| 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) |
| 2026-07-29 00:00 |
06:01:55.12 |
+25:54:22.7 |
HIP 28640 |
12.99 |
| 2026-07-29 12:00 |
06:02:31.13 |
+25:54:37.8 |
HIP 28640 |
5.07 |
| 2026-07-30 00:00 |
06:03:07.04 |
+25:54:52.5 |
HIP 28640 |
3.72 |
| 2026-07-30 12:00 |
06:03:42.85 |
+25:55:06.8 |
HIP 28695 |
8.97 |
| 2026-07-31 00:00 |
06:04:18.57 |
+25:55:20.6 |
HIP 28695 |
13.69 |
| 2026-07-31 12:00 |
06:04:54.19 |
+25:55:34.1 |
HIP 28695 |
20.55 |
| 2026-08-01 00:00 |
06:05:29.72 |
+25:55:47.2 |
HIP 28695 |
28.01 |
| 2026-08-01 12:00 |
06:06:05.15 |
+25:55:59.8 |
HIP 28945 |
24.68 |
| 2026-08-02 00:00 |
06:06:40.48 |
+25:56:12.1 |
HIP 28945 |
23.58 |
| 2026-08-02 12:00 |
06:07:15.71 |
+25:56:24.0 |
HIP 29123 |
16.39 |
| 2026-08-03 00:00 |
06:07:50.84 |
+25:56:35.5 |
HIP 29123 |
8.53 |
| 2026-08-03 12:00 |
06:08:25.86 |
+25:56:46.6 |
HIP 29123 |
1.34 |
| 2026-08-04 00:00 |
06:09:00.79 |
+25:56:57.3 |
HIP 29123 |
7.38 |
| 2026-08-04 12:00 |
06:09:35.61 |
+25:57:07.7 |
HIP 29123 |
15.16 |
| 2026-08-05 00:00 |
06:10:10.33 |
+25:57:17.7 |
HIP 29123 |
22.95 |
| 2026-08-05 12:00 |
06:10:44.95 |
+25:57:27.4 |
HIP 29338 |
23.44 |
| 2026-08-06 00:00 |
06:11:19.46 |
+25:57:36.7 |
HIP 29338 |
23.26 |
| 2026-08-06 12:00 |
06:11:53.86 |
+25:57:45.6 |
HIP 29338 |
25.55 |
| 2026-08-07 00:00 |
06:12:28.15 |
+25:57:54.2 |
HIP 29454 |
26.51 |
| 2026-08-07 12:00 |
06:13:02.34 |
+25:58:02.5 |
HIP 29454 |
28.12 |
| 2026-08-08 00:00 |
06:13:36.42 |
+25:58:10.4 |
HIP 29454 |
31.57 |
| 2026-08-08 12:00 |
06:14:10.39 |
+25:58:18.0 |
HIP 29680 |
33.13 |
| 2026-08-09 00:00 |
06:14:44.25 |
+25:58:25.3 |
HIP 29680 |
31.02 |
| 2026-08-09 12:00 |
06:15:17.99 |
+25:58:32.3 |
HIP 29680 |
30.71 |
| 2026-08-10 00:00 |
06:15:51.62 |
+25:58:38.9 |
HIP 29680 |
32.22 |
| 2026-08-10 12:00 |
06:16:25.14 |
+25:58:45.2 |
HIP 29967 |
28.49 |
| 2026-08-11 00:00 |
06:16:58.54 |
+25:58:51.3 |
HIP 29967 |
21.17 |
| 2026-08-11 12:00 |
06:17:31.82 |
+25:58:57.0 |
HIP 29967 |
14.06 |
| 2026-08-12 00:00 |
06:18:04.99 |
+25:59:02.5 |
HIP 29967 |
7.73 |
| 2026-08-12 12:00 |
06:18:38.04 |
+25:59:07.6 |
HIP 29967 |
5.72 |
| 2026-08-13 00:00 |
06:19:10.97 |
+25:59:12.5 |
HIP 30035 |
0.63 |
| 2026-08-13 12:00 |
06:19:43.77 |
+25:59:17.1 |
HIP 30035 |
6.81 |
| 2026-08-14 00:00 |
06:20:16.46 |
+25:59:21.4 |
HIP 30035 |
14.16 |
| 2026-08-14 12:00 |
06:20:49.02 |
+25:59:25.5 |
HIP 30035 |
21.47 |
| 2026-08-15 00:00 |
06:21:21.46 |
+25:59:29.3 |
HIP 30346 |
22.02 |
| 2026-08-15 12:00 |
06:21:53.78 |
+25:59:32.9 |
HIP 30346 |
14.76 |
| 2026-08-16 00:00 |
06:22:25.97 |
+25:59:36.2 |
HIP 30346 |
7.53 |
| 2026-08-16 12:00 |
06:22:58.03 |
+25:59:39.2 |
HIP 30346 |
0.40 |
| 2026-08-17 00:00 |
06:23:29.96 |
+25:59:42.1 |
HIP 30346 |
6.86 |
| 2026-08-17 12:00 |
06:24:01.77 |
+25:59:44.7 |
HIP 30346 |
14.01 |
| 2026-08-18 00:00 |
06:24:33.45 |
+25:59:47.1 |
HIP 30346 |
21.13 |
| 2026-08-18 12:00 |
06:25:05.00 |
+25:59:49.2 |
HIP 30644 |
19.50 |
| 2026-08-19 00:00 |
06:25:36.42 |
+25:59:51.2 |
HIP 30644 |
13.47 |