142P/Ge-Wang

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 142P/Ge-Wang
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2010-05-30T02:38:24.838080Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2024-02-01T12:22:34Z
Obs used 94
NEO -
M1 15.400
K1 7.000
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2011-04-21.0000000
e 0.49914641
q (au) 2.487408
a (au) 4.966337
i (deg) 12.307409
Ω (om, deg) 176.518490
ω (w, deg) 175.630058
M (ma, deg) 29.021568

Magnitude

142P/Ge-Wang · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (14.996 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 14.996
n 2.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.500
k 1.000
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)
2026-06-01 00:00 10:26:03.34 +06:55:57.2 HIP 51058 4.74
2026-06-01 12:00 10:26:08.82 +06:55:50.3 HIP 51058 5.26
2026-06-02 00:00 10:26:14.41 +06:55:42.7 HIP 51058 6.06
2026-06-02 12:00 10:26:20.11 +06:55:34.5 HIP 51058 7.06
2026-06-03 00:00 10:26:25.92 +06:55:25.4 HIP 51058 8.21
2026-06-03 12:00 10:26:31.84 +06:55:15.7 HIP 51058 9.46
2026-06-04 00:00 10:26:37.87 +06:55:05.3 HIP 51058 10.79
2026-06-04 12:00 10:26:44.01 +06:54:54.2 HIP 51058 12.18
2026-06-05 00:00 10:26:50.25 +06:54:42.4 HIP 51058 13.63
2026-06-05 12:00 10:26:56.60 +06:54:29.8 HIP 51058 15.12
2026-06-06 00:00 10:27:03.05 +06:54:16.6 HIP 51058 16.66
2026-06-06 12:00 10:27:09.62 +06:54:02.7 HIP 51254 18.10
2026-06-07 00:00 10:27:16.29 +06:53:48.1 HIP 51254 16.60
2026-06-07 12:00 10:27:23.06 +06:53:32.8 HIP 51254 15.11
2026-06-08 00:00 10:27:29.94 +06:53:16.8 HIP 51254 13.64
2026-06-08 12:00 10:27:36.92 +06:53:00.1 HIP 51254 12.21
2026-06-09 00:00 10:27:44.01 +06:52:42.7 HIP 51254 10.86
2026-06-09 12:00 10:27:51.20 +06:52:24.7 HIP 51254 9.62
2026-06-10 00:00 10:27:58.49 +06:52:05.9 HIP 51254 8.57
2026-06-10 12:00 10:28:05.89 +06:51:46.5 HIP 51254 7.80
2026-06-11 00:00 10:28:13.39 +06:51:26.4 HIP 51254 7.42
2026-06-11 12:00 10:28:20.98 +06:51:05.6 HIP 51254 7.51
2026-06-12 00:00 10:28:28.68 +06:50:44.2 HIP 51254 8.07
2026-06-12 12:00 10:28:36.49 +06:50:22.1 HIP 51254 9.03
2026-06-13 00:00 10:28:44.39 +06:49:59.3 HIP 51254 10.31
2026-06-13 12:00 10:28:52.39 +06:49:35.8 HIP 51254 11.80
2026-06-14 00:00 10:29:00.48 +06:49:11.7 HIP 51254 13.45
2026-06-14 12:00 10:29:08.68 +06:48:46.9 HIP 51254 15.21
2026-06-15 00:00 10:29:16.98 +06:48:21.4 HIP 51254 17.07
2026-06-15 12:00 10:29:25.37 +06:47:55.3 HIP 51254 19.00
2026-06-16 00:00 10:29:33.86 +06:47:28.5 HIP 51458 18.39
2026-06-16 12:00 10:29:42.44 +06:47:01.1 HIP 51458 16.37
2026-06-17 00:00 10:29:51.12 +06:46:33.0 HIP 51458 14.37
2026-06-17 12:00 10:29:59.89 +06:46:04.3 HIP 51458 12.41
2026-06-18 00:00 10:30:08.76 +06:45:34.9 HIP 51458 10.54
2026-06-18 12:00 10:30:17.72 +06:45:04.9 HIP 51458 8.82
2026-06-19 00:00 10:30:26.78 +06:44:34.3 HIP 51458 7.41
2026-06-19 12:00 10:30:35.92 +06:44:03.0 HIP 51458 6.50
2026-06-20 00:00 10:30:45.16 +06:43:31.1 HIP 51458 6.37
2026-06-20 12:00 10:30:54.49 +06:42:58.6 HIP 51505 6.60
2026-06-21 00:00 10:31:03.91 +06:42:25.5 HIP 51505 5.37
2026-06-21 12:00 10:31:13.41 +06:41:51.7 HIP 51505 5.07
2026-06-22 00:00 10:31:23.01 +06:41:17.3 HIP 51522 5.32