| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/1960 M1 (Humason) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
1959-12-11T08:25:18.805440Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:29:14Z |
| Obs used |
24 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
- |
| K1 |
- |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
1960-11-07.0000000 |
| e |
1.00033331 |
| q (au) |
4.267540 |
| a (au) |
-12803.528708 |
| i (deg) |
125.473935 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
307.270143 |
| ω (w, deg) |
46.494116 |
| M (ma, deg) |
0.000226 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (6.615 + 4.417\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
6.615 |
| n |
4.417 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-1.000 |
| 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) |
| 2026-09-20 00:00 |
07:36:55.00 |
+04:23:04.1 |
HIP 36884 |
28.98 |
| 2026-09-20 12:00 |
07:36:55.51 |
+04:22:57.0 |
HIP 36884 |
29.12 |
| 2026-09-21 00:00 |
07:36:56.01 |
+04:22:50.0 |
HIP 36884 |
29.25 |
| 2026-09-21 12:00 |
07:36:56.50 |
+04:22:42.9 |
HIP 36884 |
29.39 |
| 2026-09-22 00:00 |
07:36:56.98 |
+04:22:35.8 |
HIP 37185 |
29.52 |
| 2026-09-22 12:00 |
07:36:57.45 |
+04:22:28.8 |
HIP 37185 |
29.35 |
| 2026-09-23 00:00 |
07:36:57.91 |
+04:22:21.7 |
HIP 37185 |
29.19 |
| 2026-09-23 12:00 |
07:36:58.36 |
+04:22:14.7 |
HIP 37185 |
29.02 |
| 2026-09-24 00:00 |
07:36:58.80 |
+04:22:07.6 |
HIP 37185 |
28.86 |
| 2026-09-24 12:00 |
07:36:59.23 |
+04:22:00.6 |
HIP 37185 |
28.71 |
| 2026-09-25 00:00 |
07:36:59.65 |
+04:21:53.6 |
HIP 37185 |
28.55 |
| 2026-09-25 12:00 |
07:37:00.05 |
+04:21:46.5 |
HIP 37185 |
28.40 |
| 2026-09-26 00:00 |
07:37:00.45 |
+04:21:39.5 |
HIP 37185 |
28.24 |
| 2026-09-26 12:00 |
07:37:00.84 |
+04:21:32.5 |
HIP 37185 |
28.09 |
| 2026-09-27 00:00 |
07:37:01.22 |
+04:21:25.5 |
HIP 37185 |
27.94 |
| 2026-09-27 12:00 |
07:37:01.58 |
+04:21:18.5 |
HIP 37185 |
27.80 |
| 2026-09-28 00:00 |
07:37:01.94 |
+04:21:11.5 |
HIP 37185 |
27.66 |
| 2026-09-28 12:00 |
07:37:02.28 |
+04:21:04.5 |
HIP 37185 |
27.51 |
| 2026-09-29 00:00 |
07:37:02.62 |
+04:20:57.5 |
HIP 37185 |
27.37 |
| 2026-09-29 12:00 |
07:37:02.94 |
+04:20:50.5 |
HIP 37185 |
27.24 |
| 2026-09-30 00:00 |
07:37:03.25 |
+04:20:43.6 |
HIP 37185 |
27.10 |
| 2026-09-30 12:00 |
07:37:03.56 |
+04:20:36.6 |
HIP 37185 |
26.97 |
| 2026-10-01 00:00 |
07:37:03.85 |
+04:20:29.7 |
HIP 37185 |
26.84 |
| 2026-10-01 12:00 |
07:37:04.13 |
+04:20:22.8 |
HIP 37185 |
26.71 |
| 2026-10-02 00:00 |
07:37:04.40 |
+04:20:15.8 |
HIP 37185 |
26.58 |
| 2026-10-02 12:00 |
07:37:04.66 |
+04:20:08.9 |
HIP 37185 |
26.46 |
| 2026-10-03 00:00 |
07:37:04.90 |
+04:20:02.1 |
HIP 37185 |
26.33 |
| 2026-10-03 12:00 |
07:37:05.14 |
+04:19:55.2 |
HIP 37185 |
26.21 |
| 2026-10-04 00:00 |
07:37:05.37 |
+04:19:48.3 |
HIP 37185 |
26.10 |
| 2026-10-04 12:00 |
07:37:05.58 |
+04:19:41.5 |
HIP 37185 |
25.98 |
| 2026-10-05 00:00 |
07:37:05.78 |
+04:19:34.6 |
HIP 37185 |
25.87 |
| 2026-10-05 12:00 |
07:37:05.98 |
+04:19:27.8 |
HIP 37185 |
25.76 |
| 2026-10-06 00:00 |
07:37:06.16 |
+04:19:21.0 |
HIP 37185 |
25.65 |
| 2026-10-06 12:00 |
07:37:06.33 |
+04:19:14.2 |
HIP 37185 |
25.54 |
| 2026-10-07 00:00 |
07:37:06.49 |
+04:19:07.5 |
HIP 37185 |
25.44 |
| 2026-10-07 12:00 |
07:37:06.64 |
+04:19:00.7 |
HIP 37185 |
25.34 |
| 2026-10-08 00:00 |
07:37:06.77 |
+04:18:54.0 |
HIP 37185 |
25.24 |
| 2026-10-08 12:00 |
07:37:06.90 |
+04:18:47.3 |
HIP 37185 |
25.15 |
| 2026-10-09 00:00 |
07:37:07.01 |
+04:18:40.6 |
HIP 37185 |
25.05 |
| 2026-10-09 12:00 |
07:37:07.12 |
+04:18:33.9 |
HIP 37185 |
24.96 |
| 2026-10-10 00:00 |
07:37:07.21 |
+04:18:27.2 |
HIP 37185 |
24.87 |
| 2026-10-10 12:00 |
07:37:07.29 |
+04:18:20.6 |
HIP 37185 |
24.79 |
| 2026-10-11 00:00 |
07:37:07.36 |
+04:18:14.0 |
HIP 37185 |
24.71 |