| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
53P/Van Biesbroeck |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2016-04-30T19:59:30.923520Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2026-03-09T09:09:38Z |
| Obs used |
2926 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
10.000 |
| K1 |
9.750 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2011-08-29.0000000 |
| e |
0.55103774 |
| q (au) |
2.426494 |
| a (au) |
5.404674 |
| i (deg) |
6.611054 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
148.898788 |
| ω (w, deg) |
134.261588 |
| M (ma, deg) |
226.112232 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (10.440 + 3.304\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
10.440 |
| n |
3.304 |
| gf |
0.851 |
| gb |
-0.843 |
| k |
0.999 |
| δ90 |
1.000 |
| 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) |
| 2026-03-26 00:00 |
09:27:10.27 |
+14:36:22.2 |
HIP 46335 |
8.57 |
| 2026-03-26 12:00 |
09:27:01.65 |
+14:37:16.4 |
HIP 46335 |
8.28 |
| 2026-03-27 00:00 |
09:26:53.18 |
+14:38:09.9 |
HIP 46335 |
8.60 |
| 2026-03-27 12:00 |
09:26:44.85 |
+14:39:02.6 |
HIP 46335 |
9.44 |
| 2026-03-28 00:00 |
09:26:36.67 |
+14:39:54.7 |
HIP 46335 |
10.65 |
| 2026-03-28 12:00 |
09:26:28.62 |
+14:40:46.1 |
HIP 46335 |
12.11 |
| 2026-03-29 00:00 |
09:26:20.72 |
+14:41:36.7 |
HIP 46335 |
13.71 |
| 2026-03-29 12:00 |
09:26:12.96 |
+14:42:26.7 |
HIP 46335 |
15.40 |
| 2026-03-30 00:00 |
09:26:05.35 |
+14:43:15.9 |
HIP 46339 |
16.36 |
| 2026-03-30 12:00 |
09:25:57.88 |
+14:44:04.4 |
HIP 46339 |
17.03 |
| 2026-03-31 00:00 |
09:25:50.56 |
+14:44:52.2 |
HIP 46339 |
17.87 |
| 2026-03-31 12:00 |
09:25:43.38 |
+14:45:39.2 |
HIP 46339 |
18.85 |
| 2026-04-01 00:00 |
09:25:36.36 |
+14:46:25.5 |
HIP 46339 |
19.93 |
| 2026-04-01 12:00 |
09:25:29.48 |
+14:47:11.1 |
HIP 46339 |
21.10 |
| 2026-04-02 00:00 |
09:25:22.75 |
+14:47:56.0 |
HIP 46339 |
22.33 |
| 2026-04-02 12:00 |
09:25:16.17 |
+14:48:40.1 |
HIP 46339 |
23.60 |
| 2026-04-03 00:00 |
09:25:09.74 |
+14:49:23.5 |
HIP 46339 |
24.89 |
| 2026-04-03 12:00 |
09:25:03.46 |
+14:50:06.1 |
HIP 46339 |
26.20 |
| 2026-04-04 00:00 |
09:24:57.33 |
+14:50:48.0 |
HIP 46339 |
27.51 |
| 2026-04-04 12:00 |
09:24:51.36 |
+14:51:29.2 |
HIP 46339 |
28.83 |
| 2026-04-05 00:00 |
09:24:45.54 |
+14:52:09.6 |
HIP 46339 |
30.13 |
| 2026-04-05 12:00 |
09:24:39.87 |
+14:52:49.2 |
HIP 46339 |
31.42 |
| 2026-04-06 00:00 |
09:24:34.35 |
+14:53:28.1 |
HIP 46339 |
32.70 |
| 2026-04-06 12:00 |
09:24:28.99 |
+14:54:06.3 |
HIP 46339 |
33.95 |
| 2026-04-07 00:00 |
09:24:23.79 |
+14:54:43.7 |
HIP 46339 |
35.19 |
| 2026-04-07 12:00 |
09:24:18.73 |
+14:55:20.3 |
HIP 46318 |
36.15 |
| 2026-04-08 00:00 |
09:24:13.84 |
+14:55:56.2 |
HIP 46318 |
37.09 |
| 2026-04-08 12:00 |
09:24:09.10 |
+14:56:31.3 |
HIP 46318 |
38.02 |
| 2026-04-09 00:00 |
09:24:04.52 |
+14:57:05.7 |
HIP 46318 |
38.93 |
| 2026-04-09 12:00 |
09:24:00.09 |
+14:57:39.3 |
HIP 46318 |
39.83 |
| 2026-04-10 00:00 |
09:23:55.83 |
+14:58:12.1 |
HIP 46318 |
40.71 |
| 2026-04-10 12:00 |
09:23:51.72 |
+14:58:44.2 |
HIP 46318 |
41.57 |
| 2026-04-11 00:00 |
09:23:47.77 |
+14:59:15.5 |
HIP 46318 |
42.41 |
| 2026-04-11 12:00 |
09:23:43.97 |
+14:59:46.0 |
HIP 45874 |
42.34 |
| 2026-04-12 00:00 |
09:23:40.34 |
+15:00:15.8 |
HIP 45874 |
41.33 |
| 2026-04-12 12:00 |
09:23:36.87 |
+15:00:44.7 |
HIP 45874 |
40.36 |
| 2026-04-13 00:00 |
09:23:33.55 |
+15:01:13.0 |
HIP 45874 |
39.44 |
| 2026-04-13 12:00 |
09:23:30.40 |
+15:01:40.4 |
HIP 45874 |
38.55 |
| 2026-04-14 00:00 |
09:23:27.41 |
+15:02:07.0 |
HIP 45874 |
37.70 |
| 2026-04-14 12:00 |
09:23:24.57 |
+15:02:32.9 |
HIP 45874 |
36.89 |
| 2026-04-15 00:00 |
09:23:21.90 |
+15:02:58.0 |
HIP 45874 |
36.12 |
| 2026-04-15 12:00 |
09:23:19.39 |
+15:03:22.4 |
HIP 45874 |
35.39 |
| 2026-04-16 00:00 |
09:23:17.04 |
+15:03:45.9 |
HIP 45874 |
34.71 |