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192P/Shoemaker-Levy 1

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 192P/Shoemaker-Levy 1
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2007-12-14T02:44:52.307520Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2025-03-06T13:42:28Z
Obs used 200
NEO -
M1 11.500
K1 18.000
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2014-08-19.0000000
e 0.77201142
q (au) 1.476460
a (au) 6.476025
i (deg) 24.543649
Ω (om, deg) 51.586767
ω (w, deg) 313.081833
M (ma, deg) 145.918634

Magnitude

192P/Shoemaker-Levy 1 · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (11.581 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 11.581
n 6.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.502
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)
2026-02-03 00:00 10:18:42.17 +42:16:34.1 HIP 50679 25.43
2026-02-03 12:00 10:18:20.43 +42:18:35.7 HIP 50383 23.03
2026-02-04 00:00 10:17:58.60 +42:20:35.6 HIP 50383 19.36
2026-02-04 12:00 10:17:36.69 +42:22:33.8 HIP 50383 16.13
2026-02-05 00:00 10:17:14.69 +42:24:30.3 HIP 50383 13.67
2026-02-05 12:00 10:16:52.62 +42:26:25.1 HIP 50383 12.43
2026-02-06 00:00 10:16:30.47 +42:28:18.1 HIP 50383 12.79
2026-02-06 12:00 10:16:08.24 +42:30:09.4 HIP 50383 14.61
2026-02-07 00:00 10:15:45.95 +42:31:58.9 HIP 50302 16.66
2026-02-07 12:00 10:15:23.59 +42:33:46.6 HIP 50302 16.84
2026-02-08 00:00 10:15:01.17 +42:35:32.5 HIP 50302 18.19
2026-02-08 12:00 10:14:38.70 +42:37:16.6 HIP 50302 20.47
2026-02-09 00:00 10:14:16.17 +42:38:58.8 HIP 50302 23.42
2026-02-09 12:00 10:13:53.59 +42:40:39.2 HIP 50302 26.80
2026-02-10 00:00 10:13:30.97 +42:42:17.7 HIP 49954 25.79
2026-02-10 12:00 10:13:08.30 +42:43:54.3 HIP 49954 24.54
2026-02-11 00:00 10:12:45.59 +42:45:29.0 HIP 49954 24.05
2026-02-11 12:00 10:12:22.86 +42:47:01.8 HIP 49954 24.35
2026-02-12 00:00 10:12:00.09 +42:48:32.7 HIP 49954 25.40
2026-02-12 12:00 10:11:37.29 +42:50:01.7 HIP 49954 27.13
2026-02-13 00:00 10:11:14.47 +42:51:28.7 HIP 49954 29.40
2026-02-13 12:00 10:10:51.64 +42:52:53.7 HIP 49795 29.82
2026-02-14 00:00 10:10:28.79 +42:54:16.7 HIP 49795 27.22
2026-02-14 12:00 10:10:05.93 +42:55:37.8 HIP 49795 25.15
2026-02-15 00:00 10:09:43.06 +42:56:56.9 HIP 49630 22.13
2026-02-15 12:00 10:09:20.19 +42:58:13.9 HIP 49630 17.78
2026-02-16 00:00 10:08:57.33 +42:59:29.0 HIP 49630 13.46
2026-02-16 12:00 10:08:34.47 +43:00:42.0 HIP 49630 9.19
2026-02-17 00:00 10:08:11.62 +43:01:53.0 HIP 49630 5.05
2026-02-17 12:00 10:07:48.78 +43:03:01.9 HIP 49630 2.05
2026-02-18 00:00 10:07:25.96 +43:04:08.9 HIP 49630 4.49
2026-02-18 12:00 10:07:03.16 +43:05:13.7 HIP 49630 8.54
2026-02-19 00:00 10:06:40.39 +43:06:16.5 HIP 49630 12.74
2026-02-19 12:00 10:06:17.65 +43:07:17.2 HIP 49630 16.96
2026-02-20 00:00 10:05:54.95 +43:08:15.9 HIP 49630 21.19
2026-02-20 12:00 10:05:32.28 +43:09:12.5 HIP 49630 25.41
2026-02-21 00:00 10:05:09.65 +43:10:07.0 HIP 49489 26.90
2026-02-21 12:00 10:04:47.07 +43:10:59.4 HIP 49489 28.15
2026-02-22 00:00 10:04:24.54 +43:11:49.7 HIP 49489 29.97
2026-02-22 12:00 10:04:02.07 +43:12:38.0 HIP 49116 29.19
2026-02-23 00:00 10:03:39.65 +43:13:24.2 HIP 49116 25.45
2026-02-23 12:00 10:03:17.29 +43:14:08.3 HIP 49116 21.86
2026-02-24 00:00 10:02:55.00 +43:14:50.3 HIP 49116 18.49