| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
383P/Christensen |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2006-08-30T05:44:57.664320Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2022-07-31T01:43:33Z |
| Obs used |
349 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
18.600 |
| K1 |
7.500 |
| PC |
- |
| Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) |
2019-06-25T21:31:28.704000Z |
| Discovery magnitude (MPC) |
19.90 T |
| Discovery observatory (MPC) |
461 · University of Szeged, Piszkéstető Stn. (Konkoly) |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2008-01-01.0000000 |
| e |
0.61142650 |
| q (au) |
1.358952 |
| a (au) |
3.497285 |
| i (deg) |
11.867784 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
213.637200 |
| ω (w, deg) |
128.061041 |
| M (ma, deg) |
73.655222 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (16.746 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
16.746 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.911 |
| k |
0.993 |
| 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 |
20:31:36.02 |
-08:41:57.0 |
HIP 101309 |
17.24 |
| 2026-03-26 12:00 |
20:32:55.81 |
-08:35:15.7 |
HIP 101309 |
15.38 |
| 2026-03-27 00:00 |
20:34:15.69 |
-08:28:31.8 |
HIP 101351 |
31.91 |
| 2026-03-27 12:00 |
20:35:35.65 |
-08:21:45.2 |
HIP 101813 |
36.45 |
| 2026-03-28 00:00 |
20:36:55.70 |
-08:14:55.9 |
HIP 101735 |
21.64 |
| 2026-03-28 12:00 |
20:38:15.84 |
-08:08:04.0 |
HIP 101897 |
18.91 |
| 2026-03-29 00:00 |
20:39:36.07 |
-08:01:09.4 |
HIP 101939 |
17.35 |
| 2026-03-29 12:00 |
20:40:56.38 |
-07:54:12.1 |
HIP 102059 |
8.41 |
| 2026-03-30 00:00 |
20:42:16.79 |
-07:47:12.2 |
HIP 102148 |
11.54 |
| 2026-03-30 12:00 |
20:43:37.29 |
-07:40:09.7 |
HIP 102148 |
25.88 |
| 2026-03-31 00:00 |
20:44:57.87 |
-07:33:04.5 |
HIP 102436 |
12.78 |
| 2026-03-31 12:00 |
20:46:18.55 |
-07:25:56.7 |
HIP 102436 |
22.59 |
| 2026-04-01 00:00 |
20:47:39.32 |
-07:18:46.3 |
HIP 102614 |
12.10 |
| 2026-04-01 12:00 |
20:49:00.18 |
-07:11:33.3 |
HIP 102614 |
20.58 |
| 2026-04-02 00:00 |
20:50:21.13 |
-07:04:17.7 |
HIP 102820 |
23.87 |
| 2026-04-02 12:00 |
20:51:42.18 |
-06:56:59.5 |
HIP 102820 |
31.98 |
| 2026-04-03 00:00 |
20:53:03.31 |
-06:49:38.7 |
HIP 103154 |
14.16 |
| 2026-04-03 12:00 |
20:54:24.54 |
-06:42:15.4 |
HIP 103154 |
12.87 |
| 2026-04-04 00:00 |
20:55:45.86 |
-06:34:49.5 |
HIP 103406 |
20.09 |
| 2026-04-04 12:00 |
20:57:07.27 |
-06:27:21.0 |
HIP 103406 |
1.53 |
| 2026-04-05 00:00 |
20:58:28.78 |
-06:19:50.1 |
HIP 103495 |
10.96 |
| 2026-04-05 12:00 |
20:59:50.38 |
-06:12:16.6 |
HIP 103495 |
26.10 |
| 2026-04-06 00:00 |
21:01:12.07 |
-06:04:40.6 |
HIP 103800 |
18.48 |
| 2026-04-06 12:00 |
21:02:33.85 |
-05:57:02.1 |
HIP 103800 |
23.69 |
| 2026-04-07 00:00 |
21:03:55.73 |
-05:49:21.1 |
HIP 103981 |
2.23 |
| 2026-04-07 12:00 |
21:05:17.70 |
-05:41:37.7 |
HIP 104165 |
17.40 |
| 2026-04-08 00:00 |
21:06:39.77 |
-05:33:51.8 |
HIP 104165 |
5.38 |
| 2026-04-08 12:00 |
21:08:01.92 |
-05:26:03.5 |
HIP 104294 |
9.13 |
| 2026-04-09 00:00 |
21:09:24.18 |
-05:18:12.8 |
HIP 104395 |
17.97 |
| 2026-04-09 12:00 |
21:10:46.52 |
-05:10:19.7 |
HIP 104610 |
13.29 |
| 2026-04-10 00:00 |
21:12:08.96 |
-05:02:24.2 |
HIP 104610 |
19.04 |
| 2026-04-10 12:00 |
21:13:31.49 |
-04:54:26.3 |
HIP 104686 |
27.40 |
| 2026-04-11 00:00 |
21:14:54.12 |
-04:46:26.1 |
HIP 104743 |
39.40 |
| 2026-04-11 12:00 |
21:16:16.84 |
-04:38:23.5 |
HIP 105075 |
27.51 |
| 2026-04-12 00:00 |
21:17:39.65 |
-04:30:18.7 |
HIP 105164 |
7.88 |
| 2026-04-12 12:00 |
21:19:02.56 |
-04:22:11.5 |
HIP 105164 |
15.66 |
| 2026-04-13 00:00 |
21:20:25.56 |
-04:14:02.1 |
HIP 105412 |
21.83 |
| 2026-04-13 12:00 |
21:21:48.66 |
-04:05:50.4 |
HIP 105483 |
4.76 |
| 2026-04-14 00:00 |
21:23:11.84 |
-03:57:36.5 |
HIP 105483 |
23.36 |
| 2026-04-14 12:00 |
21:24:35.12 |
-03:49:20.4 |
HIP 105767 |
19.06 |
| 2026-04-15 00:00 |
21:25:58.50 |
-03:41:02.1 |
HIP 105767 |
12.87 |
| 2026-04-15 12:00 |
21:27:21.97 |
-03:32:41.6 |
HIP 105993 |
26.87 |
| 2026-04-16 00:00 |
21:28:45.53 |
-03:24:19.0 |
HIP 106095 |
12.53 |