C/1919 Q2 (Metcalf)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/1919 Q2 (Metcalf)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 1919-12-07T19:37:10.358400Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:29:02Z
Obs used 18
NEO -
M1 5.100
K1 11.500
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 1919-09-18.0000000
e 0.99977859
q (au) 1.115204
a (au) 5036.797426
i (deg) 46.383158
Ω (om, deg) 122.097279
ω (w, deg) 185.764445
M (ma, deg) 359.999777

Magnitude

C/1919 Q2 (Metcalf) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (6.671 + 5.125\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 6.671
n 5.125
gf 0.999
gb -1.000
k 0.800
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)
2026-05-12 00:00 07:58:11.81 +17:01:02.6 HIP 39046 19.75
2026-05-12 12:00 07:58:12.19 +17:01:02.5 HIP 39046 19.68
2026-05-13 00:00 07:58:12.59 +17:01:02.3 HIP 39046 19.60
2026-05-13 12:00 07:58:12.99 +17:01:02.1 HIP 39046 19.52
2026-05-14 00:00 07:58:13.39 +17:01:01.8 HIP 39046 19.44
2026-05-14 12:00 07:58:13.81 +17:01:01.6 HIP 39046 19.36
2026-05-15 00:00 07:58:14.23 +17:01:01.3 HIP 39046 19.28
2026-05-15 12:00 07:58:14.66 +17:01:01.0 HIP 39046 19.20
2026-05-16 00:00 07:58:15.10 +17:01:00.7 HIP 39046 19.11
2026-05-16 12:00 07:58:15.54 +17:01:00.3 HIP 39046 19.02
2026-05-17 00:00 07:58:15.99 +17:01:00.0 HIP 39046 18.94
2026-05-17 12:00 07:58:16.45 +17:00:59.6 HIP 39046 18.85
2026-05-18 00:00 07:58:16.91 +17:00:59.1 HIP 39046 18.76
2026-05-18 12:00 07:58:17.39 +17:00:58.7 HIP 39046 18.66
2026-05-19 00:00 07:58:17.87 +17:00:58.2 HIP 39046 18.57
2026-05-19 12:00 07:58:18.35 +17:00:57.7 HIP 39046 18.48
2026-05-20 00:00 07:58:18.85 +17:00:57.2 HIP 39046 18.38
2026-05-20 12:00 07:58:19.35 +17:00:56.7 HIP 39046 18.28
2026-05-21 00:00 07:58:19.85 +17:00:56.1 HIP 39046 18.18
2026-05-21 12:00 07:58:20.37 +17:00:55.5 HIP 39046 18.08
2026-05-22 00:00 07:58:20.89 +17:00:54.9 HIP 39046 17.98
2026-05-22 12:00 07:58:21.42 +17:00:54.2 HIP 39046 17.88
2026-05-23 00:00 07:58:21.95 +17:00:53.6 HIP 39046 17.78
2026-05-23 12:00 07:58:22.49 +17:00:52.9 HIP 39046 17.67
2026-05-24 00:00 07:58:23.04 +17:00:52.2 HIP 39046 17.57
2026-05-24 12:00 07:58:23.59 +17:00:51.4 HIP 39046 17.46
2026-05-25 00:00 07:58:24.15 +17:00:50.7 HIP 39046 17.35
2026-05-25 12:00 07:58:24.72 +17:00:49.9 HIP 39046 17.24
2026-05-26 00:00 07:58:25.29 +17:00:49.1 HIP 39046 17.13
2026-05-26 12:00 07:58:25.87 +17:00:48.3 HIP 39046 17.02
2026-05-27 00:00 07:58:26.46 +17:00:47.4 HIP 39046 16.91
2026-05-27 12:00 07:58:27.05 +17:00:46.6 HIP 39046 16.80
2026-05-28 00:00 07:58:27.65 +17:00:45.7 HIP 39046 16.69
2026-05-28 12:00 07:58:28.25 +17:00:44.7 HIP 39046 16.57
2026-05-29 00:00 07:58:28.87 +17:00:43.8 HIP 39046 16.46
2026-05-29 12:00 07:58:29.48 +17:00:42.8 HIP 39046 16.34
2026-05-30 00:00 07:58:30.11 +17:00:41.9 HIP 39046 16.22
2026-05-30 12:00 07:58:30.74 +17:00:40.8 HIP 39046 16.11
2026-05-31 00:00 07:58:31.37 +17:00:39.8 HIP 39046 15.99
2026-05-31 12:00 07:58:32.01 +17:00:38.8 HIP 39046 15.87
2026-06-01 00:00 07:58:32.66 +17:00:37.7 HIP 39046 15.75
2026-06-01 12:00 07:58:33.31 +17:00:36.6 HIP 39046 15.63
2026-06-02 00:00 07:58:33.97 +17:00:35.5 HIP 39046 15.51