| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/1968 N1 (Honda) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
1968-08-07T22:10:35.492160Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:29:17Z |
| Obs used |
137 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
5.200 |
| K1 |
12.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
1968-09-04.0000000 |
| e |
1.00071634 |
| q (au) |
1.160438 |
| a (au) |
-1619.950396 |
| i (deg) |
143.238254 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
106.747265 |
| ω (w, deg) |
88.715828 |
| M (ma, deg) |
0.000409 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (5.762 + 5.761\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
5.762 |
| n |
5.761 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.601 |
| 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 |
13:03:45.34 |
-45:53:27.6 |
HIP 63711 |
9.13 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
13:03:44.16 |
-45:53:13.0 |
HIP 63711 |
9.27 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
13:03:42.99 |
-45:52:58.3 |
HIP 63711 |
9.42 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
13:03:41.84 |
-45:52:43.6 |
HIP 63711 |
9.58 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
13:03:40.70 |
-45:52:28.9 |
HIP 63711 |
9.75 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
13:03:39.58 |
-45:52:14.2 |
HIP 63711 |
9.93 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
13:03:38.46 |
-45:51:59.4 |
HIP 63711 |
10.11 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
13:03:37.37 |
-45:51:44.6 |
HIP 63711 |
10.31 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
13:03:36.28 |
-45:51:29.9 |
HIP 63711 |
10.50 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
13:03:35.21 |
-45:51:15.0 |
HIP 63711 |
10.71 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
13:03:34.15 |
-45:51:00.2 |
HIP 63711 |
10.92 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
13:03:33.11 |
-45:50:45.4 |
HIP 63711 |
11.13 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
13:03:32.08 |
-45:50:30.5 |
HIP 63711 |
11.35 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
13:03:31.06 |
-45:50:15.7 |
HIP 63711 |
11.58 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
13:03:30.06 |
-45:50:00.8 |
HIP 63711 |
11.80 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
13:03:29.07 |
-45:49:45.9 |
HIP 63711 |
12.04 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
13:03:28.09 |
-45:49:31.0 |
HIP 63711 |
12.27 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
13:03:27.13 |
-45:49:16.1 |
HIP 63711 |
12.51 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
13:03:26.19 |
-45:49:01.2 |
HIP 63711 |
12.75 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
13:03:25.26 |
-45:48:46.3 |
HIP 63711 |
12.99 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
13:03:24.34 |
-45:48:31.4 |
HIP 63711 |
13.24 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
13:03:23.43 |
-45:48:16.5 |
HIP 63711 |
13.49 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
13:03:22.55 |
-45:48:01.5 |
HIP 63711 |
13.74 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
13:03:21.67 |
-45:47:46.6 |
HIP 63711 |
13.99 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
13:03:20.81 |
-45:47:31.7 |
HIP 63711 |
14.24 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
13:03:19.97 |
-45:47:16.8 |
HIP 63711 |
14.49 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
13:03:19.14 |
-45:47:01.8 |
HIP 63711 |
14.75 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
13:03:18.32 |
-45:46:46.9 |
HIP 63711 |
15.00 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
13:03:17.52 |
-45:46:32.0 |
HIP 63711 |
15.26 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
13:03:16.73 |
-45:46:17.1 |
HIP 63711 |
15.52 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
13:03:15.96 |
-45:46:02.2 |
HIP 63711 |
15.78 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
13:03:15.21 |
-45:45:47.3 |
HIP 63711 |
16.04 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
13:03:14.47 |
-45:45:32.4 |
HIP 63711 |
16.29 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
13:03:13.74 |
-45:45:17.6 |
HIP 63711 |
16.55 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
13:03:13.03 |
-45:45:02.7 |
HIP 63711 |
16.81 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
13:03:12.33 |
-45:44:47.8 |
HIP 63711 |
17.07 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
13:03:11.65 |
-45:44:33.0 |
HIP 63711 |
17.33 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
13:03:10.99 |
-45:44:18.2 |
HIP 63711 |
17.59 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
13:03:10.34 |
-45:44:03.4 |
HIP 63711 |
17.85 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
13:03:09.70 |
-45:43:48.6 |
HIP 63711 |
18.11 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
13:03:09.08 |
-45:43:33.8 |
HIP 63711 |
18.37 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
13:03:08.48 |
-45:43:19.1 |
HIP 63711 |
18.63 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
13:03:07.89 |
-45:43:04.3 |
HIP 63711 |
18.88 |