| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
114P/Wiseman-Skiff |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2020-01-14T05:43:15.841920Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2023-01-17T10:36:52Z |
| Obs used |
1860 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
13.900 |
| K1 |
12.250 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2018-04-09.0000000 |
| e |
0.55447961 |
| q (au) |
1.579409 |
| a (au) |
3.545087 |
| i (deg) |
18.273039 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
271.062057 |
| ω (w, deg) |
172.843366 |
| M (ma, deg) |
264.723931 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (13.052 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
13.052 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.657 |
| k |
0.966 |
| 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
Finding Chart
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-07-29 00:00 |
05:22:30.33 |
+31:06:18.3 |
HIP 25169 |
7.98 |
| 2026-07-29 12:00 |
05:24:10.25 |
+31:04:47.0 |
HIP 25291 |
7.15 |
| 2026-07-30 00:00 |
05:25:50.17 |
+31:03:10.7 |
HIP 25291 |
16.26 |
| 2026-07-30 12:00 |
05:27:30.09 |
+31:01:29.7 |
HIP 25614 |
10.79 |
| 2026-07-31 00:00 |
05:29:10.01 |
+30:59:43.7 |
HIP 25614 |
11.17 |
| 2026-07-31 12:00 |
05:30:49.92 |
+30:57:52.9 |
HIP 25794 |
19.59 |
| 2026-08-01 00:00 |
05:32:29.82 |
+30:55:57.2 |
HIP 25794 |
33.37 |
| 2026-08-01 12:00 |
05:34:09.71 |
+30:53:56.7 |
HIP 26206 |
12.33 |
| 2026-08-02 00:00 |
05:35:49.58 |
+30:51:51.3 |
HIP 26206 |
10.01 |
| 2026-08-02 12:00 |
05:37:29.42 |
+30:49:40.9 |
HIP 26536 |
24.97 |
| 2026-08-03 00:00 |
05:39:09.25 |
+30:47:25.7 |
HIP 26611 |
6.88 |
| 2026-08-03 12:00 |
05:40:49.04 |
+30:45:05.6 |
HIP 26611 |
19.92 |
| 2026-08-04 00:00 |
05:42:28.80 |
+30:42:40.6 |
HIP 26946 |
13.59 |
| 2026-08-04 12:00 |
05:44:08.52 |
+30:40:10.7 |
HIP 27077 |
11.90 |
| 2026-08-05 00:00 |
05:45:48.21 |
+30:37:35.9 |
HIP 27077 |
18.59 |
| 2026-08-05 12:00 |
05:47:27.85 |
+30:34:56.2 |
HIP 27398 |
9.16 |
| 2026-08-06 00:00 |
05:49:07.44 |
+30:32:11.6 |
HIP 27548 |
11.48 |
| 2026-08-06 12:00 |
05:50:46.97 |
+30:29:22.1 |
HIP 27548 |
10.90 |
| 2026-08-07 00:00 |
05:52:26.45 |
+30:26:27.6 |
HIP 27825 |
12.61 |
| 2026-08-07 12:00 |
05:54:05.87 |
+30:23:28.3 |
HIP 27825 |
14.22 |
| 2026-08-08 00:00 |
05:55:45.23 |
+30:20:24.1 |
HIP 28022 |
22.36 |
| 2026-08-08 12:00 |
05:57:24.51 |
+30:17:15.0 |
HIP 28157 |
20.03 |
| 2026-08-09 00:00 |
05:59:03.73 |
+30:14:01.0 |
HIP 28402 |
11.44 |
| 2026-08-09 12:00 |
06:00:42.86 |
+30:10:42.2 |
HIP 28402 |
10.35 |
| 2026-08-10 00:00 |
06:02:21.92 |
+30:07:18.4 |
HIP 28711 |
19.28 |
| 2026-08-10 12:00 |
06:04:00.89 |
+30:03:49.7 |
HIP 28711 |
6.74 |
| 2026-08-11 00:00 |
06:05:39.76 |
+30:00:16.2 |
HIP 28777 |
19.78 |
| 2026-08-11 12:00 |
06:07:18.55 |
+29:56:37.9 |
HIP 29060 |
11.72 |
| 2026-08-12 00:00 |
06:08:57.24 |
+29:52:54.6 |
HIP 29060 |
20.07 |
| 2026-08-12 12:00 |
06:10:35.83 |
+29:49:06.5 |
HIP 29407 |
17.71 |
| 2026-08-13 00:00 |
06:12:14.31 |
+29:45:13.6 |
HIP 29407 |
7.22 |
| 2026-08-13 12:00 |
06:13:52.68 |
+29:41:15.8 |
HIP 29500 |
12.30 |
| 2026-08-14 00:00 |
06:15:30.94 |
+29:37:13.3 |
HIP 29696 |
7.51 |
| 2026-08-14 12:00 |
06:17:09.09 |
+29:33:05.9 |
HIP 29846 |
1.02 |
| 2026-08-15 00:00 |
06:18:47.11 |
+29:28:53.6 |
HIP 29975 |
18.11 |
| 2026-08-15 12:00 |
06:20:25.01 |
+29:24:36.6 |
HIP 30188 |
8.82 |
| 2026-08-16 00:00 |
06:22:02.79 |
+29:20:14.9 |
HIP 30188 |
12.95 |
| 2026-08-16 12:00 |
06:23:40.43 |
+29:15:48.3 |
HIP 30561 |
29.70 |
| 2026-08-17 00:00 |
06:25:17.94 |
+29:11:17.0 |
HIP 30561 |
23.08 |
| 2026-08-17 12:00 |
06:26:55.31 |
+29:06:40.9 |
HIP 30779 |
16.68 |
| 2026-08-18 00:00 |
06:28:32.54 |
+29:02:00.1 |
HIP 30779 |
14.09 |
| 2026-08-18 12:00 |
06:30:09.63 |
+28:57:14.6 |
HIP 30943 |
12.32 |
| 2026-08-19 00:00 |
06:31:46.57 |
+28:52:24.4 |
HIP 31117 |
6.82 |