C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2031-01-26T01:19:48.357120Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2026-05-08T13:42:10Z
Obs used 2201
NEO -
M1 5.700
K1 4.250
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2021-11-14.0000000
e 0.99904556
q (au) 10.936302
a (au) 11458.358536
i (deg) 95.438026
Ω (om, deg) 189.914478
ω (w, deg) 326.349947
M (ma, deg) 359.997300

Magnitude

C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (-5.000 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 -5.000
n 6.000
gf 0.800
gb -0.746
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

Finding Chart

C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) · Next 30 Days

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-05-12 00:00 05:27:49.74 -68:38:06.3 HIP 25482 4.61
2026-05-12 12:00 05:28:16.45 -68:37:10.6 HIP 25482 6.99
2026-05-13 00:00 05:28:43.22 -68:36:15.6 HIP 25482 9.49
2026-05-13 12:00 05:29:10.08 -68:35:21.3 HIP 25482 12.04
2026-05-14 00:00 05:29:37.00 -68:34:27.6 HIP 25482 14.63
2026-05-14 12:00 05:30:04.00 -68:33:34.5 HIP 25482 17.23
2026-05-15 00:00 05:30:31.06 -68:32:42.1 HIP 25482 19.84
2026-05-15 12:00 05:30:58.20 -68:31:50.3 HIP 25482 22.45
2026-05-16 00:00 05:31:25.41 -68:30:59.2 HIP 26181 24.60
2026-05-16 12:00 05:31:52.68 -68:30:08.7 HIP 26181 23.33
2026-05-17 00:00 05:32:20.03 -68:29:18.9 HIP 26181 22.29
2026-05-17 12:00 05:32:47.44 -68:28:29.7 HIP 26181 21.50
2026-05-18 00:00 05:33:14.91 -68:27:41.2 HIP 26181 21.00
2026-05-18 12:00 05:33:42.45 -68:26:53.4 HIP 26181 20.81
2026-05-19 00:00 05:34:10.06 -68:26:06.2 HIP 26181 20.94
2026-05-19 12:00 05:34:37.72 -68:25:19.7 HIP 26181 21.38
2026-05-20 00:00 05:35:05.45 -68:24:33.8 HIP 26181 22.12
2026-05-20 12:00 05:35:33.24 -68:23:48.7 HIP 26181 23.13
2026-05-21 00:00 05:36:01.09 -68:23:04.2 HIP 26181 24.38
2026-05-21 12:00 05:36:28.99 -68:22:20.3 HIP 26181 25.83
2026-05-22 00:00 05:36:56.96 -68:21:37.2 HIP 26181 27.45
2026-05-22 12:00 05:37:24.98 -68:20:54.7 HIP 26181 29.22
2026-05-23 00:00 05:37:53.06 -68:20:12.9 HIP 26181 31.11
2026-05-23 12:00 05:38:21.20 -68:19:31.8 HIP 26995 32.81
2026-05-24 00:00 05:38:49.38 -68:18:51.4 HIP 26995 30.18
2026-05-24 12:00 05:39:17.63 -68:18:11.6 HIP 26995 27.56
2026-05-25 00:00 05:39:45.92 -68:17:32.5 HIP 26995 24.96
2026-05-25 12:00 05:40:14.27 -68:16:54.1 HIP 26995 22.38
2026-05-26 00:00 05:40:42.67 -68:16:16.4 HIP 26995 19.84
2026-05-26 12:00 05:41:11.12 -68:15:39.3 HIP 26995 17.35
2026-05-27 00:00 05:41:39.62 -68:15:03.0 HIP 26995 14.95
2026-05-27 12:00 05:42:08.17 -68:14:27.3 HIP 26995 12.67
2026-05-28 00:00 05:42:36.77 -68:13:52.3 HIP 26995 10.62
2026-05-28 12:00 05:43:05.41 -68:13:18.0 HIP 26995 8.93
2026-05-29 00:00 05:43:34.11 -68:12:44.4 HIP 26995 7.86
2026-05-29 12:00 05:44:02.84 -68:12:11.5 HIP 26995 7.68
2026-05-30 00:00 05:44:31.63 -68:11:39.3 HIP 26995 8.44
2026-05-30 12:00 05:45:00.46 -68:11:07.7 HIP 26995 9.94
2026-05-31 00:00 05:45:29.33 -68:10:36.9 HIP 26995 11.89
2026-05-31 12:00 05:45:58.25 -68:10:06.7 HIP 26995 14.12
2026-06-01 00:00 05:46:27.21 -68:09:37.3 HIP 26995 16.51
2026-06-01 12:00 05:46:56.21 -68:09:08.5 HIP 27186 18.58
2026-06-02 00:00 05:47:25.26 -68:08:40.4 HIP 27186 19.34