C/1924 R1 (Finsler)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/1924 R1 (Finsler)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 1924-09-04T19:45:38.554560Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:29:02Z
Obs used 8
NEO -
M1 -
K1 -
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 1924-09-28.0000000
e 0.99853004
q (au) 0.405911
a (au) 276.136968
i (deg) 120.113818
Ω (om, deg) 81.148388
ω (w, deg) 66.501893
M (ma, deg) 0.004978

Magnitude

C/1924 R1 (Finsler) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (H_0 + n\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 -
n -
gf -
gb -
k -
δ90 -
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 12:35:25.52 -59:06:06.4 HIP 61312 13.64
2026-06-01 12:00 12:35:24.61 -59:05:53.9 HIP 61312 13.54
2026-06-02 00:00 12:35:23.71 -59:05:41.4 HIP 61312 13.44
2026-06-02 12:00 12:35:22.83 -59:05:28.9 HIP 61312 13.34
2026-06-03 00:00 12:35:21.96 -59:05:16.3 HIP 61312 13.25
2026-06-03 12:00 12:35:21.11 -59:05:03.8 HIP 61312 13.17
2026-06-04 00:00 12:35:20.27 -59:04:51.2 HIP 61312 13.09
2026-06-04 12:00 12:35:19.44 -59:04:38.6 HIP 61312 13.02
2026-06-05 00:00 12:35:18.63 -59:04:25.9 HIP 61312 12.96
2026-06-05 12:00 12:35:17.83 -59:04:13.3 HIP 61312 12.90
2026-06-06 00:00 12:35:17.04 -59:04:00.6 HIP 61312 12.84
2026-06-06 12:00 12:35:16.27 -59:03:47.9 HIP 61312 12.79
2026-06-07 00:00 12:35:15.51 -59:03:35.2 HIP 61312 12.75
2026-06-07 12:00 12:35:14.77 -59:03:22.5 HIP 61312 12.71
2026-06-08 00:00 12:35:14.04 -59:03:09.7 HIP 61312 12.68
2026-06-08 12:00 12:35:13.33 -59:02:57.0 HIP 61312 12.66
2026-06-09 00:00 12:35:12.63 -59:02:44.2 HIP 61312 12.64
2026-06-09 12:00 12:35:11.94 -59:02:31.4 HIP 61312 12.62
2026-06-10 00:00 12:35:11.27 -59:02:18.6 HIP 61312 12.62
2026-06-10 12:00 12:35:10.61 -59:02:05.8 HIP 61312 12.61
2026-06-11 00:00 12:35:09.97 -59:01:53.0 HIP 61312 12.62
2026-06-11 12:00 12:35:09.34 -59:01:40.2 HIP 61312 12.63
2026-06-12 00:00 12:35:08.73 -59:01:27.4 HIP 61312 12.65
2026-06-12 12:00 12:35:08.13 -59:01:14.5 HIP 61312 12.67
2026-06-13 00:00 12:35:07.54 -59:01:01.7 HIP 61312 12.70
2026-06-13 12:00 12:35:06.97 -59:00:48.9 HIP 61312 12.73
2026-06-14 00:00 12:35:06.42 -59:00:36.0 HIP 61312 12.77
2026-06-14 12:00 12:35:05.88 -59:00:23.2 HIP 61312 12.81
2026-06-15 00:00 12:35:05.35 -59:00:10.3 HIP 61312 12.86
2026-06-15 12:00 12:35:04.84 -58:59:57.5 HIP 61312 12.92
2026-06-16 00:00 12:35:04.35 -58:59:44.6 HIP 61312 12.98
2026-06-16 12:00 12:35:03.87 -58:59:31.8 HIP 61312 13.05
2026-06-17 00:00 12:35:03.40 -58:59:18.9 HIP 61312 13.12
2026-06-17 12:00 12:35:02.95 -58:59:06.1 HIP 61312 13.19
2026-06-18 00:00 12:35:02.51 -58:58:53.2 HIP 61312 13.27
2026-06-18 12:00 12:35:02.09 -58:58:40.4 HIP 61312 13.36
2026-06-19 00:00 12:35:01.69 -58:58:27.6 HIP 61312 13.45
2026-06-19 12:00 12:35:01.30 -58:58:14.8 HIP 61312 13.54
2026-06-20 00:00 12:35:00.92 -58:58:02.0 HIP 61312 13.64
2026-06-20 12:00 12:35:00.56 -58:57:49.2 HIP 61312 13.74
2026-06-21 00:00 12:35:00.22 -58:57:36.4 HIP 61312 13.85
2026-06-21 12:00 12:34:59.89 -58:57:23.6 HIP 61312 13.96
2026-06-22 00:00 12:34:59.57 -58:57:10.8 HIP 61312 14.08