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263P/Gibbs live position and data.
Right Ascension: 3.409286
Declination: 9.075398 (J2000) Magnitude: 22.48 (Estimated: JPL) Constellation: Cetus
Sun Distance: 366703015 km [ km/s]
Earth Distance: 437526914 km [ km/s]
Perihelion: 7 Apr 2012 10:20 UTC [] |
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263P/Gibbs live position and data
This page shows Comet 263P/Gibbs location and other relevant astronomical data in real time. The celestial coordinates, magnitude, distances and speed are updated in real time and are computed using high quality data sets provided by the JPL Horizons ephemeris service (see acknowledgements for details). The sky map shown below represents a rectangular portion of the sky 60x40 arcminutes wide. By comparison the diameter of the full Moon is about 30 arcmins, so the full horizontal extent of the map is approximately 2 full Moons wide. Depending on the device you are using, the map can be dragged horizondally or vertically using the mouse or touchscreen. The deep sky image in the background is provided by the Digitized Sky Survey (acknowledgements).
Current close conjunctions
List of bright objects (stars brighter than magnitude 9.0 and galaxies brighter than magmitude 14.0) close to Comet 263P/Gibbs (less than 1.5 degrees):
| Type | Name | Magnitude | Ar | Dec |
| Star | HIP 16120 | 7.7688 | 03h 27m 39s | +08° 45’ 55” |
| Star | HIP 15936 | 8.658 | 03h 25m 13s | +09° 41’ 28” |
| Star | HIP 15572 | 8.3732 | 03h 20m 36s | +09° 02’ 01” |
| Star | HIP 15897 | 7.6652 | 03h 24m 46s | +09° 48’ 28” |
| Star | HIP 15918 | 7.8722 | 03h 24m 59s | +10° 00’ 36” |
| Star | HIP 15900 | 3.5246 | 03h 24m 48s | +09° 01’ 44” |
| Star | HIP 15515 | 7.4174 | 03h 19m 56s | +08° 41’ 59” |
| Star | HIP 16083 | 3.7326 | 03h 27m 10s | +09° 43’ 57” |
| Star | HIP 15611 | 8.1302 | 03h 21m 00s | +08° 27’ 03” |
| Star | HIP 15630 | 7.677 | 03h 21m 17s | +09° 39’ 35” |
Additional resources
Additional Resources about Comet 263P/Gibbs
- 15 Days Ephemerides
- Interactive Sky Map (Planetarium)
- Rise & Set Times
- Distance from Earth
- Light Curve
- Orbital Elements
Astronomy databases
This online sky chart is created using the following astronomy databases and services:
- The Digitized Sky Survey, a photographic survey of the whole sky created using images from different telescopes, including the Oschin Schmidt Telescope on Palomar Mountain
- The Hipparcos Star Catalogue, containing more than 100.000 bright stars
- The PGC 2003 Catalogue, containing information about 1 million galaxies
- The GSC 2.3 Catalogue, containing information about more than 2 billion stars and galaxies
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