Orbital elements: C/2012 F1 (Gibbs) T 2012 Feb. 21.18219 TT MPC q 2.5587230 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 300.96838 -0.94596523 -0.17947060 Node 129.84015 +0.01067593 +0.81518464 e 1.0 Incl. 159.40654 -0.32409229 +0.55069439 From 45 observations 2012 Mar. 16-18
MPEC 2012 - F30
Comet C/2012 F1 (GIBBS) was discovered on the 16th March, 2012, by A. Gibbs (Catalina Sky Survey).The orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage was on the 21st February, 2012, at a distance of 2.56 AU from the Sun.