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P/2010 UH55 (Spacewatch)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation P/2010 UH55 (Spacewatch)
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2011-05-10T08:39:59.212800Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:31:46Z
Obs used 164
NEO -
M1 7.100
K1 18.000
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2011-04-26.0000000
e 0.57513428
q (au) 2.767968
a (au) 6.514923
i (deg) 8.662558
Ω (om, deg) 235.264395
ω (w, deg) 221.618059
M (ma, deg) 359.148807

Magnitude

P/2010 UH55 (Spacewatch) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (14.633 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 14.633
n 2.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.563
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)
2026-02-03 00:00 22:28:45.19 -02:24:34.5 HIP 110955 0.92
2026-02-03 12:00 22:29:05.58 -02:22:51.3 HIP 110955 5.03
2026-02-04 00:00 22:29:26.01 -02:21:07.6 HIP 110955 10.39
2026-02-04 12:00 22:29:46.48 -02:19:23.3 HIP 110955 15.77
2026-02-05 00:00 22:30:06.99 -02:17:38.5 HIP 110955 21.18
2026-02-05 12:00 22:30:27.54 -02:15:53.2 HIP 110955 26.61
2026-02-06 00:00 22:30:48.13 -02:14:07.4 HIP 110955 32.04
2026-02-06 12:00 22:31:08.76 -02:12:21.0 HIP 110955 37.49
2026-02-07 00:00 22:31:29.43 -02:10:34.2 HIP 110955 42.95
2026-02-07 12:00 22:31:50.13 -02:08:46.8 HIP 111171 46.57
2026-02-08 00:00 22:32:10.87 -02:06:58.9 HIP 111394 42.91
2026-02-08 12:00 22:32:31.65 -02:05:10.5 HIP 111394 38.26
2026-02-09 00:00 22:32:52.47 -02:03:21.6 HIP 111394 33.84
2026-02-09 12:00 22:33:13.32 -02:01:32.2 HIP 111394 29.78
2026-02-10 00:00 22:33:34.20 -01:59:42.3 HIP 111394 26.25
2026-02-10 12:00 22:33:55.12 -01:57:51.9 HIP 111394 23.49
2026-02-11 00:00 22:34:16.07 -01:56:01.0 HIP 111394 21.82
2026-02-11 12:00 22:34:37.06 -01:54:09.6 HIP 111394 21.48
2026-02-12 00:00 22:34:58.08 -01:52:17.8 HIP 111474 20.91
2026-02-12 12:00 22:35:19.13 -01:50:25.5 HIP 111474 19.22
2026-02-13 00:00 22:35:40.20 -01:48:32.7 HIP 111474 19.07
2026-02-13 12:00 22:36:01.31 -01:46:39.4 HIP 111474 20.50
2026-02-14 00:00 22:36:22.45 -01:44:45.7 HIP 111474 23.24
2026-02-14 12:00 22:36:43.62 -01:42:51.5 HIP 111474 26.88
2026-02-15 00:00 22:37:04.82 -01:40:56.8 HIP 111474 31.13
2026-02-15 12:00 22:37:26.04 -01:39:01.7 HIP 111474 35.77
2026-02-16 00:00 22:37:47.29 -01:37:06.2 HIP 111474 40.66
2026-02-16 12:00 22:38:08.57 -01:35:10.2 HIP 111474 45.74
2026-02-17 00:00 22:38:29.87 -01:33:13.8 HIP 112030 45.19
2026-02-17 12:00 22:38:51.19 -01:31:16.9 HIP 112030 39.63
2026-02-18 00:00 22:39:12.54 -01:29:19.6 HIP 112030 34.10
2026-02-18 12:00 22:39:33.92 -01:27:21.8 HIP 112030 28.64
2026-02-19 00:00 22:39:55.31 -01:25:23.7 HIP 112030 23.27
2026-02-19 12:00 22:40:16.73 -01:23:25.1 HIP 112030 18.10
2026-02-20 00:00 22:40:38.17 -01:21:26.1 HIP 112030 13.37
2026-02-20 12:00 22:40:59.63 -01:19:26.7 HIP 112030 9.77
2026-02-21 00:00 22:41:21.11 -01:17:26.9 HIP 112030 8.80
2026-02-21 12:00 22:41:42.61 -01:15:26.7 HIP 112030 11.19
2026-02-22 00:00 22:42:04.12 -01:13:26.1 HIP 112030 15.47
2026-02-22 12:00 22:42:25.66 -01:11:25.2 HIP 112030 20.48
2026-02-23 00:00 22:42:47.21 -01:09:23.8 HIP 112104 22.66
2026-02-23 12:00 22:43:08.78 -01:07:22.0 HIP 112255 18.77
2026-02-24 00:00 22:43:30.36 -01:05:19.9 HIP 112255 13.19