| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/2006 E1 (McNaught) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2007-01-06T09:04:34.311360Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:30:56Z |
| Obs used |
143 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
10.500 |
| K1 |
4.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2006-09-30.0000000 |
| e |
1.00112179 |
| q (au) |
6.040609 |
| a (au) |
-5384.803014 |
| i (deg) |
83.194197 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
95.035389 |
| ω (w, deg) |
232.766977 |
| M (ma, deg) |
-0.000245 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (1.757 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
1.757 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-1.000 |
| 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) |
| 2026-03-26 00:00 |
06:17:33.54 |
+27:14:10.5 |
HIP 29866 |
4.43 |
| 2026-03-26 12:00 |
06:17:33.64 |
+27:14:11.9 |
HIP 29866 |
4.43 |
| 2026-03-27 00:00 |
06:17:33.77 |
+27:14:13.4 |
HIP 29866 |
4.43 |
| 2026-03-27 12:00 |
06:17:33.93 |
+27:14:14.9 |
HIP 29866 |
4.44 |
| 2026-03-28 00:00 |
06:17:34.12 |
+27:14:16.3 |
HIP 29866 |
4.45 |
| 2026-03-28 12:00 |
06:17:34.35 |
+27:14:17.8 |
HIP 29866 |
4.47 |
| 2026-03-29 00:00 |
06:17:34.61 |
+27:14:19.2 |
HIP 29866 |
4.50 |
| 2026-03-29 12:00 |
06:17:34.90 |
+27:14:20.6 |
HIP 29866 |
4.53 |
| 2026-03-30 00:00 |
06:17:35.22 |
+27:14:22.0 |
HIP 29866 |
4.56 |
| 2026-03-30 12:00 |
06:17:35.58 |
+27:14:23.4 |
HIP 29866 |
4.61 |
| 2026-03-31 00:00 |
06:17:35.97 |
+27:14:24.7 |
HIP 29866 |
4.66 |
| 2026-03-31 12:00 |
06:17:36.39 |
+27:14:26.1 |
HIP 29866 |
4.71 |
| 2026-04-01 00:00 |
06:17:36.84 |
+27:14:27.5 |
HIP 29866 |
4.78 |
| 2026-04-01 12:00 |
06:17:37.32 |
+27:14:28.8 |
HIP 29866 |
4.85 |
| 2026-04-02 00:00 |
06:17:37.83 |
+27:14:30.1 |
HIP 29866 |
4.93 |
| 2026-04-02 12:00 |
06:17:38.38 |
+27:14:31.5 |
HIP 29866 |
5.01 |
| 2026-04-03 00:00 |
06:17:38.95 |
+27:14:32.8 |
HIP 29866 |
5.10 |
| 2026-04-03 12:00 |
06:17:39.56 |
+27:14:34.1 |
HIP 29866 |
5.20 |
| 2026-04-04 00:00 |
06:17:40.20 |
+27:14:35.4 |
HIP 29866 |
5.31 |
| 2026-04-04 12:00 |
06:17:40.87 |
+27:14:36.7 |
HIP 29866 |
5.43 |
| 2026-04-05 00:00 |
06:17:41.57 |
+27:14:37.9 |
HIP 29866 |
5.55 |
| 2026-04-05 12:00 |
06:17:42.30 |
+27:14:39.2 |
HIP 29866 |
5.68 |
| 2026-04-06 00:00 |
06:17:43.07 |
+27:14:40.5 |
HIP 29866 |
5.82 |
| 2026-04-06 12:00 |
06:17:43.86 |
+27:14:41.7 |
HIP 29866 |
5.96 |
| 2026-04-07 00:00 |
06:17:44.69 |
+27:14:43.0 |
HIP 29866 |
6.12 |
| 2026-04-07 12:00 |
06:17:45.54 |
+27:14:44.2 |
HIP 29866 |
6.28 |
| 2026-04-08 00:00 |
06:17:46.43 |
+27:14:45.4 |
HIP 29866 |
6.45 |
| 2026-04-08 12:00 |
06:17:47.35 |
+27:14:46.7 |
HIP 29866 |
6.63 |
| 2026-04-09 00:00 |
06:17:48.30 |
+27:14:47.9 |
HIP 29866 |
6.81 |
| 2026-04-09 12:00 |
06:17:49.27 |
+27:14:49.1 |
HIP 29866 |
7.01 |
| 2026-04-10 00:00 |
06:17:50.28 |
+27:14:50.3 |
HIP 29955 |
7.13 |
| 2026-04-10 12:00 |
06:17:51.32 |
+27:14:51.5 |
HIP 29955 |
6.92 |
| 2026-04-11 00:00 |
06:17:52.39 |
+27:14:52.7 |
HIP 29955 |
6.70 |
| 2026-04-11 12:00 |
06:17:53.49 |
+27:14:53.9 |
HIP 29955 |
6.48 |
| 2026-04-12 00:00 |
06:17:54.62 |
+27:14:55.1 |
HIP 29955 |
6.25 |
| 2026-04-12 12:00 |
06:17:55.78 |
+27:14:56.2 |
HIP 29955 |
6.02 |
| 2026-04-13 00:00 |
06:17:56.97 |
+27:14:57.4 |
HIP 29955 |
5.79 |
| 2026-04-13 12:00 |
06:17:58.19 |
+27:14:58.6 |
HIP 29955 |
5.55 |
| 2026-04-14 00:00 |
06:17:59.44 |
+27:14:59.7 |
HIP 29955 |
5.31 |
| 2026-04-14 12:00 |
06:18:00.71 |
+27:15:00.9 |
HIP 29955 |
5.06 |
| 2026-04-15 00:00 |
06:18:02.02 |
+27:15:02.0 |
HIP 29955 |
4.82 |
| 2026-04-15 12:00 |
06:18:03.36 |
+27:15:03.2 |
HIP 29955 |
4.58 |
| 2026-04-16 00:00 |
06:18:04.72 |
+27:15:04.3 |
HIP 29955 |
4.33 |