C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2003-04-13T05:57:14.526720Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:30:25Z
Obs used 760
NEO -
M1 9.500
K1 16.750
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2003-02-10.0000000
e 0.99715189
q (au) 0.713810
a (au) 250.625452
i (deg) 103.781543
Ω (om, deg) 166.220096
ω (w, deg) 128.815568
M (ma, deg) 359.984537

Magnitude

C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (6.760 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 6.760
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

Residuals (Piecewise)

$$\epsilon = a \log_{10} r_{\mathrm{au}} + b$$

Start (UTC) End (UTC) a b
2002-01-12 2003-01-11 -33.2594 +10.778
2003-01-11 2003-04-12 +5.2439 +0.172
2003-04-13 2004-01-23 -2.2806 -1.257

log10 r = log10(heliocentric distance / AU), Δ = geocentric distance (AU)

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-05-12 00:00 09:56:06.26 -58:26:01.3 HIP 48663 5.25
2026-05-12 12:00 09:56:05.79 -58:25:21.8 HIP 48663 5.20
2026-05-13 00:00 09:56:05.36 -58:24:42.4 HIP 48663 5.24
2026-05-13 12:00 09:56:04.98 -58:24:03.0 HIP 48663 5.37
2026-05-14 00:00 09:56:04.63 -58:23:23.6 HIP 48663 5.58
2026-05-14 12:00 09:56:04.33 -58:22:44.3 HIP 48663 5.85
2026-05-15 00:00 09:56:04.07 -58:22:04.9 HIP 48663 6.19
2026-05-15 12:00 09:56:03.85 -58:21:25.6 HIP 48663 6.58
2026-05-16 00:00 09:56:03.67 -58:20:46.3 HIP 48663 7.02
2026-05-16 12:00 09:56:03.53 -58:20:07.1 HIP 48663 7.49
2026-05-17 00:00 09:56:03.44 -58:19:27.9 HIP 48663 7.99
2026-05-17 12:00 09:56:03.38 -58:18:48.7 HIP 48663 8.51
2026-05-18 00:00 09:56:03.37 -58:18:09.6 HIP 48663 9.05
2026-05-18 12:00 09:56:03.40 -58:17:30.5 HIP 48663 9.61
2026-05-19 00:00 09:56:03.46 -58:16:51.5 HIP 48663 10.18
2026-05-19 12:00 09:56:03.57 -58:16:12.5 HIP 48663 10.76
2026-05-20 00:00 09:56:03.72 -58:15:33.6 HIP 48663 11.35
2026-05-20 12:00 09:56:03.91 -58:14:54.8 HIP 48663 11.95
2026-05-21 00:00 09:56:04.14 -58:14:16.0 HIP 48663 12.55
2026-05-21 12:00 09:56:04.42 -58:13:37.2 HIP 48663 13.16
2026-05-22 00:00 09:56:04.73 -58:12:58.6 HIP 48663 13.77
2026-05-22 12:00 09:56:05.08 -58:12:20.0 HIP 48663 14.39
2026-05-23 00:00 09:56:05.47 -58:11:41.4 HIP 48663 15.01
2026-05-23 12:00 09:56:05.91 -58:11:03.0 HIP 48663 15.63
2026-05-24 00:00 09:56:06.38 -58:10:24.6 HIP 48663 16.25
2026-05-24 12:00 09:56:06.89 -58:09:46.3 HIP 48663 16.88
2026-05-25 00:00 09:56:07.44 -58:09:08.1 HIP 48663 17.51
2026-05-25 12:00 09:56:08.03 -58:08:30.0 HIP 48663 18.14
2026-05-26 00:00 09:56:08.67 -58:07:52.0 HIP 48663 18.77
2026-05-26 12:00 09:56:09.34 -58:07:14.0 HIP 48663 19.40
2026-05-27 00:00 09:56:10.05 -58:06:36.2 HIP 48663 20.03
2026-05-27 12:00 09:56:10.80 -58:05:58.4 HIP 48663 20.66
2026-05-28 00:00 09:56:11.58 -58:05:20.7 HIP 48663 21.29
2026-05-28 12:00 09:56:12.41 -58:04:43.2 HIP 48663 21.92
2026-05-29 00:00 09:56:13.28 -58:04:05.7 HIP 48663 22.56
2026-05-29 12:00 09:56:14.18 -58:03:28.4 HIP 48617 22.58
2026-05-30 00:00 09:56:15.12 -58:02:51.1 HIP 48617 22.10
2026-05-30 12:00 09:56:16.10 -58:02:14.0 HIP 48617 21.63
2026-05-31 00:00 09:56:17.12 -58:01:36.9 HIP 48617 21.18
2026-05-31 12:00 09:56:18.18 -58:01:00.0 HIP 48617 20.74
2026-06-01 00:00 09:56:19.28 -58:00:23.2 HIP 48617 20.31
2026-06-01 12:00 09:56:20.41 -57:59:46.5 HIP 48617 19.90
2026-06-02 00:00 09:56:21.58 -57:59:10.0 HIP 48617 19.50