| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
295P/LINEAR |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2014-05-16T16:03:40.772160Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2025-12-18T15:12:37Z |
| Obs used |
90 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
14.300 |
| K1 |
10.500 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2009-10-23.0000000 |
| e |
0.61493394 |
| q (au) |
2.058571 |
| a (au) |
5.346021 |
| i (deg) |
21.095291 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
7.692619 |
| ω (w, deg) |
73.260298 |
| M (ma, deg) |
227.105341 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (10.512 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
10.512 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.500 |
| k |
1.000 |
| 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) |
| 2026-03-26 00:00 |
01:17:44.00 |
+15:10:22.4 |
HIP 6143 |
25.52 |
| 2026-03-26 12:00 |
01:18:38.60 |
+15:17:54.5 |
HIP 6143 |
12.36 |
| 2026-03-27 00:00 |
01:19:33.35 |
+15:25:26.9 |
HIP 6143 |
10.73 |
| 2026-03-27 12:00 |
01:20:28.25 |
+15:32:59.4 |
HIP 6289 |
9.30 |
| 2026-03-28 00:00 |
01:21:23.30 |
+15:40:32.1 |
HIP 6289 |
10.24 |
| 2026-03-28 12:00 |
01:22:18.50 |
+15:48:04.9 |
HIP 6384 |
3.93 |
| 2026-03-29 00:00 |
01:23:13.85 |
+15:55:37.9 |
HIP 6384 |
19.06 |
| 2026-03-29 12:00 |
01:24:09.36 |
+16:03:11.0 |
HIP 6649 |
20.75 |
| 2026-03-30 00:00 |
01:25:05.01 |
+16:10:44.3 |
HIP 6649 |
5.78 |
| 2026-03-30 12:00 |
01:26:00.81 |
+16:18:17.7 |
HIP 6649 |
10.41 |
| 2026-03-31 00:00 |
01:26:56.77 |
+16:25:51.1 |
HIP 6803 |
23.10 |
| 2026-03-31 12:00 |
01:27:52.88 |
+16:33:24.7 |
HIP 6803 |
14.66 |
| 2026-04-01 00:00 |
01:28:49.15 |
+16:40:58.4 |
HIP 6803 |
19.31 |
| 2026-04-01 12:00 |
01:29:45.57 |
+16:48:32.2 |
HIP 6969 |
17.42 |
| 2026-04-02 00:00 |
01:30:42.14 |
+16:56:06.0 |
HIP 7081 |
15.09 |
| 2026-04-02 12:00 |
01:31:38.87 |
+17:03:39.9 |
HIP 7081 |
8.08 |
| 2026-04-03 00:00 |
01:32:35.76 |
+17:11:13.9 |
HIP 7143 |
16.36 |
| 2026-04-03 12:00 |
01:33:32.80 |
+17:18:47.9 |
HIP 7282 |
22.58 |
| 2026-04-04 00:00 |
01:34:29.99 |
+17:26:21.9 |
HIP 7282 |
17.94 |
| 2026-04-04 12:00 |
01:35:27.35 |
+17:33:55.9 |
HIP 7447 |
10.24 |
| 2026-04-05 00:00 |
01:36:24.86 |
+17:41:30.0 |
HIP 7447 |
17.06 |
| 2026-04-05 12:00 |
01:37:22.54 |
+17:49:04.0 |
HIP 7626 |
12.27 |
| 2026-04-06 00:00 |
01:38:20.37 |
+17:56:38.1 |
HIP 7626 |
7.01 |
| 2026-04-06 12:00 |
01:39:18.36 |
+18:04:12.1 |
HIP 7626 |
21.02 |
| 2026-04-07 00:00 |
01:40:16.51 |
+18:11:46.1 |
HIP 7893 |
32.81 |
| 2026-04-07 12:00 |
01:41:14.83 |
+18:19:20.1 |
HIP 7893 |
20.25 |
| 2026-04-08 00:00 |
01:42:13.30 |
+18:26:54.0 |
HIP 7893 |
15.54 |
| 2026-04-08 12:00 |
01:43:11.94 |
+18:34:27.9 |
HIP 7893 |
23.94 |
| 2026-04-09 00:00 |
01:44:10.74 |
+18:42:01.6 |
HIP 7893 |
37.51 |
| 2026-04-09 12:00 |
01:45:09.70 |
+18:49:35.3 |
HIP 8303 |
28.46 |
| 2026-04-10 00:00 |
01:46:08.83 |
+18:57:08.9 |
HIP 8303 |
21.01 |
| 2026-04-10 12:00 |
01:47:08.12 |
+19:04:42.4 |
HIP 8303 |
24.06 |
| 2026-04-11 00:00 |
01:48:07.58 |
+19:12:15.8 |
HIP 8371 |
16.04 |
| 2026-04-11 12:00 |
01:49:07.20 |
+19:19:49.0 |
HIP 8371 |
20.15 |
| 2026-04-12 00:00 |
01:50:06.99 |
+19:27:22.1 |
HIP 8371 |
32.64 |
| 2026-04-12 12:00 |
01:51:06.95 |
+19:34:55.0 |
HIP 8832 |
38.26 |
| 2026-04-13 00:00 |
01:52:07.07 |
+19:42:27.8 |
HIP 8766 |
28.40 |
| 2026-04-13 12:00 |
01:53:07.36 |
+19:50:00.4 |
HIP 8766 |
19.68 |
| 2026-04-14 00:00 |
01:54:07.82 |
+19:57:32.7 |
HIP 8766 |
22.00 |
| 2026-04-14 12:00 |
01:55:08.45 |
+20:05:04.9 |
HIP 9028 |
26.72 |
| 2026-04-15 00:00 |
01:56:09.24 |
+20:12:36.9 |
HIP 9028 |
28.78 |
| 2026-04-15 12:00 |
01:57:10.21 |
+20:20:08.6 |
HIP 9186 |
16.56 |
| 2026-04-16 00:00 |
01:58:11.34 |
+20:27:40.0 |
HIP 9186 |
2.08 |