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 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Jan. 12.2418 TT MPC q 3.989438 (2000.0) P Q z +0.002861 Peri. 63.7571 -0.2029340 +0.8028827 +/-0.000040 Node 215.9177 -0.7754379 +0.2177815 e 0.988586 Incl. 72.8479 +0.5979247 +0.5549330An 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 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 2010 07 18 00 35.92 +50 53.5 6.042 6.029 84.5 9.7 21.2 2010 07 23 00 35.97 +51 06.1 6.010 6.058 87.9 9.6 21.2 2010 07 28 00 35.64 +51 16.8 5.977 6.086 91.3 9.6 21.2 2010 08 02 00 34.94 +51 25.3 5.945 6.115 94.9 9.5 21.2 2010 08 07 00 33.87 +51 31.4 5.913 6.144 98.4 9.4 21.2 2010 08 12 00 32.45 +51 34.9 5.882 6.173 102.0 9.2 21.3 2010 08 17 00 30.70 +51 35.4 5.853 6.202 105.6 9.0 21.3 2010 08 22 00 28.64 +51 32.8 5.825 6.231 109.2 8.8 21.3 2010 08 27 00 26.30 +51 26.8 5.800 6.260 112.7 8.6 21.3 2010 09 01 00 23.72 +51 17.3 5.778 6.289 116.2 8.3 21.3 2010 09 06 00 20.95 +51 04.1 5.759 6.318 119.6 8.0 21.3 2010 09 11 00 18.03 +50 47.1 5.744 6.347 122.9 7.7 21.3 2010 09 16 00 15.01 +50 26.3 5.733 6.376 126.0 7.3 21.3 2010 09 21 00 11.95 +50 01.6 5.727 6.406 128.9 7.0 21.4 2010 09 26 00 08.91 +49 33.3 5.726 6.435 131.5 6.7 21.4 2010 10 01 00 05.93 +49 01.4 5.731 6.464 133.7 6.4 21.4 2010 10 06 00 03.07 +48 26.1 5.742 6.494 135.5 6.2 21.4 2010 10 11 00 00.37 +47 47.8 5.759 6.523 136.8 6.0 21.4 2010 10 16 23 57.87 +47 06.8 5.782 6.552 137.6 5.9 21.5 2010 10 21 23 55.61 +46 23.5 5.812 6.582 137.7 5.8 21.5 2010 10 26 23 53.62 +45 38.2 5.848 6.611 137.2 5.9 21.5 2010 10 31 23 51.92 +44 51.6 5.891 6.641 136.0 6.0 21.6 2010 11 05 23 50.53 +44 03.9 5.940 6.671 134.3 6.1 21.6 2010 11 10 23 49.45 +43 15.7 5.995 6.700 132.1 6.3 21.7 2010 11 15 23 48.69 +42 27.5 6.057 6.730 129.5 6.5 21.7 2010 11 20 23 48.25 +41 39.6 6.125 6.760 126.5 6.7 21.7 2010 11 25 23 48.13 +40 52.5 6.198 6.789 123.2 7.0 21.8 2010 11 30 23 48.31 +40 06.4 6.276 6.819 119.7 7.2 21.8
