| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/1979 M3 (Torres) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
1979-07-15T09:58:57.475200Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:29:27Z |
| Obs used |
33 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
8.100 |
| K1 |
10.000 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
1979-07-15.0000000 |
| e |
1.00102434 |
| q (au) |
4.686875 |
| a (au) |
-4575.484905 |
| i (deg) |
92.178306 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
293.136764 |
| ω (w, deg) |
10.102772 |
| M (ma, deg) |
-0.000001 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (10.652 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
10.652 |
| n |
2.000 |
| gf |
0.998 |
| 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) |
| 2026-03-26 00:00 |
07:57:23.55 |
+41:24:26.3 |
HIP 38956 |
11.04 |
| 2026-03-26 12:00 |
07:57:22.65 |
+41:24:18.5 |
HIP 38956 |
11.11 |
| 2026-03-27 00:00 |
07:57:21.76 |
+41:24:10.7 |
HIP 38956 |
11.18 |
| 2026-03-27 12:00 |
07:57:20.89 |
+41:24:02.8 |
HIP 38956 |
11.26 |
| 2026-03-28 00:00 |
07:57:20.04 |
+41:23:54.8 |
HIP 38956 |
11.33 |
| 2026-03-28 12:00 |
07:57:19.21 |
+41:23:46.8 |
HIP 38956 |
11.40 |
| 2026-03-29 00:00 |
07:57:18.40 |
+41:23:38.7 |
HIP 38956 |
11.47 |
| 2026-03-29 12:00 |
07:57:17.61 |
+41:23:30.6 |
HIP 38956 |
11.54 |
| 2026-03-30 00:00 |
07:57:16.83 |
+41:23:22.4 |
HIP 38956 |
11.61 |
| 2026-03-30 12:00 |
07:57:16.08 |
+41:23:14.1 |
HIP 38956 |
11.68 |
| 2026-03-31 00:00 |
07:57:15.34 |
+41:23:05.8 |
HIP 38956 |
11.75 |
| 2026-03-31 12:00 |
07:57:14.62 |
+41:22:57.4 |
HIP 38956 |
11.82 |
| 2026-04-01 00:00 |
07:57:13.92 |
+41:22:48.9 |
HIP 38956 |
11.88 |
| 2026-04-01 12:00 |
07:57:13.24 |
+41:22:40.4 |
HIP 38956 |
11.95 |
| 2026-04-02 00:00 |
07:57:12.58 |
+41:22:31.8 |
HIP 38956 |
12.01 |
| 2026-04-02 12:00 |
07:57:11.94 |
+41:22:23.2 |
HIP 38956 |
12.08 |
| 2026-04-03 00:00 |
07:57:11.31 |
+41:22:14.5 |
HIP 38956 |
12.14 |
| 2026-04-03 12:00 |
07:57:10.71 |
+41:22:05.8 |
HIP 38956 |
12.20 |
| 2026-04-04 00:00 |
07:57:10.12 |
+41:21:57.0 |
HIP 38956 |
12.26 |
| 2026-04-04 12:00 |
07:57:09.55 |
+41:21:48.1 |
HIP 38956 |
12.32 |
| 2026-04-05 00:00 |
07:57:09.00 |
+41:21:39.2 |
HIP 38956 |
12.38 |
| 2026-04-05 12:00 |
07:57:08.47 |
+41:21:30.2 |
HIP 38956 |
12.44 |
| 2026-04-06 00:00 |
07:57:07.96 |
+41:21:21.2 |
HIP 38956 |
12.49 |
| 2026-04-06 12:00 |
07:57:07.47 |
+41:21:12.2 |
HIP 38956 |
12.55 |
| 2026-04-07 00:00 |
07:57:07.00 |
+41:21:03.0 |
HIP 38956 |
12.60 |
| 2026-04-07 12:00 |
07:57:06.55 |
+41:20:53.9 |
HIP 38956 |
12.65 |
| 2026-04-08 00:00 |
07:57:06.12 |
+41:20:44.6 |
HIP 38956 |
12.70 |
| 2026-04-08 12:00 |
07:57:05.70 |
+41:20:35.4 |
HIP 38956 |
12.75 |
| 2026-04-09 00:00 |
07:57:05.31 |
+41:20:26.1 |
HIP 38956 |
12.80 |
| 2026-04-09 12:00 |
07:57:04.93 |
+41:20:16.7 |
HIP 38956 |
12.84 |
| 2026-04-10 00:00 |
07:57:04.57 |
+41:20:07.3 |
HIP 38956 |
12.89 |
| 2026-04-10 12:00 |
07:57:04.24 |
+41:19:57.8 |
HIP 38956 |
12.93 |
| 2026-04-11 00:00 |
07:57:03.92 |
+41:19:48.3 |
HIP 38956 |
12.97 |
| 2026-04-11 12:00 |
07:57:03.62 |
+41:19:38.7 |
HIP 38956 |
13.01 |
| 2026-04-12 00:00 |
07:57:03.34 |
+41:19:29.1 |
HIP 38956 |
13.04 |
| 2026-04-12 12:00 |
07:57:03.08 |
+41:19:19.5 |
HIP 38956 |
13.08 |
| 2026-04-13 00:00 |
07:57:02.84 |
+41:19:09.8 |
HIP 38956 |
13.11 |
| 2026-04-13 12:00 |
07:57:02.61 |
+41:19:00.0 |
HIP 38956 |
13.15 |
| 2026-04-14 00:00 |
07:57:02.41 |
+41:18:50.2 |
HIP 38956 |
13.18 |
| 2026-04-14 12:00 |
07:57:02.23 |
+41:18:40.4 |
HIP 38956 |
13.21 |
| 2026-04-15 00:00 |
07:57:02.07 |
+41:18:30.5 |
HIP 38956 |
13.23 |
| 2026-04-15 12:00 |
07:57:01.92 |
+41:18:20.6 |
HIP 38956 |
13.26 |
| 2026-04-16 00:00 |
07:57:01.80 |
+41:18:10.7 |
HIP 38956 |
13.29 |