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C/1907 L2 (Daniel)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/1907 L2 (Daniel)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 1907-09-04T11:05:22.588800Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-05-03T17:43:15Z
Obs used 173
NEO -
M1 -
K1 -
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 1907-09-27.0000000
e 0.99876748
q (au) 0.512178
a (au) 415.554273
i (deg) 8.957993
Ω (om, deg) 144.267134
ω (w, deg) 294.470456
M (ma, deg) 0.002622

Magnitude

C/1907 L2 (Daniel) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (H_0 + n\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 -
n -
gf -
gb -
k -
δ90 -
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 16:50:00.89 -13:54:48.3 HIP 82472 26.34
2026-02-03 12:00 16:50:01.37 -13:54:47.4 HIP 82472 26.25
2026-02-04 00:00 16:50:01.85 -13:54:46.4 HIP 82472 26.15
2026-02-04 12:00 16:50:02.32 -13:54:45.4 HIP 82472 26.06
2026-02-05 00:00 16:50:02.78 -13:54:44.4 HIP 82472 25.97
2026-02-05 12:00 16:50:03.24 -13:54:43.4 HIP 82472 25.89
2026-02-06 00:00 16:50:03.69 -13:54:42.4 HIP 82472 25.80
2026-02-06 12:00 16:50:04.13 -13:54:41.3 HIP 82472 25.71
2026-02-07 00:00 16:50:04.57 -13:54:40.2 HIP 82472 25.63
2026-02-07 12:00 16:50:04.99 -13:54:39.1 HIP 82472 25.54
2026-02-08 00:00 16:50:05.41 -13:54:38.0 HIP 82472 25.46
2026-02-08 12:00 16:50:05.83 -13:54:36.8 HIP 82472 25.38
2026-02-09 00:00 16:50:06.23 -13:54:35.6 HIP 82472 25.30
2026-02-09 12:00 16:50:06.63 -13:54:34.4 HIP 82472 25.22
2026-02-10 00:00 16:50:07.02 -13:54:33.2 HIP 82472 25.14
2026-02-10 12:00 16:50:07.40 -13:54:32.0 HIP 82472 25.06
2026-02-11 00:00 16:50:07.78 -13:54:30.7 HIP 82472 24.99
2026-02-11 12:00 16:50:08.14 -13:54:29.5 HIP 82472 24.91
2026-02-12 00:00 16:50:08.50 -13:54:28.2 HIP 82472 24.84
2026-02-12 12:00 16:50:08.86 -13:54:26.9 HIP 82472 24.76
2026-02-13 00:00 16:50:09.20 -13:54:25.5 HIP 82472 24.69
2026-02-13 12:00 16:50:09.54 -13:54:24.2 HIP 82472 24.62
2026-02-14 00:00 16:50:09.87 -13:54:22.8 HIP 82472 24.55
2026-02-14 12:00 16:50:10.19 -13:54:21.4 HIP 82472 24.48
2026-02-15 00:00 16:50:10.50 -13:54:20.0 HIP 82472 24.42
2026-02-15 12:00 16:50:10.80 -13:54:18.6 HIP 82472 24.35
2026-02-16 00:00 16:50:11.10 -13:54:17.1 HIP 82472 24.28
2026-02-16 12:00 16:50:11.39 -13:54:15.6 HIP 82472 24.22
2026-02-17 00:00 16:50:11.67 -13:54:14.1 HIP 82472 24.16
2026-02-17 12:00 16:50:11.95 -13:54:12.6 HIP 82472 24.09
2026-02-18 00:00 16:50:12.21 -13:54:11.1 HIP 82472 24.03
2026-02-18 12:00 16:50:12.47 -13:54:09.6 HIP 82472 23.97
2026-02-19 00:00 16:50:12.72 -13:54:08.0 HIP 82472 23.91
2026-02-19 12:00 16:50:12.96 -13:54:06.4 HIP 82472 23.86
2026-02-20 00:00 16:50:13.20 -13:54:04.8 HIP 82472 23.80
2026-02-20 12:00 16:50:13.42 -13:54:03.2 HIP 82472 23.74
2026-02-21 00:00 16:50:13.64 -13:54:01.5 HIP 82472 23.69
2026-02-21 12:00 16:50:13.85 -13:53:59.9 HIP 82472 23.63
2026-02-22 00:00 16:50:14.05 -13:53:58.2 HIP 82472 23.58
2026-02-22 12:00 16:50:14.24 -13:53:56.5 HIP 82472 23.53
2026-02-23 00:00 16:50:14.43 -13:53:54.8 HIP 82472 23.48
2026-02-23 12:00 16:50:14.60 -13:53:53.1 HIP 82472 23.43
2026-02-24 00:00 16:50:14.77 -13:53:51.3 HIP 82472 23.38