181P/Shoemaker-Levy 6

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 181P/Shoemaker-Levy 6
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2014-06-10T07:49:11.971200Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2014-08-29T13:06:38Z
Obs used 88
NEO Yes
M1 16.300
K1 17.000
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2014-09-08.0000000
e 0.70732283
q (au) 1.123593
a (au) 3.839018
i (deg) 16.981179
Ω (om, deg) 37.679458
ω (w, deg) 333.798849
M (ma, deg) 11.750089

Magnitude

181P/Shoemaker-Levy 6 · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (15.941 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 15.941
n 2.000
gf 0.901
gb -0.500
k 0.861
δ90 4.048
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)
2026-03-26 00:00 13:21:14.22 -01:24:48.2 HIP 65083 19.12
2026-03-26 12:00 13:20:59.01 -01:23:26.7 HIP 65083 18.11
2026-03-27 00:00 13:20:43.73 -01:22:05.0 HIP 65083 17.96
2026-03-27 12:00 13:20:28.40 -01:20:43.4 HIP 65083 18.71
2026-03-28 00:00 13:20:13.01 -01:19:21.8 HIP 64968 18.94
2026-03-28 12:00 13:19:57.56 -01:18:00.1 HIP 64968 14.92
2026-03-29 00:00 13:19:42.07 -01:16:38.5 HIP 64968 10.94
2026-03-29 12:00 13:19:26.52 -01:15:16.9 HIP 64968 7.10
2026-03-30 00:00 13:19:10.93 -01:13:55.4 HIP 64968 3.86
2026-03-30 12:00 13:18:55.28 -01:12:33.9 HIP 64968 3.68
2026-03-31 00:00 13:18:39.60 -01:11:12.4 HIP 64968 6.82
2026-03-31 12:00 13:18:23.87 -01:09:51.1 HIP 64968 10.68
2026-04-01 00:00 13:18:08.10 -01:08:29.8 HIP 64968 14.71
2026-04-01 12:00 13:17:52.29 -01:07:08.7 HIP 64968 18.81
2026-04-02 00:00 13:17:36.45 -01:05:47.6 HIP 64968 22.94
2026-04-02 12:00 13:17:20.57 -01:04:26.7 HIP 64769 23.45
2026-04-03 00:00 13:17:04.66 -01:03:05.9 HIP 64769 22.56
2026-04-03 12:00 13:16:48.72 -01:01:45.2 HIP 64769 22.44
2026-04-04 00:00 13:16:32.75 -01:00:24.8 HIP 64769 23.09
2026-04-04 12:00 13:16:16.75 -00:59:04.5 HIP 64769 24.45
2026-04-05 00:00 13:16:00.73 -00:57:44.3 HIP 64769 26.42
2026-04-05 12:00 13:15:44.69 -00:56:24.4 HIP 64769 28.88
2026-04-06 00:00 13:15:28.62 -00:55:04.7 HIP 64769 31.72
2026-04-06 12:00 13:15:12.54 -00:53:45.2 HIP 64769 34.83
2026-04-07 00:00 13:14:56.44 -00:52:25.9 HIP 64769 38.16
2026-04-07 12:00 13:14:40.32 -00:51:06.9 HIP 64571 36.74
2026-04-08 00:00 13:14:24.20 -00:49:48.1 HIP 64571 34.71
2026-04-08 12:00 13:14:08.06 -00:48:29.6 HIP 64571 33.11
2026-04-09 00:00 13:13:51.92 -00:47:11.4 HIP 64571 31.99
2026-04-09 12:00 13:13:35.77 -00:45:53.5 HIP 64571 31.42
2026-04-10 00:00 13:13:19.61 -00:44:35.9 HIP 64571 31.42
2026-04-10 12:00 13:13:03.46 -00:43:18.6 HIP 64571 31.99
2026-04-11 00:00 13:12:47.30 -00:42:01.6 HIP 64571 33.11
2026-04-11 12:00 13:12:31.15 -00:40:45.0 HIP 64298 31.19
2026-04-12 00:00 13:12:15.00 -00:39:28.7 HIP 64298 27.08
2026-04-12 12:00 13:11:58.85 -00:38:12.8 HIP 64298 23.01
2026-04-13 00:00 13:11:42.72 -00:36:57.3 HIP 64298 19.02
2026-04-13 12:00 13:11:26.60 -00:35:42.2 HIP 64298 15.16
2026-04-14 00:00 13:11:10.49 -00:34:27.5 HIP 64298 11.56
2026-04-14 12:00 13:10:54.39 -00:33:13.2 HIP 64298 8.57
2026-04-15 00:00 13:10:38.31 -00:31:59.3 HIP 64298 6.97
2026-04-15 12:00 13:10:22.26 -00:30:45.9 HIP 64298 7.69
2026-04-16 00:00 13:10:06.22 -00:29:32.9 HIP 64247 7.47