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C/1917 H1 (Schaumasse)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/1917 H1 (Schaumasse)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 1917-05-18T16:57:51.399360Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:29:02Z
Obs used 45
NEO -
M1 12.000
K1 31.250
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 1917-05-25.0000000
e 1.00006471
q (au) 0.764170
a (au) -11809.001775
i (deg) 158.739267
Ω (om, deg) 10.829618
ω (w, deg) 119.148065
M (ma, deg) 0.000005

Magnitude

C/1917 H1 (Schaumasse) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (11.089 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 11.089
n 6.000
gf 0.800
gb -1.000
k 1.000
δ90 1.000
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 05:17:03.81 +03:08:58.1 HIP 24588 9.30
2026-02-03 12:00 05:17:03.23 +03:09:01.4 HIP 24588 9.14
2026-02-04 00:00 05:17:02.66 +03:09:04.8 HIP 24588 8.99
2026-02-04 12:00 05:17:02.10 +03:09:08.2 HIP 24588 8.84
2026-02-05 00:00 05:17:01.54 +03:09:11.6 HIP 24588 8.69
2026-02-05 12:00 05:17:00.99 +03:09:15.1 HIP 24588 8.54
2026-02-06 00:00 05:17:00.45 +03:09:18.6 HIP 24588 8.39
2026-02-06 12:00 05:16:59.91 +03:09:22.1 HIP 24588 8.25
2026-02-07 00:00 05:16:59.38 +03:09:25.7 HIP 24588 8.10
2026-02-07 12:00 05:16:58.86 +03:09:29.3 HIP 24588 7.96
2026-02-08 00:00 05:16:58.34 +03:09:32.9 HIP 24588 7.82
2026-02-08 12:00 05:16:57.84 +03:09:36.5 HIP 24588 7.68
2026-02-09 00:00 05:16:57.34 +03:09:40.2 HIP 24588 7.54
2026-02-09 12:00 05:16:56.84 +03:09:43.9 HIP 24588 7.40
2026-02-10 00:00 05:16:56.36 +03:09:47.6 HIP 24588 7.27
2026-02-10 12:00 05:16:55.88 +03:09:51.4 HIP 24588 7.13
2026-02-11 00:00 05:16:55.40 +03:09:55.2 HIP 24588 7.00
2026-02-11 12:00 05:16:54.94 +03:09:59.0 HIP 24588 6.87
2026-02-12 00:00 05:16:54.48 +03:10:02.9 HIP 24588 6.74
2026-02-12 12:00 05:16:54.03 +03:10:06.7 HIP 24588 6.61
2026-02-13 00:00 05:16:53.59 +03:10:10.6 HIP 24588 6.49
2026-02-13 12:00 05:16:53.16 +03:10:14.5 HIP 24588 6.36
2026-02-14 00:00 05:16:52.73 +03:10:18.5 HIP 24588 6.24
2026-02-14 12:00 05:16:52.31 +03:10:22.5 HIP 24588 6.12
2026-02-15 00:00 05:16:51.90 +03:10:26.5 HIP 24588 6.00
2026-02-15 12:00 05:16:51.50 +03:10:30.5 HIP 24588 5.88
2026-02-16 00:00 05:16:51.10 +03:10:34.5 HIP 24588 5.77
2026-02-16 12:00 05:16:50.71 +03:10:38.6 HIP 24588 5.66
2026-02-17 00:00 05:16:50.33 +03:10:42.7 HIP 24588 5.55
2026-02-17 12:00 05:16:49.96 +03:10:46.8 HIP 24588 5.44
2026-02-18 00:00 05:16:49.59 +03:10:51.0 HIP 24588 5.33
2026-02-18 12:00 05:16:49.23 +03:10:55.1 HIP 24588 5.22
2026-02-19 00:00 05:16:48.88 +03:10:59.3 HIP 24588 5.12
2026-02-19 12:00 05:16:48.54 +03:11:03.6 HIP 24588 5.02
2026-02-20 00:00 05:16:48.21 +03:11:07.8 HIP 24588 4.92
2026-02-20 12:00 05:16:47.88 +03:11:12.0 HIP 24588 4.83
2026-02-21 00:00 05:16:47.56 +03:11:16.3 HIP 24588 4.73
2026-02-21 12:00 05:16:47.25 +03:11:20.6 HIP 24588 4.64
2026-02-22 00:00 05:16:46.95 +03:11:24.9 HIP 24588 4.55
2026-02-22 12:00 05:16:46.66 +03:11:29.3 HIP 24588 4.47
2026-02-23 00:00 05:16:46.37 +03:11:33.6 HIP 24588 4.38
2026-02-23 12:00 05:16:46.09 +03:11:38.0 HIP 24588 4.30
2026-02-24 00:00 05:16:45.82 +03:11:42.4 HIP 24588 4.23