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458P/Jahn

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 458P/Jahn
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2022-10-30T01:02:09.162240Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2023-04-26T18:45:19Z
Obs used 65
NEO -
M1 9.200
K1 22.500
PC -
Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) 2016-02-10T13:20:07.814400Z
Discovery magnitude (MPC) 23.98 G
Discovery observatory (MPC) F51 · Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2020-03-22.0000000
e 0.31500840
q (au) 2.645016
a (au) 3.861384
i (deg) 13.606395
Ω (om, deg) 1.625135
ω (w, deg) 104.364729
M (ma, deg) 236.335161

Magnitude

458P/Jahn · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (14.803 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 14.803
n 6.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.696
k 0.800
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)
2026-02-03 00:00 18:44:12.27 -34:52:58.8 HIP 91746 26.43
2026-02-03 12:00 18:44:42.41 -34:53:02.8 HIP 92070 23.92
2026-02-04 00:00 18:45:12.47 -34:53:07.0 HIP 92070 20.65
2026-02-04 12:00 18:45:42.46 -34:53:11.3 HIP 92070 18.91
2026-02-05 00:00 18:46:12.37 -34:53:15.7 HIP 92070 19.09
2026-02-05 12:00 18:46:42.19 -34:53:20.2 HIP 92070 21.14
2026-02-06 00:00 18:47:11.94 -34:53:24.9 HIP 92070 24.57
2026-02-06 12:00 18:47:41.60 -34:53:29.6 HIP 92350 21.40
2026-02-07 00:00 18:48:11.18 -34:53:34.6 HIP 92350 16.06
2026-02-07 12:00 18:48:40.68 -34:53:39.6 HIP 92350 11.50
2026-02-08 00:00 18:49:10.09 -34:53:44.8 HIP 92350 8.93
2026-02-08 12:00 18:49:39.42 -34:53:50.2 HIP 92350 10.01
2026-02-09 00:00 18:50:08.66 -34:53:55.7 HIP 92350 13.88
2026-02-09 12:00 18:50:37.81 -34:54:01.3 HIP 92540 11.06
2026-02-10 00:00 18:51:06.88 -34:54:07.2 HIP 92540 5.57
2026-02-10 12:00 18:51:35.85 -34:54:13.1 HIP 92540 3.29
2026-02-11 00:00 18:52:04.74 -34:54:19.3 HIP 92540 7.80
2026-02-11 12:00 18:52:33.53 -34:54:25.6 HIP 92540 13.43
2026-02-12 00:00 18:53:02.23 -34:54:32.1 HIP 92611 17.59
2026-02-12 12:00 18:53:30.84 -34:54:38.8 HIP 92611 21.36
2026-02-13 00:00 18:53:59.35 -34:54:45.7 HIP 92841 17.70
2026-02-13 12:00 18:54:27.77 -34:54:52.7 HIP 92841 14.09
2026-02-14 00:00 18:54:56.09 -34:55:00.0 HIP 92841 12.30
2026-02-14 12:00 18:55:24.31 -34:55:07.5 HIP 92841 13.08
2026-02-15 00:00 18:55:52.43 -34:55:15.1 HIP 92841 16.04
2026-02-15 12:00 18:56:20.46 -34:55:23.0 HIP 92892 19.04
2026-02-16 00:00 18:56:48.38 -34:55:31.1 HIP 93147 21.05
2026-02-16 12:00 18:57:16.21 -34:55:39.4 HIP 93147 15.65
2026-02-17 00:00 18:57:43.92 -34:55:47.9 HIP 93147 10.60
2026-02-17 12:00 18:58:11.54 -34:55:56.6 HIP 93147 6.69
2026-02-18 00:00 18:58:39.05 -34:56:05.6 HIP 93147 6.43
2026-02-18 12:00 18:59:06.46 -34:56:14.8 HIP 93147 10.06
2026-02-19 00:00 18:59:33.75 -34:56:24.3 HIP 93147 14.96
2026-02-19 12:00 19:00:00.94 -34:56:33.9 HIP 93147 20.20
2026-02-20 00:00 19:00:28.03 -34:56:43.9 HIP 93147 25.57
2026-02-20 12:00 19:00:55.00 -34:56:54.1 HIP 93493 22.09
2026-02-21 00:00 19:01:21.86 -34:57:04.5 HIP 93493 17.62
2026-02-21 12:00 19:01:48.61 -34:57:15.2 HIP 93493 13.90
2026-02-22 00:00 19:02:15.24 -34:57:26.2 HIP 93493 11.67
2026-02-22 12:00 19:02:41.76 -34:57:37.4 HIP 93493 11.76
2026-02-23 00:00 19:03:08.17 -34:57:48.9 HIP 93593 7.28
2026-02-23 12:00 19:03:34.46 -34:58:00.7 HIP 93593 4.05
2026-02-24 00:00 19:04:00.64 -34:58:12.8 HIP 93593 6.15