C/1940 R2 (Cunningham)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/1940 R2 (Cunningham)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 1941-01-16T05:36:57.600000Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) -
Obs used 189
NEO -
M1 -
K1 -
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 1941-01-06.0000000
e 1.00048500
q (au) 0.367751
a (au) -758.249484
i (deg) 49.894200
Ω (om, deg) 296.590500
ω (w, deg) 199.569000
M (ma, deg) -0.000483

Magnitude

C/1940 R2 (Cunningham) · Magnitude (Full range)

C/1940 R2 (Cunningham) · Magnitude (Highlight period)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (5.846 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 5.846
n 2.000
gf 0.800
gb -0.500
k 1.000
δ90 1.000
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 20:21:16.60 -09:29:32.5 HIP 100524 27.46
2026-06-01 12:00 20:21:15.98 -09:29:32.4 HIP 100524 27.61
2026-06-02 00:00 20:21:15.35 -09:29:32.2 HIP 100524 27.76
2026-06-02 12:00 20:21:14.71 -09:29:32.2 HIP 100524 27.90
2026-06-03 00:00 20:21:14.06 -09:29:32.1 HIP 100524 28.05
2026-06-03 12:00 20:21:13.41 -09:29:32.1 HIP 100524 28.20
2026-06-04 00:00 20:21:12.75 -09:29:32.2 HIP 100524 28.36
2026-06-04 12:00 20:21:12.08 -09:29:32.3 HIP 100524 28.51
2026-06-05 00:00 20:21:11.41 -09:29:32.4 HIP 100524 28.67
2026-06-05 12:00 20:21:10.73 -09:29:32.5 HIP 100524 28.82
2026-06-06 00:00 20:21:10.04 -09:29:32.7 HIP 100524 28.98
2026-06-06 12:00 20:21:09.34 -09:29:32.9 HIP 100524 29.14
2026-06-07 00:00 20:21:08.64 -09:29:33.2 HIP 100524 29.30
2026-06-07 12:00 20:21:07.94 -09:29:33.5 HIP 100524 29.47
2026-06-08 00:00 20:21:07.22 -09:29:33.9 HIP 100524 29.63
2026-06-08 12:00 20:21:06.50 -09:29:34.3 HIP 100524 29.80
2026-06-09 00:00 20:21:05.78 -09:29:34.7 HIP 100524 29.96
2026-06-09 12:00 20:21:05.04 -09:29:35.1 HIP 100524 30.13
2026-06-10 00:00 20:21:04.30 -09:29:35.6 HIP 100524 30.30
2026-06-10 12:00 20:21:03.56 -09:29:36.2 HIP 100524 30.47
2026-06-11 00:00 20:21:02.81 -09:29:36.7 HIP 100524 30.65
2026-06-11 12:00 20:21:02.05 -09:29:37.4 HIP 100524 30.82
2026-06-12 00:00 20:21:01.28 -09:29:38.0 HIP 100524 31.00
2026-06-12 12:00 20:21:00.51 -09:29:38.7 HIP 100524 31.17
2026-06-13 00:00 20:20:59.74 -09:29:39.4 HIP 100524 31.35
2026-06-13 12:00 20:20:58.95 -09:29:40.2 HIP 100524 31.53
2026-06-14 00:00 20:20:58.17 -09:29:41.0 HIP 100524 31.71
2026-06-14 12:00 20:20:57.37 -09:29:41.8 HIP 100524 31.89
2026-06-15 00:00 20:20:56.57 -09:29:42.7 HIP 100524 32.08
2026-06-15 12:00 20:20:55.77 -09:29:43.6 HIP 100524 32.26
2026-06-16 00:00 20:20:54.96 -09:29:44.6 HIP 100524 32.45
2026-06-16 12:00 20:20:54.14 -09:29:45.6 HIP 100524 32.64
2026-06-17 00:00 20:20:53.32 -09:29:46.6 HIP 100524 32.83
2026-06-17 12:00 20:20:52.49 -09:29:47.7 HIP 100524 33.02
2026-06-18 00:00 20:20:51.65 -09:29:48.8 HIP 100524 33.21
2026-06-18 12:00 20:20:50.82 -09:29:49.9 HIP 100524 33.40
2026-06-19 00:00 20:20:49.97 -09:29:51.1 HIP 100524 33.60
2026-06-19 12:00 20:20:49.12 -09:29:52.3 HIP 100524 33.79
2026-06-20 00:00 20:20:48.27 -09:29:53.5 HIP 100524 33.99
2026-06-20 12:00 20:20:47.41 -09:29:54.8 HIP 100524 34.18
2026-06-21 00:00 20:20:46.55 -09:29:56.1 HIP 100524 34.38
2026-06-21 12:00 20:20:45.68 -09:29:57.5 HIP 100524 34.58
2026-06-22 00:00 20:20:44.80 -09:29:58.9 HIP 100524 34.79