| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
339P/Gibbs |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2009-06-25T23:39:29.223360Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:28:30Z |
| Obs used |
141 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
12.300 |
| K1 |
38.250 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2010-05-23.0000000 |
| e |
0.63978977 |
| q (au) |
1.324237 |
| a (au) |
3.676289 |
| i (deg) |
5.748418 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
172.775845 |
| ω (w, deg) |
27.162682 |
| M (ma, deg) |
46.284585 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (15.325 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
15.325 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-1.000 |
| 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
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
01:01:29.82 |
+05:03:05.4 |
HIP 4790 |
5.01 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
01:01:44.29 |
+05:04:22.2 |
HIP 4790 |
4.81 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
01:01:58.67 |
+05:05:38.3 |
HIP 4849 |
6.70 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
01:02:12.97 |
+05:06:53.7 |
HIP 4849 |
4.31 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
01:02:27.17 |
+05:08:08.6 |
HIP 4849 |
4.54 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
01:02:41.28 |
+05:09:22.8 |
HIP 4849 |
7.11 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
01:02:55.30 |
+05:10:36.3 |
HIP 4849 |
10.37 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
01:03:09.23 |
+05:11:49.2 |
HIP 4968 |
8.16 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
01:03:23.07 |
+05:13:01.5 |
HIP 4968 |
4.52 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
01:03:36.82 |
+05:14:13.1 |
HIP 4968 |
0.97 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
01:03:50.47 |
+05:15:24.0 |
HIP 4968 |
2.75 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
01:04:04.02 |
+05:16:34.2 |
HIP 4968 |
6.30 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
01:04:17.49 |
+05:17:43.8 |
HIP 4968 |
9.84 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
01:04:30.85 |
+05:18:52.7 |
HIP 4968 |
13.36 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
01:04:44.12 |
+05:20:01.0 |
HIP 4968 |
16.85 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
01:04:57.29 |
+05:21:08.5 |
HIP 5074 |
18.27 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
01:05:10.37 |
+05:22:15.4 |
HIP 5074 |
17.68 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
01:05:23.34 |
+05:23:21.6 |
HIP 5074 |
17.75 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
01:05:36.22 |
+05:24:27.0 |
HIP 5074 |
18.45 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
01:05:48.99 |
+05:25:31.8 |
HIP 5074 |
19.71 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
01:06:01.67 |
+05:26:35.9 |
HIP 5074 |
21.41 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
01:06:14.24 |
+05:27:39.2 |
HIP 5074 |
23.45 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
01:06:26.70 |
+05:28:41.8 |
HIP 5074 |
25.73 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
01:06:39.07 |
+05:29:43.8 |
HIP 5346 |
27.32 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
01:06:51.33 |
+05:30:44.9 |
HIP 5346 |
24.11 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
01:07:03.48 |
+05:31:45.4 |
HIP 5346 |
20.92 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
01:07:15.53 |
+05:32:45.1 |
HIP 5346 |
17.76 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
01:07:27.47 |
+05:33:44.1 |
HIP 5346 |
14.64 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
01:07:39.31 |
+05:34:42.4 |
HIP 5346 |
11.54 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
01:07:51.03 |
+05:35:39.9 |
HIP 5346 |
8.48 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
01:08:02.64 |
+05:36:36.6 |
HIP 5346 |
5.46 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
01:08:14.15 |
+05:37:32.6 |
HIP 5346 |
2.51 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
01:08:25.54 |
+05:38:27.9 |
HIP 5346 |
0.97 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
01:08:36.83 |
+05:39:22.3 |
HIP 5346 |
3.62 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
01:08:48.00 |
+05:40:16.1 |
HIP 5346 |
6.50 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
01:08:59.05 |
+05:41:09.0 |
HIP 5346 |
9.38 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
01:09:10.00 |
+05:42:01.2 |
HIP 5346 |
12.23 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
01:09:20.83 |
+05:42:52.6 |
HIP 5346 |
15.05 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
01:09:31.54 |
+05:43:43.2 |
HIP 5432 |
17.10 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
01:09:42.14 |
+05:44:33.0 |
HIP 5432 |
18.27 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
01:09:52.62 |
+05:45:22.1 |
HIP 5432 |
19.75 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
01:10:02.99 |
+05:46:10.4 |
HIP 5432 |
21.45 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
01:10:13.23 |
+05:46:57.9 |
HIP 5432 |
23.31 |