C/2008 G1 (Gibbs)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 63136:C/2008 G1 (Gibbs) Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5 T 2009 Jan. 12.1400 TT MPC q 3.988981 (2000.0) P Q z +0.002800 Peri. 63.7352 -0.2032750 +0.8028325 +/-0.000040 Node 215.9138 -0.7755061 +0.2174363 e 0.988831 Incl. 72.8482 +0.5977203 +0.5551409 From 147 observations 2008 Apr. 7-June 8, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2008 G1 (Gibbs) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2009 Jan. 12.2068 TT MPC q 3.989081 (2000.0) P Q z +0.002801 Peri. 63.7466 -0.2031033 +0.8028606 +/-0.000040 Node 215.9154 -0.7754662 +0.2176123 e 0.988828 Incl. 72.8483 +0.5978305 +0.5550313An 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.
Ephemeris
The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days. A daily ephemeris covering the same time interval is also available.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 06 08 19 50.17 +62 51.3 4.086 4.181 88.3 14.0 18.8 2009 06 13 19 48.53 +63 39.4 4.092 4.194 88.7 14.0 18.8 2009 06 18 19 46.31 +64 22.4 4.097 4.207 89.2 14.0 18.8 2009 06 23 19 43.54 +64 59.8 4.103 4.221 89.6 13.9 18.8 2009 06 28 19 40.31 +65 31.4 4.109 4.235 90.1 13.9 18.8 2009 07 03 19 36.69 +65 56.9 4.115 4.249 90.6 13.8 18.9 2009 07 08 19 32.79 +66 16.3 4.121 4.264 91.1 13.8 18.9 2009 07 13 19 28.73 +66 29.4 4.127 4.279 91.7 13.7 18.9 2009 07 18 19 24.62 +66 36.2 4.133 4.294 92.2 13.7 18.9 2009 07 23 19 20.59 +66 36.7 4.139 4.310 92.8 13.6 18.9 2009 07 28 19 16.79 +66 31.1 4.145 4.326 93.4 13.6 18.9 2009 08 02 19 13.34 +66 19.6 4.152 4.342 94.0 13.5 19.0 2009 08 07 19 10.33 +66 02.6 4.159 4.359 94.6 13.4 19.0 2009 08 12 19 07.85 +65 40.2 4.166 4.376 95.2 13.3 19.0 2009 08 17 19 05.96 +65 13.0 4.174 4.393 95.8 13.3 19.0 2009 08 22 19 04.73 +64 41.3 4.183 4.411 96.4 13.2 19.1 2009 08 27 19 04.16 +64 05.4 4.192 4.429 96.9 13.1 19.1 2009 09 01 19 04.28 +63 26.0 4.203 4.447 97.4 13.0 19.1 2009 09 06 19 05.08 +62 43.3 4.214 4.466 97.9 12.9 19.1 2009 09 11 19 06.54 +61 57.9 4.227 4.484 98.3 12.8 19.1 2009 09 16 19 08.62 +61 10.0 4.242 4.504 98.6 12.8 19.2 2009 09 21 19 11.31 +60 20.2 4.258 4.523 98.9 12.7 19.2 2009 09 26 19 14.56 +59 28.7 4.276 4.543 99.0 12.6 19.2 2009 10 01 19 18.35 +58 36.1 4.296 4.563 99.1 12.5 19.3 2009 10 06 19 22.61 +57 42.6 4.318 4.583 99.0 12.4 19.3 2009 10 11 19 27.32 +56 48.6 4.343 4.603 98.8 12.4 19.3 2009 10 16 19 32.43 +55 54.4 4.370 4.624 98.5 12.3 19.4 2009 10 21 19 37.91 +55 00.4 4.400 4.645 98.0 12.3 19.4 2009 10 26 19 43.72 +54 06.9 4.432 4.666 97.4 12.2 19.4 2009 10 31 19 49.82 +53 14.2 4.468 4.687 96.7 12.1 19.5 2009 11 05 19 56.18 +52 22.5 4.505 4.709 95.7 12.1 19.5 2009 11 10 20 02.75 +51 32.2 4.546 4.731 94.7 