| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/2002 R3 (LONEOS) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2003-06-13T11:35:43.209600Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:30:20Z |
| Obs used |
1261 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
9.300 |
| K1 |
8.250 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2003-04-08.0000000 |
| e |
1.00261095 |
| q (au) |
3.869488 |
| a (au) |
-1482.020620 |
| i (deg) |
161.095162 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
54.295118 |
| ω (w, deg) |
45.068070 |
| M (ma, deg) |
-0.001149 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (7.252 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
7.252 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
0.999 |
| gb |
-0.696 |
| 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 |
14:44:37.44 |
-19:14:24.2 |
HIP 72202 |
25.60 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
14:44:34.67 |
-19:14:11.8 |
HIP 72202 |
26.00 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
14:44:31.91 |
-19:13:59.3 |
HIP 71934 |
25.64 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
14:44:29.16 |
-19:13:46.9 |
HIP 71934 |
25.04 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
14:44:26.42 |
-19:13:34.6 |
HIP 71934 |
24.45 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
14:44:23.70 |
-19:13:22.2 |
HIP 71934 |
23.87 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
14:44:20.98 |
-19:13:10.0 |
HIP 71934 |
23.30 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
14:44:18.29 |
-19:12:57.7 |
HIP 71934 |
22.73 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
14:44:15.60 |
-19:12:45.5 |
HIP 71934 |
22.17 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
14:44:12.93 |
-19:12:33.3 |
HIP 71934 |
21.62 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
14:44:10.26 |
-19:12:21.2 |
HIP 71934 |
21.08 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
14:44:07.62 |
-19:12:09.0 |
HIP 71934 |
20.55 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
14:44:04.99 |
-19:11:57.0 |
HIP 71934 |
20.03 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
14:44:02.37 |
-19:11:45.0 |
HIP 71934 |
19.52 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
14:43:59.76 |
-19:11:33.0 |
HIP 71934 |
19.02 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
14:43:57.17 |
-19:11:21.0 |
HIP 71934 |
18.53 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
14:43:54.59 |
-19:11:09.1 |
HIP 71934 |
18.06 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
14:43:52.03 |
-19:10:57.3 |
HIP 71934 |
17.59 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
14:43:49.48 |
-19:10:45.5 |
HIP 71934 |
17.15 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
14:43:46.95 |
-19:10:33.7 |
HIP 71934 |
16.71 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
14:43:44.43 |
-19:10:22.0 |
HIP 71934 |
16.30 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
14:43:41.93 |
-19:10:10.3 |
HIP 71934 |
15.90 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
14:43:39.44 |
-19:09:58.7 |
HIP 71934 |
15.51 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
14:43:36.97 |
-19:09:47.2 |
HIP 71934 |
15.15 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
14:43:34.51 |
-19:09:35.7 |
HIP 71934 |
14.80 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
14:43:32.07 |
-19:09:24.2 |
HIP 71934 |
14.47 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
14:43:29.65 |
-19:09:12.8 |
HIP 71934 |
14.17 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
14:43:27.24 |
-19:09:01.4 |
HIP 71934 |
13.88 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
14:43:24.85 |
-19:08:50.2 |
HIP 71934 |
13.62 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
14:43:22.48 |
-19:08:38.9 |
HIP 71934 |
13.38 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
14:43:20.12 |
-19:08:27.7 |
HIP 71934 |
13.16 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
14:43:17.78 |
-19:08:16.6 |
HIP 71934 |
12.97 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
14:43:15.46 |
-19:08:05.5 |
HIP 71934 |
12.80 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
14:43:13.15 |
-19:07:54.5 |
HIP 71934 |
12.66 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
14:43:10.86 |
-19:07:43.6 |
HIP 71934 |
12.55 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
14:43:08.59 |
-19:07:32.7 |
HIP 71934 |
12.46 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
14:43:06.34 |
-19:07:21.9 |
HIP 71934 |
12.40 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
14:43:04.10 |
-19:07:11.1 |
HIP 71934 |
12.36 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
14:43:01.88 |
-19:07:00.5 |
HIP 71934 |
12.35 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
14:42:59.68 |
-19:06:49.8 |
HIP 71934 |
12.36 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
14:42:57.50 |
-19:06:39.3 |
HIP 71934 |
12.40 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
14:42:55.34 |
-19:06:28.8 |
HIP 71934 |
12.46 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
14:42:53.20 |
-19:06:18.3 |
HIP 71934 |
12.55 |