| 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) |
| 2026-05-12 00:00 |
22:31:52.92 |
-75:15:21.4 |
HIP 110719 |
27.07 |
| 2026-05-12 12:00 |
22:31:54.00 |
-75:15:34.3 |
HIP 110719 |
27.24 |
| 2026-05-13 00:00 |
22:31:55.05 |
-75:15:47.2 |
HIP 110719 |
27.41 |
| 2026-05-13 12:00 |
22:31:56.07 |
-75:16:00.1 |
HIP 110719 |
27.58 |
| 2026-05-14 00:00 |
22:31:57.05 |
-75:16:13.1 |
HIP 110719 |
27.75 |
| 2026-05-14 12:00 |
22:31:58.01 |
-75:16:26.1 |
HIP 110719 |
27.92 |
| 2026-05-15 00:00 |
22:31:58.93 |
-75:16:39.2 |
HIP 110719 |
28.09 |
| 2026-05-15 12:00 |
22:31:59.82 |
-75:16:52.4 |
HIP 110719 |
28.26 |
| 2026-05-16 00:00 |
22:32:00.68 |
-75:17:05.6 |
HIP 110719 |
28.42 |
| 2026-05-16 12:00 |
22:32:01.51 |
-75:17:18.8 |
HIP 110719 |
28.59 |
| 2026-05-17 00:00 |
22:32:02.31 |
-75:17:32.1 |
HIP 110719 |
28.76 |
| 2026-05-17 12:00 |
22:32:03.08 |
-75:17:45.4 |
HIP 110719 |
28.93 |
| 2026-05-18 00:00 |
22:32:03.81 |
-75:17:58.8 |
HIP 110719 |
29.09 |
| 2026-05-18 12:00 |
22:32:04.52 |
-75:18:12.1 |
HIP 110719 |
29.26 |
| 2026-05-19 00:00 |
22:32:05.19 |
-75:18:25.6 |
HIP 110719 |
29.42 |
| 2026-05-19 12:00 |
22:32:05.83 |
-75:18:39.1 |
HIP 110719 |
29.59 |
| 2026-05-20 00:00 |
22:32:06.44 |
-75:18:52.6 |
HIP 110719 |
29.75 |
| 2026-05-20 12:00 |
22:32:07.01 |
-75:19:06.1 |
HIP 110719 |
29.92 |
| 2026-05-21 00:00 |
22:32:07.56 |
-75:19:19.7 |
HIP 110719 |
30.08 |
| 2026-05-21 12:00 |
22:32:08.07 |
-75:19:33.3 |
HIP 110719 |
30.24 |
| 2026-05-22 00:00 |
22:32:08.55 |
-75:19:47.0 |
HIP 110719 |
30.41 |
| 2026-05-22 12:00 |
22:32:09.00 |
-75:20:00.7 |
HIP 110719 |
30.57 |
| 2026-05-23 00:00 |
22:32:09.41 |
-75:20:14.4 |
HIP 110719 |
30.73 |
| 2026-05-23 12:00 |
22:32:09.80 |
-75:20:28.1 |
HIP 110719 |
30.89 |
| 2026-05-24 00:00 |
22:32:10.15 |
-75:20:41.9 |
HIP 110719 |
31.05 |
| 2026-05-24 12:00 |
22:32:10.47 |
-75:20:55.7 |
HIP 110719 |
31.21 |
| 2026-05-25 00:00 |
22:32:10.76 |
-75:21:09.5 |
HIP 110719 |
31.37 |
| 2026-05-25 12:00 |
22:32:11.01 |
-75:21:23.3 |
HIP 110719 |
31.53 |
| 2026-05-26 00:00 |
22:32:11.24 |
-75:21:37.2 |
HIP 110719 |
31.69 |
| 2026-05-26 12:00 |
22:32:11.43 |
-75:21:51.1 |
HIP 110719 |
31.85 |
| 2026-05-27 00:00 |
22:32:11.59 |
-75:22:05.0 |
HIP 110719 |
32.01 |
| 2026-05-27 12:00 |
22:32:11.71 |
-75:22:19.0 |
HIP 110719 |
32.17 |
| 2026-05-28 00:00 |
22:32:11.81 |
-75:22:32.9 |
HIP 110719 |
32.33 |
| 2026-05-28 12:00 |
22:32:11.87 |
-75:22:46.9 |
HIP 110719 |
32.48 |
| 2026-05-29 00:00 |
22:32:11.90 |
-75:23:00.9 |
HIP 110719 |
32.64 |
| 2026-05-29 12:00 |
22:32:11.90 |
-75:23:14.9 |
HIP 110719 |
32.80 |
| 2026-05-30 00:00 |
22:32:11.86 |
-75:23:29.0 |
HIP 110719 |
32.95 |
| 2026-05-30 12:00 |
22:32:11.80 |
-75:23:43.0 |
HIP 110719 |
33.11 |
| 2026-05-31 00:00 |
22:32:11.70 |
-75:23:57.1 |
HIP 110719 |
33.26 |
| 2026-05-31 12:00 |
22:32:11.57 |
-75:24:11.2 |
HIP 110719 |
33.42 |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
22:32:11.40 |
-75:24:25.3 |
HIP 110719 |
33.57 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
22:32:11.21 |
-75:24:39.4 |
HIP 110719 |
33.73 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
22:32:10.98 |
-75:24:53.5 |
HIP 110719 |
33.88 |