Comet
Gibbs
313P/Gibbs
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.792 AU
- True anomaly
- 73.55°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 3.162 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2392
- Inclination
- 10.95°
- Orbital period
- 5.62 years
- Perihelion
- 2.405 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.918 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 106.34°
- Argument of periapsis
- 253.94°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2458950.00964 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 17
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)