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P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR)
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2004-08-06T23:53:38.112000Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:30:39Z
Obs used 52
NEO -
M1 -
K1 -
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2004-05-08.0000000
e 0.17089421
q (au) 4.106110
a (au) 4.952456
i (deg) 2.127781
Ω (om, deg) 327.293838
ω (w, deg) 239.757657
M (ma, deg) 351.862455

Magnitude

P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (H_0 + n\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 -
n -
gf -
gb -
k -
δ90 -
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 13:38:49.63 -12:07:35.4 HIP 66617 7.19
2026-02-03 12:00 13:38:56.45 -12:08:34.3 HIP 66617 6.05
2026-02-04 00:00 13:39:03.04 -12:09:32.0 HIP 66617 5.40
2026-02-04 12:00 13:39:09.41 -12:10:28.4 HIP 66617 5.36
2026-02-05 00:00 13:39:15.55 -12:11:23.6 HIP 66617 5.90
2026-02-05 12:00 13:39:21.46 -12:12:17.5 HIP 66617 6.83
2026-02-06 00:00 13:39:27.15 -12:13:10.1 HIP 66617 7.98
2026-02-06 12:00 13:39:32.60 -12:14:01.5 HIP 66617 9.24
2026-02-07 00:00 13:39:37.83 -12:14:51.6 HIP 66617 10.54
2026-02-07 12:00 13:39:42.83 -12:15:40.4 HIP 66617 11.85
2026-02-08 00:00 13:39:47.59 -12:16:27.9 HIP 66617 13.14
2026-02-08 12:00 13:39:52.13 -12:17:14.2 HIP 66617 14.41
2026-02-09 00:00 13:39:56.43 -12:17:59.1 HIP 66617 15.63
2026-02-09 12:00 13:40:00.50 -12:18:42.7 HIP 66617 16.82
2026-02-10 00:00 13:40:04.33 -12:19:25.0 HIP 66617 17.95
2026-02-10 12:00 13:40:07.93 -12:20:06.0 HIP 66617 19.04
2026-02-11 00:00 13:40:11.29 -12:20:45.7 HIP 66617 20.08
2026-02-11 12:00 13:40:14.42 -12:21:24.1 HIP 66617 21.06
2026-02-12 00:00 13:40:17.31 -12:22:01.2 HIP 66617 21.99
2026-02-12 12:00 13:40:19.97 -12:22:36.9 HIP 66617 22.86
2026-02-13 00:00 13:40:22.39 -12:23:11.3 HIP 66617 23.69
2026-02-13 12:00 13:40:24.57 -12:23:44.4 HIP 66617 24.45
2026-02-14 00:00 13:40:26.51 -12:24:16.1 HIP 66758 24.11
2026-02-14 12:00 13:40:28.21 -12:24:46.5 HIP 66758 23.49
2026-02-15 00:00 13:40:29.67 -12:25:15.5 HIP 66758 22.92
2026-02-15 12:00 13:40:30.90 -12:25:43.2 HIP 66758 22.39
2026-02-16 00:00 13:40:31.88 -12:26:09.5 HIP 66758 21.89
2026-02-16 12:00 13:40:32.63 -12:26:34.5 HIP 66758 21.44
2026-02-17 00:00 13:40:33.14 -12:26:58.2 HIP 66758 21.03
2026-02-17 12:00 13:40:33.40 -12:27:20.5 HIP 66758 20.65
2026-02-18 00:00 13:40:33.43 -12:27:41.4 HIP 66758 20.32
2026-02-18 12:00 13:40:33.22 -12:28:01.0 HIP 66758 20.03
2026-02-19 00:00 13:40:32.76 -12:28:19.2 HIP 66758 19.78
2026-02-19 12:00 13:40:32.07 -12:28:36.0 HIP 66758 19.57
2026-02-20 00:00 13:40:31.14 -12:28:51.5 HIP 66758 19.41
2026-02-20 12:00 13:40:29.97 -12:29:05.7 HIP 66758 19.30
2026-02-21 00:00 13:40:28.56 -12:29:18.4 HIP 66758 19.23
2026-02-21 12:00 13:40:26.91 -12:29:29.8 HIP 66758 19.22
2026-02-22 00:00 13:40:25.02 -12:29:39.9 HIP 66758 19.27
2026-02-22 12:00 13:40:22.90 -12:29:48.6 HIP 66758 19.37
2026-02-23 00:00 13:40:20.54 -12:29:55.9 HIP 66758 19.54
2026-02-23 12:00 13:40:17.94 -12:30:01.9 HIP 66758 19.77
2026-02-24 00:00 13:40:15.11 -12:30:06.5 HIP 66758 20.07