| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
263P/Gibbs |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2017-09-29T21:29:30.344640Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2024-06-06T23:12:48Z |
| Obs used |
771 |
| NEO |
Yes |
| M1 |
18.600 |
| K1 |
4.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2018-10-22.0000000 |
| e |
0.58779281 |
| q (au) |
1.261487 |
| a (au) |
3.060323 |
| i (deg) |
11.538377 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
105.807706 |
| ω (w, deg) |
34.574680 |
| M (ma, deg) |
71.265838 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (19.287 + 2.794\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
19.287 |
| n |
2.794 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.690 |
| k |
0.800 |
| δ90 |
10.000 |
| 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
Finding Chart
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-07-29 00:00 |
23:33:23.23 |
-15:12:44.5 |
HIP 116368 |
20.87 |
| 2026-07-29 12:00 |
23:33:13.00 |
-15:15:13.9 |
HIP 116218 |
20.54 |
| 2026-07-30 00:00 |
23:33:02.56 |
-15:17:44.4 |
HIP 116218 |
17.58 |
| 2026-07-30 12:00 |
23:32:51.89 |
-15:20:15.8 |
HIP 116218 |
14.85 |
| 2026-07-31 00:00 |
23:32:41.00 |
-15:22:48.3 |
HIP 116218 |
12.57 |
| 2026-07-31 12:00 |
23:32:29.89 |
-15:25:21.6 |
HIP 116218 |
11.06 |
| 2026-08-01 00:00 |
23:32:18.56 |
-15:27:56.0 |
HIP 116218 |
10.72 |
| 2026-08-01 12:00 |
23:32:07.01 |
-15:30:31.2 |
HIP 116218 |
11.67 |
| 2026-08-02 00:00 |
23:31:55.25 |
-15:33:07.4 |
HIP 116218 |
13.71 |
| 2026-08-02 12:00 |
23:31:43.27 |
-15:35:44.4 |
HIP 116218 |
16.46 |
| 2026-08-03 00:00 |
23:31:31.07 |
-15:38:22.3 |
HIP 116218 |
19.65 |
| 2026-08-03 12:00 |
23:31:18.66 |
-15:41:01.0 |
HIP 116051 |
18.86 |
| 2026-08-04 00:00 |
23:31:06.03 |
-15:43:40.6 |
HIP 116051 |
15.52 |
| 2026-08-04 12:00 |
23:30:53.19 |
-15:46:21.0 |
HIP 116051 |
12.59 |
| 2026-08-05 00:00 |
23:30:40.14 |
-15:49:02.2 |
HIP 116051 |
10.47 |
| 2026-08-05 12:00 |
23:30:26.87 |
-15:51:44.1 |
HIP 116051 |
9.76 |
| 2026-08-06 00:00 |
23:30:13.40 |
-15:54:26.8 |
HIP 116051 |
10.80 |
| 2026-08-06 12:00 |
23:29:59.71 |
-15:57:10.3 |
HIP 116051 |
13.23 |
| 2026-08-07 00:00 |
23:29:45.81 |
-15:59:54.4 |
HIP 116051 |
16.48 |
| 2026-08-07 12:00 |
23:29:31.71 |
-16:02:39.2 |
HIP 116051 |
20.18 |
| 2026-08-08 00:00 |
23:29:17.40 |
-16:05:24.7 |
HIP 116051 |
24.16 |
| 2026-08-08 12:00 |
23:29:02.89 |
-16:08:10.9 |
HIP 116051 |
28.31 |
| 2026-08-09 00:00 |
23:28:48.17 |
-16:10:57.6 |
HIP 115707 |
32.44 |
| 2026-08-09 12:00 |
23:28:33.25 |
-16:13:44.9 |
HIP 115707 |
28.49 |
| 2026-08-10 00:00 |
23:28:18.13 |
-16:16:32.8 |
HIP 115707 |
24.70 |
| 2026-08-10 12:00 |
23:28:02.81 |
-16:19:21.3 |
HIP 115707 |
21.19 |
| 2026-08-11 00:00 |
23:27:47.29 |
-16:22:10.2 |
HIP 115707 |
18.13 |
| 2026-08-11 12:00 |
23:27:31.58 |
-16:24:59.7 |
HIP 115707 |
15.85 |
| 2026-08-12 00:00 |
23:27:15.67 |
-16:27:49.5 |
HIP 115707 |
14.74 |
| 2026-08-12 12:00 |
23:26:59.58 |
-16:30:39.9 |
HIP 115707 |
15.11 |
| 2026-08-13 00:00 |
23:26:43.29 |
-16:33:30.6 |
HIP 115707 |
16.89 |
| 2026-08-13 12:00 |
23:26:26.81 |
-16:36:21.7 |
HIP 115707 |
19.73 |
| 2026-08-14 00:00 |
23:26:10.15 |
-16:39:13.2 |
HIP 115707 |
23.27 |
| 2026-08-14 12:00 |
23:25:53.31 |
-16:42:05.0 |
HIP 115707 |
27.26 |
| 2026-08-15 00:00 |
23:25:36.29 |
-16:44:57.1 |
HIP 115707 |
31.55 |
| 2026-08-15 12:00 |
23:25:19.08 |
-16:47:49.4 |
HIP 115553 |
33.95 |
| 2026-08-16 00:00 |
23:25:01.70 |
-16:50:42.0 |
HIP 115553 |
29.82 |
| 2026-08-16 12:00 |
23:24:44.15 |
-16:53:34.8 |
HIP 115553 |
26.00 |
| 2026-08-17 00:00 |
23:24:26.43 |
-16:56:27.7 |
HIP 115553 |
22.69 |
| 2026-08-17 12:00 |
23:24:08.53 |
-16:59:20.8 |
HIP 115553 |
20.15 |
| 2026-08-18 00:00 |
23:23:50.47 |
-17:02:14.1 |
HIP 115553 |
18.74 |
| 2026-08-18 12:00 |
23:23:32.25 |
-17:05:07.4 |
HIP 115553 |
18.74 |
| 2026-08-19 00:00 |
23:23:13.86 |
-17:08:00.8 |
HIP 115553 |
20.17 |