| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/1967 M1 (Mitchell-Jones-Gerber) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
1967-06-16T18:50:32.415360Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:29:17Z |
| Obs used |
39 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
6.400 |
| K1 |
13.000 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
1967-07-23.0000000 |
| e |
1.00000000 |
| q (au) |
0.178250 |
| a (au) |
- |
| i (deg) |
56.708043 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
32.293259 |
| ω (w, deg) |
78.943837 |
| M (ma, deg) |
- |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (7.456 + 4.284\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
7.456 |
| n |
4.284 |
| gf |
0.999 |
| gb |
-0.591 |
| k |
0.800 |
| 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) |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
18:50:58.38 |
-77:07:14.5 |
HIP 92681 |
8.10 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
18:50:53.15 |
-77:07:24.3 |
HIP 92681 |
8.43 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
18:50:47.88 |
-77:07:34.0 |
HIP 92681 |
8.77 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
18:50:42.59 |
-77:07:43.5 |
HIP 92681 |
9.10 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
18:50:37.27 |
-77:07:53.0 |
HIP 92681 |
9.44 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
18:50:31.92 |
-77:08:02.3 |
HIP 92681 |
9.77 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
18:50:26.55 |
-77:08:11.5 |
HIP 92681 |
10.11 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
18:50:21.14 |
-77:08:20.6 |
HIP 92681 |
10.45 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
18:50:15.71 |
-77:08:29.5 |
HIP 92681 |
10.78 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
18:50:10.26 |
-77:08:38.3 |
HIP 92681 |
11.12 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
18:50:04.77 |
-77:08:47.0 |
HIP 92681 |
11.46 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
18:49:59.26 |
-77:08:55.5 |
HIP 92681 |
11.79 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
18:49:53.73 |
-77:09:03.9 |
HIP 92681 |
12.13 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
18:49:48.17 |
-77:09:12.2 |
HIP 92681 |
12.47 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
18:49:42.59 |
-77:09:20.4 |
HIP 92681 |
12.81 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
18:49:36.98 |
-77:09:28.4 |
HIP 92681 |
13.15 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
18:49:31.35 |
-77:09:36.3 |
HIP 92681 |
13.48 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
18:49:25.69 |
-77:09:44.0 |
HIP 92681 |
13.82 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
18:49:20.01 |
-77:09:51.6 |
HIP 92681 |
14.16 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
18:49:14.31 |
-77:09:59.1 |
HIP 92681 |
14.50 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
18:49:08.59 |
-77:10:06.4 |
HIP 92681 |
14.84 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
18:49:02.85 |
-77:10:13.6 |
HIP 92681 |
15.18 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
18:48:57.08 |
-77:10:20.7 |
HIP 92681 |
15.52 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
18:48:51.30 |
-77:10:27.6 |
HIP 91932 |
15.76 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
18:48:45.50 |
-77:10:34.4 |
HIP 91932 |
15.42 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
18:48:39.67 |
-77:10:41.1 |
HIP 91932 |
15.08 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
18:48:33.83 |
-77:10:47.6 |
HIP 91932 |
14.74 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
18:48:27.97 |
-77:10:53.9 |
HIP 91932 |
14.40 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
18:48:22.09 |
-77:11:00.2 |
HIP 91932 |
14.06 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
18:48:16.19 |
-77:11:06.2 |
HIP 91932 |
13.72 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
18:48:10.27 |
-77:11:12.2 |
HIP 91932 |
13.38 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
18:48:04.34 |
-77:11:18.0 |
HIP 91932 |
13.04 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
18:47:58.40 |
-77:11:23.6 |
HIP 91932 |
12.70 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
18:47:52.43 |
-77:11:29.1 |
HIP 91932 |
12.36 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
18:47:46.46 |
-77:11:34.5 |
HIP 91932 |
12.02 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
18:47:40.46 |
-77:11:39.7 |
HIP 91932 |
11.69 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
18:47:34.46 |
-77:11:44.7 |
HIP 91932 |
11.35 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
18:47:28.44 |
-77:11:49.7 |
HIP 91932 |
11.01 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
18:47:22.41 |
-77:11:54.4 |
HIP 91932 |
10.68 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
18:47:16.36 |
-77:11:59.1 |
HIP 91932 |
10.34 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
18:47:10.31 |
-77:12:03.6 |
HIP 91932 |
10.01 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
18:47:04.24 |
-77:12:07.9 |
HIP 91932 |
9.68 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
18:46:58.16 |
-77:12:12.1 |
HIP 91932 |
9.35 |