C/1987 F1 (Torres)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/1987 F1 (Torres)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 1987-04-10T04:42:36.086400Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:29:33Z
Obs used 50
NEO -
M1 7.600
K1 10.000
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 1988-01-19.0000000
e 1.00120894
q (au) 3.624287
a (au) -2997.904748
i (deg) 124.078713
Ω (om, deg) 194.487430
ω (w, deg) 329.070992
M (ma, deg) 0.001704

Magnitude

C/1987 F1 (Torres) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (3.446 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 3.446
n 6.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.501
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 02:15:10.87 +61:57:58.0 HIP 10409 18.53
2026-03-26 12:00 02:15:14.09 +61:57:50.9 HIP 10409 18.58
2026-03-27 00:00 02:15:17.32 +61:57:44.0 HIP 10409 18.65
2026-03-27 12:00 02:15:20.57 +61:57:37.3 HIP 10409 18.72
2026-03-28 00:00 02:15:23.83 +61:57:30.7 HIP 10409 18.81
2026-03-28 12:00 02:15:27.11 +61:57:24.4 HIP 10409 18.91
2026-03-29 00:00 02:15:30.41 +61:57:18.2 HIP 10409 19.02
2026-03-29 12:00 02:15:33.72 +61:57:12.2 HIP 10409 19.15
2026-03-30 00:00 02:15:37.04 +61:57:06.5 HIP 10409 19.28
2026-03-30 12:00 02:15:40.38 +61:57:00.8 HIP 10409 19.42
2026-03-31 00:00 02:15:43.73 +61:56:55.4 HIP 10409 19.58
2026-03-31 12:00 02:15:47.09 +61:56:50.2 HIP 10409 19.75
2026-04-01 00:00 02:15:50.47 +61:56:45.1 HIP 10409 19.92
2026-04-01 12:00 02:15:53.86 +61:56:40.3 HIP 10409 20.11
2026-04-02 00:00 02:15:57.26 +61:56:35.6 HIP 10409 20.31
2026-04-02 12:00 02:16:00.68 +61:56:31.1 HIP 10409 20.51
2026-04-03 00:00 02:16:04.11 +61:56:26.8 HIP 10409 20.73
2026-04-03 12:00 02:16:07.55 +61:56:22.7 HIP 10409 20.95
2026-04-04 00:00 02:16:11.00 +61:56:18.7 HIP 10409 21.18
2026-04-04 12:00 02:16:14.47 +61:56:15.0 HIP 10409 21.43
2026-04-05 00:00 02:16:17.95 +61:56:11.4 HIP 10409 21.68
2026-04-05 12:00 02:16:21.43 +61:56:08.0 HIP 10409 21.94
2026-04-06 00:00 02:16:24.93 +61:56:04.8 HIP 10409 22.20
2026-04-06 12:00 02:16:28.44 +61:56:01.8 HIP 10409 22.48
2026-04-07 00:00 02:16:31.96 +61:55:59.0 HIP 10409 22.76
2026-04-07 12:00 02:16:35.49 +61:55:56.4 HIP 10409 23.05
2026-04-08 00:00 02:16:39.04 +61:55:53.9 HIP 10409 23.34
2026-04-08 12:00 02:16:42.59 +61:55:51.7 HIP 10409 23.64
2026-04-09 00:00 02:16:46.15 +61:55:49.6 HIP 10409 23.95
2026-04-09 12:00 02:16:49.72 +61:55:47.7 HIP 10409 24.27
2026-04-10 00:00 02:16:53.30 +61:55:46.0 HIP 10409 24.59
2026-04-10 12:00 02:16:56.89 +61:55:44.5 HIP 10409 24.91
2026-04-11 00:00 02:17:00.48 +61:55:43.1 HIP 10409 25.24
2026-04-11 12:00 02:17:04.09 +61:55:42.0 HIP 10409 25.58
2026-04-12 00:00 02:17:07.70 +61:55:41.0 HIP 10409 25.92
2026-04-12 12:00 02:17:11.32 +61:55:40.3 HIP 10409 26.27
2026-04-13 00:00 02:17:14.95 +61:55:39.7 HIP 10409 26.62
2026-04-13 12:00 02:17:18.59 +61:55:39.3 HIP 10409 26.98
2026-04-14 00:00 02:17:22.23 +61:55:39.0 HIP 10409 27.34
2026-04-14 12:00 02:17:25.88 +61:55:39.0 HIP 10409 27.71
2026-04-15 00:00 02:17:29.54 +61:55:39.2 HIP 10409 28.07
2026-04-15 12:00 02:17:33.20 +61:55:39.5 HIP 10409 28.45
2026-04-16 00:00 02:17:36.88 +61:55:40.0 HIP 10409 28.83