| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
371P/LINEAR-Skiff |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2010-03-26T21:29:58.243200Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:28:37Z |
| Obs used |
175 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
4.300 |
| K1 |
41.000 |
| PC |
0.030 |
| Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) |
2018-09-07T02:02:24.864000Z |
| Discovery magnitude (MPC) |
19.80 G |
| Discovery observatory (MPC) |
J04 · ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2008-07-01.0000000 |
| e |
0.47798664 |
| q (au) |
2.173642 |
| a (au) |
4.163959 |
| i (deg) |
17.413290 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
67.410638 |
| ω (w, deg) |
308.643638 |
| M (ma, deg) |
286.470379 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (16.579 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
16.579 |
| n |
2.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-1.000 |
| k |
0.999 |
| δ90 |
9.995 |
| 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) |
| 2026-03-26 00:00 |
19:30:49.00 |
-29:37:40.1 |
HIP 95941 |
2.38 |
| 2026-03-26 12:00 |
19:31:20.26 |
-29:38:36.0 |
HIP 95941 |
8.64 |
| 2026-03-27 00:00 |
19:31:51.38 |
-29:39:32.5 |
HIP 95991 |
13.87 |
| 2026-03-27 12:00 |
19:32:22.38 |
-29:40:29.6 |
HIP 96043 |
16.97 |
| 2026-03-28 00:00 |
19:32:53.23 |
-29:41:27.3 |
HIP 96043 |
20.53 |
| 2026-03-28 12:00 |
19:33:23.96 |
-29:42:25.5 |
HIP 96043 |
25.40 |
| 2026-03-29 00:00 |
19:33:54.55 |
-29:43:24.5 |
HIP 96043 |
30.94 |
| 2026-03-29 12:00 |
19:34:25.00 |
-29:44:24.0 |
HIP 96433 |
29.59 |
| 2026-03-30 00:00 |
19:34:55.31 |
-29:45:24.2 |
HIP 96433 |
23.55 |
| 2026-03-30 12:00 |
19:35:25.48 |
-29:46:25.0 |
HIP 96433 |
17.97 |
| 2026-03-31 00:00 |
19:35:55.52 |
-29:47:26.5 |
HIP 96433 |
13.37 |
| 2026-03-31 12:00 |
19:36:25.41 |
-29:48:28.7 |
HIP 96433 |
11.01 |
| 2026-04-01 00:00 |
19:36:55.15 |
-29:49:31.5 |
HIP 96433 |
12.21 |
| 2026-04-01 12:00 |
19:37:24.76 |
-29:50:35.1 |
HIP 96486 |
15.11 |
| 2026-04-02 00:00 |
19:37:54.22 |
-29:51:39.3 |
HIP 96486 |
19.63 |
| 2026-04-02 12:00 |
19:38:23.53 |
-29:52:44.3 |
HIP 96690 |
22.00 |
| 2026-04-03 00:00 |
19:38:52.69 |
-29:53:50.0 |
HIP 96690 |
17.79 |
| 2026-04-03 12:00 |
19:39:21.70 |
-29:54:56.5 |
HIP 96690 |
15.20 |
| 2026-04-04 00:00 |
19:39:50.57 |
-29:56:03.7 |
HIP 96690 |
15.03 |
| 2026-04-04 12:00 |
19:40:19.28 |
-29:57:11.6 |
HIP 96690 |
17.33 |
| 2026-04-05 00:00 |
19:40:47.83 |
-29:58:20.4 |
HIP 96877 |
13.81 |
| 2026-04-05 12:00 |
19:41:16.23 |
-29:59:29.9 |
HIP 96877 |
9.11 |
| 2026-04-06 00:00 |
19:41:44.48 |
-30:00:40.2 |
HIP 96877 |
7.29 |
| 2026-04-06 12:00 |
19:42:12.57 |
-30:01:51.4 |
HIP 96877 |
10.00 |
| 2026-04-07 00:00 |
19:42:40.49 |
-30:03:03.3 |
HIP 96877 |
14.91 |
| 2026-04-07 12:00 |
19:43:08.26 |
-30:04:16.1 |
HIP 96877 |
20.47 |
| 2026-04-08 00:00 |
19:43:35.86 |
-30:05:29.8 |
HIP 97180 |
21.22 |
| 2026-04-08 12:00 |
19:44:03.30 |
-30:06:44.3 |
HIP 97180 |
15.32 |
| 2026-04-09 00:00 |
19:44:30.57 |
-30:07:59.6 |
HIP 97180 |
9.66 |
| 2026-04-09 12:00 |
19:44:57.68 |
-30:09:15.9 |
HIP 97180 |
4.93 |
| 2026-04-10 00:00 |
19:45:24.62 |
-30:10:33.0 |
HIP 97180 |
5.17 |
| 2026-04-10 12:00 |
19:45:51.38 |
-30:11:51.1 |
HIP 97180 |
9.98 |
| 2026-04-11 00:00 |
19:46:17.97 |
-30:13:10.0 |
HIP 97180 |
15.53 |
| 2026-04-11 12:00 |
19:46:44.39 |
-30:14:29.9 |
HIP 97180 |
21.23 |
| 2026-04-12 00:00 |
19:47:10.64 |
-30:15:50.8 |
HIP 97502 |
25.89 |
| 2026-04-12 12:00 |
19:47:36.70 |
-30:17:12.6 |
HIP 97502 |
20.14 |
| 2026-04-13 00:00 |
19:48:02.59 |
-30:18:35.3 |
HIP 97502 |
14.44 |
| 2026-04-13 12:00 |
19:48:28.29 |
-30:19:59.1 |
HIP 97502 |
8.86 |
| 2026-04-14 00:00 |
19:48:53.82 |
-30:21:23.8 |
HIP 97502 |
3.70 |
| 2026-04-14 12:00 |
19:49:19.15 |
-30:22:49.5 |
HIP 97502 |
3.64 |
| 2026-04-15 00:00 |
19:49:44.31 |
-30:24:16.2 |
HIP 97554 |
7.83 |
| 2026-04-15 12:00 |
19:50:09.27 |
-30:25:44.0 |
HIP 97554 |
10.98 |
| 2026-04-16 00:00 |
19:50:34.05 |
-30:27:12.8 |
HIP 97554 |
15.53 |