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)
2026-05-12 00:00 13:55:36.24 -59:42:30.6 HIP 67932 7.71
2026-05-12 12:00 13:55:31.26 -59:42:11.5 HIP 67932 7.01
2026-05-13 00:00 13:55:26.30 -59:41:52.1 HIP 67932 6.31
2026-05-13 12:00 13:55:21.35 -59:41:32.6 HIP 67932 5.60
2026-05-14 00:00 13:55:16.42 -59:41:12.7 HIP 67932 4.90
2026-05-14 12:00 13:55:11.52 -59:40:52.7 HIP 67932 4.20
2026-05-15 00:00 13:55:06.63 -59:40:32.4 HIP 67932 3.49
2026-05-15 12:00 13:55:01.76 -59:40:11.8 HIP 67932 2.79
2026-05-16 00:00 13:54:56.91 -59:39:51.1 HIP 67932 2.09
2026-05-16 12:00 13:54:52.09 -59:39:30.1 HIP 67932 1.39
2026-05-17 00:00 13:54:47.28 -59:39:08.9 HIP 67932 0.69
2026-05-17 12:00 13:54:42.50 -59:38:47.5 HIP 67932 0.12
2026-05-18 00:00 13:54:37.73 -59:38:25.8 HIP 67932 0.73
2026-05-18 12:00 13:54:32.99 -59:38:04.0 HIP 67932 1.43
2026-05-19 00:00 13:54:28.28 -59:37:41.9 HIP 67932 2.13
2026-05-19 12:00 13:54:23.58 -59:37:19.6 HIP 67932 2.82
2026-05-20 00:00 13:54:18.91 -59:36:57.1 HIP 67932 3.52
2026-05-20 12:00 13:54:14.27 -59:36:34.4 HIP 67932 4.22
2026-05-21 00:00 13:54:09.65 -59:36:11.5 HIP 67932 4.92
2026-05-21 12:00 13:54:05.05 -59:35:48.3 HIP 67932 5.62
2026-05-22 00:00 13:54:00.48 -59:35:25.0 HIP 67932 6.31
2026-05-22 12:00 13:53:55.93 -59:35:01.5 HIP 67932 7.01
2026-05-23 00:00 13:53:51.41 -59:34:37.8 HIP 67932 7.70
2026-05-23 12:00 13:53:46.92 -59:34:13.8 HIP 67932 8.40
2026-05-24 00:00 13:53:42.45 -59:33:49.7 HIP 67932 9.09
2026-05-24 12:00 13:53:38.01 -59:33:25.4 HIP 67932 9.78
2026-05-25 00:00 13:53:33.59 -59:33:00.9 HIP 67932 10.47
2026-05-25 12:00 13:53:29.21 -59:32:36.2 HIP 67932 11.16
2026-05-26 00:00 13:53:24.85 -59:32:11.4 HIP 67932 11.85
2026-05-26 12:00 13:53:20.52 -59:31:46.3 HIP 67932 12.54
2026-05-27 00:00 13:53:16.21 -59:31:21.1 HIP 67932 13.23
2026-05-27 12:00 13:53:11.94 -59:30:55.7 HIP 67684 13.86
2026-05-28 00:00 13:53:07.69 -59:30:30.1 HIP 67684 13.81
2026-05-28 12:00 13:53:03.48 -59:30:04.3 HIP 67684 13.80
2026-05-29 00:00 13:52:59.29 -59:29:38.4 HIP 67684 13.83
2026-05-29 12:00 13:52:55.13 -59:29:12.3 HIP 67684 13.90
2026-05-30 00:00 13:52:51.00 -59:28:46.0 HIP 67684 14.01
2026-05-30 12:00 13:52:46.91 -59:28:19.6 HIP 67684 14.15
2026-05-31 00:00 13:52:42.84 -59:27:53.0 HIP 67684 14.33
2026-05-31 12:00 13:52:38.80 -59:27:26.3 HIP 67684 14.54
2026-06-01 00:00 13:52:34.80 -59:26:59.4 HIP 67684 14.78
2026-06-01 12:00 13:52:30.83 -59:26:32.3 HIP 67684 15.05
2026-06-02 00:00 13:52:26.88 -59:26:05.1 HIP 67552 15.26