| 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) |
| 2026-05-12 00:00 |
22:43:24.36 |
+04:28:52.8 |
HIP 112138 |
30.27 |
| 2026-05-12 12:00 |
22:44:53.16 |
+04:38:26.8 |
HIP 112371 |
13.48 |
| 2026-05-13 00:00 |
22:46:22.05 |
+04:48:01.1 |
HIP 112444 |
7.89 |
| 2026-05-13 12:00 |
22:47:51.04 |
+04:57:35.8 |
HIP 112444 |
17.91 |
| 2026-05-14 00:00 |
22:49:20.14 |
+05:07:10.7 |
HIP 112683 |
13.86 |
| 2026-05-14 12:00 |
22:50:49.33 |
+05:16:45.9 |
HIP 112873 |
18.92 |
| 2026-05-15 00:00 |
22:52:18.61 |
+05:26:21.2 |
HIP 112879 |
23.54 |
| 2026-05-15 12:00 |
22:53:47.99 |
+05:35:56.6 |
HIP 113090 |
5.56 |
| 2026-05-16 00:00 |
22:55:17.47 |
+05:45:32.1 |
HIP 113244 |
9.74 |
| 2026-05-16 12:00 |
22:56:47.04 |
+05:55:07.7 |
HIP 113313 |
11.07 |
| 2026-05-17 00:00 |
22:58:16.71 |
+06:04:43.2 |
HIP 113502 |
14.21 |
| 2026-05-17 12:00 |
22:59:46.47 |
+06:14:18.6 |
HIP 113502 |
10.24 |
| 2026-05-18 00:00 |
23:01:16.32 |
+06:23:53.9 |
HIP 113502 |
34.47 |
| 2026-05-18 12:00 |
23:02:46.27 |
+06:33:29.0 |
HIP 113904 |
18.84 |
| 2026-05-19 00:00 |
23:04:16.31 |
+06:43:03.9 |
HIP 113904 |
7.20 |
| 2026-05-19 12:00 |
23:05:46.44 |
+06:52:38.6 |
HIP 113977 |
24.73 |
| 2026-05-20 00:00 |
23:07:16.66 |
+07:02:12.9 |
HIP 114209 |
26.76 |
| 2026-05-20 12:00 |
23:08:46.97 |
+07:11:46.8 |
HIP 114398 |
22.15 |
| 2026-05-21 00:00 |
23:10:17.38 |
+07:21:20.3 |
HIP 114398 |
2.67 |
| 2026-05-21 12:00 |
23:11:47.88 |
+07:30:53.4 |
HIP 114440 |
23.14 |
| 2026-05-22 00:00 |
23:13:18.47 |
+07:40:26.0 |
HIP 114671 |
16.45 |
| 2026-05-22 12:00 |
23:14:49.14 |
+07:49:58.0 |
HIP 114671 |
15.76 |
| 2026-05-23 00:00 |
23:16:19.91 |
+07:59:29.4 |
HIP 114902 |
3.18 |
| 2026-05-23 12:00 |
23:17:50.77 |
+08:09:00.1 |
HIP 115059 |
20.10 |
| 2026-05-24 00:00 |
23:19:21.72 |
+08:18:30.2 |
HIP 115182 |
20.63 |
| 2026-05-24 12:00 |
23:20:52.76 |
+08:27:59.5 |
HIP 115324 |
12.34 |
| 2026-05-25 00:00 |
23:22:23.89 |
+08:37:28.0 |
HIP 115324 |
21.80 |
| 2026-05-25 12:00 |
23:23:55.10 |
+08:46:55.7 |
HIP 115674 |
34.13 |
| 2026-05-26 00:00 |
23:25:26.41 |
+08:56:22.5 |
HIP 115674 |
10.43 |
| 2026-05-26 12:00 |
23:26:57.80 |
+09:05:48.3 |
HIP 115674 |
15.76 |
| 2026-05-27 00:00 |
23:28:29.28 |
+09:15:13.2 |
HIP 115871 |
10.43 |
| 2026-05-27 12:00 |
23:30:00.84 |
+09:24:37.1 |
HIP 116055 |
14.24 |
| 2026-05-28 00:00 |
23:31:32.49 |
+09:33:59.9 |
HIP 116055 |
10.36 |
| 2026-05-28 12:00 |
23:33:04.23 |
+09:43:21.5 |
HIP 116334 |
22.05 |
| 2026-05-29 00:00 |
23:34:36.05 |
+09:52:42.0 |
HIP 116334 |
20.96 |
| 2026-05-29 12:00 |
23:36:07.96 |
+10:02:01.3 |
HIP 116466 |
3.13 |
| 2026-05-30 00:00 |
23:37:39.95 |
+10:11:19.3 |
HIP 116466 |
26.77 |
| 2026-05-30 12:00 |
23:39:12.02 |
+10:20:36.0 |
HIP 116817 |
19.94 |
| 2026-05-31 00:00 |
23:40:44.17 |
+10:29:51.3 |
HIP 116817 |
6.57 |
| 2026-05-31 12:00 |
23:42:16.40 |
+10:39:05.2 |
HIP 116979 |
13.22 |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
23:43:48.72 |
+10:48:17.7 |
HIP 116979 |
24.05 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
23:45:21.11 |
+10:57:28.6 |
HIP 117238 |
17.59 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
23:46:53.58 |
+11:06:38.0 |
HIP 117238 |
8.62 |