C/2000 H1 (LINEAR)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/2000 H1 (LINEAR)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2000-01-29T06:37:45.935040Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:30:04Z
Obs used 112
NEO -
M1 13.500
K1 4.500
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2000-06-10.0000000
e 1.00207029
q (au) 3.638124
a (au) -1757.299516
i (deg) 118.236996
Ω (om, deg) 356.443281
ω (w, deg) 78.874677
M (ma, deg) 0.001776

Magnitude

C/2000 H1 (LINEAR) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (6.510 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 6.510
n 6.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.500
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 09:06:18.75 -24:58:01.6 HIP 44660 9.40
2026-06-01 12:00 09:06:19.77 -24:57:43.8 HIP 44660 9.77
2026-06-02 00:00 09:06:20.81 -24:57:26.2 HIP 44660 10.13
2026-06-02 12:00 09:06:21.87 -24:57:08.8 HIP 44660 10.50
2026-06-03 00:00 09:06:22.94 -24:56:51.5 HIP 44660 10.87
2026-06-03 12:00 09:06:24.04 -24:56:34.4 HIP 44660 11.24
2026-06-04 00:00 09:06:25.16 -24:56:17.4 HIP 44660 11.61
2026-06-04 12:00 09:06:26.29 -24:56:00.7 HIP 44660 11.98
2026-06-05 00:00 09:06:27.45 -24:55:44.0 HIP 44660 12.34
2026-06-05 12:00 09:06:28.62 -24:55:27.6 HIP 44660 12.71
2026-06-06 00:00 09:06:29.81 -24:55:11.3 HIP 44660 13.08
2026-06-06 12:00 09:06:31.02 -24:54:55.2 HIP 44660 13.46
2026-06-07 00:00 09:06:32.25 -24:54:39.3 HIP 44660 13.83
2026-06-07 12:00 09:06:33.50 -24:54:23.5 HIP 44660 14.20
2026-06-08 00:00 09:06:34.77 -24:54:07.9 HIP 44660 14.57
2026-06-08 12:00 09:06:36.06 -24:53:52.5 HIP 44660 14.94
2026-06-09 00:00 09:06:37.36 -24:53:37.3 HIP 44660 15.32
2026-06-09 12:00 09:06:38.68 -24:53:22.2 HIP 44660 15.69
2026-06-10 00:00 09:06:40.02 -24:53:07.3 HIP 44660 16.06
2026-06-10 12:00 09:06:41.38 -24:52:52.6 HIP 44660 16.44
2026-06-11 00:00 09:06:42.75 -24:52:38.1 HIP 44660 16.81
2026-06-11 12:00 09:06:44.15 -24:52:23.8 HIP 44660 17.19
2026-06-12 00:00 09:06:45.56 -24:52:09.6 HIP 44660 17.57
2026-06-12 12:00 09:06:46.98 -24:51:55.6 HIP 44660 17.94
2026-06-13 00:00 09:06:48.43 -24:51:41.9 HIP 44660 18.32
2026-06-13 12:00 09:06:49.89 -24:51:28.3 HIP 44660 18.70
2026-06-14 00:00 09:06:51.37 -24:51:14.9 HIP 44660 19.08
2026-06-14 12:00 09:06:52.87 -24:51:01.6 HIP 44660 19.46
2026-06-15 00:00 09:06:54.38 -24:50:48.6 HIP 44660 19.84
2026-06-15 12:00 09:06:55.91 -24:50:35.8 HIP 44660 20.23
2026-06-16 00:00 09:06:57.46 -24:50:23.1 HIP 44660 20.61
2026-06-16 12:00 09:06:59.03 -24:50:10.6 HIP 44660 20.99
2026-06-17 00:00 09:07:00.61 -24:49:58.4 HIP 44660 21.38
2026-06-17 12:00 09:07:02.20 -24:49:46.3 HIP 44660 21.76
2026-06-18 00:00 09:07:03.81 -24:49:34.4 HIP 44660 22.15
2026-06-18 12:00 09:07:05.44 -24:49:22.7 HIP 44660 22.54
2026-06-19 00:00 09:07:07.09 -24:49:11.3 HIP 44660 22.93
2026-06-19 12:00 09:07:08.75 -24:49:00.0 HIP 44660 23.32
2026-06-20 00:00 09:07:10.42 -24:48:48.9 HIP 44660 23.71
2026-06-20 12:00 09:07:12.11 -24:48:38.0 HIP 44660 24.10
2026-06-21 00:00 09:07:13.82 -24:48:27.3 HIP 44660 24.49
2026-06-21 12:00 09:07:15.54 -24:48:16.8 HIP 44660 24.88
2026-06-22 00:00 09:07:17.27 -24:48:06.5 HIP 44660 25.28