| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/1906 B1 (Brooks) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
1905-12-22T18:51:26.026560Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2024-02-20T20:16:47Z |
| Obs used |
158 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
7.000 |
| K1 |
16.750 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
1906-02-22.0000000 |
| e |
0.99985360 |
| q (au) |
1.296232 |
| a (au) |
8853.993905 |
| i (deg) |
126.442402 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
287.708053 |
| ω (w, deg) |
89.843518 |
| M (ma, deg) |
0.000072 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (6.312 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
6.312 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.500 |
| 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) |
| 2026-03-26 00:00 |
03:28:37.69 |
-35:04:37.1 |
HIP 16112 |
38.56 |
| 2026-03-26 12:00 |
03:28:38.34 |
-35:04:27.9 |
HIP 16112 |
38.75 |
| 2026-03-27 00:00 |
03:28:39.01 |
-35:04:18.6 |
HIP 16112 |
38.94 |
| 2026-03-27 12:00 |
03:28:39.68 |
-35:04:09.4 |
HIP 16112 |
39.13 |
| 2026-03-28 00:00 |
03:28:40.35 |
-35:04:00.3 |
HIP 16112 |
39.32 |
| 2026-03-28 12:00 |
03:28:41.04 |
-35:03:51.2 |
HIP 16112 |
39.51 |
| 2026-03-29 00:00 |
03:28:41.72 |
-35:03:42.2 |
HIP 16112 |
39.70 |
| 2026-03-29 12:00 |
03:28:42.42 |
-35:03:33.2 |
HIP 16112 |
39.89 |
| 2026-03-30 00:00 |
03:28:43.12 |
-35:03:24.3 |
HIP 16112 |
40.08 |
| 2026-03-30 12:00 |
03:28:43.83 |
-35:03:15.4 |
HIP 16112 |
40.27 |
| 2026-03-31 00:00 |
03:28:44.54 |
-35:03:06.5 |
HIP 16112 |
40.46 |
| 2026-03-31 12:00 |
03:28:45.26 |
-35:02:57.8 |
HIP 16112 |
40.65 |
| 2026-04-01 00:00 |
03:28:45.99 |
-35:02:49.0 |
HIP 16112 |
40.84 |
| 2026-04-01 12:00 |
03:28:46.72 |
-35:02:40.4 |
HIP 16112 |
41.03 |
| 2026-04-02 00:00 |
03:28:47.46 |
-35:02:31.8 |
HIP 16112 |
41.22 |
| 2026-04-02 12:00 |
03:28:48.21 |
-35:02:23.2 |
HIP 16112 |
41.41 |
| 2026-04-03 00:00 |
03:28:48.96 |
-35:02:14.7 |
HIP 16236 |
41.42 |
| 2026-04-03 12:00 |
03:28:49.71 |
-35:02:06.3 |
HIP 16236 |
41.26 |
| 2026-04-04 00:00 |
03:28:50.47 |
-35:01:57.9 |
HIP 16236 |
41.10 |
| 2026-04-04 12:00 |
03:28:51.24 |
-35:01:49.6 |
HIP 16236 |
40.95 |
| 2026-04-05 00:00 |
03:28:52.02 |
-35:01:41.3 |
HIP 16236 |
40.79 |
| 2026-04-05 12:00 |
03:28:52.79 |
-35:01:33.1 |
HIP 16236 |
40.64 |
| 2026-04-06 00:00 |
03:28:53.58 |
-35:01:25.0 |
HIP 16236 |
40.48 |
| 2026-04-06 12:00 |
03:28:54.37 |
-35:01:16.9 |
HIP 16236 |
40.33 |
| 2026-04-07 00:00 |
03:28:55.16 |
-35:01:08.9 |
HIP 16236 |
40.18 |
| 2026-04-07 12:00 |
03:28:55.96 |
-35:01:00.9 |
HIP 16236 |
40.03 |
| 2026-04-08 00:00 |
03:28:56.77 |
-35:00:53.0 |
HIP 16236 |
39.89 |
| 2026-04-08 12:00 |
03:28:57.58 |
-35:00:45.2 |
HIP 16236 |
39.74 |
| 2026-04-09 00:00 |
03:28:58.40 |
-35:00:37.4 |
HIP 16236 |
39.60 |
| 2026-04-09 12:00 |
03:28:59.22 |
-35:00:29.7 |
HIP 16236 |
39.46 |
| 2026-04-10 00:00 |
03:29:00.05 |
-35:00:22.0 |
HIP 16236 |
39.32 |
| 2026-04-10 12:00 |
03:29:00.88 |
-35:00:14.5 |
HIP 16236 |
39.18 |
| 2026-04-11 00:00 |
03:29:01.72 |
-35:00:06.9 |
HIP 16236 |
39.04 |
| 2026-04-11 12:00 |
03:29:02.56 |
-34:59:59.5 |
HIP 16236 |
38.90 |
| 2026-04-12 00:00 |
03:29:03.40 |
-34:59:52.1 |
HIP 16236 |
38.77 |
| 2026-04-12 12:00 |
03:29:04.26 |
-34:59:44.8 |
HIP 16236 |
38.64 |
| 2026-04-13 00:00 |
03:29:05.11 |
-34:59:37.5 |
HIP 16236 |
38.51 |
| 2026-04-13 12:00 |
03:29:05.97 |
-34:59:30.4 |
HIP 16236 |
38.38 |
| 2026-04-14 00:00 |
03:29:06.84 |
-34:59:23.3 |
HIP 16236 |
38.25 |
| 2026-04-14 12:00 |
03:29:07.71 |
-34:59:16.2 |
HIP 16236 |
38.13 |
| 2026-04-15 00:00 |
03:29:08.58 |
-34:59:09.2 |
HIP 16236 |
38.00 |
| 2026-04-15 12:00 |
03:29:09.46 |
-34:59:02.3 |
HIP 16236 |
37.88 |
| 2026-04-16 00:00 |
03:29:10.34 |
-34:58:55.5 |
HIP 16236 |
37.77 |