| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/1932 H1 (Carrasco) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
1931-11-29T19:41:48.048000Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2023-12-05T08:04:21Z |
| Obs used |
6 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
- |
| K1 |
- |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
1932-04-30.0000000 |
| e |
1.00010577 |
| q (au) |
2.318385 |
| a (au) |
-21919.100180 |
| i (deg) |
58.083496 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
18.797874 |
| ω (w, deg) |
109.807035 |
| M (ma, deg) |
0.000046 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (7.489 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
7.489 |
| n |
2.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.598 |
| 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 |
22:28:12.59 |
-75:00:56.3 |
HIP 110719 |
8.81 |
| 2026-03-26 12:00 |
22:28:15.94 |
-75:01:00.9 |
HIP 110719 |
9.03 |
| 2026-03-27 00:00 |
22:28:19.27 |
-75:01:05.7 |
HIP 110719 |
9.25 |
| 2026-03-27 12:00 |
22:28:22.58 |
-75:01:10.6 |
HIP 110719 |
9.46 |
| 2026-03-28 00:00 |
22:28:25.88 |
-75:01:15.6 |
HIP 110719 |
9.68 |
| 2026-03-28 12:00 |
22:28:29.17 |
-75:01:20.7 |
HIP 110719 |
9.89 |
| 2026-03-29 00:00 |
22:28:32.43 |
-75:01:25.9 |
HIP 110719 |
10.11 |
| 2026-03-29 12:00 |
22:28:35.68 |
-75:01:31.2 |
HIP 110719 |
10.32 |
| 2026-03-30 00:00 |
22:28:38.91 |
-75:01:36.7 |
HIP 110719 |
10.54 |
| 2026-03-30 12:00 |
22:28:42.13 |
-75:01:42.2 |
HIP 110719 |
10.75 |
| 2026-03-31 00:00 |
22:28:45.33 |
-75:01:47.9 |
HIP 110719 |
10.96 |
| 2026-03-31 12:00 |
22:28:48.51 |
-75:01:53.6 |
HIP 110719 |
11.17 |
| 2026-04-01 00:00 |
22:28:51.67 |
-75:01:59.5 |
HIP 110719 |
11.39 |
| 2026-04-01 12:00 |
22:28:54.82 |
-75:02:05.5 |
HIP 110719 |
11.60 |
| 2026-04-02 00:00 |
22:28:57.94 |
-75:02:11.6 |
HIP 110719 |
11.81 |
| 2026-04-02 12:00 |
22:29:01.05 |
-75:02:17.8 |
HIP 110719 |
12.02 |
| 2026-04-03 00:00 |
22:29:04.14 |
-75:02:24.1 |
HIP 110719 |
12.23 |
| 2026-04-03 12:00 |
22:29:07.21 |
-75:02:30.6 |
HIP 110719 |
12.44 |
| 2026-04-04 00:00 |
22:29:10.26 |
-75:02:37.1 |
HIP 110719 |
12.65 |
| 2026-04-04 12:00 |
22:29:13.30 |
-75:02:43.7 |
HIP 110719 |
12.86 |
| 2026-04-05 00:00 |
22:29:16.31 |
-75:02:50.5 |
HIP 110719 |
13.07 |
| 2026-04-05 12:00 |
22:29:19.30 |
-75:02:57.3 |
HIP 110719 |
13.27 |
| 2026-04-06 00:00 |
22:29:22.28 |
-75:03:04.3 |
HIP 110719 |
13.48 |
| 2026-04-06 12:00 |
22:29:25.23 |
-75:03:11.3 |
HIP 110719 |
13.69 |
| 2026-04-07 00:00 |
22:29:28.17 |
-75:03:18.5 |
HIP 110719 |
13.89 |
| 2026-04-07 12:00 |
22:29:31.08 |
-75:03:25.7 |
HIP 110719 |
14.10 |
| 2026-04-08 00:00 |
22:29:33.97 |
-75:03:33.1 |
HIP 110719 |
14.31 |
| 2026-04-08 12:00 |
22:29:36.85 |
-75:03:40.6 |
HIP 110719 |
14.51 |
| 2026-04-09 00:00 |
22:29:39.70 |
-75:03:48.2 |
HIP 110719 |
14.71 |
| 2026-04-09 12:00 |
22:29:42.53 |
-75:03:55.8 |
HIP 110719 |
14.92 |
| 2026-04-10 00:00 |
22:29:45.34 |
-75:04:03.6 |
HIP 110719 |
15.12 |
| 2026-04-10 12:00 |
22:29:48.13 |
-75:04:11.5 |
HIP 110719 |
15.32 |
| 2026-04-11 00:00 |
22:29:50.89 |
-75:04:19.5 |
HIP 110719 |
15.53 |
| 2026-04-11 12:00 |
22:29:53.64 |
-75:04:27.6 |
HIP 110719 |
15.73 |
| 2026-04-12 00:00 |
22:29:56.36 |
-75:04:35.7 |
HIP 110719 |
15.93 |
| 2026-04-12 12:00 |
22:29:59.06 |
-75:04:44.0 |
HIP 110719 |
16.13 |
| 2026-04-13 00:00 |
22:30:01.74 |
-75:04:52.4 |
HIP 110719 |
16.33 |
| 2026-04-13 12:00 |
22:30:04.39 |
-75:05:00.9 |
HIP 110719 |
16.53 |
| 2026-04-14 00:00 |
22:30:07.03 |
-75:05:09.4 |
HIP 110719 |
16.73 |
| 2026-04-14 12:00 |
22:30:09.63 |
-75:05:18.1 |
HIP 110719 |
16.93 |
| 2026-04-15 00:00 |
22:30:12.22 |
-75:05:26.9 |
HIP 110719 |
17.13 |
| 2026-04-15 12:00 |
22:30:14.78 |
-75:05:35.7 |
HIP 110719 |
17.32 |
| 2026-04-16 00:00 |
22:30:17.32 |
-75:05:44.7 |
HIP 110719 |
17.52 |