C/1954 O1 (Vozarova)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/1954 O1 (Vozarova)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 1954-06-01T22:01:56.046720Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:29:12Z
Obs used 4
NEO -
M1 -
K1 -
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 1954-11-09.0000000
e 1.07365063
q (au) 0.781184
a (au) -10.606611
i (deg) 115.183591
Ω (om, deg) 123.985753
ω (w, deg) 5.108240
M (ma, deg) 4.567532

Magnitude

C/1954 O1 (Vozarova) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (4.780 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 4.780
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)
2026-07-29 00:00 20:39:22.34 -01:51:01.2 HIP 101921 33.84
2026-07-29 12:00 20:39:21.66 -01:51:03.8 HIP 101921 33.78
2026-07-30 00:00 20:39:20.97 -01:51:06.4 HIP 101921 33.73
2026-07-30 12:00 20:39:20.28 -01:51:09.1 HIP 101921 33.67
2026-07-31 00:00 20:39:19.59 -01:51:11.8 HIP 101921 33.62
2026-07-31 12:00 20:39:18.91 -01:51:14.5 HIP 101921 33.57
2026-08-01 00:00 20:39:18.22 -01:51:17.3 HIP 101921 33.51
2026-08-01 12:00 20:39:17.53 -01:51:20.0 HIP 101921 33.46
2026-08-02 00:00 20:39:16.85 -01:51:22.8 HIP 101921 33.41
2026-08-02 12:00 20:39:16.16 -01:51:25.7 HIP 101921 33.36
2026-08-03 00:00 20:39:15.47 -01:51:28.5 HIP 101921 33.31
2026-08-03 12:00 20:39:14.79 -01:51:31.4 HIP 101921 33.26
2026-08-04 00:00 20:39:14.10 -01:51:34.3 HIP 101921 33.21
2026-08-04 12:00 20:39:13.42 -01:51:37.2 HIP 101921 33.16
2026-08-05 00:00 20:39:12.73 -01:51:40.1 HIP 101921 33.11
2026-08-05 12:00 20:39:12.05 -01:51:43.1 HIP 101921 33.06
2026-08-06 00:00 20:39:11.36 -01:51:46.1 HIP 101921 33.01
2026-08-06 12:00 20:39:10.68 -01:51:49.1 HIP 101921 32.97
2026-08-07 00:00 20:39:10.00 -01:51:52.1 HIP 101921 32.92
2026-08-07 12:00 20:39:09.32 -01:51:55.2 HIP 101921 32.87
2026-08-08 00:00 20:39:08.64 -01:51:58.3 HIP 101921 32.83
2026-08-08 12:00 20:39:07.96 -01:52:01.4 HIP 101921 32.78
2026-08-09 00:00 20:39:07.28 -01:52:04.5 HIP 101921 32.74
2026-08-09 12:00 20:39:06.60 -01:52:07.6 HIP 101921 32.69
2026-08-10 00:00 20:39:05.92 -01:52:10.8 HIP 101921 32.65
2026-08-10 12:00 20:39:05.24 -01:52:14.0 HIP 101921 32.61
2026-08-11 00:00 20:39:04.57 -01:52:17.2 HIP 101921 32.56
2026-08-11 12:00 20:39:03.89 -01:52:20.4 HIP 101921 32.52
2026-08-12 00:00 20:39:03.22 -01:52:23.7 HIP 101921 32.48
2026-08-12 12:00 20:39:02.55 -01:52:27.0 HIP 101921 32.44
2026-08-13 00:00 20:39:01.88 -01:52:30.3 HIP 101921 32.40
2026-08-13 12:00 20:39:01.21 -01:52:33.6 HIP 101921 32.36
2026-08-14 00:00 20:39:00.54 -01:52:36.9 HIP 101921 32.32
2026-08-14 12:00 20:38:59.87 -01:52:40.3 HIP 101921 32.28
2026-08-15 00:00 20:38:59.21 -01:52:43.7 HIP 101921 32.24
2026-08-15 12:00 20:38:58.54 -01:52:47.1 HIP 101921 32.20
2026-08-16 00:00 20:38:57.88 -01:52:50.5 HIP 101921 32.17
2026-08-16 12:00 20:38:57.22 -01:52:53.9 HIP 101921 32.13
2026-08-17 00:00 20:38:56.56 -01:52:57.4 HIP 101921 32.09
2026-08-17 12:00 20:38:55.90 -01:53:00.8 HIP 101921 32.06
2026-08-18 00:00 20:38:55.25 -01:53:04.3 HIP 101921 32.02
2026-08-18 12:00 20:38:54.59 -01:53:07.8 HIP 101921 31.99
2026-08-19 00:00 20:38:53.94 -01:53:11.4 HIP 101921 31.96