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148P/Anderson-LINEAR

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 148P/Anderson-LINEAR
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2015-06-13T16:15:58.455360Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2024-05-15T12:05:54Z
Obs used 250
NEO -
M1 13.000
K1 14.000
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2012-11-05.0000000
e 0.53932159
q (au) 1.694251
a (au) 3.677730
i (deg) 3.682208
Ω (om, deg) 89.790123
ω (w, deg) 6.596200
M (ma, deg) 227.148123

Magnitude

148P/Anderson-LINEAR · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (11.853 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 11.853
n 6.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.923
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)
2026-02-03 00:00 19:07:59.98 -23:09:52.9 HIP 94041 10.34
2026-02-03 12:00 19:08:23.42 -23:09:21.3 HIP 94041 5.25
2026-02-04 00:00 19:08:46.80 -23:08:49.6 HIP 94041 2.64
2026-02-04 12:00 19:09:10.13 -23:08:17.7 HIP 94122 6.47
2026-02-05 00:00 19:09:33.40 -23:07:45.8 HIP 94122 3.71
2026-02-05 12:00 19:09:56.61 -23:07:13.8 HIP 94122 6.57
2026-02-06 00:00 19:10:19.76 -23:06:41.7 HIP 94122 11.40
2026-02-06 12:00 19:10:42.85 -23:06:09.5 HIP 94122 16.54
2026-02-07 00:00 19:11:05.88 -23:05:37.3 HIP 94122 21.76
2026-02-07 12:00 19:11:28.85 -23:05:04.9 HIP 94122 27.00
2026-02-08 00:00 19:11:51.76 -23:04:32.5 HIP 94494 30.32
2026-02-08 12:00 19:12:14.60 -23:04:00.1 HIP 94494 25.14
2026-02-09 00:00 19:12:37.38 -23:03:27.5 HIP 94494 20.04
2026-02-09 12:00 19:13:00.10 -23:02:54.9 HIP 94494 15.07
2026-02-10 00:00 19:13:22.75 -23:02:22.2 HIP 94494 10.38
2026-02-10 12:00 19:13:45.33 -23:01:49.5 HIP 94494 6.60
2026-02-11 00:00 19:14:07.84 -23:01:16.7 HIP 94494 5.82
2026-02-11 12:00 19:14:30.29 -23:00:43.9 HIP 94494 8.85
2026-02-12 00:00 19:14:52.67 -23:00:11.0 HIP 94494 13.28
2026-02-12 12:00 19:15:14.98 -22:59:38.1 HIP 94494 18.09
2026-02-13 00:00 19:15:37.21 -22:59:05.1 HIP 94754 22.13
2026-02-13 12:00 19:15:59.38 -22:58:32.1 HIP 94754 18.93
2026-02-14 00:00 19:16:21.47 -22:57:59.0 HIP 94754 16.72
2026-02-14 12:00 19:16:43.49 -22:57:26.0 HIP 94821 13.10
2026-02-15 00:00 19:17:05.43 -22:56:52.9 HIP 94821 8.06
2026-02-15 12:00 19:17:27.30 -22:56:19.8 HIP 94821 3.16
2026-02-16 00:00 19:17:49.09 -22:55:46.7 HIP 94821 2.50
2026-02-16 12:00 19:18:10.80 -22:55:13.5 HIP 94821 7.30
2026-02-17 00:00 19:18:32.44 -22:54:40.4 HIP 94821 12.26
2026-02-17 12:00 19:18:53.99 -22:54:07.2 HIP 94821 17.24
2026-02-18 00:00 19:19:15.47 -22:53:34.1 HIP 95084 22.10
2026-02-18 12:00 19:19:36.87 -22:53:00.9 HIP 95084 18.12
2026-02-19 00:00 19:19:58.18 -22:52:27.8 HIP 95084 14.76
2026-02-19 12:00 19:20:19.41 -22:51:54.6 HIP 95084 12.51
2026-02-20 00:00 19:20:40.56 -22:51:21.5 HIP 95084 11.97
2026-02-20 12:00 19:21:01.62 -22:50:48.4 HIP 95084 13.34
2026-02-21 00:00 19:21:22.59 -22:50:15.4 HIP 95084 16.12
2026-02-21 12:00 19:21:43.48 -22:49:42.3 HIP 95084 19.70
2026-02-22 00:00 19:22:04.29 -22:49:09.3 HIP 95084 23.73
2026-02-22 12:00 19:22:25.00 -22:48:36.3 HIP 95084 27.98
2026-02-23 00:00 19:22:45.63 -22:48:03.4 HIP 95084 32.38
2026-02-23 12:00 19:23:06.16 -22:47:30.5 HIP 95415 30.57
2026-02-24 00:00 19:23:26.61 -22:46:57.6 HIP 95457 27.70