C/1932 M1 (Newman)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/1932 M1 (Newman)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 1932-09-24T13:18:01.739520Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2023-12-04T20:32:28Z
Obs used 67
NEO -
M1 11.100
K1 4.500
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 1932-08-08.0000000
e 1.00049326
q (au) 1.647388
a (au) -3339.781255
i (deg) 78.388473
Ω (om, deg) 246.089739
ω (w, deg) 69.788496
M (ma, deg) -0.000243

Magnitude

C/1932 M1 (Newman) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (11.370 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 11.370
n 2.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.573
k 0.800
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)
2026-06-01 00:00 05:39:29.19 -30:29:01.5 HIP 26660 10.95
2026-06-01 12:00 05:39:30.33 -30:28:58.2 HIP 26660 10.86
2026-06-02 00:00 05:39:31.47 -30:28:55.0 HIP 26660 10.78
2026-06-02 12:00 05:39:32.61 -30:28:51.9 HIP 26660 10.70
2026-06-03 00:00 05:39:33.76 -30:28:48.8 HIP 26660 10.63
2026-06-03 12:00 05:39:34.90 -30:28:45.9 HIP 26660 10.55
2026-06-04 00:00 05:39:36.05 -30:28:43.1 HIP 26660 10.49
2026-06-04 12:00 05:39:37.21 -30:28:40.4 HIP 26660 10.42
2026-06-05 00:00 05:39:38.36 -30:28:37.7 HIP 26660 10.36
2026-06-05 12:00 05:39:39.52 -30:28:35.2 HIP 26660 10.31
2026-06-06 00:00 05:39:40.68 -30:28:32.8 HIP 26660 10.26
2026-06-06 12:00 05:39:41.84 -30:28:30.5 HIP 26660 10.21
2026-06-07 00:00 05:39:43.00 -30:28:28.3 HIP 26660 10.17
2026-06-07 12:00 05:39:44.16 -30:28:26.1 HIP 26660 10.13
2026-06-08 00:00 05:39:45.32 -30:28:24.1 HIP 26660 10.09
2026-06-08 12:00 05:39:46.49 -30:28:22.2 HIP 26660 10.07
2026-06-09 00:00 05:39:47.66 -30:28:20.4 HIP 26660 10.04
2026-06-09 12:00 05:39:48.83 -30:28:18.7 HIP 26660 10.02
2026-06-10 00:00 05:39:50.00 -30:28:17.0 HIP 26660 10.01
2026-06-10 12:00 05:39:51.17 -30:28:15.5 HIP 26660 9.99
2026-06-11 00:00 05:39:52.34 -30:28:14.1 HIP 26660 9.99
2026-06-11 12:00 05:39:53.51 -30:28:12.8 HIP 26660 9.99
2026-06-12 00:00 05:39:54.69 -30:28:11.6 HIP 26660 9.99
2026-06-12 12:00 05:39:55.86 -30:28:10.5 HIP 26660 10.00
2026-06-13 00:00 05:39:57.04 -30:28:09.5 HIP 26660 10.01
2026-06-13 12:00 05:39:58.21 -30:28:08.6 HIP 26660 10.03
2026-06-14 00:00 05:39:59.39 -30:28:07.8 HIP 26660 10.05
2026-06-14 12:00 05:40:00.57 -30:28:07.1 HIP 26660 10.08
2026-06-15 00:00 05:40:01.75 -30:28:06.6 HIP 26660 10.11
2026-06-15 12:00 05:40:02.93 -30:28:06.1 HIP 26660 10.14
2026-06-16 00:00 05:40:04.10 -30:28:05.7 HIP 26660 10.19
2026-06-16 12:00 05:40:05.28 -30:28:05.4 HIP 26660 10.23
2026-06-17 00:00 05:40:06.46 -30:28:05.2 HIP 26660 10.28
2026-06-17 12:00 05:40:07.64 -30:28:05.2 HIP 26660 10.33
2026-06-18 00:00 05:40:08.82 -30:28:05.2 HIP 26660 10.39
2026-06-18 12:00 05:40:10.00 -30:28:05.4 HIP 26660 10.45
2026-06-19 00:00 05:40:11.17 -30:28:05.6 HIP 26660 10.52
2026-06-19 12:00 05:40:12.35 -30:28:05.9 HIP 26660 10.59
2026-06-20 00:00 05:40:13.53 -30:28:06.4 HIP 26660 10.66
2026-06-20 12:00 05:40:14.70 -30:28:06.9 HIP 26660 10.74
2026-06-21 00:00 05:40:15.88 -30:28:07.6 HIP 26660 10.82
2026-06-21 12:00 05:40:17.05 -30:28:08.4 HIP 26660 10.91
2026-06-22 00:00 05:40:18.23 -30:28:09.2 HIP 26660 11.00