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C/2005 N1 (Juels-Holvorcem)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/2005 N1 (Juels-Holvorcem)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2005-08-22T00:59:38.316480Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:30:51Z
Obs used 226
NEO -
M1 11.400
K1 10.500
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2005-10-24.0000000
e 0.99845617
q (au) 1.125447
a (au) 728.998472
i (deg) 51.180194
Ω (om, deg) 3.240351
ω (w, deg) 80.045698
M (ma, deg) 0.003153

Magnitude

C/2005 N1 (Juels-Holvorcem) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (11.252 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 11.252
n 6.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.638
k 0.800
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
2005-06-30 2005-08-21 +14.9257 -1.611
2005-08-25 2006-04-02 +0.5587 -0.872

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

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-02-03 00:00 14:08:42.15 -59:15:57.7 HIP 69122 1.91
2026-02-03 12:00 14:08:41.38 -59:16:28.8 HIP 69122 1.91
2026-02-04 00:00 14:08:40.56 -59:16:59.8 HIP 69122 2.05
2026-02-04 12:00 14:08:39.69 -59:17:30.7 HIP 69122 2.30
2026-02-05 00:00 14:08:38.77 -59:18:01.4 HIP 69122 2.65
2026-02-05 12:00 14:08:37.81 -59:18:32.0 HIP 69122 3.05
2026-02-06 00:00 14:08:36.80 -59:19:02.5 HIP 69122 3.48
2026-02-06 12:00 14:08:35.75 -59:19:32.8 HIP 69122 3.94
2026-02-07 00:00 14:08:34.65 -59:20:03.0 HIP 69122 4.42
2026-02-07 12:00 14:08:33.50 -59:20:33.0 HIP 69122 4.90
2026-02-08 00:00 14:08:32.30 -59:21:02.9 HIP 69122 5.40
2026-02-08 12:00 14:08:31.06 -59:21:32.6 HIP 69122 5.90
2026-02-09 00:00 14:08:29.77 -59:22:02.2 HIP 69122 6.40
2026-02-09 12:00 14:08:28.43 -59:22:31.6 HIP 69122 6.91
2026-02-10 00:00 14:08:27.05 -59:23:00.9 HIP 69122 7.42
2026-02-10 12:00 14:08:25.62 -59:23:30.0 HIP 69122 7.93
2026-02-11 00:00 14:08:24.14 -59:23:59.0 HIP 69122 8.44
2026-02-11 12:00 14:08:22.62 -59:24:27.8 HIP 69122 8.96
2026-02-12 00:00 14:08:21.05 -59:24:56.4 HIP 69122 9.47
2026-02-12 12:00 14:08:19.44 -59:25:24.8 HIP 68978 9.29
2026-02-13 00:00 14:08:17.77 -59:25:53.1 HIP 68978 8.86
2026-02-13 12:00 14:08:16.07 -59:26:21.2 HIP 68978 8.42
2026-02-14 00:00 14:08:14.31 -59:26:49.2 HIP 68978 8.00
2026-02-14 12:00 14:08:12.51 -59:27:16.9 HIP 68978 7.58
2026-02-15 00:00 14:08:10.67 -59:27:44.5 HIP 68978 7.17
2026-02-15 12:00 14:08:08.78 -59:28:11.9 HIP 68978 6.77
2026-02-16 00:00 14:08:06.84 -59:28:39.1 HIP 68978 6.38
2026-02-16 12:00 14:08:04.86 -59:29:06.2 HIP 68978 6.01
2026-02-17 00:00 14:08:02.83 -59:29:33.0 HIP 68978 5.65
2026-02-17 12:00 14:08:00.76 -59:29:59.7 HIP 68978 5.32
2026-02-18 00:00 14:07:58.64 -59:30:26.1 HIP 68978 5.01
2026-02-18 12:00 14:07:56.48 -59:30:52.4 HIP 68978 4.73
2026-02-19 00:00 14:07:54.27 -59:31:18.4 HIP 68978 4.49
2026-02-19 12:00 14:07:52.02 -59:31:44.3 HIP 68978 4.29
2026-02-20 00:00 14:07:49.73 -59:32:10.0 HIP 68978 4.14
2026-02-20 12:00 14:07:47.39 -59:32:35.4 HIP 68978 4.04
2026-02-21 00:00 14:07:45.00 -59:33:00.7 HIP 68978 4.01
2026-02-21 12:00 14:07:42.58 -59:33:25.7 HIP 68978 4.03
2026-02-22 00:00 14:07:40.11 -59:33:50.6 HIP 68978 4.11
2026-02-22 12:00 14:07:37.59 -59:34:15.2 HIP 68978 4.25
2026-02-23 00:00 14:07:35.03 -59:34:39.6 HIP 68978 4.44
2026-02-23 12:00 14:07:32.43 -59:35:03.8 HIP 68978 4.68
2026-02-24 00:00 14:07:29.79 -59:35:27.8 HIP 68978 4.95