| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
114P/Wiseman-Skiff |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2020-01-14T05:43:15.841920Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2023-01-17T10:36:52Z |
| Obs used |
1860 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
13.900 |
| K1 |
12.250 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2018-04-09.0000000 |
| e |
0.55447961 |
| q (au) |
1.579409 |
| a (au) |
3.545087 |
| i (deg) |
18.273039 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
271.062057 |
| ω (w, deg) |
172.843366 |
| M (ma, deg) |
264.723931 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (13.052 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
13.052 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.657 |
| k |
0.966 |
| 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
Finding Chart
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-05-12 00:00 |
01:31:26.13 |
+22:33:53.3 |
HIP 7119 |
11.40 |
| 2026-05-12 12:00 |
01:32:39.47 |
+22:40:00.8 |
HIP 7119 |
13.45 |
| 2026-05-13 00:00 |
01:33:53.00 |
+22:46:07.6 |
HIP 7390 |
26.21 |
| 2026-05-13 12:00 |
01:35:06.74 |
+22:52:13.6 |
HIP 7390 |
11.54 |
| 2026-05-14 00:00 |
01:36:20.67 |
+22:58:18.8 |
HIP 7390 |
15.23 |
| 2026-05-14 12:00 |
01:37:34.80 |
+23:04:23.2 |
HIP 7570 |
2.51 |
| 2026-05-15 00:00 |
01:38:49.14 |
+23:10:26.7 |
HIP 7570 |
19.71 |
| 2026-05-15 12:00 |
01:40:03.67 |
+23:16:29.3 |
HIP 7861 |
20.91 |
| 2026-05-16 00:00 |
01:41:18.40 |
+23:22:30.9 |
HIP 7861 |
21.15 |
| 2026-05-16 12:00 |
01:42:33.34 |
+23:28:31.7 |
HIP 8137 |
29.04 |
| 2026-05-17 00:00 |
01:43:48.48 |
+23:34:31.4 |
HIP 8137 |
15.93 |
| 2026-05-17 12:00 |
01:45:03.82 |
+23:40:30.2 |
HIP 8146 |
11.41 |
| 2026-05-18 00:00 |
01:46:19.37 |
+23:46:27.9 |
HIP 8146 |
22.05 |
| 2026-05-18 12:00 |
01:47:35.11 |
+23:52:24.6 |
HIP 8443 |
18.71 |
| 2026-05-19 00:00 |
01:48:51.07 |
+23:58:20.3 |
HIP 8443 |
0.78 |
| 2026-05-19 12:00 |
01:50:07.23 |
+24:04:14.8 |
HIP 8443 |
18.03 |
| 2026-05-20 00:00 |
01:51:23.59 |
+24:10:08.2 |
HIP 8718 |
11.11 |
| 2026-05-20 12:00 |
01:52:40.16 |
+24:16:00.4 |
HIP 8718 |
11.25 |
| 2026-05-21 00:00 |
01:53:56.94 |
+24:21:51.5 |
HIP 8871 |
11.85 |
| 2026-05-21 12:00 |
01:55:13.92 |
+24:27:41.4 |
HIP 8871 |
22.69 |
| 2026-05-22 00:00 |
01:56:31.11 |
+24:33:30.0 |
HIP 9090 |
13.25 |
| 2026-05-22 12:00 |
01:57:48.51 |
+24:39:17.4 |
HIP 9090 |
10.87 |
| 2026-05-23 00:00 |
01:59:06.12 |
+24:45:03.6 |
HIP 9283 |
5.52 |
| 2026-05-23 12:00 |
02:00:23.94 |
+24:50:48.4 |
HIP 9371 |
12.32 |
| 2026-05-24 00:00 |
02:01:41.97 |
+24:56:31.8 |
HIP 9371 |
18.72 |
| 2026-05-24 12:00 |
02:03:00.22 |
+25:02:14.0 |
HIP 9609 |
12.27 |
| 2026-05-25 00:00 |
02:04:18.67 |
+25:07:54.7 |
HIP 9609 |
11.16 |
| 2026-05-25 12:00 |
02:05:37.34 |
+25:13:34.0 |
HIP 9780 |
5.30 |
| 2026-05-26 00:00 |
02:06:56.22 |
+25:19:11.9 |
HIP 9814 |
15.74 |
| 2026-05-26 12:00 |
02:08:15.32 |
+25:24:48.4 |
HIP 9859 |
26.12 |
| 2026-05-27 00:00 |
02:09:34.63 |
+25:30:23.3 |
HIP 10053 |
26.10 |
| 2026-05-27 12:00 |
02:10:54.16 |
+25:35:56.7 |
HIP 10269 |
20.55 |
| 2026-05-28 00:00 |
02:12:13.90 |
+25:41:28.6 |
HIP 10269 |
15.91 |
| 2026-05-28 12:00 |
02:13:33.86 |
+25:46:58.9 |
HIP 10378 |
11.33 |
| 2026-05-29 00:00 |
02:14:54.04 |
+25:52:27.6 |
HIP 10540 |
12.90 |
| 2026-05-29 12:00 |
02:16:14.43 |
+25:57:54.7 |
HIP 10540 |
12.67 |
| 2026-05-30 00:00 |
02:17:35.05 |
+26:03:20.2 |
HIP 10668 |
14.37 |
| 2026-05-30 12:00 |
02:18:55.88 |
+26:08:44.0 |
HIP 10815 |
23.17 |
| 2026-05-31 00:00 |
02:20:16.94 |
+26:14:06.0 |
HIP 11053 |
26.95 |
| 2026-05-31 12:00 |
02:21:38.21 |
+26:19:26.4 |
HIP 11053 |
9.24 |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
02:22:59.71 |
+26:24:44.9 |
HIP 11053 |
12.90 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
02:24:21.42 |
+26:30:01.7 |
HIP 11126 |
18.96 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
02:25:43.36 |
+26:35:16.7 |
HIP 11415 |
31.61 |