| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
267P/LONEOS |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2006-09-02T22:24:46.506240Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:28:10Z |
| Obs used |
197 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
20.500 |
| K1 |
4.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2007-09-25.0000000 |
| e |
0.59338984 |
| q (au) |
1.337651 |
| a (au) |
3.289763 |
| i (deg) |
5.368342 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
245.248897 |
| ω (w, deg) |
96.855091 |
| M (ma, deg) |
63.935532 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (19.505 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
19.505 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
0.990 |
| gb |
-0.846 |
| k |
0.977 |
| δ90 |
9.895 |
| 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 |
09:00:29.70 |
+10:40:55.6 |
HIP 44303 |
13.39 |
| 2026-05-12 12:00 |
09:00:40.13 |
+10:40:48.7 |
HIP 44303 |
10.95 |
| 2026-05-13 00:00 |
09:00:50.72 |
+10:40:40.9 |
HIP 44303 |
8.54 |
| 2026-05-13 12:00 |
09:01:01.46 |
+10:40:32.3 |
HIP 44303 |
6.27 |
| 2026-05-14 00:00 |
09:01:12.36 |
+10:40:22.8 |
HIP 44303 |
4.41 |
| 2026-05-14 12:00 |
09:01:23.41 |
+10:40:12.4 |
HIP 44303 |
3.77 |
| 2026-05-15 00:00 |
09:01:34.62 |
+10:40:01.1 |
HIP 44303 |
4.91 |
| 2026-05-15 12:00 |
09:01:45.97 |
+10:39:48.9 |
HIP 44303 |
7.05 |
| 2026-05-16 00:00 |
09:01:57.48 |
+10:39:35.8 |
HIP 44303 |
9.58 |
| 2026-05-16 12:00 |
09:02:09.14 |
+10:39:21.9 |
HIP 44303 |
12.29 |
| 2026-05-17 00:00 |
09:02:20.95 |
+10:39:07.1 |
HIP 44303 |
15.09 |
| 2026-05-17 12:00 |
09:02:32.90 |
+10:38:51.4 |
HIP 44303 |
17.97 |
| 2026-05-18 00:00 |
09:02:45.01 |
+10:38:34.9 |
HIP 44384 |
20.24 |
| 2026-05-18 12:00 |
09:02:57.25 |
+10:38:17.5 |
HIP 44384 |
20.74 |
| 2026-05-19 00:00 |
09:03:09.64 |
+10:37:59.2 |
HIP 44384 |
21.65 |
| 2026-05-19 12:00 |
09:03:22.18 |
+10:37:40.0 |
HIP 44548 |
22.49 |
| 2026-05-20 00:00 |
09:03:34.85 |
+10:37:20.0 |
HIP 44548 |
20.29 |
| 2026-05-20 12:00 |
09:03:47.67 |
+10:36:59.2 |
HIP 44548 |
18.35 |
| 2026-05-21 00:00 |
09:04:00.63 |
+10:36:37.5 |
HIP 44548 |
16.79 |
| 2026-05-21 12:00 |
09:04:13.72 |
+10:36:14.9 |
HIP 44548 |
15.73 |
| 2026-05-22 00:00 |
09:04:26.95 |
+10:35:51.5 |
HIP 44548 |
15.31 |
| 2026-05-22 12:00 |
09:04:40.31 |
+10:35:27.2 |
HIP 44548 |
15.60 |
| 2026-05-23 00:00 |
09:04:53.81 |
+10:35:02.1 |
HIP 44548 |
16.57 |
| 2026-05-23 12:00 |
09:05:07.44 |
+10:34:36.2 |
HIP 44548 |
18.15 |
| 2026-05-24 00:00 |
09:05:21.21 |
+10:34:09.5 |
HIP 44548 |
20.20 |
| 2026-05-24 12:00 |
09:05:35.10 |
+10:33:41.9 |
HIP 44548 |
22.62 |
| 2026-05-25 00:00 |
09:05:49.13 |
+10:33:13.5 |
HIP 44548 |
25.31 |
| 2026-05-25 12:00 |
09:06:03.28 |
+10:32:44.2 |
HIP 44798 |
26.01 |
| 2026-05-26 00:00 |
09:06:17.56 |
+10:32:14.2 |
HIP 44798 |
22.84 |
| 2026-05-26 12:00 |
09:06:31.96 |
+10:31:43.3 |
HIP 44798 |
19.77 |
| 2026-05-27 00:00 |
09:06:46.49 |
+10:31:11.6 |
HIP 44798 |
16.87 |
| 2026-05-27 12:00 |
09:07:01.15 |
+10:30:39.1 |
HIP 44798 |
14.30 |
| 2026-05-28 00:00 |
09:07:15.92 |
+10:30:05.8 |
HIP 44798 |
12.26 |
| 2026-05-28 12:00 |
09:07:30.82 |
+10:29:31.7 |
HIP 44798 |
11.11 |
| 2026-05-29 00:00 |
09:07:45.84 |
+10:28:56.8 |
HIP 44798 |
11.15 |
| 2026-05-29 12:00 |
09:08:00.98 |
+10:28:21.1 |
HIP 44798 |
12.39 |
| 2026-05-30 00:00 |
09:08:16.23 |
+10:27:44.5 |
HIP 44798 |
14.56 |
| 2026-05-30 12:00 |
09:08:31.60 |
+10:27:07.3 |
HIP 44798 |
17.33 |
| 2026-05-31 00:00 |
09:08:47.09 |
+10:26:29.2 |
HIP 44991 |
15.67 |
| 2026-05-31 12:00 |
09:09:02.70 |
+10:25:50.3 |
HIP 44991 |
12.10 |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
09:09:18.42 |
+10:25:10.6 |
HIP 44991 |
8.79 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
09:09:34.25 |
+10:24:30.2 |
HIP 44991 |
6.22 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
09:09:50.20 |
+10:23:49.0 |
HIP 44991 |
5.62 |