| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2020-11-26T00:20:20.598720Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2023-10-10T12:58:29Z |
| Obs used |
1182 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
15.200 |
| K1 |
20.000 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2019-11-02.0000000 |
| e |
0.57742214 |
| q (au) |
1.389708 |
| a (au) |
3.288645 |
| i (deg) |
14.435582 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
238.987024 |
| ω (w, deg) |
167.767374 |
| M (ma, deg) |
295.544649 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (7.255 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
7.255 |
| n |
2.000 |
| gf |
0.999 |
| gb |
-0.501 |
| 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
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-05-12 00:00 |
22:18:31.47 |
+03:52:11.7 |
HIP 110163 |
17.12 |
| 2026-05-12 12:00 |
22:19:17.13 |
+03:59:16.3 |
HIP 110163 |
11.33 |
| 2026-05-13 00:00 |
22:20:02.78 |
+04:06:22.1 |
HIP 110163 |
17.97 |
| 2026-05-13 12:00 |
22:20:48.43 |
+04:13:29.1 |
HIP 110163 |
29.62 |
| 2026-05-14 00:00 |
22:21:34.06 |
+04:20:37.4 |
HIP 110527 |
41.16 |
| 2026-05-14 12:00 |
22:22:19.68 |
+04:27:46.9 |
HIP 110527 |
40.47 |
| 2026-05-15 00:00 |
22:23:05.29 |
+04:34:57.6 |
HIP 110596 |
34.32 |
| 2026-05-15 12:00 |
22:23:50.90 |
+04:42:09.6 |
HIP 110596 |
22.74 |
| 2026-05-16 00:00 |
22:24:36.49 |
+04:49:22.8 |
HIP 110686 |
13.89 |
| 2026-05-16 12:00 |
22:25:22.06 |
+04:56:37.2 |
HIP 110686 |
11.88 |
| 2026-05-17 00:00 |
22:26:07.63 |
+05:03:52.8 |
HIP 110686 |
21.28 |
| 2026-05-17 12:00 |
22:26:53.19 |
+05:11:09.7 |
HIP 110882 |
32.77 |
| 2026-05-18 00:00 |
22:27:38.74 |
+05:18:27.8 |
HIP 111030 |
35.26 |
| 2026-05-18 12:00 |
22:28:24.27 |
+05:25:47.1 |
HIP 111030 |
21.77 |
| 2026-05-19 00:00 |
22:29:09.80 |
+05:33:07.6 |
HIP 111030 |
8.31 |
| 2026-05-19 12:00 |
22:29:55.31 |
+05:40:29.3 |
HIP 111034 |
4.09 |
| 2026-05-20 00:00 |
22:30:40.82 |
+05:47:52.2 |
HIP 111034 |
17.33 |
| 2026-05-20 12:00 |
22:31:26.31 |
+05:55:16.3 |
HIP 111306 |
29.07 |
| 2026-05-21 00:00 |
22:32:11.79 |
+06:02:41.6 |
HIP 111306 |
28.14 |
| 2026-05-21 12:00 |
22:32:57.27 |
+06:10:08.1 |
HIP 111306 |
33.26 |
| 2026-05-22 00:00 |
22:33:42.74 |
+06:17:35.8 |
HIP 111388 |
24.93 |
| 2026-05-22 12:00 |
22:34:28.20 |
+06:25:04.7 |
HIP 111388 |
18.58 |
| 2026-05-23 00:00 |
22:35:13.65 |
+06:32:34.9 |
HIP 111529 |
7.76 |
| 2026-05-23 12:00 |
22:35:59.09 |
+06:40:06.2 |
HIP 111529 |
8.72 |
| 2026-05-24 00:00 |
22:36:44.52 |
+06:47:38.7 |
HIP 111593 |
17.39 |
| 2026-05-24 12:00 |
22:37:29.95 |
+06:55:12.4 |
HIP 111593 |
28.88 |
| 2026-05-25 00:00 |
22:38:15.37 |
+07:02:47.3 |
HIP 111857 |
19.64 |
| 2026-05-25 12:00 |
22:39:00.79 |
+07:10:23.5 |
HIP 111857 |
6.84 |
| 2026-05-26 00:00 |
22:39:46.19 |
+07:18:00.8 |
HIP 111861 |
8.56 |
| 2026-05-26 12:00 |
22:40:31.60 |
+07:25:39.3 |
HIP 111861 |
21.57 |
| 2026-05-27 00:00 |
22:41:16.99 |
+07:33:19.0 |
HIP 111932 |
24.98 |
| 2026-05-27 12:00 |
22:42:02.39 |
+07:41:00.0 |
HIP 112147 |
14.49 |
| 2026-05-28 00:00 |
22:42:47.78 |
+07:48:42.1 |
HIP 112147 |
3.13 |
| 2026-05-28 12:00 |
22:43:33.16 |
+07:56:25.4 |
HIP 112147 |
13.47 |
| 2026-05-29 00:00 |
22:44:18.54 |
+08:04:09.9 |
HIP 112147 |
26.94 |
| 2026-05-29 12:00 |
22:45:03.91 |
+08:11:55.7 |
HIP 112147 |
40.53 |
| 2026-05-30 00:00 |
22:45:49.29 |
+08:19:42.6 |
HIP 112518 |
44.62 |
| 2026-05-30 12:00 |
22:46:34.65 |
+08:27:30.7 |
HIP 112659 |
35.57 |
| 2026-05-31 00:00 |
22:47:20.02 |
+08:35:20.1 |
HIP 112659 |
24.15 |
| 2026-05-31 12:00 |
22:48:05.38 |
+08:43:10.6 |
HIP 112659 |
16.60 |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
22:48:50.74 |
+08:51:02.3 |
HIP 112659 |
18.53 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
22:49:36.10 |
+08:58:55.2 |
HIP 112654 |
23.23 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
22:50:21.45 |
+09:06:49.3 |
HIP 112897 |
21.93 |