| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
341P/Gibbs |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2016-05-26T17:23:03.822720Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2025-09-16T12:43:07Z |
| Obs used |
283 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
15.500 |
| K1 |
4.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2013-01-30.0000000 |
| e |
0.41442749 |
| q (au) |
2.513883 |
| a (au) |
4.293035 |
| i (deg) |
3.798145 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
30.069452 |
| ω (w, deg) |
312.388731 |
| M (ma, deg) |
225.624656 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (12.736 + 3.825\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
12.736 |
| n |
3.825 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.942 |
| k |
1.000 |
| 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
Finding Chart
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
04:44:44.08 |
+24:22:34.8 |
HIP 22096 |
8.03 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
04:45:26.36 |
+24:23:59.2 |
HIP 22096 |
1.95 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
04:46:08.62 |
+24:25:22.9 |
HIP 22096 |
11.50 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
04:46:50.86 |
+24:26:46.0 |
HIP 22096 |
21.20 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
04:47:33.09 |
+24:28:08.3 |
HIP 22334 |
21.75 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
04:48:15.29 |
+24:29:30.0 |
HIP 22334 |
15.79 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
04:48:57.48 |
+24:30:51.0 |
HIP 22334 |
14.61 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
04:49:39.64 |
+24:32:11.3 |
HIP 22394 |
17.10 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
04:50:21.79 |
+24:33:30.9 |
HIP 22557 |
20.09 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
04:51:03.91 |
+24:34:49.9 |
HIP 22557 |
17.56 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
04:51:46.02 |
+24:36:08.1 |
HIP 22557 |
19.99 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
04:52:28.10 |
+24:37:25.7 |
HIP 22725 |
20.26 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
04:53:10.16 |
+24:38:42.6 |
HIP 22725 |
15.57 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
04:53:52.19 |
+24:39:58.8 |
HIP 22725 |
16.12 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
04:54:34.21 |
+24:41:14.3 |
HIP 22725 |
21.52 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
04:55:16.20 |
+24:42:29.1 |
HIP 22949 |
15.18 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
04:55:58.16 |
+24:43:43.3 |
HIP 22949 |
9.09 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
04:56:40.10 |
+24:44:56.7 |
HIP 23027 |
5.98 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
04:57:22.01 |
+24:46:09.5 |
HIP 23027 |
3.68 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
04:58:03.90 |
+24:47:21.7 |
HIP 23027 |
13.23 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
04:58:45.76 |
+24:48:33.1 |
HIP 23088 |
16.66 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
04:59:27.59 |
+24:49:43.8 |
HIP 23151 |
21.50 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
05:00:09.40 |
+24:50:53.9 |
HIP 23259 |
17.38 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
05:00:51.17 |
+24:52:03.3 |
HIP 23384 |
17.36 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
05:01:32.92 |
+24:53:12.0 |
HIP 23384 |
15.00 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
05:02:14.63 |
+24:54:20.1 |
HIP 23384 |
18.18 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
05:02:56.31 |
+24:55:27.4 |
HIP 23550 |
12.93 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
05:03:37.97 |
+24:56:34.1 |
HIP 23550 |
3.64 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
05:04:19.58 |
+24:57:40.1 |
HIP 23550 |
6.32 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
05:05:01.17 |
+24:58:45.5 |
HIP 23550 |
15.70 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
05:05:42.72 |
+24:59:50.2 |
HIP 23796 |
22.69 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
05:06:24.23 |
+25:00:54.2 |
HIP 23796 |
19.24 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
05:07:05.71 |
+25:01:57.5 |
HIP 23860 |
14.73 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
05:07:47.15 |
+25:03:00.2 |
HIP 23860 |
13.54 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
05:08:28.55 |
+25:04:02.1 |
HIP 23860 |
18.11 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
05:09:09.91 |
+25:05:03.5 |
HIP 24113 |
21.70 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
05:09:51.24 |
+25:06:04.1 |
HIP 24113 |
12.32 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
05:10:32.52 |
+25:07:04.1 |
HIP 24113 |
3.09 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
05:11:13.76 |
+25:08:03.5 |
HIP 24113 |
6.63 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
05:11:54.97 |
+25:09:02.1 |
HIP 24113 |
15.94 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
05:12:36.13 |
+25:10:00.2 |
HIP 24385 |
24.07 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
05:13:17.25 |
+25:10:57.5 |
HIP 24385 |
19.30 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
05:13:58.32 |
+25:11:54.2 |
HIP 24385 |
18.46 |