| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/2009 K3 (Beshore) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2010-12-16T23:14:58.859520Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:31:31Z |
| Obs used |
20 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
9.000 |
| K1 |
10.000 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2009-05-27.0000000 |
| e |
1.00000000 |
| q (au) |
2.869026 |
| a (au) |
- |
| i (deg) |
144.420909 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
0.729520 |
| ω (w, deg) |
268.400721 |
| M (ma, deg) |
- |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (4.131 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
4.131 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
0.982 |
| gb |
-0.639 |
| k |
1.000 |
| δ90 |
9.948 |
| 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) |
| 2026-07-29 00:00 |
20:29:46.15 |
+10:54:02.3 |
HIP 101160 |
7.81 |
| 2026-07-29 12:00 |
20:29:42.23 |
+10:53:50.5 |
HIP 101160 |
8.77 |
| 2026-07-30 00:00 |
20:29:38.31 |
+10:53:38.5 |
HIP 101160 |
9.73 |
| 2026-07-30 12:00 |
20:29:34.39 |
+10:53:26.2 |
HIP 101160 |
10.70 |
| 2026-07-31 00:00 |
20:29:30.48 |
+10:53:13.7 |
HIP 101160 |
11.67 |
| 2026-07-31 12:00 |
20:29:26.56 |
+10:53:01.0 |
HIP 101160 |
12.64 |
| 2026-08-01 00:00 |
20:29:22.65 |
+10:52:48.1 |
HIP 100999 |
12.88 |
| 2026-08-01 12:00 |
20:29:18.74 |
+10:52:34.9 |
HIP 100999 |
12.17 |
| 2026-08-02 00:00 |
20:29:14.83 |
+10:52:21.5 |
HIP 100999 |
11.51 |
| 2026-08-02 12:00 |
20:29:10.93 |
+10:52:07.8 |
HIP 100999 |
10.90 |
| 2026-08-03 00:00 |
20:29:07.02 |
+10:51:53.9 |
HIP 100999 |
10.36 |
| 2026-08-03 12:00 |
20:29:03.13 |
+10:51:39.9 |
HIP 100999 |
9.88 |
| 2026-08-04 00:00 |
20:28:59.23 |
+10:51:25.5 |
HIP 100999 |
9.49 |
| 2026-08-04 12:00 |
20:28:55.34 |
+10:51:11.0 |
HIP 100999 |
9.19 |
| 2026-08-05 00:00 |
20:28:51.45 |
+10:50:56.2 |
HIP 100999 |
8.99 |
| 2026-08-05 12:00 |
20:28:47.57 |
+10:50:41.3 |
HIP 100999 |
8.90 |
| 2026-08-06 00:00 |
20:28:43.69 |
+10:50:26.1 |
HIP 100999 |
8.93 |
| 2026-08-06 12:00 |
20:28:39.82 |
+10:50:10.7 |
HIP 100999 |
9.06 |
| 2026-08-07 00:00 |
20:28:35.95 |
+10:49:55.0 |
HIP 100999 |
9.31 |
| 2026-08-07 12:00 |
20:28:32.09 |
+10:49:39.2 |
HIP 100999 |
9.65 |
| 2026-08-08 00:00 |
20:28:28.23 |
+10:49:23.1 |
HIP 100999 |
10.08 |
| 2026-08-08 12:00 |
20:28:24.38 |
+10:49:06.8 |
HIP 100999 |
10.58 |
| 2026-08-09 00:00 |
20:28:20.54 |
+10:48:50.3 |
HIP 100999 |
11.15 |
| 2026-08-09 12:00 |
20:28:16.70 |
+10:48:33.6 |
HIP 100999 |
11.78 |
| 2026-08-10 00:00 |
20:28:12.87 |
+10:48:16.7 |
HIP 100999 |
12.46 |
| 2026-08-10 12:00 |
20:28:09.05 |
+10:47:59.6 |
HIP 100999 |
13.18 |
| 2026-08-11 00:00 |
20:28:05.23 |
+10:47:42.2 |
HIP 100999 |
13.93 |
| 2026-08-11 12:00 |
20:28:01.42 |
+10:47:24.7 |
HIP 100999 |
14.71 |
| 2026-08-12 00:00 |
20:27:57.62 |
+10:47:06.9 |
HIP 100999 |
15.52 |
| 2026-08-12 12:00 |
20:27:53.83 |
+10:46:49.0 |
HIP 100999 |
16.34 |
| 2026-08-13 00:00 |
20:27:50.05 |
+10:46:30.8 |
HIP 100999 |
17.18 |
| 2026-08-13 12:00 |
20:27:46.28 |
+10:46:12.5 |
HIP 100999 |
18.04 |
| 2026-08-14 00:00 |
20:27:42.51 |
+10:45:53.9 |
HIP 100999 |
18.91 |
| 2026-08-14 12:00 |
20:27:38.76 |
+10:45:35.2 |
HIP 100999 |
19.79 |
| 2026-08-15 00:00 |
20:27:35.02 |
+10:45:16.2 |
HIP 100802 |
19.01 |
| 2026-08-15 12:00 |
20:27:31.28 |
+10:44:57.1 |
HIP 100802 |
18.22 |
| 2026-08-16 00:00 |
20:27:27.56 |
+10:44:37.7 |
HIP 100802 |
17.45 |
| 2026-08-16 12:00 |
20:27:23.85 |
+10:44:18.2 |
HIP 100802 |
16.70 |
| 2026-08-17 00:00 |
20:27:20.14 |
+10:43:58.5 |
HIP 100802 |
15.99 |
| 2026-08-17 12:00 |
20:27:16.45 |
+10:43:38.6 |
HIP 100802 |
15.30 |
| 2026-08-18 00:00 |
20:27:12.78 |
+10:43:18.5 |
HIP 100802 |
14.65 |
| 2026-08-18 12:00 |
20:27:09.11 |
+10:42:58.3 |
HIP 100802 |
14.04 |
| 2026-08-19 00:00 |
20:27:05.45 |
+10:42:37.8 |
HIP 100802 |
13.47 |