| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
406P/Gibbs |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2007-08-26T19:45:19.710720Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:28:45Z |
| Obs used |
193 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
16.700 |
| K1 |
17.750 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2009-05-14.0000000 |
| e |
0.57404352 |
| q (au) |
1.465341 |
| a (au) |
3.440120 |
| i (deg) |
1.433950 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
8.807182 |
| ω (w, deg) |
353.070367 |
| M (ma, deg) |
96.725441 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (20.000 + 3.458\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
20.000 |
| n |
3.458 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.970 |
| 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 |
15:51:58.42 |
-21:33:02.6 |
HIP 77543 |
27.90 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
15:51:31.83 |
-21:31:45.8 |
HIP 77543 |
21.88 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
15:51:05.30 |
-21:30:28.8 |
HIP 77539 |
16.02 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
15:50:38.83 |
-21:29:11.5 |
HIP 77539 |
9.83 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
15:50:12.43 |
-21:27:54.1 |
HIP 77539 |
4.00 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
15:49:46.10 |
-21:26:36.4 |
HIP 77539 |
3.74 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
15:49:19.84 |
-21:25:18.5 |
HIP 77539 |
9.49 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
15:48:53.67 |
-21:24:00.5 |
HIP 77539 |
15.61 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
15:48:27.58 |
-21:22:42.3 |
HIP 77360 |
15.73 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
15:48:01.58 |
-21:21:24.0 |
HIP 77360 |
10.22 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
15:47:35.69 |
-21:20:05.6 |
HIP 77360 |
6.16 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
15:47:09.89 |
-21:18:47.2 |
HIP 77360 |
6.89 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
15:46:44.21 |
-21:17:28.6 |
HIP 77360 |
11.50 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
15:46:18.64 |
-21:16:10.0 |
HIP 77360 |
17.06 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
15:45:53.19 |
-21:14:51.4 |
HIP 77360 |
22.87 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
15:45:27.86 |
-21:13:32.8 |
HIP 77360 |
28.76 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
15:45:02.67 |
-21:12:14.2 |
HIP 77000 |
24.57 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
15:44:37.61 |
-21:10:55.7 |
HIP 77000 |
18.58 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
15:44:12.69 |
-21:09:37.2 |
HIP 77000 |
12.63 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
15:43:47.91 |
-21:08:18.8 |
HIP 77000 |
6.71 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
15:43:23.29 |
-21:07:00.5 |
HIP 77000 |
0.90 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
15:42:58.82 |
-21:05:42.3 |
HIP 77000 |
5.06 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
15:42:34.52 |
-21:04:24.3 |
HIP 77000 |
10.86 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
15:42:10.38 |
-21:03:06.5 |
HIP 77000 |
16.64 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
15:41:46.41 |
-21:01:48.8 |
HIP 76758 |
19.78 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
15:41:22.62 |
-21:00:31.4 |
HIP 76758 |
14.09 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
15:40:59.01 |
-20:59:14.2 |
HIP 76758 |
8.46 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
15:40:35.59 |
-20:57:57.3 |
HIP 76758 |
2.95 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
15:40:12.36 |
-20:56:40.7 |
HIP 76758 |
2.95 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
15:39:49.33 |
-20:55:24.3 |
HIP 76758 |
8.37 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
15:39:26.50 |
-20:54:08.3 |
HIP 76758 |
13.83 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
15:39:03.88 |
-20:52:52.7 |
HIP 76569 |
13.75 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
15:38:41.47 |
-20:51:37.4 |
HIP 76569 |
11.05 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
15:38:19.27 |
-20:50:22.5 |
HIP 76569 |
10.62 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
15:37:57.30 |
-20:49:08.0 |
HIP 76569 |
12.64 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
15:37:35.55 |
-20:47:54.0 |
HIP 76569 |
16.16 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
15:37:14.02 |
-20:46:40.4 |
HIP 76569 |
20.39 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
15:36:52.73 |
-20:45:27.3 |
HIP 76393 |
21.76 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
15:36:31.68 |
-20:44:14.6 |
HIP 76393 |
18.75 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
15:36:10.86 |
-20:43:02.5 |
HIP 76393 |
16.77 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
15:35:50.29 |
-20:41:51.0 |
HIP 76393 |
16.16 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
15:35:29.97 |
-20:40:39.9 |
HIP 76393 |
17.02 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
15:35:09.89 |
-20:39:29.5 |
HIP 76393 |
19.10 |