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147P/Kushida-Muramatsu

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2008-09-23T19:01:26.480640Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2024-11-06T10:50:35Z
Obs used 57
NEO -
M1 13.600
K1 11.500
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2005-10-30.0000000
e 0.27555443
q (au) 2.754546
a (au) 3.802282
i (deg) 2.368741
Ω (om, deg) 93.773792
ω (w, deg) 347.033193
M (ma, deg) 219.117040

Magnitude

147P/Kushida-Muramatsu · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (13.842 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 13.842
n 6.000
gf 1.000
gb -1.000
k 0.999
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)
2026-02-03 00:00 14:06:18.53 -10:16:53.2 HIP 68921 11.74
2026-02-03 12:00 14:06:25.63 -10:17:16.4 HIP 68921 11.67
2026-02-04 00:00 14:06:32.50 -10:17:38.3 HIP 68921 11.86
2026-02-04 12:00 14:06:39.15 -10:17:59.0 HIP 68921 12.26
2026-02-05 00:00 14:06:45.58 -10:18:18.6 HIP 68993 10.76
2026-02-05 12:00 14:06:51.79 -10:18:36.9 HIP 68993 9.21
2026-02-06 00:00 14:06:57.77 -10:18:54.0 HIP 68993 7.72
2026-02-06 12:00 14:07:03.54 -10:19:09.9 HIP 68993 6.29
2026-02-07 00:00 14:07:09.07 -10:19:24.7 HIP 68993 4.92
2026-02-07 12:00 14:07:14.39 -10:19:38.2 HIP 68993 3.62
2026-02-08 00:00 14:07:19.47 -10:19:50.5 HIP 68993 2.40
2026-02-08 12:00 14:07:24.33 -10:20:01.5 HIP 68993 1.32
2026-02-09 00:00 14:07:28.97 -10:20:11.4 HIP 68993 0.77
2026-02-09 12:00 14:07:33.37 -10:20:20.1 HIP 68993 1.40
2026-02-10 00:00 14:07:37.55 -10:20:27.5 HIP 68993 2.33
2026-02-10 12:00 14:07:41.49 -10:20:33.7 HIP 68993 3.26
2026-02-11 00:00 14:07:45.21 -10:20:38.7 HIP 68993 4.15
2026-02-11 12:00 14:07:48.69 -10:20:42.5 HIP 68993 4.99
2026-02-12 00:00 14:07:51.94 -10:20:45.0 HIP 68993 5.78
2026-02-12 12:00 14:07:54.96 -10:20:46.3 HIP 68993 6.51
2026-02-13 00:00 14:07:57.75 -10:20:46.4 HIP 68993 7.18
2026-02-13 12:00 14:08:00.30 -10:20:45.3 HIP 68993 7.80
2026-02-14 00:00 14:08:02.62 -10:20:42.9 HIP 68993 8.35
2026-02-14 12:00 14:08:04.71 -10:20:39.3 HIP 68993 8.85
2026-02-15 00:00 14:08:06.56 -10:20:34.5 HIP 68993 9.29
2026-02-15 12:00 14:08:08.17 -10:20:28.5 HIP 68993 9.67
2026-02-16 00:00 14:08:09.55 -10:20:21.2 HIP 68993 10.00
2026-02-16 12:00 14:08:10.70 -10:20:12.7 HIP 68993 10.27
2026-02-17 00:00 14:08:11.60 -10:20:03.0 HIP 68993 10.48
2026-02-17 12:00 14:08:12.27 -10:19:52.1 HIP 68993 10.63
2026-02-18 00:00 14:08:12.71 -10:19:39.9 HIP 68993 10.73
2026-02-18 12:00 14:08:12.91 -10:19:26.6 HIP 68993 10.78
2026-02-19 00:00 14:08:12.87 -10:19:12.0 HIP 68993 10.77
2026-02-19 12:00 14:08:12.59 -10:18:56.2 HIP 68993 10.71
2026-02-20 00:00 14:08:12.08 -10:18:39.1 HIP 68993 10.60
2026-02-20 12:00 14:08:11.32 -10:18:20.9 HIP 68993 10.45
2026-02-21 00:00 14:08:10.34 -10:18:01.5 HIP 68993 10.24
2026-02-21 12:00 14:08:09.11 -10:17:40.8 HIP 68993 10.00
2026-02-22 00:00 14:08:07.65 -10:17:19.0 HIP 68993 9.72
2026-02-22 12:00 14:08:05.96 -10:16:55.9 HIP 68993 9.41
2026-02-23 00:00 14:08:04.03 -10:16:31.7 HIP 68993 9.07
2026-02-23 12:00 14:08:01.86 -10:16:06.3 HIP 68993 8.72
2026-02-24 00:00 14:07:59.45 -10:15:39.7 HIP 68993 8.36