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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2455577.5 (2011-Jan-16.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 1 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma) Units
e 1.0 0.11502
a n/a n/a AU
q 1.105730936970092 0.33953 AU
i 22.83018225469419 0.99294 deg
node 108.7836711393267 6.9565 deg
peri 184.2753498382082 13.682 deg
M n/a n/a deg
tp 2455839.608691178310
(2011-Oct-05.10869118)		 38.721 JED
period n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 d
yr
n n/a n/a deg/d
Q n/a n/a AU
 Orbit Determination Parameters
# obs. used (total) 53
data-arc span 2 days
first obs. used 2011-01-15
last obs. used 2011-01-17
two-body model T
fit RMS .65471
data source ORB
producer Otto Matic
solution date 2011-Jan-17 14:50:03

Additional Information
Earth MOID = .0915869

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Orbital elements:
    C/2011 A3 (Gibbs)
T 2011 Oct. 4.46882 TT                                  MPC
q   1.0986721            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  184.62316     +0.38842015     +0.84509950
                   Node   108.60487     -0.83253074     +0.49271412
e   1.0            Incl.   22.80477     -0.39499665     -0.20745993
From 53 observations 2011 Jan. 15-17.

MPEC 2011 - B07

Comet C/2011 A3 (GIBBS) was discovered on the 15th January, 2011, by A. R. Gibbs  (Catalina Sky Survey).
The orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 4th October, 2011, at a distance of 1.09 AU from the Sun.

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