C/1932 Y1 (Dodwell-Forbes)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/1932 Y1 (Dodwell-Forbes)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 1932-12-30T12:36:55.002240Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2023-12-04T20:32:29Z
Obs used 23
NEO -
M1 9.100
K1 15.250
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 1933-01-20.0000000
e 0.97216017
q (au) 1.130765
a (au) 40.616795
i (deg) 24.502460
Ω (om, deg) 78.589152
ω (w, deg) 327.357273
M (ma, deg) 0.077957

Magnitude

C/1932 Y1 (Dodwell-Forbes) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (7.943 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 7.943
n 6.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.500
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)
2026-06-01 00:00 15:06:51.95 -02:53:08.6 HIP 73972 35.35
2026-06-01 12:00 15:06:50.57 -02:53:05.2 HIP 73972 35.32
2026-06-02 00:00 15:06:49.19 -02:53:01.9 HIP 73972 35.29
2026-06-02 12:00 15:06:47.82 -02:52:58.6 HIP 73972 35.27
2026-06-03 00:00 15:06:46.46 -02:52:55.4 HIP 73972 35.24
2026-06-03 12:00 15:06:45.10 -02:52:52.3 HIP 73972 35.23
2026-06-04 00:00 15:06:43.75 -02:52:49.2 HIP 73972 35.22
2026-06-04 12:00 15:06:42.40 -02:52:46.2 HIP 73972 35.21
2026-06-05 00:00 15:06:41.05 -02:52:43.3 HIP 73972 35.20
2026-06-05 12:00 15:06:39.72 -02:52:40.4 HIP 73972 35.20
2026-06-06 00:00 15:06:38.38 -02:52:37.6 HIP 73972 35.21
2026-06-06 12:00 15:06:37.06 -02:52:34.9 HIP 73972 35.22
2026-06-07 00:00 15:06:35.74 -02:52:32.2 HIP 73972 35.23
2026-06-07 12:00 15:06:34.42 -02:52:29.6 HIP 73972 35.25
2026-06-08 00:00 15:06:33.11 -02:52:27.1 HIP 73972 35.27
2026-06-08 12:00 15:06:31.81 -02:52:24.6 HIP 73972 35.29
2026-06-09 00:00 15:06:30.51 -02:52:22.3 HIP 73972 35.32
2026-06-09 12:00 15:06:29.22 -02:52:19.9 HIP 73972 35.35
2026-06-10 00:00 15:06:27.94 -02:52:17.7 HIP 73972 35.39
2026-06-10 12:00 15:06:26.66 -02:52:15.5 HIP 73972 35.43
2026-06-11 00:00 15:06:25.39 -02:52:13.4 HIP 73972 35.47
2026-06-11 12:00 15:06:24.12 -02:52:11.4 HIP 73972 35.51
2026-06-12 00:00 15:06:22.86 -02:52:09.4 HIP 73708 35.56
2026-06-12 12:00 15:06:21.61 -02:52:07.5 HIP 73708 35.24
2026-06-13 00:00 15:06:20.37 -02:52:05.7 HIP 73708 34.93
2026-06-13 12:00 15:06:19.13 -02:52:03.9 HIP 73708 34.62
2026-06-14 00:00 15:06:17.90 -02:52:02.2 HIP 73708 34.32
2026-06-14 12:00 15:06:16.67 -02:52:00.6 HIP 73708 34.01
2026-06-15 00:00 15:06:15.46 -02:51:59.1 HIP 73708 33.71
2026-06-15 12:00 15:06:14.25 -02:51:57.6 HIP 73708 33.40
2026-06-16 00:00 15:06:13.05 -02:51:56.2 HIP 73708 33.10
2026-06-16 12:00 15:06:11.85 -02:51:54.8 HIP 73708 32.80
2026-06-17 00:00 15:06:10.67 -02:51:53.6 HIP 73708 32.51
2026-06-17 12:00 15:06:09.49 -02:51:52.4 HIP 73708 32.21
2026-06-18 00:00 15:06:08.32 -02:51:51.3 HIP 73708 31.92
2026-06-18 12:00 15:06:07.16 -02:51:50.2 HIP 73708 31.63
2026-06-19 00:00 15:06:06.00 -02:51:49.3 HIP 73708 31.34
2026-06-19 12:00 15:06:04.86 -02:51:48.4 HIP 73708 31.05
2026-06-20 00:00 15:06:03.72 -02:51:47.5 HIP 73708 30.77
2026-06-20 12:00 15:06:02.59 -02:51:46.8 HIP 73708 30.49
2026-06-21 00:00 15:06:01.47 -02:51:46.1 HIP 73708 30.21
2026-06-21 12:00 15:06:00.35 -02:51:45.5 HIP 73708 29.93
2026-06-22 00:00 15:05:59.25 -02:51:44.9 HIP 73708 29.65