Comet 263P/Gibbs

Comet 263P/Gibbs is currently in the constellation of Aquarius. The current Right Ascension of Comet 263P/Gibbs is 23h 44m 23s and the Declination is -11° 01’ 59” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 263P/Gibbs is 29.29 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 263P/Gibbs available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 263P/Gibbs?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 263P/Gibbs from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 263P/Gibbs rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 263P/Gibbs?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 263P/Gibbs orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 263P/Gibbs with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 263P/Gibbs for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 263P/Gibbs in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 263P/Gibbs with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 263P/Gibbs is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 263P/Gibbs?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 263P/Gibbs in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 263P/Gibbs Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 263P/Gibbs from Earth is currently 734,148,762 kilometers, equivalent to 4.907481 Astronomical Units. Light takes 40 minutes and 48.8567 seconds to travel from Comet 263P/Gibbs and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 263P/Gibbs from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 263P/Gibbs from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 263P/Gibbs to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 263P/Gibbs to Earth happens on Sun Feb 2 2087 at a distance of 0.322637 Astronomical Units, or 48,265,761 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Comet 263P/Gibbs brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 263P/Gibbs is 29.29.

The observed magnitude and coma diameter values are derived from the Comet Observers Database by averaging the values reported in recent observations (more recent than 4 days), when available. The Estimated Magnitude comes from the JPL Horizons ephemerides service and might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behavior of comets. When available, please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Estimated Magnitude as a directional indication. We acknowledge with thanks the comet observations from the COBS Comet Observation Database contributed by observers worldwide and used in this table to report recent comet observations.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet 263P/Gibbs, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Comet 263P/Gibbs rise and set times

Today's Comet 263P/Gibbs rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Comet 263P/Gibbs touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Comet 263P/Gibbs Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 263P/Gibbs with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 263P/Gibbs and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Comet 263P/Gibbs 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 263P/Gibbs computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 263P/Gibbs in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Apr 30	23h 38m 22s	-11° 26’ 18”	29.37	Aquarius
2021 May 01	23h 39m 08s	-11° 23’ 03”	29.36	Aquarius
2021 May 02	23h 39m 55s	-11° 19’ 53”	29.35	Aquarius
2021 May 03	23h 40m 41s	-11° 16’ 45”	29.34	Aquarius
2021 May 04	23h 41m 26s	-11° 13’ 40”	29.33	Aquarius
2021 May 05	23h 42m 11s	-11° 10’ 37”	29.32	Aquarius
2021 May 06	23h 42m 56s	-11° 07’ 38”	29.31	Aquarius
2021 May 07	23h 43m 41s	-11° 04’ 44”	29.30	Aquarius
2021 May 08	23h 44m 25s	-11° 01’ 51”	29.29	Aquarius
2021 May 09	23h 45m 09s	-10° 59’ 03”	29.28	Aquarius
2021 May 10	23h 45m 51s	-10° 56’ 18”	29.27	Aquarius
2021 May 11	23h 46m 36s	-10° 53’ 38”	29.26	Aquarius
2021 May 12	23h 47m 17s	-10° 51’ 01”	29.25	Aquarius
2021 May 13	23h 48m 01s	-10° 48’ 26”	29.24	Aquarius