| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
388P/Gibbs |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2019-07-22T08:53:19.518720Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-09-20T00:13:09Z |
| Obs used |
133 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
10.900 |
| K1 |
18.250 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2014-07-13.0000000 |
| e |
0.61889291 |
| q (au) |
1.996757 |
| a (au) |
5.239360 |
| i (deg) |
23.880476 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
37.155097 |
| ω (w, deg) |
42.471541 |
| M (ma, deg) |
209.162134 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (11.376 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
11.376 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.503 |
| k |
1.000 |
| 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 |
17:42:22.55 |
-43:48:06.2 |
HIP 86615 |
13.94 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
17:42:06.24 |
-43:48:37.8 |
HIP 86615 |
12.76 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
17:41:49.88 |
-43:49:08.6 |
HIP 86615 |
12.21 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
17:41:33.45 |
-43:49:38.5 |
HIP 86490 |
12.10 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
17:41:16.96 |
-43:50:07.7 |
HIP 86490 |
9.09 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
17:41:00.41 |
-43:50:36.0 |
HIP 86490 |
6.07 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
17:40:43.81 |
-43:51:03.5 |
HIP 86490 |
3.05 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
17:40:27.15 |
-43:51:30.2 |
HIP 86490 |
0.21 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
17:40:10.44 |
-43:51:56.1 |
HIP 86489 |
2.94 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
17:39:53.67 |
-43:52:21.1 |
HIP 86489 |
5.97 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
17:39:36.86 |
-43:52:45.3 |
HIP 86489 |
9.03 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
17:39:20.01 |
-43:53:08.6 |
HIP 86489 |
12.09 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
17:39:03.10 |
-43:53:31.1 |
HIP 86356 |
12.85 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
17:38:46.16 |
-43:53:52.8 |
HIP 86356 |
12.13 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
17:38:29.18 |
-43:54:13.6 |
HIP 86356 |
12.18 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
17:38:12.15 |
-43:54:33.6 |
HIP 86356 |
13.00 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
17:37:55.10 |
-43:54:52.7 |
HIP 86356 |
14.45 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
17:37:38.00 |
-43:55:10.9 |
HIP 86250 |
14.30 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
17:37:20.88 |
-43:55:28.3 |
HIP 86250 |
13.96 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
17:37:03.73 |
-43:55:44.9 |
HIP 86250 |
14.32 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
17:36:46.55 |
-43:56:00.5 |
HIP 86250 |
15.33 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
17:36:29.34 |
-43:56:15.3 |
HIP 86250 |
16.86 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
17:36:12.11 |
-43:56:29.3 |
HIP 86250 |
18.80 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
17:35:54.87 |
-43:56:42.3 |
HIP 86250 |
21.03 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
17:35:37.60 |
-43:56:54.5 |
HIP 86250 |
23.47 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
17:35:20.32 |
-43:57:05.9 |
HIP 85878 |
25.32 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
17:35:03.02 |
-43:57:16.3 |
HIP 85878 |
22.21 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
17:34:45.71 |
-43:57:25.9 |
HIP 85878 |
19.10 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
17:34:28.40 |
-43:57:34.6 |
HIP 85878 |
15.99 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
17:34:11.08 |
-43:57:42.5 |
HIP 85878 |
12.90 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
17:33:53.75 |
-43:57:49.5 |
HIP 85878 |
9.82 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
17:33:36.43 |
-43:57:55.6 |
HIP 85878 |
6.78 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
17:33:19.10 |
-43:58:00.8 |
HIP 85878 |
3.87 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
17:33:01.78 |
-43:58:05.2 |
HIP 85878 |
1.90 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
17:32:44.46 |
-43:58:08.7 |
HIP 85878 |
3.41 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
17:32:27.15 |
-43:58:11.4 |
HIP 85878 |
6.26 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
17:32:09.85 |
-43:58:13.1 |
HIP 85878 |
9.28 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
17:31:52.57 |
-43:58:14.0 |
HIP 85878 |
12.34 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
17:31:35.29 |
-43:58:14.1 |
HIP 85878 |
15.42 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
17:31:18.04 |
-43:58:13.3 |
HIP 85673 |
15.70 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
17:31:00.81 |
-43:58:11.6 |
HIP 85673 |
14.16 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
17:30:43.59 |
-43:58:09.1 |
HIP 85673 |
13.17 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
17:30:26.40 |
-43:58:05.8 |
HIP 85673 |
12.86 |