| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
182P/LONEOS |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2007-02-05T20:59:26.926080Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2024-10-31T13:12:28Z |
| Obs used |
200 |
| NEO |
Yes |
| M1 |
20.800 |
| K1 |
4.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2004-10-16.0000000 |
| e |
0.66631355 |
| q (au) |
0.978122 |
| a (au) |
2.931261 |
| i (deg) |
16.908572 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
75.096643 |
| ω (w, deg) |
51.438081 |
| M (ma, deg) |
194.466692 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (18.291 + 5.620\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
18.291 |
| n |
5.620 |
| gf |
0.934 |
| gb |
-0.747 |
| k |
0.920 |
| δ90 |
4.552 |
| 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 |
00:54:08.81 |
-15:53:31.4 |
HIP 4240 |
17.00 |
| 2026-07-29 12:00 |
00:54:12.90 |
-15:56:15.0 |
HIP 4240 |
14.34 |
| 2026-07-30 00:00 |
00:54:16.69 |
-15:59:00.9 |
HIP 4240 |
11.74 |
| 2026-07-30 12:00 |
00:54:20.19 |
-16:01:48.9 |
HIP 4240 |
9.27 |
| 2026-07-31 00:00 |
00:54:23.39 |
-16:04:39.1 |
HIP 4240 |
7.08 |
| 2026-07-31 12:00 |
00:54:26.29 |
-16:07:31.6 |
HIP 4240 |
5.54 |
| 2026-08-01 00:00 |
00:54:28.88 |
-16:10:26.2 |
HIP 4240 |
5.29 |
| 2026-08-01 12:00 |
00:54:31.16 |
-16:13:23.0 |
HIP 4240 |
6.50 |
| 2026-08-02 00:00 |
00:54:33.14 |
-16:16:21.9 |
HIP 4240 |
8.60 |
| 2026-08-02 12:00 |
00:54:34.80 |
-16:19:23.0 |
HIP 4247 |
8.87 |
| 2026-08-03 00:00 |
00:54:36.15 |
-16:22:26.3 |
HIP 4247 |
7.13 |
| 2026-08-03 12:00 |
00:54:37.18 |
-16:25:31.7 |
HIP 4247 |
6.39 |
| 2026-08-04 00:00 |
00:54:37.89 |
-16:28:39.3 |
HIP 4247 |
7.02 |
| 2026-08-04 12:00 |
00:54:38.28 |
-16:31:49.1 |
HIP 4247 |
8.75 |
| 2026-08-05 00:00 |
00:54:38.34 |
-16:35:00.9 |
HIP 4247 |
11.12 |
| 2026-08-05 12:00 |
00:54:38.08 |
-16:38:14.9 |
HIP 4247 |
13.82 |
| 2026-08-06 00:00 |
00:54:37.49 |
-16:41:31.0 |
HIP 4247 |
16.71 |
| 2026-08-06 12:00 |
00:54:36.56 |
-16:44:49.2 |
HIP 4310 |
15.88 |
| 2026-08-07 00:00 |
00:54:35.31 |
-16:48:09.5 |
HIP 4310 |
13.36 |
| 2026-08-07 12:00 |
00:54:33.71 |
-16:51:31.9 |
HIP 4310 |
11.34 |
| 2026-08-08 00:00 |
00:54:31.78 |
-16:54:56.3 |
HIP 4310 |
10.15 |
| 2026-08-08 12:00 |
00:54:29.51 |
-16:58:22.8 |
HIP 4310 |
10.13 |
| 2026-08-09 00:00 |
00:54:26.89 |
-17:01:51.4 |
HIP 4310 |
11.34 |
| 2026-08-09 12:00 |
00:54:23.93 |
-17:05:21.9 |
HIP 4310 |
13.48 |
| 2026-08-10 00:00 |
00:54:20.62 |
-17:08:54.5 |
HIP 4310 |
16.23 |
| 2026-08-10 12:00 |
00:54:16.96 |
-17:12:29.0 |
HIP 4299 |
18.29 |
| 2026-08-11 00:00 |
00:54:12.95 |
-17:16:05.5 |
HIP 4299 |
16.41 |
| 2026-08-11 12:00 |
00:54:08.59 |
-17:19:43.9 |
HIP 4299 |
15.28 |
| 2026-08-12 00:00 |
00:54:03.87 |
-17:23:24.2 |
HIP 4299 |
15.12 |
| 2026-08-12 12:00 |
00:53:58.79 |
-17:27:06.5 |
HIP 4299 |
16.00 |
| 2026-08-13 00:00 |
00:53:53.36 |
-17:30:50.5 |
HIP 4160 |
13.65 |
| 2026-08-13 12:00 |
00:53:47.56 |
-17:34:36.5 |
HIP 4160 |
10.49 |
| 2026-08-14 00:00 |
00:53:41.40 |
-17:38:24.2 |
HIP 4160 |
8.04 |
| 2026-08-14 12:00 |
00:53:34.88 |
-17:42:13.8 |
HIP 4160 |
7.17 |
| 2026-08-15 00:00 |
00:53:28.00 |
-17:46:05.1 |
HIP 4160 |
8.48 |
| 2026-08-15 12:00 |
00:53:20.75 |
-17:49:58.1 |
HIP 4160 |
11.29 |
| 2026-08-16 00:00 |
00:53:13.13 |
-17:53:52.8 |
HIP 4160 |
14.83 |
| 2026-08-16 12:00 |
00:53:05.14 |
-17:57:49.2 |
HIP 4242 |
15.75 |
| 2026-08-17 00:00 |
00:52:56.79 |
-18:01:47.3 |
HIP 4242 |
17.19 |
| 2026-08-17 12:00 |
00:52:48.06 |
-18:05:47.0 |
HIP 4242 |
19.64 |
| 2026-08-18 00:00 |
00:52:38.96 |
-18:09:48.2 |
HIP 4242 |
22.82 |
| 2026-08-18 12:00 |
00:52:29.48 |
-18:13:51.0 |
HIP 4117 |
21.11 |
| 2026-08-19 00:00 |
00:52:19.64 |
-18:17:55.3 |
HIP 4019 |
17.09 |