| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
179P/Jedicke |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2007-12-03T22:43:14.016000Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2026-03-07T11:43:09Z |
| Obs used |
560 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
5.300 |
| K1 |
17.250 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2014-11-14.0000000 |
| e |
0.30700827 |
| q (au) |
4.114487 |
| a (au) |
5.937281 |
| i (deg) |
19.855693 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
115.619388 |
| ω (w, deg) |
296.300120 |
| M (ma, deg) |
172.843179 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (5.906 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
5.906 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.939 |
| 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) |
| 2026-07-29 00:00 |
12:20:15.88 |
+16:41:19.6 |
HIP 60074 |
18.60 |
| 2026-07-29 12:00 |
12:20:29.26 |
+16:39:05.9 |
HIP 60074 |
20.74 |
| 2026-07-30 00:00 |
12:20:42.72 |
+16:36:52.1 |
HIP 60313 |
20.56 |
| 2026-07-30 12:00 |
12:20:56.27 |
+16:34:38.1 |
HIP 60313 |
18.70 |
| 2026-07-31 00:00 |
12:21:09.89 |
+16:32:24.0 |
HIP 60313 |
17.53 |
| 2026-07-31 12:00 |
12:21:23.59 |
+16:30:09.8 |
HIP 60313 |
17.21 |
| 2026-08-01 00:00 |
12:21:37.37 |
+16:27:55.6 |
HIP 60355 |
14.79 |
| 2026-08-01 12:00 |
12:21:51.22 |
+16:25:41.2 |
HIP 60355 |
10.84 |
| 2026-08-02 00:00 |
12:22:05.15 |
+16:23:26.7 |
HIP 60355 |
6.94 |
| 2026-08-02 12:00 |
12:22:19.16 |
+16:21:12.1 |
HIP 60355 |
3.31 |
| 2026-08-03 00:00 |
12:22:33.24 |
+16:18:57.4 |
HIP 60355 |
2.54 |
| 2026-08-03 12:00 |
12:22:47.40 |
+16:16:42.7 |
HIP 60392 |
3.55 |
| 2026-08-04 00:00 |
12:23:01.63 |
+16:14:27.8 |
HIP 60392 |
0.58 |
| 2026-08-04 12:00 |
12:23:15.94 |
+16:12:12.9 |
HIP 60392 |
4.66 |
| 2026-08-05 00:00 |
12:23:30.32 |
+16:09:57.9 |
HIP 60392 |
8.77 |
| 2026-08-05 12:00 |
12:23:44.77 |
+16:07:42.9 |
HIP 60392 |
12.91 |
| 2026-08-06 00:00 |
12:23:59.29 |
+16:05:27.8 |
HIP 60566 |
14.64 |
| 2026-08-06 12:00 |
12:24:13.89 |
+16:03:12.6 |
HIP 60566 |
12.92 |
| 2026-08-07 00:00 |
12:24:28.56 |
+16:00:57.4 |
HIP 60566 |
12.40 |
| 2026-08-07 12:00 |
12:24:43.29 |
+15:58:42.1 |
HIP 60566 |
13.26 |
| 2026-08-08 00:00 |
12:24:58.10 |
+15:56:26.8 |
HIP 60566 |
15.27 |
| 2026-08-08 12:00 |
12:25:12.98 |
+15:54:11.4 |
HIP 60672 |
12.32 |
| 2026-08-09 00:00 |
12:25:27.93 |
+15:51:56.0 |
HIP 60672 |
8.50 |
| 2026-08-09 12:00 |
12:25:42.95 |
+15:49:40.6 |
HIP 60672 |
5.35 |
| 2026-08-10 00:00 |
12:25:58.03 |
+15:47:25.2 |
HIP 60672 |
4.59 |
| 2026-08-10 12:00 |
12:26:13.18 |
+15:45:09.7 |
HIP 60672 |
7.09 |
| 2026-08-11 00:00 |
12:26:28.40 |
+15:42:54.2 |
HIP 60672 |
10.78 |
| 2026-08-11 12:00 |
12:26:43.68 |
+15:40:38.7 |
HIP 60672 |
14.82 |
| 2026-08-12 00:00 |
12:26:59.03 |
+15:38:23.2 |
HIP 60836 |
17.32 |
| 2026-08-12 12:00 |
12:27:14.45 |
+15:36:07.7 |
HIP 60836 |
13.60 |
| 2026-08-13 00:00 |
12:27:29.93 |
+15:33:52.3 |
HIP 60836 |
10.36 |
| 2026-08-13 12:00 |
12:27:45.47 |
+15:31:36.8 |
HIP 60836 |
8.21 |
| 2026-08-14 00:00 |
12:28:01.08 |
+15:29:21.4 |
HIP 60836 |
8.10 |
| 2026-08-14 12:00 |
12:28:16.75 |
+15:27:05.9 |
HIP 60836 |
10.11 |
| 2026-08-15 00:00 |
12:28:32.48 |
+15:24:50.6 |
HIP 60838 |
10.91 |
| 2026-08-15 12:00 |
12:28:48.27 |
+15:22:35.2 |
HIP 60838 |
11.53 |
| 2026-08-16 00:00 |
12:29:04.12 |
+15:20:19.9 |
HIP 60838 |
13.66 |
| 2026-08-16 12:00 |
12:29:20.03 |
+15:18:04.6 |
HIP 60838 |
16.73 |
| 2026-08-17 00:00 |
12:29:36.00 |
+15:15:49.4 |
HIP 60838 |
20.34 |
| 2026-08-17 12:00 |
12:29:52.03 |
+15:13:34.2 |
HIP 60838 |
24.25 |
| 2026-08-18 00:00 |
12:30:08.12 |
+15:11:19.1 |
HIP 60838 |
28.34 |
| 2026-08-18 12:00 |
12:30:24.26 |
+15:09:04.1 |
HIP 60960 |
31.39 |
| 2026-08-19 00:00 |
12:30:40.46 |
+15:06:49.2 |
HIP 60960 |
30.68 |