| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2020-11-26T00:20:20.598720Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2023-10-10T12:58:29Z |
| Obs used |
1182 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
15.200 |
| K1 |
20.000 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2019-11-02.0000000 |
| e |
0.57742214 |
| q (au) |
1.389708 |
| a (au) |
3.288645 |
| i (deg) |
14.435582 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
238.987024 |
| ω (w, deg) |
167.767374 |
| M (ma, deg) |
295.544649 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (13.043 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
13.043 |
| n |
2.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-1.000 |
| 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
Finding Chart
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-07-29 00:00 |
00:16:45.34 |
+25:51:18.0 |
HIP 1488 |
29.20 |
| 2026-07-29 12:00 |
00:17:31.37 |
+26:00:35.7 |
HIP 1488 |
15.43 |
| 2026-07-30 00:00 |
00:18:17.43 |
+26:09:53.2 |
HIP 1488 |
3.30 |
| 2026-07-30 12:00 |
00:19:03.50 |
+26:19:10.4 |
HIP 1553 |
9.07 |
| 2026-07-31 00:00 |
00:19:49.60 |
+26:28:27.3 |
HIP 1553 |
6.29 |
| 2026-07-31 12:00 |
00:20:35.71 |
+26:37:43.9 |
HIP 1656 |
7.25 |
| 2026-08-01 00:00 |
00:21:21.84 |
+26:47:00.2 |
HIP 1709 |
10.96 |
| 2026-08-01 12:00 |
00:22:08.00 |
+26:56:16.0 |
HIP 1709 |
8.16 |
| 2026-08-02 00:00 |
00:22:54.17 |
+27:05:31.4 |
HIP 1848 |
6.31 |
| 2026-08-02 12:00 |
00:23:40.36 |
+27:14:46.4 |
HIP 1848 |
8.32 |
| 2026-08-03 00:00 |
00:24:26.57 |
+27:24:00.8 |
HIP 1848 |
21.92 |
| 2026-08-03 12:00 |
00:25:12.80 |
+27:33:14.7 |
HIP 2113 |
30.66 |
| 2026-08-04 00:00 |
00:25:59.05 |
+27:42:28.0 |
HIP 1990 |
24.58 |
| 2026-08-04 12:00 |
00:26:45.32 |
+27:51:40.7 |
HIP 2200 |
23.38 |
| 2026-08-05 00:00 |
00:27:31.60 |
+28:00:52.8 |
HIP 2200 |
10.26 |
| 2026-08-05 12:00 |
00:28:17.90 |
+28:10:04.1 |
HIP 2231 |
6.44 |
| 2026-08-06 00:00 |
00:29:04.21 |
+28:19:14.6 |
HIP 2231 |
18.80 |
| 2026-08-06 12:00 |
00:29:50.54 |
+28:28:24.4 |
HIP 2300 |
22.24 |
| 2026-08-07 00:00 |
00:30:36.89 |
+28:37:33.3 |
HIP 2520 |
18.74 |
| 2026-08-07 12:00 |
00:31:23.24 |
+28:46:41.3 |
HIP 2520 |
17.14 |
| 2026-08-08 00:00 |
00:32:09.62 |
+28:55:48.4 |
HIP 2520 |
24.69 |
| 2026-08-08 12:00 |
00:32:56.00 |
+29:04:54.5 |
HIP 2593 |
31.76 |
| 2026-08-09 00:00 |
00:33:42.40 |
+29:13:59.5 |
HIP 2593 |
25.02 |
| 2026-08-09 12:00 |
00:34:28.81 |
+29:23:03.5 |
HIP 2824 |
20.19 |
| 2026-08-10 00:00 |
00:35:15.23 |
+29:32:06.3 |
HIP 2824 |
19.57 |
| 2026-08-10 12:00 |
00:36:01.67 |
+29:41:07.9 |
HIP 2844 |
18.51 |
| 2026-08-11 00:00 |
00:36:48.11 |
+29:50:08.2 |
HIP 2844 |
13.75 |
| 2026-08-11 12:00 |
00:37:34.57 |
+29:59:07.3 |
HIP 2844 |
20.00 |
| 2026-08-12 00:00 |
00:38:21.04 |
+30:08:05.0 |
HIP 3191 |
30.96 |
| 2026-08-12 12:00 |
00:39:07.52 |
+30:17:01.2 |
HIP 3191 |
25.95 |
| 2026-08-13 00:00 |
00:39:54.01 |
+30:25:56.1 |
HIP 3092 |
26.78 |
| 2026-08-13 12:00 |
00:40:40.52 |
+30:34:49.4 |
HIP 3092 |
24.22 |
| 2026-08-14 00:00 |
00:41:27.04 |
+30:43:41.1 |
HIP 3214 |
24.45 |
| 2026-08-14 12:00 |
00:42:13.57 |
+30:52:31.2 |
HIP 3214 |
22.59 |
| 2026-08-15 00:00 |
00:43:00.11 |
+31:01:19.7 |
HIP 3256 |
24.51 |
| 2026-08-15 12:00 |
00:43:46.67 |
+31:10:06.4 |
HIP 3256 |
30.08 |
| 2026-08-16 00:00 |
00:44:33.24 |
+31:18:51.3 |
HIP 3555 |
24.20 |
| 2026-08-16 12:00 |
00:45:19.83 |
+31:27:34.5 |
HIP 3555 |
12.66 |
| 2026-08-17 00:00 |
00:46:06.44 |
+31:36:15.7 |
HIP 3555 |
9.20 |
| 2026-08-17 12:00 |
00:46:53.06 |
+31:44:55.0 |
HIP 3555 |
18.87 |
| 2026-08-18 00:00 |
00:47:39.69 |
+31:53:32.2 |
HIP 3555 |
31.18 |
| 2026-08-18 12:00 |
00:48:26.35 |
+32:02:07.4 |
HIP 3613 |
33.38 |
| 2026-08-19 00:00 |
00:49:13.02 |
+32:10:40.5 |
HIP 4047 |
35.10 |