| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/1932 H1 (Carrasco) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
1931-11-29T19:41:48.048000Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2023-12-05T08:04:21Z |
| Obs used |
6 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
- |
| K1 |
- |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
1932-04-30.0000000 |
| e |
1.00010577 |
| q (au) |
2.318385 |
| a (au) |
-21919.100180 |
| i (deg) |
58.083496 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
18.797874 |
| ω (w, deg) |
109.807035 |
| M (ma, deg) |
0.000046 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (7.489 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
7.489 |
| n |
2.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.501 |
| 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 |
22:28:28.47 |
-75:48:35.0 |
HIP 111427 |
25.84 |
| 2026-07-29 12:00 |
22:28:25.09 |
-75:48:43.7 |
HIP 111427 |
25.94 |
| 2026-07-30 00:00 |
22:28:21.69 |
-75:48:52.3 |
HIP 111427 |
26.04 |
| 2026-07-30 12:00 |
22:28:18.28 |
-75:49:00.7 |
HIP 111427 |
26.14 |
| 2026-07-31 00:00 |
22:28:14.84 |
-75:49:09.1 |
HIP 111427 |
26.25 |
| 2026-07-31 12:00 |
22:28:11.40 |
-75:49:17.4 |
HIP 111427 |
26.36 |
| 2026-08-01 00:00 |
22:28:07.93 |
-75:49:25.6 |
HIP 111427 |
26.48 |
| 2026-08-01 12:00 |
22:28:04.45 |
-75:49:33.6 |
HIP 111427 |
26.60 |
| 2026-08-02 00:00 |
22:28:00.95 |
-75:49:41.6 |
HIP 111427 |
26.72 |
| 2026-08-02 12:00 |
22:27:57.44 |
-75:49:49.5 |
HIP 111427 |
26.84 |
| 2026-08-03 00:00 |
22:27:53.92 |
-75:49:57.3 |
HIP 111427 |
26.97 |
| 2026-08-03 12:00 |
22:27:50.37 |
-75:50:04.9 |
HIP 111427 |
27.10 |
| 2026-08-04 00:00 |
22:27:46.82 |
-75:50:12.5 |
HIP 111427 |
27.24 |
| 2026-08-04 12:00 |
22:27:43.25 |
-75:50:19.9 |
HIP 111427 |
27.38 |
| 2026-08-05 00:00 |
22:27:39.66 |
-75:50:27.3 |
HIP 111427 |
27.52 |
| 2026-08-05 12:00 |
22:27:36.06 |
-75:50:34.5 |
HIP 111427 |
27.66 |
| 2026-08-06 00:00 |
22:27:32.45 |
-75:50:41.6 |
HIP 111427 |
27.81 |
| 2026-08-06 12:00 |
22:27:28.82 |
-75:50:48.7 |
HIP 111427 |
27.96 |
| 2026-08-07 00:00 |
22:27:25.18 |
-75:50:55.6 |
HIP 111427 |
28.11 |
| 2026-08-07 12:00 |
22:27:21.53 |
-75:51:02.4 |
HIP 111427 |
28.27 |
| 2026-08-08 00:00 |
22:27:17.86 |
-75:51:09.1 |
HIP 111427 |
28.43 |
| 2026-08-08 12:00 |
22:27:14.19 |
-75:51:15.7 |
HIP 111427 |
28.59 |
| 2026-08-09 00:00 |
22:27:10.50 |
-75:51:22.2 |
HIP 111427 |
28.75 |
| 2026-08-09 12:00 |
22:27:06.79 |
-75:51:28.5 |
HIP 111427 |
28.92 |
| 2026-08-10 00:00 |
22:27:03.08 |
-75:51:34.8 |
HIP 111427 |
29.09 |
| 2026-08-10 12:00 |
22:26:59.36 |
-75:51:40.9 |
HIP 111427 |
29.26 |
| 2026-08-11 00:00 |
22:26:55.62 |
-75:51:46.9 |
HIP 111427 |
29.43 |
| 2026-08-11 12:00 |
22:26:51.88 |
-75:51:52.8 |
HIP 111427 |
29.61 |
| 2026-08-12 00:00 |
22:26:48.12 |
-75:51:58.6 |
HIP 110237 |
29.69 |
| 2026-08-12 12:00 |
22:26:44.36 |
-75:52:04.3 |
HIP 110237 |
29.44 |
| 2026-08-13 00:00 |
22:26:40.58 |
-75:52:09.9 |
HIP 110237 |
29.20 |
| 2026-08-13 12:00 |
22:26:36.80 |
-75:52:15.3 |
HIP 110237 |
28.95 |
| 2026-08-14 00:00 |
22:26:33.00 |
-75:52:20.7 |
HIP 110237 |
28.71 |
| 2026-08-14 12:00 |
22:26:29.20 |
-75:52:25.9 |
HIP 110237 |
28.47 |
| 2026-08-15 00:00 |
22:26:25.39 |
-75:52:31.0 |
HIP 110237 |
28.23 |
| 2026-08-15 12:00 |
22:26:21.57 |
-75:52:36.0 |
HIP 110237 |
27.98 |
| 2026-08-16 00:00 |
22:26:17.75 |
-75:52:40.8 |
HIP 110237 |
27.74 |
| 2026-08-16 12:00 |
22:26:13.91 |
-75:52:45.6 |
HIP 110237 |
27.50 |
| 2026-08-17 00:00 |
22:26:10.07 |
-75:52:50.2 |
HIP 110237 |
27.27 |
| 2026-08-17 12:00 |
22:26:06.23 |
-75:52:54.7 |
HIP 110237 |
27.03 |
| 2026-08-18 00:00 |
22:26:02.37 |
-75:52:59.1 |
HIP 110237 |
26.79 |
| 2026-08-18 12:00 |
22:25:58.51 |
-75:53:03.3 |
HIP 110237 |
26.56 |
| 2026-08-19 00:00 |
22:25:54.65 |
-75:53:07.5 |
HIP 110237 |
26.32 |