Comet
Gibbs
406P/Gibbs
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.558 AU
- True anomaly
- 326.9°
- 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
- 3.44 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.574
- Inclination
- 1.43°
- Orbital period
- 6.38 years
- Perihelion
- 1.465 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.415 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 8.81°
- Argument of periapsis
- 353.07°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2454339.32314 (perihelion)
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.7
- Spectral type
- JFc
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB (comets)