| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
450P/LONEOS |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2027-01-21T02:34:42.029760Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2026-05-05T09:12:23Z |
| Obs used |
954 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
6.800 |
| K1 |
11.250 |
| PC |
0.030 |
| Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) |
2004-01-13T06:33:13.248000Z |
| Discovery magnitude (MPC) |
18.40 N |
| Discovery observatory (MPC) |
699 · Lowell Observatory-LONEOS |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2018-01-13.0000000 |
| e |
0.31139658 |
| q (au) |
5.464766 |
| a (au) |
7.936013 |
| i (deg) |
10.559649 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
124.903670 |
| ω (w, deg) |
21.730811 |
| M (ma, deg) |
214.731966 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (3.097 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
3.097 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.976 |
| k |
1.000 |
| 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 |
07:47:35.26 |
+21:15:17.2 |
HIP 38046 |
14.04 |
| 2026-05-12 12:00 |
07:47:54.17 |
+21:14:56.4 |
HIP 38046 |
12.85 |
| 2026-05-13 00:00 |
07:48:13.19 |
+21:14:35.2 |
HIP 38046 |
13.13 |
| 2026-05-13 12:00 |
07:48:32.33 |
+21:14:13.5 |
HIP 38046 |
14.81 |
| 2026-05-14 00:00 |
07:48:51.58 |
+21:13:51.3 |
HIP 38046 |
17.52 |
| 2026-05-14 12:00 |
07:49:10.94 |
+21:13:28.6 |
HIP 38046 |
20.87 |
| 2026-05-15 00:00 |
07:49:30.41 |
+21:13:05.4 |
HIP 38046 |
24.63 |
| 2026-05-15 12:00 |
07:49:50.00 |
+21:12:41.7 |
HIP 38046 |
28.64 |
| 2026-05-16 00:00 |
07:50:09.70 |
+21:12:17.5 |
HIP 38352 |
27.35 |
| 2026-05-16 12:00 |
07:50:29.50 |
+21:11:52.9 |
HIP 38352 |
24.54 |
| 2026-05-17 00:00 |
07:50:49.42 |
+21:11:27.7 |
HIP 38352 |
22.33 |
| 2026-05-17 12:00 |
07:51:09.44 |
+21:11:02.1 |
HIP 38352 |
20.94 |
| 2026-05-18 00:00 |
07:51:29.57 |
+21:10:35.9 |
HIP 38352 |
20.54 |
| 2026-05-18 12:00 |
07:51:49.80 |
+21:10:09.3 |
HIP 38352 |
21.21 |
| 2026-05-19 00:00 |
07:52:10.14 |
+21:09:42.2 |
HIP 38352 |
22.87 |
| 2026-05-19 12:00 |
07:52:30.59 |
+21:09:14.6 |
HIP 38528 |
22.62 |
| 2026-05-20 00:00 |
07:52:51.13 |
+21:08:46.5 |
HIP 38601 |
19.32 |
| 2026-05-20 12:00 |
07:53:11.78 |
+21:08:18.0 |
HIP 38601 |
14.48 |
| 2026-05-21 00:00 |
07:53:32.53 |
+21:07:48.9 |
HIP 38601 |
9.63 |
| 2026-05-21 12:00 |
07:53:53.37 |
+21:07:19.4 |
HIP 38601 |
4.76 |
| 2026-05-22 00:00 |
07:54:14.32 |
+21:06:49.4 |
HIP 38601 |
0.56 |
| 2026-05-22 12:00 |
07:54:35.36 |
+21:06:18.9 |
HIP 38601 |
5.14 |
| 2026-05-23 00:00 |
07:54:56.50 |
+21:05:48.0 |
HIP 38601 |
10.09 |
| 2026-05-23 12:00 |
07:55:17.74 |
+21:05:16.5 |
HIP 38601 |
15.06 |
| 2026-05-24 00:00 |
07:55:39.07 |
+21:04:44.6 |
HIP 38777 |
17.80 |
| 2026-05-24 12:00 |
07:56:00.49 |
+21:04:12.2 |
HIP 38777 |
15.53 |
| 2026-05-25 00:00 |
07:56:22.01 |
+21:03:39.4 |
HIP 38856 |
11.66 |
| 2026-05-25 12:00 |
07:56:43.62 |
+21:03:06.0 |
HIP 38856 |
7.25 |
| 2026-05-26 00:00 |
07:57:05.32 |
+21:02:32.2 |
HIP 38856 |
4.52 |
| 2026-05-26 12:00 |
07:57:27.12 |
+21:01:57.9 |
HIP 38856 |
6.36 |
| 2026-05-27 00:00 |
07:57:49.00 |
+21:01:23.2 |
HIP 38856 |
10.64 |
| 2026-05-27 12:00 |
07:58:10.97 |
+21:00:47.9 |
HIP 39002 |
13.17 |
| 2026-05-28 00:00 |
07:58:33.03 |
+21:00:12.2 |
HIP 39002 |
10.30 |
| 2026-05-28 12:00 |
07:58:55.17 |
+20:59:36.1 |
HIP 39002 |
9.63 |
| 2026-05-29 00:00 |
07:59:17.40 |
+20:58:59.4 |
HIP 39064 |
9.12 |
| 2026-05-29 12:00 |
07:59:39.72 |
+20:58:22.3 |
HIP 39064 |
7.78 |
| 2026-05-30 00:00 |
08:00:02.12 |
+20:57:44.8 |
HIP 39064 |
9.65 |
| 2026-05-30 12:00 |
08:00:24.61 |
+20:57:06.7 |
HIP 39064 |
13.48 |
| 2026-05-31 00:00 |
08:00:47.18 |
+20:56:28.2 |
HIP 39064 |
18.07 |
| 2026-05-31 12:00 |
08:01:09.83 |
+20:55:49.3 |
HIP 39064 |
23.00 |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
08:01:32.56 |
+20:55:09.8 |
HIP 39064 |
28.09 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
08:01:55.38 |
+20:54:29.9 |
HIP 39260 |
27.83 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
08:02:18.27 |
+20:53:49.6 |
HIP 39260 |
28.27 |