| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/2013 J5 (Boattini) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2012-11-30T00:52:09.624000Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2022-07-06T03:12:22Z |
| Obs used |
74 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
10.000 |
| K1 |
10.000 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2013-05-04.0000000 |
| e |
1.00247225 |
| q (au) |
4.905909 |
| a (au) |
-1984.387923 |
| i (deg) |
136.025000 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
256.785024 |
| ω (w, deg) |
19.174987 |
| M (ma, deg) |
0.001728 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (9.126 + 3.952\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
9.126 |
| n |
3.952 |
| gf |
0.956 |
| gb |
-0.998 |
| k |
1.000 |
| δ90 |
9.999 |
| 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) |
| 2026-09-20 00:00 |
06:59:19.28 |
+43:02:23.5 |
HIP 33738 |
14.23 |
| 2026-09-20 12:00 |
06:59:20.24 |
+43:02:38.9 |
HIP 33738 |
14.14 |
| 2026-09-21 00:00 |
06:59:21.15 |
+43:02:54.4 |
HIP 33738 |
14.07 |
| 2026-09-21 12:00 |
06:59:22.02 |
+43:03:10.1 |
HIP 33738 |
14.02 |
| 2026-09-22 00:00 |
06:59:22.84 |
+43:03:25.8 |
HIP 33738 |
13.98 |
| 2026-09-22 12:00 |
06:59:23.61 |
+43:03:41.7 |
HIP 33738 |
13.95 |
| 2026-09-23 00:00 |
06:59:24.34 |
+43:03:57.6 |
HIP 33738 |
13.94 |
| 2026-09-23 12:00 |
06:59:25.02 |
+43:04:13.7 |
HIP 33738 |
13.94 |
| 2026-09-24 00:00 |
06:59:25.65 |
+43:04:29.9 |
HIP 33738 |
13.96 |
| 2026-09-24 12:00 |
06:59:26.24 |
+43:04:46.1 |
HIP 33738 |
13.99 |
| 2026-09-25 00:00 |
06:59:26.78 |
+43:05:02.5 |
HIP 33738 |
14.04 |
| 2026-09-25 12:00 |
06:59:27.27 |
+43:05:18.9 |
HIP 33738 |
14.10 |
| 2026-09-26 00:00 |
06:59:27.72 |
+43:05:35.4 |
HIP 33738 |
14.17 |
| 2026-09-26 12:00 |
06:59:28.12 |
+43:05:52.1 |
HIP 33738 |
14.26 |
| 2026-09-27 00:00 |
06:59:28.47 |
+43:06:08.8 |
HIP 33738 |
14.36 |
| 2026-09-27 12:00 |
06:59:28.78 |
+43:06:25.6 |
HIP 33738 |
14.47 |
| 2026-09-28 00:00 |
06:59:29.04 |
+43:06:42.5 |
HIP 33738 |
14.60 |
| 2026-09-28 12:00 |
06:59:29.25 |
+43:06:59.5 |
HIP 33738 |
14.74 |
| 2026-09-29 00:00 |
06:59:29.41 |
+43:07:16.5 |
HIP 33738 |
14.89 |
| 2026-09-29 12:00 |
06:59:29.52 |
+43:07:33.7 |
HIP 33738 |
15.05 |
| 2026-09-30 00:00 |
06:59:29.59 |
+43:07:50.9 |
HIP 33738 |
15.22 |
| 2026-09-30 12:00 |
06:59:29.61 |
+43:08:08.2 |
HIP 33738 |
15.41 |
| 2026-10-01 00:00 |
06:59:29.58 |
+43:08:25.6 |
HIP 33738 |
15.60 |
| 2026-10-01 12:00 |
06:59:29.50 |
+43:08:43.1 |
HIP 33738 |
15.81 |
| 2026-10-02 00:00 |
06:59:29.38 |
+43:09:00.7 |
HIP 33738 |
16.02 |
| 2026-10-02 12:00 |
06:59:29.20 |
+43:09:18.3 |
HIP 33738 |
16.25 |
| 2026-10-03 00:00 |
06:59:28.98 |
+43:09:36.0 |
HIP 33738 |
16.48 |
| 2026-10-03 12:00 |
06:59:28.71 |
+43:09:53.8 |
HIP 33738 |
16.72 |
| 2026-10-04 00:00 |
06:59:28.39 |
+43:10:11.6 |
HIP 33738 |
16.98 |
| 2026-10-04 12:00 |
06:59:28.02 |
+43:10:29.5 |
HIP 33738 |
17.24 |
| 2026-10-05 00:00 |
06:59:27.60 |
+43:10:47.5 |
HIP 33738 |
17.51 |
| 2026-10-05 12:00 |
06:59:27.13 |
+43:11:05.6 |
HIP 33738 |
17.79 |
| 2026-10-06 00:00 |
06:59:26.61 |
+43:11:23.7 |
HIP 33738 |
18.07 |
| 2026-10-06 12:00 |
06:59:26.05 |
+43:11:41.9 |
HIP 33738 |
18.36 |
| 2026-10-07 00:00 |
06:59:25.43 |
+43:12:00.1 |
HIP 33738 |
18.67 |
| 2026-10-07 12:00 |
06:59:24.76 |
+43:12:18.5 |
HIP 33738 |
18.97 |
| 2026-10-08 00:00 |
06:59:24.05 |
+43:12:36.8 |
HIP 33738 |
19.29 |
| 2026-10-08 12:00 |
06:59:23.28 |
+43:12:55.3 |
HIP 33539 |
19.33 |
| 2026-10-09 00:00 |
06:59:22.46 |
+43:13:13.7 |
HIP 33539 |
19.00 |
| 2026-10-09 12:00 |
06:59:21.60 |
+43:13:32.3 |
HIP 33539 |
18.67 |
| 2026-10-10 00:00 |
06:59:20.68 |
+43:13:50.9 |
HIP 33539 |
18.32 |
| 2026-10-10 12:00 |
06:59:19.72 |
+43:14:09.5 |
HIP 33539 |
17.98 |
| 2026-10-11 00:00 |
06:59:18.70 |
+43:14:28.2 |
HIP 33539 |
17.62 |