| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/1979 M3 (Torres) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
1979-07-15T09:58:57.475200Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:29:27Z |
| Obs used |
33 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
8.100 |
| K1 |
10.000 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
1979-07-15.0000000 |
| e |
1.00102434 |
| q (au) |
4.686875 |
| a (au) |
-4575.484905 |
| i (deg) |
92.178306 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
293.136764 |
| ω (w, deg) |
10.102772 |
| M (ma, deg) |
-0.000001 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (11.059 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
11.059 |
| n |
2.000 |
| 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) |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
07:58:07.33 |
+41:01:36.0 |
HIP 38926 |
3.91 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
07:58:08.79 |
+41:01:25.3 |
HIP 38926 |
3.94 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
07:58:10.25 |
+41:01:14.7 |
HIP 38926 |
4.01 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
07:58:11.73 |
+41:01:04.0 |
HIP 38926 |
4.10 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
07:58:13.22 |
+41:00:53.4 |
HIP 38926 |
4.22 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
07:58:14.72 |
+41:00:42.9 |
HIP 38926 |
4.37 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
07:58:16.23 |
+41:00:32.3 |
HIP 38926 |
4.53 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
07:58:17.76 |
+41:00:21.8 |
HIP 38926 |
4.72 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
07:58:19.30 |
+41:00:11.3 |
HIP 38926 |
4.92 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
07:58:20.85 |
+41:00:00.8 |
HIP 38926 |
5.14 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
07:58:22.42 |
+40:59:50.3 |
HIP 38926 |
5.38 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
07:58:24.00 |
+40:59:39.9 |
HIP 38926 |
5.63 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
07:58:25.58 |
+40:59:29.5 |
HIP 38926 |
5.89 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
07:58:27.18 |
+40:59:19.1 |
HIP 38926 |
6.17 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
07:58:28.80 |
+40:59:08.8 |
HIP 38926 |
6.45 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
07:58:30.42 |
+40:58:58.5 |
HIP 38926 |
6.74 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
07:58:32.06 |
+40:58:48.2 |
HIP 38926 |
7.04 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
07:58:33.70 |
+40:58:38.0 |
HIP 38926 |
7.34 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
07:58:35.36 |
+40:58:27.8 |
HIP 38926 |
7.65 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
07:58:37.03 |
+40:58:17.6 |
HIP 38926 |
7.97 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
07:58:38.71 |
+40:58:07.5 |
HIP 38926 |
8.29 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
07:58:40.40 |
+40:57:57.3 |
HIP 38926 |
8.62 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
07:58:42.10 |
+40:57:47.3 |
HIP 38926 |
8.95 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
07:58:43.82 |
+40:57:37.2 |
HIP 38926 |
9.29 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
07:58:45.54 |
+40:57:27.2 |
HIP 38926 |
9.63 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
07:58:47.28 |
+40:57:17.3 |
HIP 38926 |
9.98 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
07:58:49.02 |
+40:57:07.3 |
HIP 38926 |
10.32 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
07:58:50.77 |
+40:56:57.4 |
HIP 38926 |
10.67 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
07:58:52.54 |
+40:56:47.6 |
HIP 38926 |
11.03 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
07:58:54.31 |
+40:56:37.8 |
HIP 38926 |
11.39 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
07:58:56.10 |
+40:56:28.0 |
HIP 38926 |
11.75 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
07:58:57.89 |
+40:56:18.3 |
HIP 38926 |
12.11 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
07:58:59.70 |
+40:56:08.6 |
HIP 38926 |
12.47 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
07:59:01.51 |
+40:55:58.9 |
HIP 38926 |
12.84 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
07:59:03.33 |
+40:55:49.3 |
HIP 38926 |
13.21 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
07:59:05.16 |
+40:55:39.7 |
HIP 38926 |
13.58 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
07:59:07.00 |
+40:55:30.2 |
HIP 38926 |
13.95 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
07:59:08.85 |
+40:55:20.7 |
HIP 38926 |
14.33 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
07:59:10.71 |
+40:55:11.3 |
HIP 39129 |
14.59 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
07:59:12.58 |
+40:55:01.9 |
HIP 39129 |
14.21 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
07:59:14.45 |
+40:54:52.5 |
HIP 39129 |
13.82 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
07:59:16.33 |
+40:54:43.2 |
HIP 39129 |
13.44 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
07:59:18.23 |
+40:54:34.0 |
HIP 39129 |
13.05 |