121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2004-02-28T21:35:48.249600Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2026-05-22T14:12:30Z
Obs used 772
NEO -
M1 6.700
K1 18.500
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2008-08-22.0000000
e 0.20402943
q (au) 3.596644
a (au) 4.518564
i (deg) 20.725153
Ω (om, deg) 95.964916
ω (w, deg) 18.015655
M (ma, deg) 167.885521

Magnitude

121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2 · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (16.404 + 2.723\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 16.404
n 2.723
gf 1.000
gb -0.696
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

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-09-20 00:00 15:32:12.43 -08:52:09.1 HIP 76086 20.31
2026-09-20 12:00 15:32:31.37 -08:54:40.9 HIP 76086 22.76
2026-09-21 00:00 15:32:50.41 -08:57:12.5 HIP 76086 26.08
2026-09-21 12:00 15:33:09.57 -08:59:44.0 HIP 76243 22.09
2026-09-22 00:00 15:33:28.82 -09:02:15.3 HIP 76243 16.72
2026-09-22 12:00 15:33:48.18 -09:04:46.5 HIP 76243 11.33
2026-09-23 00:00 15:34:07.65 -09:07:17.5 HIP 76243 5.96
2026-09-23 12:00 15:34:27.21 -09:09:48.3 HIP 76243 1.21
2026-09-24 00:00 15:34:46.88 -09:12:18.9 HIP 76243 5.19
2026-09-24 12:00 15:35:06.65 -09:14:49.4 HIP 76243 10.61
2026-09-25 00:00 15:35:26.52 -09:17:19.7 HIP 76243 16.10
2026-09-25 12:00 15:35:46.49 -09:19:49.7 HIP 76243 21.61
2026-09-26 00:00 15:36:06.56 -09:22:19.6 HIP 76243 27.16
2026-09-26 12:00 15:36:26.73 -09:24:49.3 HIP 76517 28.26
2026-09-27 00:00 15:36:47.00 -09:27:18.8 HIP 76570 23.16
2026-09-27 12:00 15:37:07.36 -09:29:48.1 HIP 76570 17.64
2026-09-28 00:00 15:37:27.82 -09:32:17.2 HIP 76570 12.16
2026-09-28 12:00 15:37:48.37 -09:34:46.0 HIP 76570 6.90
2026-09-29 00:00 15:38:09.02 -09:37:14.7 HIP 76570 3.32
2026-09-29 12:00 15:38:29.77 -09:39:43.1 HIP 76570 6.22
2026-09-30 00:00 15:38:50.60 -09:42:11.3 HIP 76570 11.45
2026-09-30 12:00 15:39:11.54 -09:44:39.3 HIP 76682 10.76
2026-10-01 00:00 15:39:32.56 -09:47:07.1 HIP 76703 10.34
2026-10-01 12:00 15:39:53.68 -09:49:34.6 HIP 76703 12.65
2026-10-02 00:00 15:40:14.89 -09:52:01.9 HIP 76703 16.73
2026-10-02 12:00 15:40:36.18 -09:54:29.0 HIP 76703 21.60
2026-10-03 00:00 15:40:57.57 -09:56:55.8 HIP 76703 26.85
2026-10-03 12:00 15:41:19.05 -09:59:22.3 HIP 76703 32.31
2026-10-04 00:00 15:41:40.62 -10:01:48.6 HIP 77019 28.17
2026-10-04 12:00 15:42:02.28 -10:04:14.7 HIP 77019 22.50
2026-10-05 00:00 15:42:24.02 -10:06:40.5 HIP 77019 16.94
2026-10-05 12:00 15:42:45.85 -10:09:06.1 HIP 77019 11.67
2026-10-06 00:00 15:43:07.77 -10:11:31.3 HIP 77019 7.39
2026-10-06 12:00 15:43:29.78 -10:13:56.3 HIP 77019 6.56
2026-10-07 00:00 15:43:51.87 -10:16:21.1 HIP 77019 10.09
2026-10-07 12:00 15:44:14.04 -10:18:45.5 HIP 77019 15.22
2026-10-08 00:00 15:44:36.30 -10:21:09.7 HIP 77019 20.81
2026-10-08 12:00 15:44:58.64 -10:23:33.6 HIP 77019 26.58
2026-10-09 00:00 15:45:21.06 -10:25:57.2 HIP 77274 25.92
2026-10-09 12:00 15:45:43.57 -10:28:20.5 HIP 77274 24.25
2026-10-10 00:00 15:46:06.15 -10:30:43.5 HIP 77342 22.80
2026-10-10 12:00 15:46:28.82 -10:33:06.2 HIP 77342 20.23
2026-10-11 00:00 15:46:51.56 -10:35:28.6 HIP 77342 19.29