445P/Lemmon-PANSTARRS

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 445P/Lemmon-PANSTARRS
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2022-08-19T02:37:51.418560Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2025-09-09T12:42:58Z
Obs used 308
NEO -
M1 15.600
K1 6.500
PC 0.030
Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) 1998-11-22T06:48:55.008000Z
Discovery magnitude (MPC) 21.10 V
Discovery observatory (MPC) 691 · Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2018-12-24.0000000
e 0.41248906
q (au) 2.383958
a (au) 4.057726
i (deg) 1.088174
Ω (om, deg) 126.549865
ω (w, deg) 213.725650
M (ma, deg) 199.131293

Magnitude

445P/Lemmon-PANSTARRS · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (14.751 + 2.907\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 14.751
n 2.907
gf 1.000
gb -0.864
k 0.999
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

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-05-12 00:00 09:41:21.66 +14:22:29.9 HIP 47503 15.44
2026-05-12 12:00 09:41:27.41 +14:22:00.1 HIP 47503 15.38
2026-05-13 00:00 09:41:33.31 +14:21:29.5 HIP 47503 15.47
2026-05-13 12:00 09:41:39.37 +14:20:58.2 HIP 47503 15.72
2026-05-14 00:00 09:41:45.58 +14:20:26.0 HIP 47503 16.12
2026-05-14 12:00 09:41:51.95 +14:19:53.0 HIP 47503 16.68
2026-05-15 00:00 09:41:58.47 +14:19:19.3 HIP 47503 17.40
2026-05-15 12:00 09:42:05.14 +14:18:44.8 HIP 47503 18.27
2026-05-16 00:00 09:42:11.97 +14:18:09.5 HIP 47503 19.27
2026-05-16 12:00 09:42:18.95 +14:17:33.4 HIP 47503 20.40
2026-05-17 00:00 09:42:26.08 +14:16:56.5 HIP 47503 21.65
2026-05-17 12:00 09:42:33.35 +14:16:18.9 HIP 47723 22.76
2026-05-18 00:00 09:42:40.78 +14:15:40.5 HIP 47723 20.99
2026-05-18 12:00 09:42:48.36 +14:15:01.3 HIP 47723 19.22
2026-05-19 00:00 09:42:56.08 +14:14:21.4 HIP 47723 17.46
2026-05-19 12:00 09:43:03.95 +14:13:40.7 HIP 47723 15.72
2026-05-20 00:00 09:43:11.96 +14:12:59.3 HIP 47723 14.02
2026-05-20 12:00 09:43:20.12 +14:12:17.1 HIP 47723 12.40
2026-05-21 00:00 09:43:28.43 +14:11:34.1 HIP 47723 10.93
2026-05-21 12:00 09:43:36.87 +14:10:50.4 HIP 47723 9.69
2026-05-22 00:00 09:43:45.46 +14:10:06.0 HIP 47723 8.81
2026-05-22 12:00 09:43:54.19 +14:09:20.9 HIP 47723 8.42
2026-05-23 00:00 09:44:03.06 +14:08:35.0 HIP 47723 8.64
2026-05-23 12:00 09:44:12.07 +14:07:48.4 HIP 47723 9.43
2026-05-24 00:00 09:44:21.22 +14:07:01.0 HIP 47723 10.70
2026-05-24 12:00 09:44:30.50 +14:06:13.0 HIP 47723 12.32
2026-05-25 00:00 09:44:39.92 +14:05:24.2 HIP 47723 14.19
2026-05-25 12:00 09:44:49.48 +14:04:34.7 HIP 47723 16.24
2026-05-26 00:00 09:44:59.17 +14:03:44.5 HIP 47723 18.42
2026-05-26 12:00 09:45:08.99 +14:02:53.6 HIP 47723 20.70
2026-05-27 00:00 09:45:18.95 +14:02:02.0 HIP 47723 23.06
2026-05-27 12:00 09:45:29.04 +14:01:09.7 HIP 47994 23.14
2026-05-28 00:00 09:45:39.26 +14:00:16.7 HIP 47994 21.09
2026-05-28 12:00 09:45:49.61 +13:59:23.0 HIP 47994 19.15
2026-05-29 00:00 09:46:00.09 +13:58:28.7 HIP 47994 17.39
2026-05-29 12:00 09:46:10.70 +13:57:33.6 HIP 47994 15.88
2026-05-30 00:00 09:46:21.43 +13:56:37.9 HIP 47994 14.71
2026-05-30 12:00 09:46:32.30 +13:55:41.4 HIP 47994 13.99
2026-05-31 00:00 09:46:43.29 +13:54:44.3 HIP 47994 13.81
2026-05-31 12:00 09:46:54.40 +13:53:46.6 HIP 47994 14.21
2026-06-01 00:00 09:47:05.64 +13:52:48.1 HIP 47994 15.17
2026-06-01 12:00 09:47:17.00 +13:51:49.0 HIP 47994 16.60
2026-06-02 00:00 09:47:28.48 +13:50:49.3 HIP 47994 18.41