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182P/LONEOS

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 182P/LONEOS
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2007-02-05T20:59:26.926080Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2024-10-31T13:12:28Z
Obs used 200
NEO Yes
M1 20.800
K1 4.500
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2004-10-16.0000000
e 0.66631355
q (au) 0.978122
a (au) 2.931261
i (deg) 16.908572
Ω (om, deg) 75.096643
ω (w, deg) 51.438081
M (ma, deg) 194.466692

Magnitude

182P/LONEOS · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (17.640 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 17.640
n 6.000
gf 0.828
gb -0.769
k 0.951
δ90 3.889
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 22:22:22.74 -24:07:36.7 HIP 110529 41.17
2026-02-03 12:00 22:22:52.95 -24:04:31.5 HIP 110529 42.12
2026-02-04 00:00 22:23:23.20 -24:01:26.3 HIP 110616 42.59
2026-02-04 12:00 22:23:53.49 -23:58:21.0 HIP 110746 35.88
2026-02-05 00:00 22:24:23.83 -23:55:15.8 HIP 110746 28.33
2026-02-05 12:00 22:24:54.21 -23:52:10.5 HIP 110746 20.79
2026-02-06 00:00 22:25:24.63 -23:49:05.2 HIP 110746 13.32
2026-02-06 12:00 22:25:55.10 -23:45:59.9 HIP 110746 6.19
2026-02-07 00:00 22:26:25.61 -23:42:54.5 HIP 110746 3.94
2026-02-07 12:00 22:26:56.16 -23:39:49.2 HIP 110746 10.47
2026-02-08 00:00 22:27:26.75 -23:36:43.8 HIP 110746 17.92
2026-02-08 12:00 22:27:57.37 -23:33:38.5 HIP 110746 25.50
2026-02-09 00:00 22:28:28.04 -23:30:33.1 HIP 111054 28.39
2026-02-09 12:00 22:28:58.75 -23:27:27.8 HIP 111054 26.85
2026-02-10 00:00 22:29:29.50 -23:24:22.4 HIP 111054 27.46
2026-02-10 12:00 22:30:00.28 -23:21:17.1 HIP 111162 27.29
2026-02-11 00:00 22:30:31.10 -23:18:11.8 HIP 111162 20.82
2026-02-11 12:00 22:31:01.95 -23:15:06.5 HIP 111162 15.54
2026-02-12 00:00 22:31:32.85 -23:12:01.2 HIP 111162 13.02
2026-02-12 12:00 22:32:03.77 -23:08:56.0 HIP 111162 14.75
2026-02-13 00:00 22:32:34.73 -23:05:50.7 HIP 111162 19.66
2026-02-13 12:00 22:33:05.73 -23:02:45.6 HIP 111403 20.82
2026-02-14 00:00 22:33:36.75 -22:59:40.4 HIP 111403 19.41
2026-02-14 12:00 22:34:07.81 -22:56:35.3 HIP 111416 20.71
2026-02-15 00:00 22:34:38.90 -22:53:30.3 HIP 111416 17.82
2026-02-15 12:00 22:35:10.02 -22:50:25.3 HIP 111416 18.12
2026-02-16 00:00 22:35:41.17 -22:47:20.4 HIP 111416 21.48
2026-02-16 12:00 22:36:12.35 -22:44:15.5 HIP 111730 25.13
2026-02-17 00:00 22:36:43.56 -22:41:10.7 HIP 111730 17.48
2026-02-17 12:00 22:37:14.80 -22:38:06.0 HIP 111730 10.11
2026-02-18 00:00 22:37:46.06 -22:35:01.3 HIP 111730 4.64
2026-02-18 12:00 22:38:17.35 -22:31:56.8 HIP 111730 7.99
2026-02-19 00:00 22:38:48.67 -22:28:52.3 HIP 111830 10.23
2026-02-19 12:00 22:39:20.01 -22:25:47.9 HIP 111830 12.88
2026-02-20 00:00 22:39:51.38 -22:22:43.6 HIP 111830 18.74
2026-02-20 12:00 22:40:22.77 -22:19:39.4 HIP 111830 25.70
2026-02-21 00:00 22:40:54.18 -22:16:35.3 HIP 111830 33.07
2026-02-21 12:00 22:41:25.62 -22:13:31.3 HIP 112069 30.34
2026-02-22 00:00 22:41:57.07 -22:10:27.4 HIP 112069 26.28
2026-02-22 12:00 22:42:28.55 -22:07:23.7 HIP 112069 24.21
2026-02-23 00:00 22:43:00.05 -22:04:20.1 HIP 112069 24.64
2026-02-23 12:00 22:43:31.57 -22:01:16.6 HIP 112162 22.90
2026-02-24 00:00 22:44:03.10 -21:58:13.2 HIP 112162 23.57