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C/2000 H1 (LINEAR)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/2000 H1 (LINEAR)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2000-01-29T06:37:45.935040Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:30:04Z
Obs used 112
NEO -
M1 13.500
K1 4.500
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2000-06-10.0000000
e 1.00207029
q (au) 3.638124
a (au) -1757.299516
i (deg) 118.236996
Ω (om, deg) 356.443281
ω (w, deg) 78.874677
M (ma, deg) 0.001776

Magnitude

C/2000 H1 (LINEAR) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (6.510 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 6.510
n 6.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.500
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)
2026-02-03 00:00 09:11:48.55 -26:20:10.8 HIP 45044 18.17
2026-02-03 12:00 09:11:45.57 -26:20:04.1 HIP 45044 17.49
2026-02-04 00:00 09:11:42.60 -26:19:57.1 HIP 45044 16.81
2026-02-04 12:00 09:11:39.63 -26:19:49.9 HIP 45044 16.14
2026-02-05 00:00 09:11:36.65 -26:19:42.4 HIP 45044 15.46
2026-02-05 12:00 09:11:33.68 -26:19:34.8 HIP 45044 14.78
2026-02-06 00:00 09:11:30.70 -26:19:26.9 HIP 45044 14.10
2026-02-06 12:00 09:11:27.73 -26:19:18.7 HIP 45044 13.42
2026-02-07 00:00 09:11:24.76 -26:19:10.3 HIP 45044 12.74
2026-02-07 12:00 09:11:21.79 -26:19:01.7 HIP 45044 12.06
2026-02-08 00:00 09:11:18.82 -26:18:52.9 HIP 45044 11.38
2026-02-08 12:00 09:11:15.85 -26:18:43.8 HIP 45044 10.70
2026-02-09 00:00 09:11:12.89 -26:18:34.5 HIP 45044 10.03
2026-02-09 12:00 09:11:09.92 -26:18:24.9 HIP 45044 9.35
2026-02-10 00:00 09:11:06.96 -26:18:15.1 HIP 45044 8.67
2026-02-10 12:00 09:11:04.00 -26:18:05.1 HIP 45044 7.99
2026-02-11 00:00 09:11:01.04 -26:17:54.9 HIP 45044 7.31
2026-02-11 12:00 09:10:58.09 -26:17:44.4 HIP 45044 6.64
2026-02-12 00:00 09:10:55.14 -26:17:33.7 HIP 45044 5.97
2026-02-12 12:00 09:10:52.19 -26:17:22.8 HIP 45044 5.30
2026-02-13 00:00 09:10:49.25 -26:17:11.6 HIP 45044 4.64
2026-02-13 12:00 09:10:46.31 -26:17:00.3 HIP 45044 3.98
2026-02-14 00:00 09:10:43.38 -26:16:48.7 HIP 45044 3.34
2026-02-14 12:00 09:10:40.44 -26:16:36.8 HIP 45044 2.73
2026-02-15 00:00 09:10:37.52 -26:16:24.8 HIP 45044 2.16
2026-02-15 12:00 09:10:34.60 -26:16:12.5 HIP 45044 1.68
2026-02-16 00:00 09:10:31.68 -26:16:00.1 HIP 45044 1.40
2026-02-16 12:00 09:10:28.77 -26:15:47.4 HIP 45044 1.42
2026-02-17 00:00 09:10:25.86 -26:15:34.5 HIP 45044 1.75
2026-02-17 12:00 09:10:22.96 -26:15:21.3 HIP 45044 2.24
2026-02-18 00:00 09:10:20.07 -26:15:08.0 HIP 45044 2.82
2026-02-18 12:00 09:10:17.18 -26:14:54.4 HIP 45044 3.44
2026-02-19 00:00 09:10:14.30 -26:14:40.7 HIP 45044 4.08
2026-02-19 12:00 09:10:11.43 -26:14:26.7 HIP 45044 4.74
2026-02-20 00:00 09:10:08.56 -26:14:12.5 HIP 45044 5.40
2026-02-20 12:00 09:10:05.70 -26:13:58.1 HIP 45044 6.07
2026-02-21 00:00 09:10:02.85 -26:13:43.5 HIP 45044 6.74
2026-02-21 12:00 09:10:00.01 -26:13:28.7 HIP 45044 7.41
2026-02-22 00:00 09:09:57.17 -26:13:13.7 HIP 45044 8.09
2026-02-22 12:00 09:09:54.34 -26:12:58.5 HIP 45044 8.77
2026-02-23 00:00 09:09:51.52 -26:12:43.1 HIP 45044 9.45
2026-02-23 12:00 09:09:48.71 -26:12:27.5 HIP 45044 10.12
2026-02-24 00:00 09:09:45.91 -26:12:11.7 HIP 45044 10.80