P/2015 A3 (PANSTARRS)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation P/2015 A3 (PANSTARRS)
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2015-02-22T20:59:44.802240Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:33:05Z
Obs used 57
NEO Yes
M1 20.700
K1 4.500
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2015-02-14.0000000
e 0.84590960
q (au) 1.152929
a (au) 7.482163
i (deg) 172.510659
Ω (om, deg) 277.075159
ω (w, deg) 249.619923
M (ma, deg) 359.572611

Magnitude

P/2015 A3 (PANSTARRS) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (20.000 + 3.323\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 20.000
n 3.323
gf 1.000
gb -1.000
k 0.939
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 13:35:03.30 -01:42:54.8 HIP 66391 37.11
2026-05-12 12:00 13:34:54.61 -01:42:11.9 HIP 66391 38.12
2026-05-13 00:00 13:34:45.96 -01:41:29.4 HIP 66391 39.23
2026-05-13 12:00 13:34:37.34 -01:40:47.2 HIP 66391 40.43
2026-05-14 00:00 13:34:28.76 -01:40:05.4 HIP 66391 41.72
2026-05-14 12:00 13:34:20.22 -01:39:24.0 HIP 66391 43.08
2026-05-15 00:00 13:34:11.72 -01:38:42.9 HIP 65987 44.02
2026-05-15 12:00 13:34:03.26 -01:38:02.3 HIP 65987 41.89
2026-05-16 00:00 13:33:54.84 -01:37:21.9 HIP 65987 39.78
2026-05-16 12:00 13:33:46.47 -01:36:42.0 HIP 65987 37.69
2026-05-17 00:00 13:33:38.13 -01:36:02.4 HIP 65987 35.63
2026-05-17 12:00 13:33:29.84 -01:35:23.3 HIP 65987 33.59
2026-05-18 00:00 13:33:21.59 -01:34:44.5 HIP 65987 31.59
2026-05-18 12:00 13:33:13.38 -01:34:06.1 HIP 65987 29.62
2026-05-19 00:00 13:33:05.22 -01:33:28.1 HIP 65987 27.69
2026-05-19 12:00 13:32:57.10 -01:32:50.5 HIP 65987 25.81
2026-05-20 00:00 13:32:49.03 -01:32:13.3 HIP 65987 23.98
2026-05-20 12:00 13:32:41.01 -01:31:36.5 HIP 65987 22.21
2026-05-21 00:00 13:32:33.03 -01:31:00.1 HIP 65987 20.52
2026-05-21 12:00 13:32:25.10 -01:30:24.1 HIP 65987 18.92
2026-05-22 00:00 13:32:17.22 -01:29:48.5 HIP 65987 17.42
2026-05-22 12:00 13:32:09.39 -01:29:13.3 HIP 65987 16.07
2026-05-23 00:00 13:32:01.61 -01:28:38.5 HIP 65987 14.88
2026-05-23 12:00 13:31:53.87 -01:28:04.1 HIP 65987 13.89
2026-05-24 00:00 13:31:46.19 -01:27:30.1 HIP 65987 13.15
2026-05-24 12:00 13:31:38.55 -01:26:56.6 HIP 65987 12.69
2026-05-25 00:00 13:31:30.97 -01:26:23.5 HIP 65987 12.54
2026-05-25 12:00 13:31:23.44 -01:25:50.7 HIP 65987 12.70
2026-05-26 00:00 13:31:15.96 -01:25:18.4 HIP 65987 13.14
2026-05-26 12:00 13:31:08.53 -01:24:46.5 HIP 65987 13.85
2026-05-27 00:00 13:31:01.16 -01:24:15.1 HIP 65987 14.77
2026-05-27 12:00 13:30:53.84 -01:23:44.0 HIP 65987 15.87
2026-05-28 00:00 13:30:46.57 -01:23:13.4 HIP 65840 14.83
2026-05-28 12:00 13:30:39.36 -01:22:43.2 HIP 65840 13.06
2026-05-29 00:00 13:30:32.20 -01:22:13.4 HIP 65840 11.33
2026-05-29 12:00 13:30:25.10 -01:21:44.1 HIP 65840 9.67
2026-05-30 00:00 13:30:18.05 -01:21:15.2 HIP 65840 8.10
2026-05-30 12:00 13:30:11.05 -01:20:46.7 HIP 65840 6.67
2026-05-31 00:00 13:30:04.12 -01:20:18.6 HIP 65840 5.47
2026-05-31 12:00 13:29:57.24 -01:19:51.0 HIP 65840 4.68
2026-06-01 00:00 13:29:50.41 -01:19:23.8 HIP 65840 4.49
2026-06-01 12:00 13:29:43.65 -01:18:57.0 HIP 65840 4.95
2026-06-02 00:00 13:29:36.94 -01:18:30.7 HIP 65840 5.90