| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
184P/Lovas 2 |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2013-07-28T11:10:21.118080Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:27:47Z |
| Obs used |
349 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
18.400 |
| K1 |
5.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2013-06-17.0000000 |
| e |
0.60425111 |
| q (au) |
1.394023 |
| a (au) |
3.522495 |
| i (deg) |
1.551449 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
277.744967 |
| ω (w, deg) |
78.060921 |
| M (ma, deg) |
353.818190 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (17.513 + 3.819\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
17.513 |
| n |
3.819 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.869 |
| k |
0.999 |
| 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 |
14:22:11.45 |
-10:52:14.1 |
HIP 70294 |
13.14 |
| 2026-09-20 12:00 |
14:22:36.55 |
-10:54:26.2 |
HIP 70294 |
10.56 |
| 2026-09-21 00:00 |
14:23:01.76 |
-10:56:38.5 |
HIP 70294 |
11.68 |
| 2026-09-21 12:00 |
14:23:27.07 |
-10:58:51.0 |
HIP 70294 |
15.75 |
| 2026-09-22 00:00 |
14:23:52.48 |
-11:01:03.7 |
HIP 70438 |
11.41 |
| 2026-09-22 12:00 |
14:24:17.99 |
-11:03:16.6 |
HIP 70438 |
4.83 |
| 2026-09-23 00:00 |
14:24:43.60 |
-11:05:29.7 |
HIP 70438 |
2.20 |
| 2026-09-23 12:00 |
14:25:09.31 |
-11:07:43.0 |
HIP 70438 |
8.69 |
| 2026-09-24 00:00 |
14:25:35.12 |
-11:09:56.5 |
HIP 70438 |
15.37 |
| 2026-09-24 12:00 |
14:26:01.02 |
-11:12:10.1 |
HIP 70438 |
22.10 |
| 2026-09-25 00:00 |
14:26:27.03 |
-11:14:23.9 |
HIP 70720 |
20.41 |
| 2026-09-25 12:00 |
14:26:53.13 |
-11:16:37.9 |
HIP 70720 |
13.66 |
| 2026-09-26 00:00 |
14:27:19.32 |
-11:18:52.1 |
HIP 70720 |
6.95 |
| 2026-09-26 12:00 |
14:27:45.61 |
-11:21:06.4 |
HIP 70720 |
1.52 |
| 2026-09-27 00:00 |
14:28:12.00 |
-11:23:20.8 |
HIP 70720 |
7.05 |
| 2026-09-27 12:00 |
14:28:38.48 |
-11:25:35.4 |
HIP 70720 |
13.84 |
| 2026-09-28 00:00 |
14:29:05.06 |
-11:27:50.2 |
HIP 70797 |
18.36 |
| 2026-09-28 12:00 |
14:29:31.73 |
-11:30:05.1 |
HIP 70797 |
23.12 |
| 2026-09-29 00:00 |
14:29:58.49 |
-11:32:20.1 |
HIP 71005 |
27.92 |
| 2026-09-29 12:00 |
14:30:25.35 |
-11:34:35.2 |
HIP 71005 |
21.92 |
| 2026-09-30 00:00 |
14:30:52.30 |
-11:36:50.5 |
HIP 71005 |
16.66 |
| 2026-09-30 12:00 |
14:31:19.34 |
-11:39:05.8 |
HIP 71005 |
13.11 |
| 2026-10-01 00:00 |
14:31:46.48 |
-11:41:21.3 |
HIP 71005 |
12.82 |
| 2026-10-01 12:00 |
14:32:13.70 |
-11:43:36.9 |
HIP 71120 |
9.43 |
| 2026-10-02 00:00 |
14:32:41.02 |
-11:45:52.6 |
HIP 71120 |
5.26 |
| 2026-10-02 12:00 |
14:33:08.43 |
-11:48:08.4 |
HIP 71120 |
8.15 |
| 2026-10-03 00:00 |
14:33:35.92 |
-11:50:24.3 |
HIP 71120 |
14.35 |
| 2026-10-03 12:00 |
14:34:03.51 |
-11:52:40.3 |
HIP 71340 |
20.58 |
| 2026-10-04 00:00 |
14:34:31.18 |
-11:54:56.3 |
HIP 71340 |
15.89 |
| 2026-10-04 12:00 |
14:34:58.95 |
-11:57:12.4 |
HIP 71340 |
13.54 |
| 2026-10-05 00:00 |
14:35:26.80 |
-11:59:28.6 |
HIP 71340 |
14.73 |
| 2026-10-05 12:00 |
14:35:54.74 |
-12:01:44.9 |
HIP 71340 |
18.82 |
| 2026-10-06 00:00 |
14:36:22.77 |
-12:04:01.2 |
HIP 71469 |
17.03 |
| 2026-10-06 12:00 |
14:36:50.88 |
-12:06:17.6 |
HIP 71469 |
12.30 |
| 2026-10-07 00:00 |
14:37:19.08 |
-12:08:34.0 |
HIP 71469 |
10.83 |
| 2026-10-07 12:00 |
14:37:47.37 |
-12:10:50.4 |
HIP 71469 |
13.75 |
| 2026-10-08 00:00 |
14:38:15.74 |
-12:13:06.9 |
HIP 71469 |
19.17 |
| 2026-10-08 12:00 |
14:38:44.20 |
-12:15:23.4 |
HIP 71469 |
25.56 |
| 2026-10-09 00:00 |
14:39:12.73 |
-12:17:40.0 |
HIP 71469 |
32.36 |
| 2026-10-09 12:00 |
14:39:41.36 |
-12:19:56.5 |
HIP 71873 |
34.91 |
| 2026-10-10 00:00 |
14:40:10.06 |
-12:22:13.1 |
HIP 71873 |
28.59 |
| 2026-10-10 12:00 |
14:40:38.85 |
-12:24:29.6 |
HIP 71823 |
22.81 |
| 2026-10-11 00:00 |
14:41:07.71 |
-12:26:46.2 |
HIP 71823 |
17.50 |