| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
233P/La Sagra |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2015-06-25T04:33:06.261120Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2026-03-12T00:07:19Z |
| Obs used |
182 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
18.800 |
| K1 |
4.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2017-10-24.0000000 |
| e |
0.41123476 |
| q (au) |
1.783842 |
| a (au) |
3.029802 |
| i (deg) |
11.284490 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
74.928161 |
| ω (w, deg) |
27.129771 |
| M (ma, deg) |
159.193599 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (15.683 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
15.683 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.838 |
| k |
0.999 |
| 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
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-05-12 00:00 |
08:54:57.82 |
+29:14:00.6 |
HIP 43952 |
28.13 |
| 2026-05-12 12:00 |
08:56:00.16 |
+29:08:37.4 |
HIP 43952 |
15.15 |
| 2026-05-13 00:00 |
08:57:02.45 |
+29:03:13.0 |
HIP 43952 |
9.78 |
| 2026-05-13 12:00 |
08:58:04.71 |
+28:57:47.4 |
HIP 43952 |
19.76 |
| 2026-05-14 00:00 |
08:59:06.92 |
+28:52:20.7 |
HIP 44211 |
20.27 |
| 2026-05-14 12:00 |
09:00:09.09 |
+28:46:52.7 |
HIP 44211 |
7.22 |
| 2026-05-15 00:00 |
09:01:11.21 |
+28:41:23.5 |
HIP 44211 |
11.15 |
| 2026-05-15 12:00 |
09:02:13.29 |
+28:35:53.2 |
HIP 44211 |
25.06 |
| 2026-05-16 00:00 |
09:03:15.31 |
+28:30:21.8 |
HIP 44543 |
17.47 |
| 2026-05-16 12:00 |
09:04:17.30 |
+28:24:49.2 |
HIP 44543 |
3.34 |
| 2026-05-17 00:00 |
09:05:19.23 |
+28:19:15.4 |
HIP 44543 |
12.24 |
| 2026-05-17 12:00 |
09:06:21.12 |
+28:13:40.6 |
HIP 44763 |
15.17 |
| 2026-05-18 00:00 |
09:07:22.95 |
+28:08:04.6 |
HIP 44763 |
0.85 |
| 2026-05-18 12:00 |
09:08:24.74 |
+28:02:27.6 |
HIP 44784 |
10.22 |
| 2026-05-19 00:00 |
09:09:26.47 |
+27:56:49.5 |
HIP 44784 |
23.89 |
| 2026-05-19 12:00 |
09:10:28.15 |
+27:51:10.3 |
HIP 44920 |
31.45 |
| 2026-05-20 00:00 |
09:11:29.77 |
+27:45:30.1 |
HIP 44920 |
37.88 |
| 2026-05-20 12:00 |
09:12:31.34 |
+27:39:48.9 |
HIP 45359 |
28.49 |
| 2026-05-21 00:00 |
09:13:32.85 |
+27:34:06.6 |
HIP 45359 |
19.02 |
| 2026-05-21 12:00 |
09:14:34.31 |
+27:28:23.3 |
HIP 45359 |
18.65 |
| 2026-05-22 00:00 |
09:15:35.71 |
+27:22:39.0 |
HIP 45595 |
26.81 |
| 2026-05-22 12:00 |
09:16:37.05 |
+27:16:53.7 |
HIP 45595 |
15.55 |
| 2026-05-23 00:00 |
09:17:38.32 |
+27:11:07.4 |
HIP 45595 |
14.22 |
| 2026-05-23 12:00 |
09:18:39.54 |
+27:05:20.2 |
HIP 45779 |
19.34 |
| 2026-05-24 00:00 |
09:19:40.70 |
+26:59:32.1 |
HIP 45779 |
11.61 |
| 2026-05-24 12:00 |
09:20:41.79 |
+26:53:42.9 |
HIP 45914 |
14.01 |
| 2026-05-25 00:00 |
09:21:42.82 |
+26:47:52.9 |
HIP 45914 |
2.92 |
| 2026-05-25 12:00 |
09:22:43.79 |
+26:42:02.0 |
HIP 45914 |
16.11 |
| 2026-05-26 00:00 |
09:23:44.69 |
+26:36:10.1 |
HIP 46153 |
14.11 |
| 2026-05-26 12:00 |
09:24:45.52 |
+26:30:17.4 |
HIP 46153 |
10.71 |
| 2026-05-27 00:00 |
09:25:46.30 |
+26:24:23.8 |
HIP 46255 |
12.13 |
| 2026-05-27 12:00 |
09:26:47.00 |
+26:18:29.3 |
HIP 46325 |
2.72 |
| 2026-05-28 00:00 |
09:27:47.64 |
+26:12:33.9 |
HIP 46490 |
15.16 |
| 2026-05-28 12:00 |
09:28:48.21 |
+26:06:37.7 |
HIP 46490 |
6.38 |
| 2026-05-29 00:00 |
09:29:48.71 |
+26:00:40.7 |
HIP 46490 |
17.07 |
| 2026-05-29 12:00 |
09:30:49.14 |
+25:54:42.8 |
HIP 46702 |
7.49 |
| 2026-05-30 00:00 |
09:31:49.51 |
+25:48:44.1 |
HIP 46702 |
13.58 |
| 2026-05-30 12:00 |
09:32:49.81 |
+25:42:44.6 |
HIP 46702 |
27.44 |
| 2026-05-31 00:00 |
09:33:50.04 |
+25:36:44.3 |
HIP 47034 |
39.07 |
| 2026-05-31 12:00 |
09:34:50.19 |
+25:30:43.2 |
HIP 47026 |
36.56 |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
09:35:50.28 |
+25:24:41.3 |
HIP 47026 |
32.34 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
09:36:50.30 |
+25:18:38.7 |
HIP 47298 |
20.84 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
09:37:50.25 |
+25:12:35.3 |
HIP 47298 |
11.74 |