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C/2020 U3 (Rankin)

メタデータ

項目
Designation C/2020 U3 (Rankin)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2021-02-05T23:23:23.781120Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2023-04-24T19:06:41Z
Obs used 178
NEO -
M1 9.700
K1 22.000
PC -
Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) 2020-10-22T03:37:43.852800Z
Discovery magnitude (MPC) 20.14 G
Discovery observatory (MPC) G96 · Mt. Lemmon Survey
オスキュレーティング軌道要素
項目
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2020-11-22.0000000
e 0.96479330
q (au) 2.276177
a (au) 64.651799
i (deg) 30.176991
Ω (om, deg) 282.679092
ω (w, deg) 124.262013
M (ma, deg) 359.855954

等級

C/2020 U3 (Rankin) · Magnitude (Full range)

散乱 + 全体線形

$$ M_a = (11.589 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

モデル定数

項目
H0 11.589
n 6.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.500
k 1.000
δ90 10.000
パラメータ 記号 範囲 説明
太陽・地球距離が1 AUのときの絶対等級 H0 -5 to 20 彗星の固有の明るさ
測光スロープパラメータ n 2 to 6 太陽距離に対する明るさ変化率
前方散乱非対称係数 gf 0.8 to 1 前方散乱の強さ
後方散乱非対称係数 gb -1 to -0.5 後方散乱の強さ
分配係数 k 0.8 to 1 前方/後方散乱の寄与比
ダスト/ガス明るさ比 δ90 1 to 10 ダスト散乱とガス放射の相対寄与

参考: EPSC-DPS2025-160

残差 (区間線形)

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

開始日 (UTC) 終了日 (UTC) a b
2020-07-21 2021-02-05 +3.5360 -1.291
2021-02-07 2021-10-31 +2.0235 -1.913

log10 r = log10(太陽距離/AU)、Δ = 地球距離(AU)

天体暦

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-02-03 00:00 11:19:31.95 -29:37:01.7 HIP 55450 24.40
2026-02-03 12:00 11:19:25.46 -29:37:18.1 HIP 55176 24.80
2026-02-04 00:00 11:19:18.91 -29:37:33.7 HIP 55176 23.75
2026-02-04 12:00 11:19:12.31 -29:37:48.5 HIP 55176 22.72
2026-02-05 00:00 11:19:05.67 -29:38:02.6 HIP 55176 21.72
2026-02-05 12:00 11:18:58.98 -29:38:15.9 HIP 55176 20.76
2026-02-06 00:00 11:18:52.24 -29:38:28.5 HIP 55176 19.85
2026-02-06 12:00 11:18:45.45 -29:38:40.3 HIP 55176 18.99
2026-02-07 00:00 11:18:38.61 -29:38:51.3 HIP 55176 18.20
2026-02-07 12:00 11:18:31.74 -29:39:01.6 HIP 55176 17.49
2026-02-08 00:00 11:18:24.81 -29:39:11.0 HIP 55176 16.86
2026-02-08 12:00 11:18:17.84 -29:39:19.8 HIP 55176 16.34
2026-02-09 00:00 11:18:10.83 -29:39:27.7 HIP 55176 15.93
2026-02-09 12:00 11:18:03.78 -29:39:34.8 HIP 55176 15.65
2026-02-10 00:00 11:17:56.68 -29:39:41.2 HIP 55176 15.49
2026-02-10 12:00 11:17:49.55 -29:39:46.8 HIP 55176 15.48
2026-02-11 00:00 11:17:42.37 -29:39:51.6 HIP 55176 15.62
2026-02-11 12:00 11:17:35.15 -29:39:55.7 HIP 55176 15.89
2026-02-12 00:00 11:17:27.90 -29:39:59.0 HIP 55176 16.30
2026-02-12 12:00 11:17:20.60 -29:40:01.4 HIP 55176 16.84
2026-02-13 00:00 11:17:13.27 -29:40:03.1 HIP 55176 17.51
2026-02-13 12:00 11:17:05.90 -29:40:04.1 HIP 55176 18.27
2026-02-14 00:00 11:16:58.50 -29:40:04.2 HIP 55008 17.05
2026-02-14 12:00 11:16:51.06 -29:40:03.6 HIP 55008 15.57
2026-02-15 00:00 11:16:43.58 -29:40:02.2 HIP 55008 14.11
2026-02-15 12:00 11:16:36.08 -29:40:00.0 HIP 55008 12.67
2026-02-16 00:00 11:16:28.54 -29:39:57.0 HIP 55008 11.27
2026-02-16 12:00 11:16:20.97 -29:39:53.2 HIP 55008 9.93
2026-02-17 00:00 11:16:13.37 -29:39:48.7 HIP 55008 8.69
2026-02-17 12:00 11:16:05.73 -29:39:43.4 HIP 55008 7.58
2026-02-18 00:00 11:15:58.07 -29:39:37.3 HIP 55008 6.70
2026-02-18 12:00 11:15:50.38 -29:39:30.4 HIP 55008 6.14
2026-02-19 00:00 11:15:42.67 -29:39:22.7 HIP 55008 6.00
2026-02-19 12:00 11:15:34.92 -29:39:14.3 HIP 55008 6.31
2026-02-20 00:00 11:15:27.15 -29:39:05.1 HIP 55008 7.01
2026-02-20 12:00 11:15:19.36 -29:38:55.2 HIP 54970 7.97
2026-02-21 00:00 11:15:11.54 -29:38:44.4 HIP 54970 8.07
2026-02-21 12:00 11:15:03.70 -29:38:32.9 HIP 54970 8.52
2026-02-22 00:00 11:14:55.84 -29:38:20.6 HIP 54970 9.26
2026-02-22 12:00 11:14:47.96 -29:38:07.6 HIP 54970 10.23
2026-02-23 00:00 11:14:40.05 -29:37:53.8 HIP 54970 11.38
2026-02-23 12:00 11:14:32.13 -29:37:39.3 HIP 54970 12.66
2026-02-24 00:00 11:14:24.19 -29:37:24.0 HIP 54970 14.03