| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
D/1952 B1 (Harrington-Wilson) |
| Type |
D |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
1951-10-30T08:59:55.049280Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:29:10Z |
| Obs used |
7 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
14.000 |
| K1 |
10.000 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
1952-02-16.0000000 |
| e |
0.51432703 |
| q (au) |
1.664907 |
| a (au) |
3.428041 |
| i (deg) |
16.352402 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
128.478048 |
| ω (w, deg) |
343.034254 |
| M (ma, deg) |
16.868061 |
Magnitude
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 |
22:25:49.05 |
-15:57:12.0 |
HIP 110689 |
21.70 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
22:25:56.02 |
-15:57:44.5 |
HIP 110689 |
22.61 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
22:26:02.80 |
-15:58:18.3 |
HIP 110689 |
23.63 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
22:26:09.40 |
-15:58:53.5 |
HIP 110689 |
24.73 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
22:26:15.80 |
-15:59:30.0 |
HIP 110689 |
25.89 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
22:26:22.01 |
-16:00:07.8 |
HIP 110689 |
27.11 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
22:26:28.03 |
-16:00:46.9 |
HIP 110689 |
28.36 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
22:26:33.85 |
-16:01:27.4 |
HIP 110689 |
29.64 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
22:26:39.48 |
-16:02:09.2 |
HIP 110942 |
30.73 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
22:26:44.92 |
-16:02:52.4 |
HIP 110942 |
29.27 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
22:26:50.15 |
-16:03:36.9 |
HIP 110942 |
27.86 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
22:26:55.19 |
-16:04:22.8 |
HIP 110942 |
26.49 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
22:27:00.03 |
-16:05:10.0 |
HIP 110942 |
25.17 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
22:27:04.67 |
-16:05:58.6 |
HIP 110942 |
23.91 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
22:27:09.11 |
-16:06:48.6 |
HIP 110942 |
22.69 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
22:27:13.34 |
-16:07:40.0 |
HIP 110942 |
21.54 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
22:27:17.37 |
-16:08:32.7 |
HIP 110942 |
20.46 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
22:27:21.20 |
-16:09:26.9 |
HIP 110942 |
19.45 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
22:27:24.82 |
-16:10:22.4 |
HIP 110942 |
18.53 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
22:27:28.23 |
-16:11:19.3 |
HIP 110942 |
17.70 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
22:27:31.44 |
-16:12:17.7 |
HIP 110942 |
16.97 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
22:27:34.43 |
-16:13:17.4 |
HIP 110942 |
16.36 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
22:27:37.22 |
-16:14:18.5 |
HIP 110942 |
15.87 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
22:27:39.80 |
-16:15:21.1 |
HIP 110942 |
15.52 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
22:27:42.16 |
-16:16:25.0 |
HIP 110942 |
15.32 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
22:27:44.31 |
-16:17:30.4 |
HIP 110942 |
15.26 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
22:27:46.25 |
-16:18:37.2 |
HIP 110942 |
15.36 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
22:27:47.97 |
-16:19:45.4 |
HIP 110942 |
15.60 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
22:27:49.48 |
-16:20:55.0 |
HIP 110942 |
15.99 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
22:27:50.77 |
-16:22:06.0 |
HIP 110942 |
16.51 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
22:27:51.84 |
-16:23:18.5 |
HIP 110942 |
17.16 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
22:27:52.70 |
-16:24:32.3 |
HIP 110942 |
17.92 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
22:27:53.33 |
-16:25:47.6 |
HIP 110802 |
18.14 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
22:27:53.75 |
-16:27:04.3 |
HIP 110802 |
17.41 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
22:27:53.95 |
-16:28:22.5 |
HIP 110802 |
16.70 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
22:27:53.93 |
-16:29:42.0 |
HIP 110802 |
16.01 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
22:27:53.69 |
-16:31:02.9 |
HIP 110802 |
15.33 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
22:27:53.22 |
-16:32:25.3 |
HIP 110802 |
14.70 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
22:27:52.54 |
-16:33:49.1 |
HIP 110802 |
14.11 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
22:27:51.63 |
-16:35:14.2 |
HIP 110802 |
13.59 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
22:27:50.50 |
-16:36:40.8 |
HIP 110802 |
13.15 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
22:27:49.14 |
-16:38:08.8 |
HIP 110802 |
12.81 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
22:27:47.56 |
-16:39:38.2 |
HIP 110802 |
12.59 |