| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/1976 U1 (Lovas) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
1976-07-06T14:19:56.015040Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2023-08-28T01:42:39Z |
| Obs used |
34 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
6.200 |
| K1 |
9.000 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
1977-02-05.0000000 |
| e |
1.00366837 |
| q (au) |
5.857482 |
| a (au) |
-1596.751644 |
| i (deg) |
86.628655 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
286.041394 |
| ω (w, deg) |
118.810853 |
| M (ma, deg) |
0.003296 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (5.912 + 3.386\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
5.912 |
| n |
3.386 |
| gf |
0.986 |
| gb |
-0.975 |
| 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 |
06:45:36.21 |
-62:44:22.1 |
HIP 32207 |
17.11 |
| 2026-09-20 12:00 |
06:45:36.98 |
-62:44:47.5 |
HIP 32207 |
17.37 |
| 2026-09-21 00:00 |
06:45:37.71 |
-62:45:13.0 |
HIP 32207 |
17.64 |
| 2026-09-21 12:00 |
06:45:38.41 |
-62:45:38.5 |
HIP 32207 |
17.91 |
| 2026-09-22 00:00 |
06:45:39.09 |
-62:46:04.0 |
HIP 32207 |
18.19 |
| 2026-09-22 12:00 |
06:45:39.73 |
-62:46:29.6 |
HIP 32207 |
18.46 |
| 2026-09-23 00:00 |
06:45:40.34 |
-62:46:55.3 |
HIP 32207 |
18.75 |
| 2026-09-23 12:00 |
06:45:40.93 |
-62:47:20.9 |
HIP 32207 |
19.03 |
| 2026-09-24 00:00 |
06:45:41.48 |
-62:47:46.6 |
HIP 32207 |
19.32 |
| 2026-09-24 12:00 |
06:45:42.00 |
-62:48:12.3 |
HIP 32207 |
19.61 |
| 2026-09-25 00:00 |
06:45:42.50 |
-62:48:38.1 |
HIP 32207 |
19.90 |
| 2026-09-25 12:00 |
06:45:42.96 |
-62:49:03.9 |
HIP 32207 |
20.20 |
| 2026-09-26 00:00 |
06:45:43.39 |
-62:49:29.7 |
HIP 32207 |
20.49 |
| 2026-09-26 12:00 |
06:45:43.79 |
-62:49:55.6 |
HIP 32207 |
20.79 |
| 2026-09-27 00:00 |
06:45:44.17 |
-62:50:21.4 |
HIP 32207 |
21.10 |
| 2026-09-27 12:00 |
06:45:44.51 |
-62:50:47.3 |
HIP 32207 |
21.40 |
| 2026-09-28 00:00 |
06:45:44.82 |
-62:51:13.3 |
HIP 32207 |
21.71 |
| 2026-09-28 12:00 |
06:45:45.10 |
-62:51:39.2 |
HIP 32207 |
22.02 |
| 2026-09-29 00:00 |
06:45:45.35 |
-62:52:05.2 |
HIP 32129 |
22.32 |
| 2026-09-29 12:00 |
06:45:45.57 |
-62:52:31.2 |
HIP 32129 |
22.45 |
| 2026-09-30 00:00 |
06:45:45.75 |
-62:52:57.1 |
HIP 32129 |
22.58 |
| 2026-09-30 12:00 |
06:45:45.91 |
-62:53:23.2 |
HIP 32199 |
22.46 |
| 2026-10-01 00:00 |
06:45:46.04 |
-62:53:49.2 |
HIP 32199 |
22.18 |
| 2026-10-01 12:00 |
06:45:46.13 |
-62:54:15.2 |
HIP 32199 |
21.91 |
| 2026-10-02 00:00 |
06:45:46.20 |
-62:54:41.2 |
HIP 32199 |
21.64 |
| 2026-10-02 12:00 |
06:45:46.23 |
-62:55:07.3 |
HIP 32199 |
21.38 |
| 2026-10-03 00:00 |
06:45:46.23 |
-62:55:33.3 |
HIP 32199 |
21.11 |
| 2026-10-03 12:00 |
06:45:46.20 |
-62:55:59.4 |
HIP 32199 |
20.85 |
| 2026-10-04 00:00 |
06:45:46.14 |
-62:56:25.5 |
HIP 32199 |
20.60 |
| 2026-10-04 12:00 |
06:45:46.05 |
-62:56:51.5 |
HIP 32199 |
20.34 |
| 2026-10-05 00:00 |
06:45:45.92 |
-62:57:17.6 |
HIP 32199 |
20.09 |
| 2026-10-05 12:00 |
06:45:45.77 |
-62:57:43.6 |
HIP 32199 |
19.84 |
| 2026-10-06 00:00 |
06:45:45.58 |
-62:58:09.7 |
HIP 32199 |
19.60 |
| 2026-10-06 12:00 |
06:45:45.36 |
-62:58:35.7 |
HIP 32199 |
19.35 |
| 2026-10-07 00:00 |
06:45:45.11 |
-62:59:01.7 |
HIP 32199 |
19.12 |
| 2026-10-07 12:00 |
06:45:44.83 |
-62:59:27.8 |
HIP 32199 |
18.88 |
| 2026-10-08 00:00 |
06:45:44.52 |
-62:59:53.8 |
HIP 32199 |
18.65 |
| 2026-10-08 12:00 |
06:45:44.17 |
-63:00:19.8 |
HIP 32199 |
18.43 |
| 2026-10-09 00:00 |
06:45:43.80 |
-63:00:45.7 |
HIP 32199 |
18.21 |
| 2026-10-09 12:00 |
06:45:43.39 |
-63:01:11.7 |
HIP 32199 |
17.99 |
| 2026-10-10 00:00 |
06:45:42.95 |
-63:01:37.6 |
HIP 32199 |
17.78 |
| 2026-10-10 12:00 |
06:45:42.48 |
-63:02:03.5 |
HIP 32199 |
17.57 |
| 2026-10-11 00:00 |
06:45:41.97 |
-63:02:29.4 |
HIP 32199 |
17.37 |