331P/Gibbs
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
Semi-major axis | 3.004 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.042 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years (1902 days) |
| Inclination | 9.740° |
| Last perihelion | 29 September 2020[1] 16 June 2015 |
| Next perihelion | 2025-Dec-25[1] |
| TJupiter | 3.229 |
| Earth MOID | 1.88 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.08 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~2-5 km |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 12.3 |
| Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 15.4 |
331P/Gibbs (P/2012 F5) is a small
Alex Gibbs.[2]
Description
It is a rare type of comet called a
Precovery observations of 331P/Gibbs in
P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)
).
References
- ^ a b MPC
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (331P/Gibbs)" (last observation: 2015-12-14).
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Search Engine". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Active asteroid spun so fast that it exploded". Astronomy Now. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
External links
- 331P in SDSS (26 August 2004)
- 331P confirmation observations, Malina River Observatory (23 March 2012) Archived 5 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine
