229P/Gibbs (0229P)
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Type: Periodic
Perihelion date: 6 March 2025
Perihelion distance (q): 2.4
Aphelion distance (Q) : 5.4
Period (years): 7.8
Eccentricity (e): 0.38
Inclination (i): 26.1
JPL orbit diagram
COBS lightcurve
Atlas
Alex Gibbs discovered a 19th magnitude comet on 20 September 2009, during the
Catalina Sky Survey with the 0.68m Schmidt. The comet was at perihelion at 2.4 AU
in early August and has a period of 7.8 years. Richard Miles used the 2.0-m "Faulkes
Telescope North" at Haleakala to provide confirming astrometry and images. When
an improved orbit became available, Rob Matson was able to identify images of the
comet in NEAT imagery from 2001, and it was given the identifier 2001 Q10 for this
return.
Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude)
Date
10x10 mag
Error
VEmag
Coma '
17-Oct-17
18.78
0.03
16.9
0.3
31-Oct-17
18.63
0.16
18.3
0.3
14-Nov-17
18.80
0.04
18.4
0.3
13-Dec-17
18.51
0.04
17.6
0.3
26-Dec-17
18.67
0.06
05-Sep-24
19.4
0.4
28-Sep-24
19.7
0.4
30-Sep-24
20.2
0.4
06-Oct-24
20.0
0.4
29-Oct-24
20.2
0.4