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92P/Sanguin

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 92P/Sanguin
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2015-03-01T04:24:17.484480Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2015-12-09T11:26:49Z
Obs used 919
NEO -
M1 11.100
K1 17.000
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2015-12-19.0000000
e 0.65932548
q (au) 1.825456
a (au) 5.358357
i (deg) 19.444606
Ω (om, deg) 181.458916
ω (w, deg) 163.789034
M (ma, deg) 23.267628

Magnitude

92P/Sanguin · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (17.783 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 17.783
n 2.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.590
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

Residuals (Piecewise)

$$\epsilon = a \log_{10} r_{\mathrm{au}} + b$$

Start (UTC) End (UTC) a b
2014-04-30 2014-08-21 +1.5336 -0.375
2015-09-19 2016-01-13 +4.8411 -2.744

log10 r = log10(heliocentric distance / AU), Δ = geocentric distance (AU)

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-02-03 00:00 15:35:25.91 -06:24:04.6 HIP 76400 11.69
2026-02-03 12:00 15:35:42.08 -06:23:10.9 HIP 76400 7.65
2026-02-04 00:00 15:35:58.12 -06:22:16.0 HIP 76400 3.80
2026-02-04 12:00 15:36:14.01 -06:21:20.0 HIP 76400 1.97
2026-02-05 00:00 15:36:29.76 -06:20:22.8 HIP 76400 5.10
2026-02-05 12:00 15:36:45.37 -06:19:24.5 HIP 76400 8.96
2026-02-06 00:00 15:37:00.84 -06:18:25.0 HIP 76400 12.87
2026-02-06 12:00 15:37:16.16 -06:17:24.3 HIP 76400 16.79
2026-02-07 00:00 15:37:31.33 -06:16:22.5 HIP 76571 14.06
2026-02-07 12:00 15:37:46.36 -06:15:19.5 HIP 76571 10.54
2026-02-08 00:00 15:38:01.24 -06:14:15.3 HIP 76571 7.40
2026-02-08 12:00 15:38:15.97 -06:13:09.9 HIP 76571 5.28
2026-02-09 00:00 15:38:30.54 -06:12:03.4 HIP 76571 5.45
2026-02-09 12:00 15:38:44.97 -06:10:55.7 HIP 76571 7.72
2026-02-10 00:00 15:38:59.24 -06:09:46.8 HIP 76638 8.43
2026-02-10 12:00 15:39:13.35 -06:08:36.7 HIP 76638 7.76
2026-02-11 00:00 15:39:27.31 -06:07:25.4 HIP 76638 8.72
2026-02-11 12:00 15:39:41.11 -06:06:13.0 HIP 76638 10.86
2026-02-12 00:00 15:39:54.75 -06:04:59.4 HIP 76638 13.60
2026-02-12 12:00 15:40:08.23 -06:03:44.6 HIP 76638 16.63
2026-02-13 00:00 15:40:21.55 -06:02:28.6 HIP 76638 19.80
2026-02-13 12:00 15:40:34.71 -06:01:11.4 HIP 76638 23.05
2026-02-14 00:00 15:40:47.70 -05:59:53.0 HIP 76798 21.92
2026-02-14 12:00 15:41:00.53 -05:58:33.5 HIP 76798 20.73
2026-02-15 00:00 15:41:13.18 -05:57:12.7 HIP 76798 20.05
2026-02-15 12:00 15:41:25.67 -05:55:50.8 HIP 76798 19.90
2026-02-16 00:00 15:41:37.99 -05:54:27.7 HIP 76798 20.28
2026-02-16 12:00 15:41:50.14 -05:53:03.3 HIP 76798 21.16
2026-02-17 00:00 15:42:02.12 -05:51:37.8 HIP 76798 22.45
2026-02-17 12:00 15:42:13.92 -05:50:11.2 HIP 77030 23.05
2026-02-18 00:00 15:42:25.55 -05:48:43.3 HIP 77030 19.83
2026-02-18 12:00 15:42:37.01 -05:47:14.2 HIP 77030 16.65
2026-02-19 00:00 15:42:48.28 -05:45:44.0 HIP 77030 13.53
2026-02-19 12:00 15:42:59.38 -05:44:12.6 HIP 77030 10.47
2026-02-20 00:00 15:43:10.30 -05:42:40.0 HIP 77030 7.55
2026-02-20 12:00 15:43:21.04 -05:41:06.2 HIP 77030 4.92
2026-02-21 00:00 15:43:31.60 -05:39:31.3 HIP 77030 3.30
2026-02-21 12:00 15:43:41.97 -05:37:55.1 HIP 77030 4.06
2026-02-22 00:00 15:43:52.16 -05:36:17.8 HIP 77030 6.36
2026-02-22 12:00 15:44:02.17 -05:34:39.4 HIP 77030 9.08
2026-02-23 00:00 15:44:11.99 -05:32:59.7 HIP 77030 11.91
2026-02-23 12:00 15:44:21.62 -05:31:18.9 HIP 77030 14.76
2026-02-24 00:00 15:44:31.07 -05:29:37.0 HIP 77030 17.63