| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
59P/Kearns-Kwee |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2009-03-09T14:55:59.799360Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2023-01-17T10:14:13Z |
| Obs used |
1270 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
10.400 |
| K1 |
15.250 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2013-11-04.0000000 |
| e |
0.47637823 |
| q (au) |
2.351607 |
| a (au) |
4.491041 |
| i (deg) |
9.342961 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
312.860215 |
| ω (w, deg) |
127.745466 |
| M (ma, deg) |
176.087692 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (9.888 + 5.665\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
9.888 |
| n |
5.665 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.975 |
| 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) |
| 2026-03-26 00:00 |
21:31:01.08 |
-14:47:46.9 |
HIP 106139 |
26.65 |
| 2026-03-26 12:00 |
21:31:24.01 |
-14:45:35.4 |
HIP 106374 |
25.45 |
| 2026-03-27 00:00 |
21:31:46.86 |
-14:43:24.1 |
HIP 106374 |
20.06 |
| 2026-03-27 12:00 |
21:32:09.64 |
-14:41:12.9 |
HIP 106374 |
15.10 |
| 2026-03-28 00:00 |
21:32:32.34 |
-14:39:01.9 |
HIP 106374 |
11.14 |
| 2026-03-28 12:00 |
21:32:54.97 |
-14:36:51.0 |
HIP 106374 |
9.48 |
| 2026-03-29 00:00 |
21:33:17.52 |
-14:34:40.3 |
HIP 106374 |
11.18 |
| 2026-03-29 12:00 |
21:33:39.99 |
-14:32:29.7 |
HIP 106525 |
13.94 |
| 2026-03-30 00:00 |
21:34:02.38 |
-14:30:19.3 |
HIP 106525 |
10.55 |
| 2026-03-30 12:00 |
21:34:24.70 |
-14:28:09.1 |
HIP 106525 |
9.81 |
| 2026-03-31 00:00 |
21:34:46.93 |
-14:25:59.0 |
HIP 106584 |
11.80 |
| 2026-03-31 12:00 |
21:35:09.08 |
-14:23:49.1 |
HIP 106584 |
12.14 |
| 2026-04-01 00:00 |
21:35:31.15 |
-14:21:39.4 |
HIP 106584 |
14.91 |
| 2026-04-01 12:00 |
21:35:53.14 |
-14:19:29.8 |
HIP 106584 |
19.06 |
| 2026-04-02 00:00 |
21:36:15.05 |
-14:17:20.5 |
HIP 106584 |
23.87 |
| 2026-04-02 12:00 |
21:36:36.87 |
-14:15:11.3 |
HIP 106653 |
23.96 |
| 2026-04-03 00:00 |
21:36:58.61 |
-14:13:02.4 |
HIP 106653 |
23.98 |
| 2026-04-03 12:00 |
21:37:20.27 |
-14:10:53.6 |
HIP 106653 |
25.30 |
| 2026-04-04 00:00 |
21:37:41.84 |
-14:08:45.0 |
HIP 106922 |
27.20 |
| 2026-04-04 12:00 |
21:38:03.33 |
-14:06:36.7 |
HIP 106922 |
21.70 |
| 2026-04-05 00:00 |
21:38:24.72 |
-14:04:28.5 |
HIP 106922 |
16.32 |
| 2026-04-05 12:00 |
21:38:46.03 |
-14:02:20.6 |
HIP 106922 |
11.18 |
| 2026-04-06 00:00 |
21:39:07.26 |
-14:00:12.9 |
HIP 106922 |
6.81 |
| 2026-04-06 12:00 |
21:39:28.39 |
-13:58:05.5 |
HIP 106922 |
5.45 |
| 2026-04-07 00:00 |
21:39:49.44 |
-13:55:58.2 |
HIP 106922 |
8.62 |
| 2026-04-07 12:00 |
21:40:10.39 |
-13:53:51.3 |
HIP 106922 |
13.40 |
| 2026-04-08 00:00 |
21:40:31.25 |
-13:51:44.5 |
HIP 107082 |
12.65 |
| 2026-04-08 12:00 |
21:40:52.03 |
-13:49:38.0 |
HIP 107082 |
9.42 |
| 2026-04-09 00:00 |
21:41:12.70 |
-13:47:31.8 |
HIP 107082 |
8.78 |
| 2026-04-09 12:00 |
21:41:33.29 |
-13:45:25.8 |
HIP 107082 |
11.16 |
| 2026-04-10 00:00 |
21:41:53.78 |
-13:43:20.1 |
HIP 107082 |
15.17 |
| 2026-04-10 12:00 |
21:42:14.17 |
-13:41:14.7 |
HIP 107220 |
10.89 |
| 2026-04-11 00:00 |
21:42:34.47 |
-13:39:09.5 |
HIP 107220 |
6.05 |
| 2026-04-11 12:00 |
21:42:54.68 |
-13:37:04.7 |
HIP 107220 |
3.45 |
| 2026-04-12 00:00 |
21:43:14.78 |
-13:35:00.1 |
HIP 107220 |
6.61 |
| 2026-04-12 12:00 |
21:43:34.79 |
-13:32:55.8 |
HIP 107220 |
11.47 |
| 2026-04-13 00:00 |
21:43:54.69 |
-13:30:51.8 |
HIP 107220 |
16.56 |
| 2026-04-13 12:00 |
21:44:14.50 |
-13:28:48.2 |
HIP 107404 |
19.43 |
| 2026-04-14 00:00 |
21:44:34.20 |
-13:26:44.8 |
HIP 107407 |
17.49 |
| 2026-04-14 12:00 |
21:44:53.81 |
-13:24:41.8 |
HIP 107422 |
16.21 |
| 2026-04-15 00:00 |
21:45:13.31 |
-13:22:39.1 |
HIP 107422 |
16.30 |
| 2026-04-15 12:00 |
21:45:32.70 |
-13:20:36.7 |
HIP 107422 |
17.94 |
| 2026-04-16 00:00 |
21:45:51.99 |
-13:18:34.7 |
HIP 107422 |
20.73 |