C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 1957-04-08T00:46:40.293120Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:29:12Z
Obs used 57
NEO -
M1 -
K1 -
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 1957-07-09.0000000
e 1.00024806
q (au) 0.316043
a (au) -1274.056032
i (deg) 119.944301
Ω (om, deg) 215.855361
ω (w, deg) 308.774543
M (ma, deg) 0.001993

Magnitude

C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland) · Magnitude (Full range)

C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland) · Magnitude (Highlight period)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (5.382 + 3.093\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 5.382
n 3.093
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

Residuals (Piecewise)

$$\epsilon = a \log_{10} r_{\mathrm{au}} + b$$

Start (UTC) End (UTC) a b
1956-11-20 1957-04-06 -0.6577 +0.271
1957-04-10 1957-05-20 -2.0830 -0.252
1957-05-20 1957-05-30 -10.4996 +0.237
1957-05-30 1957-12-03 +5.1007 -1.102

log10 r = log10(heliocentric distance / AU), Δ = geocentric distance (AU)

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-09-20 00:00 04:04:11.63 +69:16:58.9 HIP 19203 18.67
2026-09-20 12:00 04:04:10.17 +69:17:10.4 HIP 19203 18.66
2026-09-21 00:00 04:04:08.68 +69:17:21.8 HIP 19203 18.65
2026-09-21 12:00 04:04:07.17 +69:17:33.1 HIP 19203 18.64
2026-09-22 00:00 04:04:05.63 +69:17:44.4 HIP 19203 18.64
2026-09-22 12:00 04:04:04.06 +69:17:55.6 HIP 19203 18.65
2026-09-23 00:00 04:04:02.47 +69:18:06.8 HIP 19203 18.66
2026-09-23 12:00 04:04:00.85 +69:18:17.9 HIP 19203 18.68
2026-09-24 00:00 04:03:59.20 +69:18:28.9 HIP 19203 18.70
2026-09-24 12:00 04:03:57.52 +69:18:39.8 HIP 19203 18.73
2026-09-25 00:00 04:03:55.82 +69:18:50.7 HIP 19203 18.76
2026-09-25 12:00 04:03:54.09 +69:19:01.4 HIP 19203 18.80
2026-09-26 00:00 04:03:52.34 +69:19:12.1 HIP 19203 18.84
2026-09-26 12:00 04:03:50.56 +69:19:22.8 HIP 19203 18.89
2026-09-27 00:00 04:03:48.75 +69:19:33.3 HIP 19203 18.95
2026-09-27 12:00 04:03:46.92 +69:19:43.8 HIP 19203 19.01
2026-09-28 00:00 04:03:45.06 +69:19:54.2 HIP 19203 19.08
2026-09-28 12:00 04:03:43.18 +69:20:04.5 HIP 19203 19.15
2026-09-29 00:00 04:03:41.27 +69:20:14.7 HIP 19203 19.22
2026-09-29 12:00 04:03:39.34 +69:20:24.9 HIP 19203 19.31
2026-09-30 00:00 04:03:37.38 +69:20:35.0 HIP 19203 19.39
2026-09-30 12:00 04:03:35.39 +69:20:44.9 HIP 19203 19.48
2026-10-01 00:00 04:03:33.38 +69:20:54.8 HIP 19203 19.58
2026-10-01 12:00 04:03:31.34 +69:21:04.7 HIP 19203 19.68
2026-10-02 00:00 04:03:29.28 +69:21:14.4 HIP 19203 19.79
2026-10-02 12:00 04:03:27.19 +69:21:24.0 HIP 19203 19.90
2026-10-03 00:00 04:03:25.08 +69:21:33.6 HIP 19203 20.02
2026-10-03 12:00 04:03:22.95 +69:21:43.1 HIP 19203 20.14
2026-10-04 00:00 04:03:20.79 +69:21:52.4 HIP 19203 20.27
2026-10-04 12:00 04:03:18.60 +69:22:01.7 HIP 19203 20.40
2026-10-05 00:00 04:03:16.39 +69:22:10.9 HIP 19203 20.54
2026-10-05 12:00 04:03:14.16 +69:22:20.0 HIP 19203 20.68
2026-10-06 00:00 04:03:11.90 +69:22:29.0 HIP 19203 20.82
2026-10-06 12:00 04:03:09.62 +69:22:38.0 HIP 19203 20.97
2026-10-07 00:00 04:03:07.32 +69:22:46.8 HIP 19203 21.12
2026-10-07 12:00 04:03:04.99 +69:22:55.5 HIP 19203 21.28
2026-10-08 00:00 04:03:02.64 +69:23:04.1 HIP 19203 21.44
2026-10-08 12:00 04:03:00.26 +69:23:12.7 HIP 19203 21.61
2026-10-09 00:00 04:02:57.86 +69:23:21.1 HIP 19203 21.78
2026-10-09 12:00 04:02:55.44 +69:23:29.5 HIP 19203 21.95
2026-10-10 00:00 04:02:53.00 +69:23:37.7 HIP 19203 22.13
2026-10-10 12:00 04:02:50.53 +69:23:45.8 HIP 19203 22.31
2026-10-11 00:00 04:02:48.05 +69:23:53.9 HIP 19203 22.50