203P/Korlevic

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 203P/Korlevic
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2010-02-09T01:12:32.045760Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2025-01-02T20:12:48Z
Obs used 1174
NEO -
M1 12.900
K1 6.500
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2012-02-04.0000000
e 0.31604886
q (au) 3.183032
a (au) 4.653888
i (deg) 2.973799
Ω (om, deg) 290.519023
ω (w, deg) 154.727921
M (ma, deg) 71.168526

Magnitude

203P/Korlevic · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (7.830 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 7.830
n 6.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.888
k 1.000
δ90 9.997
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

203P/Korlevic · Next 30 Days

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-05-12 00:00 19:55:23.71 -20:55:53.1 HIP 98084 27.79
2026-05-12 12:00 19:55:22.57 -20:55:51.0 HIP 98084 27.84
2026-05-13 00:00 19:55:21.26 -20:55:49.2 HIP 98084 27.91
2026-05-13 12:00 19:55:19.77 -20:55:48.0 HIP 98084 28.01
2026-05-14 00:00 19:55:18.10 -20:55:47.2 HIP 98084 28.14
2026-05-14 12:00 19:55:16.26 -20:55:46.9 HIP 98084 28.29
2026-05-15 00:00 19:55:14.23 -20:55:47.1 HIP 98084 28.47
2026-05-15 12:00 19:55:12.02 -20:55:47.8 HIP 98084 28.69
2026-05-16 00:00 19:55:09.64 -20:55:48.9 HIP 98084 28.93
2026-05-16 12:00 19:55:07.07 -20:55:50.5 HIP 98084 29.21
2026-05-17 00:00 19:55:04.33 -20:55:52.5 HIP 98084 29.52
2026-05-17 12:00 19:55:01.41 -20:55:55.0 HIP 98084 29.87
2026-05-18 00:00 19:54:58.31 -20:55:58.0 HIP 98084 30.26
2026-05-18 12:00 19:54:55.04 -20:56:01.5 HIP 97836 29.67
2026-05-19 00:00 19:54:51.58 -20:56:05.4 HIP 97836 28.88
2026-05-19 12:00 19:54:47.95 -20:56:09.8 HIP 97836 28.04
2026-05-20 00:00 19:54:44.14 -20:56:14.6 HIP 97836 27.17
2026-05-20 12:00 19:54:40.16 -20:56:19.9 HIP 97836 26.25
2026-05-21 00:00 19:54:35.99 -20:56:25.7 HIP 97836 25.29
2026-05-21 12:00 19:54:31.66 -20:56:31.9 HIP 97836 24.30
2026-05-22 00:00 19:54:27.14 -20:56:38.6 HIP 97836 23.26
2026-05-22 12:00 19:54:22.46 -20:56:45.7 HIP 97836 22.19
2026-05-23 00:00 19:54:17.60 -20:56:53.2 HIP 97836 21.08
2026-05-23 12:00 19:54:12.56 -20:57:01.2 HIP 97836 19.93
2026-05-24 00:00 19:54:07.35 -20:57:09.7 HIP 97836 18.74
2026-05-24 12:00 19:54:01.97 -20:57:18.6 HIP 97836 17.52
2026-05-25 00:00 19:53:56.42 -20:57:27.9 HIP 97836 16.27
2026-05-25 12:00 19:53:50.69 -20:57:37.6 HIP 97836 14.98
2026-05-26 00:00 19:53:44.79 -20:57:47.8 HIP 97836 13.67
2026-05-26 12:00 19:53:38.72 -20:57:58.4 HIP 97836 12.34
2026-05-27 00:00 19:53:32.48 -20:58:09.5 HIP 97836 10.99
2026-05-27 12:00 19:53:26.08 -20:58:21.0 HIP 97836 9.64
2026-05-28 00:00 19:53:19.50 -20:58:32.8 HIP 97836 8.31
2026-05-28 12:00 19:53:12.75 -20:58:45.1 HIP 97836 7.04
2026-05-29 00:00 19:53:05.84 -20:58:57.9 HIP 97836 5.90
2026-05-29 12:00 19:52:58.75 -20:59:11.0 HIP 97836 5.02
2026-05-30 00:00 19:52:51.51 -20:59:24.5 HIP 97836 4.59
2026-05-30 12:00 19:52:44.09 -20:59:38.5 HIP 97836 4.78
2026-05-31 00:00 19:52:36.51 -20:59:52.8 HIP 97836 5.56
2026-05-31 12:00 19:52:28.76 -21:00:07.6 HIP 97836 6.77
2026-06-01 00:00 19:52:20.85 -21:00:22.7 HIP 97836 8.24
2026-06-01 12:00 19:52:12.78 -21:00:38.3 HIP 97836 9.87
2026-06-02 00:00 19:52:04.54 -21:00:54.2 HIP 97836 11.62