MPC
CBAT
ICQ
C/2008 G1 (Gibbs)
T 2009 Jan. 11.9524 TT MPC
q 3.990335 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.002584 Peri. 63.6956 -0.2039438 +0.8025445
Node 215.9218 -0.7754920 +0.2170967
e 0.989687 Incl. 72.8687 +0.5975107 +0.5556900
From 104 observations 2008 Apr. 7-May 9.
An 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 2008 05 04 15 15.39 +11 13.1 3.615 4.529 151.8 6.0 18.9 2008 05 09 15 12.12 +12 18.6 3.605 4.510 150.3 6.4 18.8 2008 05 14 15 08.81 +13 20.8 3.603 4.490 147.8 6.9 18.8 2008 05 19 15 05.51 +14 19.2 3.608 4.472 144.6 7.5 18.8 2008 05 24 15 02.27 +15 13.4 3.621 4.453 140.9 8.2 18.8 2008 05 29 14 59.14 +16 03.0 3.640 4.435 136.9 9.0 18.8 2008 06 03 14 56.19 +16 48.0 3.665 4.417 132.7 9.7 18.8 2008 06 08 14 53.45 +17 28.1 3.696 4.399 128.4 10.4 18.8 2008 06 13 14 50.97 +18 03.4 3.732 4.381 124.0 11.1 18.8 2008 06 18 14 48.79 +18 34.0 3.773 4.364 119.6 11.7 18.8 2008 06 23 14 46.94 +19 00.2 3.816 4.348 115.2 12.2 18.8 2008 06 28 14 45.43 +19 22.2 3.863 4.331 110.9 12.7 18.8 2008 07 03 14 44.29 +19 40.2 3.913 4.315 106.6 13.1 18.8 2008 07 08 14 43.52 +19 54.5 3.964 4.299 102.4 13.4 18.8 2008 07 13 14 43.14 +20 05.5 4.016 4.284 98.3 13.6 18.8 2008 07 18 14 43.14 +20 13.6 4.070 4.269 94.3 13.7 18.9 2008 07 23 14 43.52 +20 19.1 4.123 4.254 90.4 13.8 18.9 2008 07 28 14 44.27 +20 22.3 4.176 4.239 86.6 13.8 18.9 2008 08 02 14 45.39 +20 23.5 4.228 4.225 83.0 13.8 18.9 2008 08 07 14 46.87 +20 23.0 4.279 4.212 79.4 13.7 18.9 2008 08 12 14 48.70 +20 21.2 4.329 4.198 75.9 13.5 18.9 2008 08 17 14 50.87 +20 18.3 4.376 4.185 72.5 13.3 18.9 2008 08 22 14 53.35 +20 14.6 4.422 4.173 69.3 13.1 18.9 2008 08 27 14 56.15 +20 10.4 4.465 4.161 66.2 12.8 18.9 2008 09 01 14 59.25 +20 05.8 4.505 4.149 63.2 12.5 18.9 2008 09 06 15 02.63 +20 01.2 4.543 4.137 60.3 12.2 19.0 2008 09 11 15 06.29 +19 56.7 4.577 4.126 57.6 11.9 19.0 2008 09 16 15 10.22 +19 52.6 4.608 4.116 55.1 11.6 19.0 2008 09 21 15 14.39 +19 49.0 4.636 4.105 52.7 11.2 19.0 2008 09 26 15 18.80 +19 46.2 4.660 4.096 50.5 10.9 19.0 2008 10 01 15 23.45 +19 44.3 4.681 4.086 48.4 10.6 19.0 2008 10 06 15 28.31 +19 43.5 4.699 4.077 46.6 10.3 19.0 2008 10 11 15 33.39 +19 44.1 4.712 4.069 45.0 10.0 19.0 2008 10 16 15 38.66 +19 46.1 4.723 4.061 43.7 9.8 19.0 2008 10 21 15 44.12 +19 49.8 4.729 4.053 42.6 9.6 19.0 2008 10 26 15 49.77 +19 55.3 4.733 4.046 41.8 9.4 18.9 2008 10 31 15 55.58 +20 02.8 4.732 4.039 41.2 9.3 18.9 2008 11 05 16 01.56 +20 12.5 4.729 4.033 40.9 9.3 18.9 2008 11 10 16 07.70 +20 24.4 4.722 4.027 40.9 9.3 18.9 2008 11 15 16 13.97 +20 38.8 4.713 4.021 41.2 9.3 18.9 2008 11 20 16 20.38 +20 55.8 4.700 4.016 41.7 9.4 18.9 2008 11 25 16 26.91 +21 15.4 4.685 4.011 42.4 9.5 18.9 2008 11 30 16 33.56 +21 38.0 4.667 4.007 43.3 9.7 18.9 2008 12 05 16 40.32 +22 03.5 4.647 4.004 44.5 9.9 18.9 2008 12 10 16 47.17 +22 32.1 4.625 4.000 45.7 10.2 18.8 2008 12 15 16 54.10 +23 03.8 4.601 3.998 47.2 10.4 18.8 2008 12 20 17 01.11 +23 38.8 4.575 3.995 48.7 10.7 18.8 2008 12 25 17 08.18 +24 17.1 4.548 3.993 50.4 10.9 18.8 2008 12 30 17 15.30 +24 58.8 4.520 3.992 52.1 11.2 18.8 2009 01 04 17 22.46 +25 43.9 4.491 3.991 53.8 11.5 18.8 2009 01 09 17 29.65 +26 32.4 4.462 3.990 55.6 11.7 18.8 2009 01 14 17 36.85 +27 24.3 4.432 3.990 57.5 12.0 18.7 2009 01 19 17 44.04 +28 19.5 4.402 3.991 59.3 12.2 18.7 2009 01 24 17 51.23 +29 18.1 4.373 3.992 61.1 12.5 18.7 2009 01 29 17 58.39 +30 19.8 4.344 3.993 62.9 12.7 18.7 2009 02 03 18 05.50 +31 24.7 4.315 3.995 64.7 12.9 18.7 2009 02 08 18 12.55 +32 32.5 4.288 3.997 66.4 13.1 18.7 2009 02 13 18 19.53 +33 43.0 4.261 4.000 68.1 13.2 18.7 2009 02 18 18 26.42 +34 56.2 4.236 4.003 69.8 13.4 18.7 2009 02 23 18 33.20 +36 11.8 4.212 4.007 71.3 13.5 18.7 2009 02 28 18 39.86 +37 29.5 4.190 4.011 72.8 13.6 18.6 2009 03 05 18 46.36 +38 49.1 4.170 4.015 74.2 13.8 18.6 2009 03 10 18 52.70 +40 10.3 4.151 4.020 75.6 13.8 18.6 2009 03 15 18 58.86 +41 32.8 4.134 4.026 76.8 13.9 18.6 2009 03 20 19 04.81 +42 56.3 4.119 4.031 78.0 14.0 18.6 2009 03 25 19 10.54 +44 20.4 4.106 4.038 79.1 14.0 18.6 2009 03 30 19 16.00 +45 45.0 4.095 4.044 80.1 14.1 18.6 2009 04 04 19 21.19 +47 09.6 4.086 4.052 81.0 14.1 18.6 2009 04 09 19 26.07 +48 33.8 4.078 4.059 81.8 14.1 18.6 2009 04 14 19 30.61 +49 57.3 4.072 4.067 82.6 14.2 18.6 2009 04 19 19 34.80 +51 19.8 4.068 4.076 83.3 14.2 18.6 2009 04 24 19 38.59 +52 41.0 4.066 4.085 84.0 14.2 18.7 2009 04 29 19 41.96 +54 00.5 4.064 4.094 84.6 14.2 18.7 2009 05 04 19 44.86 +55 17.8 4.064 4.104 85.1 14.2 18.7 2009 05 09 19 47.28 +56 32.8 4.065 4.114 85.7 14.2 18.7 2009 05 14 19 49.18 +57 45.0 4.067 4.124 86.1 14.2 18.7 2009 05 19 19 50.52 +58 54.0 4.070 4.135 86.6 14.1 18.7 2009 05 24 19 51.29 +59 59.7 4.074 4.147 87.0 14.1 18.7 2009 05 29 19 51.46 +61 01.4 4.078 4.158 87.4 14.1 18.7 2009 06 03 19 51.02 +61 59.0 4.083 4.170 87.9 14.1 18.8 2009 06 08 19 49.97 +62 52.0 4.088 4.183 88.3 14.0 18.8