12.0 19.5 2009 11 15 20 09.53 +50 43.4 4.589 4.753 93.5 12.0 19.6 2009 11 20 20 16.47 +49 56.4 4.635 4.775 92.1 11.9 19.6 2009 11 25 20 23.55 +49 11.5 4.684 4.798 90.7 11.9 19.7 2009 11 30 20 30.75 +48 28.7 4.735 4.821 89.1 11.8 19.7 2009 12 05 20 38.04 +47 48.3 4.789 4.844 87.3 11.7 19.8 2009 12 10 20 45.40 +47 10.4 4.844 4.867 85.5 11.6 19.8 2009 12 15 20 52.81 +46 35.1 4.902 4.890 83.6 11.5 19.8 2009 12 20 21 00.26 +46 02.5 4.961 4.914 81.5 11.4 19.9 2009 12 25 21 07.72 +45 32.6 5.022 4.938 79.5 11.3 19.9 2009 12 30 21 15.19 +45 05.5 5.084 4.962 77.3 11.1 20.0 2010 01 04 21 22.65 +44 41.2 5.147 4.986 75.1 11.0 20.0 2010 01 09 21 30.08 +44 19.7 5.211 5.010 72.8 10.8 20.1 2010 01 14 21 37.48 +44 01.0 5.275 5.034 70.6 10.6 20.1 2010 01 19 21 44.84 +43 45.0 5.340 5.059 68.3 10.4 20.2 2010 01 24 21 52.14 +43 31.7 5.404 5.084 66.0 10.2 20.2 2010 01 29 21 59.37 +43 21.0 5.468 5.109 63.7 10.0 20.3 2010 02 03 22 06.53 +43 12.9 5.531 5.134 61.5 9.7 20.3 2010 02 08 22 13.62 +43 07.2 5.593 5.159 59.3 9.5 20.4 2010 02 13 22 20.62 +43 03.9 5.653 5.184 57.2 9.2 20.4 2010 02 18 22 27.52 +43 02.8 5.712 5.210 55.1 8.9 20.5 2010 02 23 22 34.33 +43 03.9 5.769 5.236 53.1 8.7 20.5 2010 02 28 22 41.03 +43 07.0 5.824 5.262 51.3 8.4 20.5 2010 03 05 22 47.62 +43 12.1 5.877 5.287 49.5 8.2 20.6 2010 03 10 22 54.09 +43 18.9 5.927 5.314 48.0 8.0 20.6 2010 03 15 23 00.44 +43 27.5 5.974 5.340 46.6 7.8 20.7 2010 03 20 23 06.66 +43 37.7 6.019 5.366 45.4 7.6 20.7 2010 03 25 23 12.74 +43 49.3 6.060 5.393 44.4 7.4 20.7 2010 03 30 23 18.69 +44 02.3 6.097 5.419 43.7 7.3 20.8 2010 04 04 23 24.48 +44 16.6 6.132 5.446 43.2 7.2 20.8 2010 04 09 23 30.13 +44 32.0 6.163 5.473 43.0 7.2 20.8 2010 04 14 23 35.61 +44 48.5 6.190 5.500 43.1 7.2 20.9 2010 04 19 23 40.92 +45 05.9 6.213 5.527 43.4 7.2 20.9 2010 04 24 23 46.06 +45 24.1 6.233 5.554 44.0 7.2 20.9 2010 04 29 23 51.01 +45 43.0 6.248 5.581 44.9 7.3 20.9 2010 05 04 23 55.76 +46 02.6 6.260 5.608 46.1 7.4 21.0 2010 05 09 00 00.31 +46 22.7 6.268 5.636 47.5 7.6 21.0 2010 05 14 00 04.65 +46 43.2 6.273 5.663 49.1 7.8 21.0 2010 05 19 00 08.76 +47 04.1 6.273 5.691 51.0 7.9 21.0 2010 05 24 00 12.64 +47 25.1 6.270 5.719 53.0 8.1 21.1 2010 05 29 00 16.26 +47 46.3 6.264 5.747 55.3 8.3 21.1 2010 06 03 00 19.62 +48 07.4 6.254 5.775 57.6 8.5 21.1 2010 06 08 00 22.71 +48 28.4 6.240 5.802 60.2 8.7 21.1 2010 06 13 00 25.51 +48 49.1 6.224 5.831 62.8 8.9 21.1 2010 06 18 00 28.00 +49 09.4 6.204 5.859 65.6 9.1 21.1 2010 06 23 00 30.18 +49 29.1 6.182 5.887 68.5 9.2 21.2 2010 06 28 00 32.03 +49 48.1 6.158 5.915 71.5 9.4 21.2 2010 07 03 00 33.54 +50 06.2 6.131 5.944 74.7 9.5 21.2 2010 07 08 00 34.70 +50 23.3 6.103 5.972 77.8 9.6 21.2 2010 07 13 00 35.50 +50 39.1 6.073 6.000 81.1 9.6 21.2
