151P/Helin

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 151P/Helin
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2015-10-06T14:58:48.158400Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2022-05-19T21:13:49Z
Obs used 420
NEO -
M1 8.500
K1 21.750
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2010-02-22.0000000
e 0.57089385
q (au) 2.491926
a (au) 5.807247
i (deg) 4.734715
Ω (om, deg) 143.554023
ω (w, deg) 215.530383
M (ma, deg) 215.436711

Magnitude

151P/Helin · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (10.870 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 10.870
n 6.000
gf 0.929
gb -0.828
k 0.997
δ90 1.000
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 14:05:37.78 -07:16:34.1 HIP 68806 6.25
2026-06-01 12:00 14:05:28.29 -07:15:56.2 HIP 68806 3.95
2026-06-02 00:00 14:05:18.91 -07:15:19.0 HIP 68806 2.02
2026-06-02 12:00 14:05:09.63 -07:14:42.4 HIP 68806 2.02
2026-06-03 00:00 14:05:00.45 -07:14:06.6 HIP 68806 3.90
2026-06-03 12:00 14:04:51.37 -07:13:31.4 HIP 68806 6.09
2026-06-04 00:00 14:04:42.39 -07:12:56.9 HIP 68806 8.32
2026-06-04 12:00 14:04:33.53 -07:12:23.2 HIP 68806 10.56
2026-06-05 00:00 14:04:24.76 -07:11:50.1 HIP 68721 10.11
2026-06-05 12:00 14:04:16.11 -07:11:17.8 HIP 68721 9.76
2026-06-06 00:00 14:04:07.56 -07:10:46.2 HIP 68721 9.90
2026-06-06 12:00 14:03:59.12 -07:10:15.3 HIP 68721 10.49
2026-06-07 00:00 14:03:50.79 -07:09:45.1 HIP 68661 8.65
2026-06-07 12:00 14:03:42.58 -07:09:15.6 HIP 68661 6.56
2026-06-08 00:00 14:03:34.47 -07:08:46.9 HIP 68661 4.51
2026-06-08 12:00 14:03:26.47 -07:08:18.9 HIP 68661 2.51
2026-06-09 00:00 14:03:18.59 -07:07:51.7 HIP 68661 0.76
2026-06-09 12:00 14:03:10.83 -07:07:25.2 HIP 68661 1.68
2026-06-10 00:00 14:03:03.17 -07:06:59.4 HIP 68661 3.56
2026-06-10 12:00 14:02:55.64 -07:06:34.4 HIP 68661 5.45
2026-06-11 00:00 14:02:48.22 -07:06:10.1 HIP 68661 7.33
2026-06-11 12:00 14:02:40.92 -07:05:46.6 HIP 68661 9.17
2026-06-12 00:00 14:02:33.73 -07:05:23.9 HIP 68661 10.99
2026-06-12 12:00 14:02:26.67 -07:05:01.9 HIP 68661 12.78
2026-06-13 00:00 14:02:19.72 -07:04:40.6 HIP 68661 14.53
2026-06-13 12:00 14:02:12.90 -07:04:20.2 HIP 68661 16.26
2026-06-14 00:00 14:02:06.20 -07:04:00.5 HIP 68471 15.28
2026-06-14 12:00 14:01:59.62 -07:03:41.5 HIP 68471 13.75
2026-06-15 00:00 14:01:53.16 -07:03:23.4 HIP 68471 12.29
2026-06-15 12:00 14:01:46.83 -07:03:06.0 HIP 68471 10.89
2026-06-16 00:00 14:01:40.62 -07:02:49.4 HIP 68471 9.58
2026-06-16 12:00 14:01:34.53 -07:02:33.6 HIP 68471 8.37
2026-06-17 00:00 14:01:28.58 -07:02:18.6 HIP 68471 7.31
2026-06-17 12:00 14:01:22.74 -07:02:04.3 HIP 68471 6.43
2026-06-18 00:00 14:01:17.04 -07:01:50.8 HIP 68471 5.80
2026-06-18 12:00 14:01:11.46 -07:01:38.1 HIP 68471 5.48
2026-06-19 00:00 14:01:06.01 -07:01:26.2 HIP 68471 5.49
2026-06-19 12:00 14:01:00.69 -07:01:15.1 HIP 68471 5.81
2026-06-20 00:00 14:00:55.49 -07:01:04.7 HIP 68471 6.37
2026-06-20 12:00 14:00:50.42 -07:00:55.1 HIP 68471 7.10
2026-06-21 00:00 14:00:45.49 -07:00:46.4 HIP 68471 7.94
2026-06-21 12:00 14:00:40.68 -07:00:38.4 HIP 68471 8.84
2026-06-22 00:00 14:00:36.00 -07:00:31.1 HIP 68471 9.77