93P/Lovas 1
| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
93P/Lovas 1 |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2007-12-17T16:31:40.846080Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2026-01-08T08:27:27Z |
| Obs used |
3521 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
12.100 |
| K1 |
11.500 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2010-04-12.0000000 |
| e |
0.61240553 |
| q (au) |
1.701558 |
| a (au) |
4.390048 |
| i (deg) |
12.219188 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
339.916503 |
| ω (w, deg) |
74.609173 |
| M (ma, deg) |
90.683941 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (10.899 + 5.407\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
10.899 |
| n |
5.407 |
| gf |
0.945 |
| gb |
-0.782 |
| k |
1.000 |
| δ90 |
8.504 |
| 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
Finding Chart
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-02-03 00:00 |
23:15:52.64 |
-00:08:38.6 |
HIP 114852 |
6.24 |
| 2026-02-03 12:00 |
23:16:54.22 |
-00:00:32.0 |
HIP 114852 |
16.16 |
| 2026-02-04 00:00 |
23:17:55.94 |
+00:07:35.7 |
HIP 115050 |
22.26 |
| 2026-02-04 12:00 |
23:18:57.81 |
+00:15:44.7 |
HIP 115063 |
18.33 |
| 2026-02-05 00:00 |
23:19:59.83 |
+00:23:54.8 |
HIP 115063 |
26.00 |
| 2026-02-05 12:00 |
23:21:01.98 |
+00:32:06.2 |
HIP 115213 |
39.95 |
| 2026-02-06 00:00 |
23:22:04.28 |
+00:40:18.6 |
HIP 115476 |
31.64 |
| 2026-02-06 12:00 |
23:23:06.73 |
+00:48:32.3 |
HIP 115474 |
18.55 |
| 2026-02-07 00:00 |
23:24:09.32 |
+00:56:47.1 |
HIP 115474 |
13.34 |
| 2026-02-07 12:00 |
23:25:12.05 |
+01:05:03.0 |
HIP 115474 |
25.29 |
| 2026-02-08 00:00 |
23:26:14.94 |
+01:13:20.1 |
HIP 115738 |
10.44 |
| 2026-02-08 12:00 |
23:27:17.96 |
+01:21:38.3 |
HIP 115738 |
8.36 |
| 2026-02-09 00:00 |
23:28:21.13 |
+01:29:57.6 |
HIP 115811 |
25.09 |
| 2026-02-09 12:00 |
23:29:24.45 |
+01:38:18.0 |
HIP 116012 |
25.47 |
| 2026-02-10 00:00 |
23:30:27.91 |
+01:46:39.5 |
HIP 116012 |
13.09 |
| 2026-02-10 12:00 |
23:31:31.52 |
+01:55:02.1 |
HIP 116012 |
18.38 |
| 2026-02-11 00:00 |
23:32:35.28 |
+02:03:25.7 |
HIP 116069 |
28.79 |
| 2026-02-11 12:00 |
23:33:39.18 |
+02:11:50.4 |
HIP 116410 |
26.01 |
| 2026-02-12 00:00 |
23:34:43.22 |
+02:20:16.2 |
HIP 116410 |
12.05 |
| 2026-02-12 12:00 |
23:35:47.42 |
+02:28:43.0 |
HIP 116463 |
2.74 |
| 2026-02-13 00:00 |
23:36:51.76 |
+02:37:10.8 |
HIP 116463 |
17.61 |
| 2026-02-13 12:00 |
23:37:56.25 |
+02:45:39.6 |
HIP 116660 |
31.58 |
| 2026-02-14 00:00 |
23:39:00.89 |
+02:54:09.4 |
HIP 116786 |
16.19 |
| 2026-02-14 12:00 |
23:40:05.67 |
+03:02:40.1 |
HIP 116786 |
10.56 |
| 2026-02-15 00:00 |
23:41:10.60 |
+03:11:11.9 |
HIP 116786 |
25.12 |
| 2026-02-15 12:00 |
23:42:15.68 |
+03:19:44.6 |
HIP 116866 |
23.04 |
| 2026-02-16 00:00 |
23:43:20.91 |
+03:28:18.2 |
HIP 117148 |
30.30 |
| 2026-02-16 12:00 |
23:44:26.28 |
+03:36:52.8 |
HIP 117148 |
12.39 |
| 2026-02-17 00:00 |
23:45:31.80 |
+03:45:28.3 |
HIP 117153 |
7.20 |
| 2026-02-17 12:00 |
23:46:37.47 |
+03:54:04.7 |
HIP 117153 |
24.70 |
| 2026-02-18 00:00 |
23:47:43.29 |
+04:02:41.9 |
HIP 117367 |
8.14 |
| 2026-02-18 12:00 |
23:48:49.26 |
+04:11:20.0 |
HIP 117367 |
14.25 |
| 2026-02-19 00:00 |
23:49:55.37 |
+04:19:59.0 |
HIP 117530 |
8.69 |
| 2026-02-19 12:00 |
23:51:01.64 |
+04:28:38.8 |
HIP 117530 |
13.21 |
| 2026-02-20 00:00 |
23:52:08.05 |
+04:37:19.4 |
HIP 117674 |
8.23 |
| 2026-02-20 12:00 |
23:53:14.61 |
+04:46:00.9 |
HIP 117804 |
5.19 |
| 2026-02-21 00:00 |
23:54:21.32 |
+04:54:43.1 |
HIP 117847 |
4.69 |
| 2026-02-21 12:00 |
23:55:28.18 |
+05:03:26.0 |
HIP 117877 |
12.92 |
| 2026-02-22 00:00 |
23:56:35.19 |
+05:12:09.8 |
HIP 118137 |
21.71 |
| 2026-02-22 12:00 |
23:57:42.35 |
+05:20:54.2 |
HIP 118137 |
3.60 |
| 2026-02-23 00:00 |
23:58:49.65 |
+05:29:39.4 |
HIP 118137 |
16.36 |
| 2026-02-23 12:00 |
23:59:57.11 |
+05:38:25.2 |
HIP 118320 |
18.99 |
| 2026-02-24 00:00 |
00:01:04.71 |
+05:47:11.8 |
HIP 118320 |
20.28 |