| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/2010 L5 (WISE) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2010-04-23T03:55:12.714240Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:31:44Z |
| Obs used |
34 |
| NEO |
Yes |
| M1 |
18.900 |
| K1 |
4.500 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2010-07-02.0000000 |
| e |
0.90421394 |
| q (au) |
0.791169 |
| a (au) |
8.259755 |
| i (deg) |
147.048942 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
206.472272 |
| ω (w, deg) |
214.763588 |
| M (ma, deg) |
2.899591 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (17.711 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
17.711 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.597 |
| 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
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-05-12 00:00 |
11:42:13.40 |
+26:18:38.8 |
HIP 57061 |
23.55 |
| 2026-05-12 12:00 |
11:42:07.97 |
+26:18:30.7 |
HIP 57061 |
23.20 |
| 2026-05-13 00:00 |
11:42:02.60 |
+26:18:22.0 |
HIP 57061 |
22.90 |
| 2026-05-13 12:00 |
11:41:57.30 |
+26:18:12.8 |
HIP 57061 |
22.65 |
| 2026-05-14 00:00 |
11:41:52.07 |
+26:18:03.0 |
HIP 57061 |
22.45 |
| 2026-05-14 12:00 |
11:41:46.91 |
+26:17:52.6 |
HIP 57061 |
22.31 |
| 2026-05-15 00:00 |
11:41:41.81 |
+26:17:41.7 |
HIP 56921 |
21.73 |
| 2026-05-15 12:00 |
11:41:36.77 |
+26:17:30.2 |
HIP 56921 |
20.62 |
| 2026-05-16 00:00 |
11:41:31.81 |
+26:17:18.1 |
HIP 56921 |
19.52 |
| 2026-05-16 12:00 |
11:41:26.91 |
+26:17:05.5 |
HIP 56921 |
18.43 |
| 2026-05-17 00:00 |
11:41:22.08 |
+26:16:52.4 |
HIP 56921 |
17.36 |
| 2026-05-17 12:00 |
11:41:17.32 |
+26:16:38.7 |
HIP 56921 |
16.31 |
| 2026-05-18 00:00 |
11:41:12.63 |
+26:16:24.5 |
HIP 56921 |
15.26 |
| 2026-05-18 12:00 |
11:41:08.01 |
+26:16:09.7 |
HIP 56921 |
14.24 |
| 2026-05-19 00:00 |
11:41:03.45 |
+26:15:54.4 |
HIP 56921 |
13.22 |
| 2026-05-19 12:00 |
11:40:58.97 |
+26:15:38.5 |
HIP 56921 |
12.23 |
| 2026-05-20 00:00 |
11:40:54.55 |
+26:15:22.2 |
HIP 56921 |
11.24 |
| 2026-05-20 12:00 |
11:40:50.20 |
+26:15:05.3 |
HIP 56921 |
10.28 |
| 2026-05-21 00:00 |
11:40:45.92 |
+26:14:47.8 |
HIP 56921 |
9.33 |
| 2026-05-21 12:00 |
11:40:41.72 |
+26:14:29.9 |
HIP 56921 |
8.40 |
| 2026-05-22 00:00 |
11:40:37.58 |
+26:14:11.4 |
HIP 56921 |
7.49 |
| 2026-05-22 12:00 |
11:40:33.51 |
+26:13:52.5 |
HIP 56921 |
6.61 |
| 2026-05-23 00:00 |
11:40:29.51 |
+26:13:33.0 |
HIP 56921 |
5.76 |
| 2026-05-23 12:00 |
11:40:25.58 |
+26:13:13.0 |
HIP 56921 |
4.95 |
| 2026-05-24 00:00 |
11:40:21.73 |
+26:12:52.5 |
HIP 56921 |
4.20 |
| 2026-05-24 12:00 |
11:40:17.94 |
+26:12:31.5 |
HIP 56921 |
3.52 |
| 2026-05-25 00:00 |
11:40:14.22 |
+26:12:10.1 |
HIP 56921 |
2.98 |
| 2026-05-25 12:00 |
11:40:10.58 |
+26:11:48.1 |
HIP 56921 |
2.63 |
| 2026-05-26 00:00 |
11:40:07.00 |
+26:11:25.7 |
HIP 56921 |
2.55 |
| 2026-05-26 12:00 |
11:40:03.50 |
+26:11:02.7 |
HIP 56921 |
2.75 |
| 2026-05-27 00:00 |
11:40:00.06 |
+26:10:39.3 |
HIP 56921 |
3.16 |
| 2026-05-27 12:00 |
11:39:56.70 |
+26:10:15.5 |
HIP 56921 |
3.72 |
| 2026-05-28 00:00 |
11:39:53.41 |
+26:09:51.1 |
HIP 56921 |
4.36 |
| 2026-05-28 12:00 |
11:39:50.18 |
+26:09:26.3 |
HIP 56921 |
5.04 |
| 2026-05-29 00:00 |
11:39:47.03 |
+26:09:01.0 |
HIP 56921 |
5.74 |
| 2026-05-29 12:00 |
11:39:43.95 |
+26:08:35.3 |
HIP 56921 |
6.46 |
| 2026-05-30 00:00 |
11:39:40.94 |
+26:08:09.1 |
HIP 56850 |
6.26 |
| 2026-05-30 12:00 |
11:39:38.01 |
+26:07:42.4 |
HIP 56850 |
6.17 |
| 2026-05-31 00:00 |
11:39:35.14 |
+26:07:15.3 |
HIP 56850 |
6.19 |
| 2026-05-31 12:00 |
11:39:32.34 |
+26:06:47.7 |
HIP 56850 |
6.32 |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
11:39:29.62 |
+26:06:19.7 |
HIP 56850 |
6.55 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
11:39:26.96 |
+26:05:51.3 |
HIP 56850 |
6.88 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
11:39:24.38 |
+26:05:22.4 |
HIP 56850 |
7.27 |