110P/Hartley 3

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 110P/Hartley 3
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2014-12-16T16:15:29.649600Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2023-05-22T13:49:16Z
Obs used 2416
NEO -
M1 4.300
K1 26.750
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2018-05-08.0000000
e 0.31628027
q (au) 2.464450
a (au) 3.604474
i (deg) 11.698362
Ω (om, deg) 287.529573
ω (w, deg) 167.395612
M (ma, deg) 178.350762

Magnitude

110P/Hartley 3 · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (8.184 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 8.184
n 6.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.500
k 1.000
δ90 10.000
Parameter Symbol Range Description
Absolute magnitude at 1 AU from Sun and Earth H0 -5 to 20 Intrinsic brightness of the comet
Photometric slope parameter n 2 to 6 Rate of brightness change with heliocentric distance
Forward scattering asymmetry factor gf 0.8 to 1 Degree of forward scattering
Backward scattering asymmetry factor gb -1 to -0.5 Degree of backward scattering
Partitioning coefficient k 0.8 to 1 Ratio between forward/backward scattering contributions
Dust-to-gas brightness ratio δ90 1 to 10 Relative contribution of dust scattering to gas emission

Reference: EPSC-DPS2025-160

Residuals (Piecewise)

$$\epsilon = a \log_{10} r_{\mathrm{au}} + b$$

Start (UTC) End (UTC) a b
2019-07-25 2021-01-23 +35.2820 -14.426
2021-01-23 2023-05-13 -10.1067 +6.783

log10 r = log10(heliocentric distance / AU), Δ = geocentric distance (AU)

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-03-26 00:00 21:05:07.92 -13:23:53.3 HIP 104198 22.74
2026-03-26 12:00 21:05:31.53 -13:21:27.3 HIP 104198 18.34
2026-03-27 00:00 21:05:55.03 -13:19:01.2 HIP 104198 15.29
2026-03-27 12:00 21:06:18.44 -13:16:35.3 HIP 104198 14.44
2026-03-28 00:00 21:06:41.74 -13:14:09.4 HIP 104198 16.12
2026-03-28 12:00 21:07:04.95 -13:11:43.5 HIP 104198 19.67
2026-03-29 00:00 21:07:28.04 -13:09:17.7 HIP 104343 20.10
2026-03-29 12:00 21:07:51.04 -13:06:52.0 HIP 104343 15.23
2026-03-30 00:00 21:08:13.93 -13:04:26.4 HIP 104343 11.60
2026-03-30 12:00 21:08:36.72 -13:02:00.8 HIP 104343 10.53
2026-03-31 00:00 21:08:59.40 -12:59:35.3 HIP 104343 12.65
2026-03-31 12:00 21:09:21.97 -12:57:09.9 HIP 104493 16.63
2026-04-01 00:00 21:09:44.44 -12:54:44.7 HIP 104493 16.43
2026-04-01 12:00 21:10:06.80 -12:52:19.5 HIP 104465 15.64
2026-04-02 00:00 21:10:29.05 -12:49:54.4 HIP 104465 16.61
2026-04-02 12:00 21:10:51.20 -12:47:29.4 HIP 104465 19.42
2026-04-03 00:00 21:11:13.23 -12:45:04.5 HIP 104465 23.39
2026-04-03 12:00 21:11:35.15 -12:42:39.8 HIP 104465 28.02
2026-04-04 00:00 21:11:56.97 -12:40:15.1 HIP 104465 33.02
2026-04-04 12:00 21:12:18.67 -12:37:50.6 HIP 104817 28.30
2026-04-05 00:00 21:12:40.25 -12:35:26.3 HIP 104817 22.53
2026-04-05 12:00 21:13:01.73 -12:33:02.0 HIP 104817 16.80
2026-04-06 00:00 21:13:23.08 -12:30:38.0 HIP 104817 11.13
2026-04-06 12:00 21:13:44.33 -12:28:14.0 HIP 104817 5.63
2026-04-07 00:00 21:14:05.46 -12:25:50.2 HIP 104817 2.20
2026-04-07 12:00 21:14:26.47 -12:23:26.6 HIP 104817 6.51
2026-04-08 00:00 21:14:47.36 -12:21:03.2 HIP 104817 11.98
2026-04-08 12:00 21:15:08.13 -12:18:39.9 HIP 104817 17.52
2026-04-09 00:00 21:15:28.79 -12:16:16.8 HIP 104826 21.65
2026-04-09 12:00 21:15:49.32 -12:13:53.9 HIP 104826 25.23
2026-04-10 00:00 21:16:09.73 -12:11:31.1 HIP 104826 29.40
2026-04-10 12:00 21:16:30.02 -12:09:08.6 HIP 105189 30.10
2026-04-11 00:00 21:16:50.19 -12:06:46.3 HIP 105189 26.06
2026-04-11 12:00 21:17:10.23 -12:04:24.1 HIP 105189 22.65
2026-04-12 00:00 21:17:30.15 -12:02:02.2 HIP 105189 20.17
2026-04-12 12:00 21:17:49.94 -11:59:40.5 HIP 105189 18.97
2026-04-13 00:00 21:18:09.61 -11:57:19.1 HIP 105189 19.25
2026-04-13 12:00 21:18:29.15 -11:54:57.9 HIP 105189 20.95
2026-04-14 00:00 21:18:48.55 -11:52:36.9 HIP 105189 23.73
2026-04-14 12:00 21:19:07.83 -11:50:16.1 HIP 105189 27.26
2026-04-15 00:00 21:19:26.98 -11:47:55.6 HIP 105189 31.25
2026-04-15 12:00 21:19:45.99 -11:45:35.4 HIP 105387 29.07
2026-04-16 00:00 21:20:04.88 -11:43:15.5 HIP 105387 24.78