▁out ▁by ▁the ▁NE OW I SE ▁mission ▁of ▁NASA ' s ▁W ide - field ▁Inf ra red ▁Survey ▁Explorer , ▁Gib bs ▁measures ▁between ▁ 5 . 0 4 ▁and ▁ 5 . 9 9 ▁kilom eters ▁in ▁diameter ▁and ▁its ▁surface ▁has ▁an ▁al bed o ▁between ▁ 0 . 2 8 3 ▁and ▁ 0 . 3 0 , ▁while ▁the ▁Coll abor ative ▁Ast ero id ▁Light cur ve ▁Link ▁assumes ▁an ▁al bed o ▁of ▁ 0 . 2 3 ▁– ▁derived ▁from ▁ 2 5   Ph oc ae a , ▁the ▁Ph oc ae a ▁family ' s ▁largest ▁member ▁and ▁names ake ▁– ▁and ▁calcul ates ▁a ▁diameter ▁of ▁ 6 . 3 5 ▁kilom eters ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁absolute ▁magnitude ▁of ▁ 1 3 . 2 . ▁ ▁N aming ▁▁ ▁This ▁minor ▁planet ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁American ▁math ematic ian ▁and ▁phys ic ist ▁Jos iah ▁Will ard ▁Gib bs ▁( 1 8 3 9 – 1 9 0 3 ), ▁who ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁studies ▁of ▁astero ids ▁through ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁or bits . ▁The ▁official ▁naming ▁c itation ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Minor ▁Planet ▁Center ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁( ). ▁The ▁lun ar ▁cr ater ▁Gib bs ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Ast ero id ▁Light cur ve ▁Database ▁( LC DB ), ▁query ▁form ▁( info ) ▁ ▁Dictionary