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Comet 248P/GIBBS - ( = P/2010 W1 )

Discovery: (CBET 2585: comet P/2010 W1 (Gibbs)

A. R. Gibbs, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, reports his discovery of a comet (discovery observation tabulated below) on Catalina Sky Survey images obtained with the 0.68-m Schmidt telescope; four co-added 20-s discovery exposures show a "fuzzy" coma of diameter 8" (and magnitude 18.1-18.6) with no visible tail (FWHM larger than nearby stars of similar magnitude). Four additional co-added 60-s exposures by Gibbs from Nov. 27.25 UT show the coma size as 11' x 8'.5, elongated in the direction of motion (p.a. 85 deg), again with no visible tail. 2010 UT R.A. (2000) Decl. Mag. Observer Nov. 27.19184 0 28 06.74 + 2 48 02.9 18.3 Gibbs This object was identified by T. B. Spahr on the Minor Planet Center's "Daily Orbit Update" for Nov. 28 (MPEC 2010-W45) with the following objects that had received minor-planet designations: 1996 TT65, 2010 MS75, 2010 RR59, 2010 RN141, 2010 SQ31, and 2010 TL69. Astrometry, the following elliptical orbital elements by G. V. Williams, and an ephemeris appear on MPEC 2010-X102

MPEC 2010-X102: COMET P/2010 W1 (GIBBS)

Last updated: 2026-01-02