7.201 108.2 7.7 20.7 2010 07 23 15 51.94 +21 23.9 6.903 7.229 104.8 7.8 20.8 2010 07 28 15 51.63 +20 51.9 6.988 7.258 101.4 7.9 20.8 2010 08 02 15 51.55 +20 19.1 7.075 7.286 98.0 7.9 20.9 2010 08 07 15 51.70 +19 45.8 7.164 7.314 94.5 7.9 20.9 2010 08 12 15 52.07 +19 12.2 7.253 7.342 91.0 7.9 21.0 2010 08 17 15 52.65 +18 38.4 7.344 7.370 87.5 7.9 21.0 2010 08 22 15 53.44 +18 04.8 7.435 7.398 84.0 7.8 21.0 2010 08 27 15 54.43 +17 31.3 7.526 7.426 80.5 7.7 21.1 2010 09 01 15 55.62 +16 58.1 7.616 7.455 77.0 7.6 21.1 2010 09 06 15 56.99 +16 25.4 7.705 7.483 73.6 7.4 21.2 2010 09 11 15 58.53 +15 53.3 7.794 7.511 70.1 7.2 21.2 2010 09 16 16 00.24 +15 21.9 7.880 7.539 66.7 7.0 21.3 2010 09 21 16 02.10 +14 51.3 7.965 7.567 63.3 6.8 21.3 2010 09 26 16 04.10 +14 21.7 8.047 7.596 60.0 6.6 21.3 2010 10 01 16 06.24 +13 53.0 8.127 7.624 56.7 6.3 21.4 2010 10 06 16 08.50 +13 25.3 8.204 7.652 53.5 6.0 21.4 2010 10 11 16 10.87 +12 58.8 8.278 7.680 50.4 5.7 21.4 2010 10 16 16 13.35 +12 33.4 8.348 7.708 47.4 5.5 21.5 2010 10 21 16 15.91 +12 09.4 8.414 7.737 44.5 5.2 21.5 2010 10 26 16 18.55 +11 46.6 8.477 7.765 41.9 4.9 21.5 2010 10 31 16 21.27 +11 25.2 8.535 7.793 39.4 4.6 21.6 2010 11 05 16 24.04 +11 05.1 8.589 7.821 37.1 4.4 21.6 2010 11 10 16 26.85 +10 46.5 8.638 7.849 35.2 4.2 21.6 2010 11 15 16 29.71 +10 29.4 8.682 7.877 33.6 4.0 21.7 2010 11 20 16 32.59 +10 13.7 8.722 7.906 32.5 3.8 21.7 2010 11 25 16 35.48 +09 59.5 8.756 7.934 31.8 3.8 21.7 2010 11 30 16 38.37 +09 46.9 8.786 7.962 31.6 3.7 21.7