Comet
Gibbs
331P/Gibbs
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.936 AU
- True anomaly
- 58.34°
- 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
- 3.005 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.0414
- Inclination
- 9.74°
- Orbital period
- 5.21 years
- Perihelion
- 2.88 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.129 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 216.84°
- Argument of periapsis
- 178.12°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2457189.68324 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.8
- Spectral type
- ETc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)