| 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) |
| 2026-05-12 00:00 |
02:55:15.06 |
+26:46:56.1 |
HIP 13642 |
7.64 |
| 2026-05-12 12:00 |
02:56:25.87 |
+26:53:52.3 |
HIP 13642 |
10.58 |
| 2026-05-13 00:00 |
02:57:36.88 |
+27:00:47.5 |
HIP 13891 |
22.14 |
| 2026-05-13 12:00 |
02:58:48.09 |
+27:07:41.5 |
HIP 13973 |
21.20 |
| 2026-05-14 00:00 |
02:59:59.49 |
+27:14:34.4 |
HIP 13973 |
21.25 |
| 2026-05-14 12:00 |
03:01:11.09 |
+27:21:26.1 |
HIP 13973 |
32.47 |
| 2026-05-15 00:00 |
03:02:22.88 |
+27:28:16.6 |
HIP 14233 |
16.06 |
| 2026-05-15 12:00 |
03:03:34.88 |
+27:35:05.9 |
HIP 14233 |
1.38 |
| 2026-05-16 00:00 |
03:04:47.07 |
+27:41:53.9 |
HIP 14405 |
13.49 |
| 2026-05-16 12:00 |
03:05:59.46 |
+27:48:40.8 |
HIP 14386 |
6.40 |
| 2026-05-17 00:00 |
03:07:12.05 |
+27:55:26.3 |
HIP 14386 |
21.64 |
| 2026-05-17 12:00 |
03:08:24.83 |
+28:02:10.6 |
HIP 14719 |
26.39 |
| 2026-05-18 00:00 |
03:09:37.81 |
+28:08:53.5 |
HIP 14766 |
17.69 |
| 2026-05-18 12:00 |
03:10:50.99 |
+28:15:35.2 |
HIP 14766 |
5.31 |
| 2026-05-19 00:00 |
03:12:04.37 |
+28:22:15.4 |
HIP 14766 |
18.80 |
| 2026-05-19 12:00 |
03:13:17.95 |
+28:28:54.3 |
HIP 14766 |
35.92 |
| 2026-05-20 00:00 |
03:14:31.72 |
+28:35:31.8 |
HIP 15141 |
28.81 |
| 2026-05-20 12:00 |
03:15:45.69 |
+28:42:07.9 |
HIP 15274 |
17.43 |
| 2026-05-21 00:00 |
03:16:59.86 |
+28:48:42.6 |
HIP 15274 |
3.28 |
| 2026-05-21 12:00 |
03:18:14.22 |
+28:55:15.8 |
HIP 15393 |
12.75 |
| 2026-05-22 00:00 |
03:19:28.78 |
+29:01:47.5 |
HIP 15549 |
11.33 |
| 2026-05-22 12:00 |
03:20:43.54 |
+29:08:17.8 |
HIP 15549 |
7.39 |
| 2026-05-23 00:00 |
03:21:58.50 |
+29:14:46.5 |
HIP 15549 |
24.49 |
| 2026-05-23 12:00 |
03:23:13.66 |
+29:21:13.7 |
HIP 15746 |
28.22 |
| 2026-05-24 00:00 |
03:24:29.01 |
+29:27:39.3 |
HIP 15746 |
29.96 |
| 2026-05-24 12:00 |
03:25:44.56 |
+29:34:03.4 |
HIP 16170 |
36.69 |
| 2026-05-25 00:00 |
03:27:00.31 |
+29:40:25.9 |
HIP 16170 |
19.04 |
| 2026-05-25 12:00 |
03:28:16.26 |
+29:46:46.7 |
HIP 16170 |
1.55 |
| 2026-05-26 00:00 |
03:29:32.40 |
+29:53:05.9 |
HIP 16164 |
16.29 |
| 2026-05-26 12:00 |
03:30:48.75 |
+29:59:23.5 |
HIP 16474 |
17.56 |
| 2026-05-27 00:00 |
03:32:05.29 |
+30:05:39.4 |
HIP 16474 |
5.38 |
| 2026-05-27 12:00 |
03:33:22.03 |
+30:11:53.6 |
HIP 16474 |
19.43 |
| 2026-05-28 00:00 |
03:34:38.97 |
+30:18:06.1 |
HIP 16795 |
27.63 |
| 2026-05-28 12:00 |
03:35:56.11 |
+30:24:16.8 |
HIP 16795 |
25.49 |
| 2026-05-29 00:00 |
03:37:13.44 |
+30:30:25.8 |
HIP 16795 |
34.17 |
| 2026-05-29 12:00 |
03:38:30.98 |
+30:36:33.0 |
HIP 16900 |
33.50 |
| 2026-05-30 00:00 |
03:39:48.71 |
+30:42:38.4 |
HIP 16900 |
38.91 |
| 2026-05-30 12:00 |
03:41:06.64 |
+30:48:42.1 |
HIP 17306 |
26.23 |
| 2026-05-31 00:00 |
03:42:24.77 |
+30:54:43.8 |
HIP 17306 |
15.42 |
| 2026-05-31 12:00 |
03:43:43.10 |
+31:00:43.7 |
HIP 17306 |
20.56 |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
03:45:01.63 |
+31:06:41.8 |
HIP 17642 |
29.33 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
03:46:20.35 |
+31:12:37.9 |
HIP 17642 |
24.90 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
03:47:39.27 |
+31:18:32.1 |
HIP 17646 |
31.78 |