334P/NEAT

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 334P/NEAT
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2017-05-19T03:35:22.182720Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2023-05-03T22:44:41Z
Obs used 404
NEO -
M1 6.500
K1 15.250
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2010-10-20.0000000
e 0.35453120
q (au) 4.187661
a (au) 6.487782
i (deg) 19.057080
Ω (om, deg) 92.783588
ω (w, deg) 81.094516
M (ma, deg) 216.668886

Magnitude

334P/NEAT · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

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

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 6.000
n 6.000
gf 0.913
gb -0.905
k 1.000
δ90 6.383
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

Residuals (Piecewise)

$$\epsilon = a \log_{10} r_{\mathrm{au}} + b$$

Start (UTC) End (UTC) a b
2016-01-07 2017-05-18 +13.7114 -8.331

log10 r = log10(heliocentric distance / AU), Δ = geocentric distance (AU)

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-05-12 00:00 00:50:42.04 -15:14:32.4 HIP 3866 17.79
2026-05-12 12:00 00:50:54.10 -15:13:57.2 HIP 3866 20.61
2026-05-13 00:00 00:51:06.12 -15:13:22.7 HIP 4024 21.12
2026-05-13 12:00 00:51:18.08 -15:12:48.8 HIP 4024 19.81
2026-05-14 00:00 00:51:30.00 -15:12:15.7 HIP 4024 18.89
2026-05-14 12:00 00:51:41.87 -15:11:43.2 HIP 4024 18.41
2026-05-15 00:00 00:51:53.69 -15:11:11.5 HIP 4024 18.39
2026-05-15 12:00 00:52:05.46 -15:10:40.4 HIP 4024 18.82
2026-05-16 00:00 00:52:17.19 -15:10:10.0 HIP 4024 19.68
2026-05-16 12:00 00:52:28.86 -15:09:40.3 HIP 4024 20.91
2026-05-17 00:00 00:52:40.48 -15:09:11.4 HIP 4188 21.54
2026-05-17 12:00 00:52:52.05 -15:08:43.1 HIP 4188 19.73
2026-05-18 00:00 00:53:03.57 -15:08:15.5 HIP 4188 18.21
2026-05-18 12:00 00:53:15.04 -15:07:48.7 HIP 4188 17.04
2026-05-19 00:00 00:53:26.45 -15:07:22.5 HIP 4188 16.28
2026-05-19 12:00 00:53:37.81 -15:06:57.1 HIP 4188 15.98
2026-05-20 00:00 00:53:49.12 -15:06:32.4 HIP 4188 16.18
2026-05-20 12:00 00:54:00.37 -15:06:08.3 HIP 4188 16.83
2026-05-21 00:00 00:54:11.56 -15:05:45.0 HIP 4188 17.89
2026-05-21 12:00 00:54:22.70 -15:05:22.4 HIP 4188 19.28
2026-05-22 00:00 00:54:33.79 -15:05:00.6 HIP 4188 20.94
2026-05-22 12:00 00:54:44.81 -15:04:39.4 HIP 4188 22.78
2026-05-23 00:00 00:54:55.78 -15:04:18.9 HIP 4188 24.78
2026-05-23 12:00 00:55:06.70 -15:03:59.2 HIP 4188 26.89
2026-05-24 00:00 00:55:17.55 -15:03:40.2 HIP 4188 29.08
2026-05-24 12:00 00:55:28.35 -15:03:21.9 HIP 4414 28.17
2026-05-25 00:00 00:55:39.09 -15:03:04.3 HIP 4414 26.57
2026-05-25 12:00 00:55:49.76 -15:02:47.5 HIP 4414 25.14
2026-05-26 00:00 00:56:00.38 -15:02:31.3 HIP 4414 23.94
2026-05-26 12:00 00:56:10.94 -15:02:15.9 HIP 4489 22.06
2026-05-27 00:00 00:56:21.44 -15:02:01.3 HIP 4489 19.70
2026-05-27 12:00 00:56:31.88 -15:01:47.3 HIP 4489 17.41
2026-05-28 00:00 00:56:42.25 -15:01:34.0 HIP 4489 15.21
2026-05-28 12:00 00:56:52.57 -15:01:21.5 HIP 4489 13.15
2026-05-29 00:00 00:57:02.82 -15:01:09.8 HIP 4489 11.28
2026-05-29 12:00 00:57:13.01 -15:00:58.7 HIP 4489 9.72
2026-05-30 00:00 00:57:23.13 -15:00:48.4 HIP 4489 8.60
2026-05-30 12:00 00:57:33.19 -15:00:38.8 HIP 4489 8.11
2026-05-31 00:00 00:57:43.19 -15:00:29.9 HIP 4489 8.34
2026-05-31 12:00 00:57:53.12 -15:00:21.8 HIP 4489 9.22
2026-06-01 00:00 00:58:02.99 -15:00:14.4 HIP 4489 10.59
2026-06-01 12:00 00:58:12.79 -15:00:07.7 HIP 4489 12.26
2026-06-02 00:00 00:58:22.53 -15:00:01.7 HIP 4597 11.68