| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/2012 F1 (Gibbs) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2012-02-19T02:09:39.654720Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:32:05Z |
| Obs used |
83 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
13.800 |
| K1 |
10.000 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2012-03-22.0000000 |
| e |
0.96570670 |
| q (au) |
2.550934 |
| a (au) |
74.385762 |
| i (deg) |
159.396833 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
129.965498 |
| ω (w, deg) |
300.425399 |
| M (ma, deg) |
0.049023 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (15.982 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
15.982 |
| n |
2.000 |
| gf |
0.801 |
| gb |
-0.500 |
| k |
0.899 |
| δ90 |
1.000 |
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Range |
Description |
| Absolute magnitude at 1 AU from Sun and Earth |
H0 |
-5 to 20 |
Intrinsic brightness of the comet |
| Photometric slope parameter |
n |
2 to 6 |
Rate of brightness change with heliocentric distance |
| Forward scattering asymmetry factor |
gf |
0.8 to 1 |
Degree of forward scattering |
| Backward scattering asymmetry factor |
gb |
-1 to -0.5 |
Degree of backward scattering |
| Partitioning coefficient |
k |
0.8 to 1 |
Ratio between forward/backward scattering contributions |
| Dust-to-gas brightness ratio |
δ90 |
1 to 10 |
Relative contribution of dust scattering to gas emission |
Reference: EPSC-DPS2025-160
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
02:06:37.84 |
+33:57:40.6 |
HIP 9636 |
38.15 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
02:06:41.05 |
+33:58:06.3 |
HIP 9636 |
38.94 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
02:06:44.24 |
+33:58:32.1 |
HIP 9636 |
39.72 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
02:06:47.41 |
+33:58:57.9 |
HIP 9636 |
40.49 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
02:06:50.55 |
+33:59:23.8 |
HIP 9636 |
41.27 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
02:06:53.68 |
+33:59:49.7 |
HIP 9636 |
42.03 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
02:06:56.78 |
+34:00:15.7 |
HIP 9950 |
41.94 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
02:06:59.86 |
+34:00:41.7 |
HIP 9950 |
41.32 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
02:07:02.92 |
+34:01:07.7 |
HIP 9950 |
40.70 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
02:07:05.95 |
+34:01:33.8 |
HIP 9950 |
40.09 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
02:07:08.96 |
+34:01:59.9 |
HIP 9950 |
39.49 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
02:07:11.95 |
+34:02:26.0 |
HIP 9950 |
38.90 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
02:07:14.91 |
+34:02:52.2 |
HIP 9950 |
38.31 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
02:07:17.85 |
+34:03:18.4 |
HIP 9950 |
37.72 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
02:07:20.77 |
+34:03:44.7 |
HIP 9950 |
37.15 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
02:07:23.66 |
+34:04:10.9 |
HIP 9950 |
36.58 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
02:07:26.53 |
+34:04:37.2 |
HIP 9950 |
36.02 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
02:07:29.37 |
+34:05:03.5 |
HIP 9950 |
35.46 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
02:07:32.19 |
+34:05:29.8 |
HIP 9950 |
34.91 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
02:07:34.98 |
+34:05:56.2 |
HIP 9950 |
34.37 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
02:07:37.75 |
+34:06:22.6 |
HIP 9950 |
33.84 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
02:07:40.49 |
+34:06:49.0 |
HIP 9950 |
33.31 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
02:07:43.21 |
+34:07:15.4 |
HIP 9950 |
32.79 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
02:07:45.90 |
+34:07:41.8 |
HIP 9950 |
32.28 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
02:07:48.56 |
+34:08:08.2 |
HIP 9950 |
31.78 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
02:07:51.20 |
+34:08:34.6 |
HIP 9950 |
31.29 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
02:07:53.81 |
+34:09:01.1 |
HIP 9950 |
30.80 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
02:07:56.39 |
+34:09:27.5 |
HIP 9950 |
30.33 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
02:07:58.94 |
+34:09:54.0 |
HIP 9950 |
29.86 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
02:08:01.47 |
+34:10:20.4 |
HIP 9950 |
29.40 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
02:08:03.97 |
+34:10:46.9 |
HIP 9950 |
28.95 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
02:08:06.44 |
+34:11:13.3 |
HIP 9950 |
28.50 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
02:08:08.88 |
+34:11:39.8 |
HIP 9950 |
28.07 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
02:08:11.30 |
+34:12:06.2 |
HIP 9950 |
27.65 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
02:08:13.68 |
+34:12:32.6 |
HIP 9950 |
27.23 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
02:08:16.04 |
+34:12:59.0 |
HIP 9950 |
26.83 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
02:08:18.37 |
+34:13:25.5 |
HIP 9950 |
26.43 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
02:08:20.66 |
+34:13:51.9 |
HIP 9950 |
26.05 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
02:08:22.93 |
+34:14:18.2 |
HIP 9950 |
25.67 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
02:08:25.17 |
+34:14:44.6 |
HIP 9950 |
25.31 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
02:08:27.38 |
+34:15:10.9 |
HIP 9950 |
24.95 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
02:08:29.56 |
+34:15:37.3 |
HIP 9950 |
24.61 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
02:08:31.71 |
+34:16:03.6 |
HIP 9950 |
24.27 |