| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/1966 P1 (Kilston) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
1966-10-28T01:52:48.731520Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:29:17Z |
| Obs used |
208 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
5.000 |
| K1 |
8.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
1966-09-09.0000000 |
| e |
0.99948025 |
| q (au) |
2.384769 |
| a (au) |
4588.291435 |
| i (deg) |
40.264536 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
156.051601 |
| ω (w, deg) |
154.485693 |
| M (ma, deg) |
359.999844 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (5.337 + 3.100\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
5.337 |
| n |
3.100 |
| gf |
0.886 |
| gb |
-0.500 |
| k |
0.926 |
| 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) |
| 2026-03-26 00:00 |
07:39:26.90 |
-06:11:15.3 |
HIP 37332 |
6.43 |
| 2026-03-26 12:00 |
07:39:26.48 |
-06:11:04.6 |
HIP 37332 |
6.62 |
| 2026-03-27 00:00 |
07:39:26.07 |
-06:10:53.9 |
HIP 37332 |
6.80 |
| 2026-03-27 12:00 |
07:39:25.68 |
-06:10:43.2 |
HIP 37332 |
6.98 |
| 2026-03-28 00:00 |
07:39:25.30 |
-06:10:32.6 |
HIP 37332 |
7.16 |
| 2026-03-28 12:00 |
07:39:24.93 |
-06:10:21.9 |
HIP 37332 |
7.34 |
| 2026-03-29 00:00 |
07:39:24.57 |
-06:10:11.2 |
HIP 37332 |
7.51 |
| 2026-03-29 12:00 |
07:39:24.22 |
-06:10:00.6 |
HIP 37332 |
7.69 |
| 2026-03-30 00:00 |
07:39:23.88 |
-06:09:49.9 |
HIP 37332 |
7.86 |
| 2026-03-30 12:00 |
07:39:23.56 |
-06:09:39.3 |
HIP 37332 |
8.04 |
| 2026-03-31 00:00 |
07:39:23.25 |
-06:09:28.6 |
HIP 37332 |
8.21 |
| 2026-03-31 12:00 |
07:39:22.95 |
-06:09:18.0 |
HIP 37332 |
8.38 |
| 2026-04-01 00:00 |
07:39:22.66 |
-06:09:07.4 |
HIP 37332 |
8.55 |
| 2026-04-01 12:00 |
07:39:22.39 |
-06:08:56.8 |
HIP 37332 |
8.71 |
| 2026-04-02 00:00 |
07:39:22.12 |
-06:08:46.2 |
HIP 37332 |
8.88 |
| 2026-04-02 12:00 |
07:39:21.87 |
-06:08:35.6 |
HIP 37332 |
9.04 |
| 2026-04-03 00:00 |
07:39:21.63 |
-06:08:25.1 |
HIP 37332 |
9.21 |
| 2026-04-03 12:00 |
07:39:21.40 |
-06:08:14.5 |
HIP 37332 |
9.37 |
| 2026-04-04 00:00 |
07:39:21.19 |
-06:08:04.0 |
HIP 37332 |
9.53 |
| 2026-04-04 12:00 |
07:39:20.98 |
-06:07:53.5 |
HIP 37332 |
9.69 |
| 2026-04-05 00:00 |
07:39:20.79 |
-06:07:43.0 |
HIP 37332 |
9.84 |
| 2026-04-05 12:00 |
07:39:20.61 |
-06:07:32.5 |
HIP 37332 |
10.00 |
| 2026-04-06 00:00 |
07:39:20.44 |
-06:07:22.0 |
HIP 37332 |
10.15 |
| 2026-04-06 12:00 |
07:39:20.29 |
-06:07:11.6 |
HIP 37332 |
10.30 |
| 2026-04-07 00:00 |
07:39:20.14 |
-06:07:01.1 |
HIP 37332 |
10.46 |
| 2026-04-07 12:00 |
07:39:20.01 |
-06:06:50.7 |
HIP 37332 |
10.60 |
| 2026-04-08 00:00 |
07:39:19.89 |
-06:06:40.3 |
HIP 37332 |
10.75 |
| 2026-04-08 12:00 |
07:39:19.79 |
-06:06:30.0 |
HIP 37332 |
10.90 |
| 2026-04-09 00:00 |
07:39:19.69 |
-06:06:19.6 |
HIP 37332 |
11.04 |
| 2026-04-09 12:00 |
07:39:19.61 |
-06:06:09.3 |
HIP 37332 |
11.19 |
| 2026-04-10 00:00 |
07:39:19.54 |
-06:05:59.0 |
HIP 37332 |
11.33 |
| 2026-04-10 12:00 |
07:39:19.48 |
-06:05:48.7 |
HIP 37332 |
11.47 |
| 2026-04-11 00:00 |
07:39:19.43 |
-06:05:38.4 |
HIP 37332 |
11.61 |
| 2026-04-11 12:00 |
07:39:19.40 |
-06:05:28.2 |
HIP 37332 |
11.75 |
| 2026-04-12 00:00 |
07:39:19.37 |
-06:05:18.0 |
HIP 37332 |
11.89 |
| 2026-04-12 12:00 |
07:39:19.36 |
-06:05:07.8 |
HIP 37332 |
12.02 |
| 2026-04-13 00:00 |
07:39:19.37 |
-06:04:57.7 |
HIP 37332 |
12.16 |
| 2026-04-13 12:00 |
07:39:19.38 |
-06:04:47.6 |
HIP 37332 |
12.29 |
| 2026-04-14 00:00 |
07:39:19.41 |
-06:04:37.5 |
HIP 37332 |
12.42 |
| 2026-04-14 12:00 |
07:39:19.44 |
-06:04:27.4 |
HIP 37332 |
12.55 |
| 2026-04-15 00:00 |
07:39:19.49 |
-06:04:17.4 |
HIP 37332 |
12.68 |
| 2026-04-15 12:00 |
07:39:19.56 |
-06:04:07.4 |
HIP 37332 |
12.81 |
| 2026-04-16 00:00 |
07:39:19.63 |
-06:03:57.4 |
HIP 37332 |
12.93 |