C/2005 N1 (Juels-Holvorcem)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/2005 N1 (Juels-Holvorcem)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2005-08-22T00:59:38.316480Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:30:51Z
Obs used 226
NEO -
M1 11.400
K1 10.500
PC 0.030
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2005-10-24.0000000
e 0.99845617
q (au) 1.125447
a (au) 728.998472
i (deg) 51.180194
Ω (om, deg) 3.240351
ω (w, deg) 80.045698
M (ma, deg) 0.003153

Magnitude

C/2005 N1 (Juels-Holvorcem) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (11.252 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 11.252
n 6.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.638
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

Residuals (Piecewise)

$$\epsilon = a \log_{10} r_{\mathrm{au}} + b$$

Start (UTC) End (UTC) a b
2005-06-30 2005-08-21 +14.9257 -1.611
2005-08-25 2006-04-02 +0.5587 -0.872

log10 r = log10(heliocentric distance / AU), Δ = geocentric distance (AU)

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-09-20 00:00 13:53:55.03 -57:55:06.1 HIP 67659 21.28
2026-09-20 12:00 13:53:59.31 -57:54:59.7 HIP 67659 21.69
2026-09-21 00:00 13:54:03.61 -57:54:53.5 HIP 67659 22.10
2026-09-21 12:00 13:54:07.93 -57:54:47.6 HIP 67659 22.53
2026-09-22 00:00 13:54:12.27 -57:54:42.0 HIP 67659 22.97
2026-09-22 12:00 13:54:16.64 -57:54:36.6 HIP 67659 23.42
2026-09-23 00:00 13:54:21.02 -57:54:31.5 HIP 67659 23.89
2026-09-23 12:00 13:54:25.42 -57:54:26.7 HIP 67659 24.36
2026-09-24 00:00 13:54:29.85 -57:54:22.1 HIP 67659 24.84
2026-09-24 12:00 13:54:34.29 -57:54:17.7 HIP 67659 25.33
2026-09-25 00:00 13:54:38.75 -57:54:13.7 HIP 68178 25.35
2026-09-25 12:00 13:54:43.23 -57:54:09.8 HIP 68178 24.79
2026-09-26 00:00 13:54:47.73 -57:54:06.3 HIP 68178 24.23
2026-09-26 12:00 13:54:52.24 -57:54:03.0 HIP 68178 23.67
2026-09-27 00:00 13:54:56.78 -57:54:00.0 HIP 68178 23.12
2026-09-27 12:00 13:55:01.33 -57:53:57.2 HIP 68178 22.57
2026-09-28 00:00 13:55:05.90 -57:53:54.7 HIP 68178 22.03
2026-09-28 12:00 13:55:10.49 -57:53:52.4 HIP 68178 21.48
2026-09-29 00:00 13:55:15.10 -57:53:50.4 HIP 68178 20.95
2026-09-29 12:00 13:55:19.72 -57:53:48.7 HIP 68178 20.41
2026-09-30 00:00 13:55:24.35 -57:53:47.2 HIP 68178 19.88
2026-09-30 12:00 13:55:29.01 -57:53:46.0 HIP 68178 19.36
2026-10-01 00:00 13:55:33.68 -57:53:45.1 HIP 68178 18.85
2026-10-01 12:00 13:55:38.37 -57:53:44.4 HIP 68178 18.34
2026-10-02 00:00 13:55:43.07 -57:53:44.0 HIP 68178 17.84
2026-10-02 12:00 13:55:47.78 -57:53:43.8 HIP 68178 17.35
2026-10-03 00:00 13:55:52.52 -57:53:44.0 HIP 68178 16.87
2026-10-03 12:00 13:55:57.26 -57:53:44.3 HIP 68178 16.40
2026-10-04 00:00 13:56:02.02 -57:53:45.0 HIP 68178 15.95
2026-10-04 12:00 13:56:06.80 -57:53:45.9 HIP 68178 15.51
2026-10-05 00:00 13:56:11.58 -57:53:47.0 HIP 68178 15.08
2026-10-05 12:00 13:56:16.39 -57:53:48.4 HIP 68178 14.68
2026-10-06 00:00 13:56:21.20 -57:53:50.1 HIP 68178 14.29
2026-10-06 12:00 13:56:26.03 -57:53:52.1 HIP 68178 13.92
2026-10-07 00:00 13:56:30.87 -57:53:54.3 HIP 68178 13.58
2026-10-07 12:00 13:56:35.72 -57:53:56.8 HIP 68178 13.26
2026-10-08 00:00 13:56:40.59 -57:53:59.5 HIP 68178 12.97
2026-10-08 12:00 13:56:45.46 -57:54:02.6 HIP 68178 12.71
2026-10-09 00:00 13:56:50.35 -57:54:05.8 HIP 68178 12.49
2026-10-09 12:00 13:56:55.25 -57:54:09.4 HIP 68178 12.29
2026-10-10 00:00 13:57:00.16 -57:54:13.2 HIP 68178 12.14
2026-10-10 12:00 13:57:05.08 -57:54:17.2 HIP 68178 12.02
2026-10-11 00:00 13:57:10.00 -57:54:21.6 HIP 68178 11.94