| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/2013 J6 (Catalina) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2013-04-09T13:32:09.997440Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:32:35Z |
| Obs used |
129 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
16.500 |
| K1 |
4.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2013-05-27.0000000 |
| e |
0.95963357 |
| q (au) |
2.415721 |
| a (au) |
59.844807 |
| i (deg) |
85.054919 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
68.421264 |
| ω (w, deg) |
125.644531 |
| M (ma, deg) |
0.100989 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (15.836 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
15.836 |
| n |
2.000 |
| gf |
0.983 |
| gb |
-0.761 |
| k |
0.992 |
| δ90 |
9.946 |
| 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 |
05:19:52.93 |
-62:44:38.6 |
HIP 24779 |
16.45 |
| 2026-09-20 12:00 |
05:19:51.56 |
-62:45:36.8 |
HIP 24779 |
15.53 |
| 2026-09-21 00:00 |
05:19:50.12 |
-62:46:35.0 |
HIP 24779 |
14.61 |
| 2026-09-21 12:00 |
05:19:48.59 |
-62:47:33.0 |
HIP 24779 |
13.69 |
| 2026-09-22 00:00 |
05:19:46.98 |
-62:48:31.0 |
HIP 24779 |
12.78 |
| 2026-09-22 12:00 |
05:19:45.29 |
-62:49:29.0 |
HIP 24779 |
11.88 |
| 2026-09-23 00:00 |
05:19:43.52 |
-62:50:26.8 |
HIP 24779 |
10.99 |
| 2026-09-23 12:00 |
05:19:41.67 |
-62:51:24.5 |
HIP 24779 |
10.11 |
| 2026-09-24 00:00 |
05:19:39.73 |
-62:52:22.2 |
HIP 24779 |
9.25 |
| 2026-09-24 12:00 |
05:19:37.72 |
-62:53:19.7 |
HIP 24779 |
8.41 |
| 2026-09-25 00:00 |
05:19:35.63 |
-62:54:17.1 |
HIP 24779 |
7.60 |
| 2026-09-25 12:00 |
05:19:33.46 |
-62:55:14.5 |
HIP 24779 |
6.82 |
| 2026-09-26 00:00 |
05:19:31.21 |
-62:56:11.7 |
HIP 24779 |
6.11 |
| 2026-09-26 12:00 |
05:19:28.88 |
-62:57:08.8 |
HIP 24779 |
5.47 |
| 2026-09-27 00:00 |
05:19:26.47 |
-62:58:05.7 |
HIP 24779 |
4.93 |
| 2026-09-27 12:00 |
05:19:23.98 |
-62:59:02.6 |
HIP 24779 |
4.55 |
| 2026-09-28 00:00 |
05:19:21.41 |
-62:59:59.3 |
HIP 24779 |
4.35 |
| 2026-09-28 12:00 |
05:19:18.75 |
-63:00:55.9 |
HIP 24779 |
4.36 |
| 2026-09-29 00:00 |
05:19:16.02 |
-63:01:52.3 |
HIP 24779 |
4.58 |
| 2026-09-29 12:00 |
05:19:13.21 |
-63:02:48.6 |
HIP 24779 |
4.98 |
| 2026-09-30 00:00 |
05:19:10.32 |
-63:03:44.8 |
HIP 24779 |
5.53 |
| 2026-09-30 12:00 |
05:19:07.35 |
-63:04:40.8 |
HIP 24779 |
6.18 |
| 2026-10-01 00:00 |
05:19:04.30 |
-63:05:36.6 |
HIP 24779 |
6.91 |
| 2026-10-01 12:00 |
05:19:01.16 |
-63:06:32.3 |
HIP 24887 |
7.51 |
| 2026-10-02 00:00 |
05:18:57.95 |
-63:07:27.8 |
HIP 24887 |
8.16 |
| 2026-10-02 12:00 |
05:18:54.66 |
-63:08:23.1 |
HIP 24887 |
8.88 |
| 2026-10-03 00:00 |
05:18:51.29 |
-63:09:18.2 |
HIP 24887 |
9.66 |
| 2026-10-03 12:00 |
05:18:47.84 |
-63:10:13.2 |
HIP 24887 |
10.47 |
| 2026-10-04 00:00 |
05:18:44.31 |
-63:11:08.0 |
HIP 24887 |
11.32 |
| 2026-10-04 12:00 |
05:18:40.70 |
-63:12:02.6 |
HIP 24887 |
12.20 |
| 2026-10-05 00:00 |
05:18:37.01 |
-63:12:56.9 |
HIP 24887 |
13.10 |
| 2026-10-05 12:00 |
05:18:33.24 |
-63:13:51.1 |
HIP 24887 |
14.02 |
| 2026-10-06 00:00 |
05:18:29.39 |
-63:14:45.1 |
HIP 24887 |
14.95 |
| 2026-10-06 12:00 |
05:18:25.46 |
-63:15:38.9 |
HIP 24887 |
15.89 |
| 2026-10-07 00:00 |
05:18:21.45 |
-63:16:32.4 |
HIP 24887 |
16.85 |
| 2026-10-07 12:00 |
05:18:17.36 |
-63:17:25.7 |
HIP 24536 |
16.65 |
| 2026-10-08 00:00 |
05:18:13.20 |
-63:18:18.8 |
HIP 24536 |
16.04 |
| 2026-10-08 12:00 |
05:18:08.95 |
-63:19:11.7 |
HIP 24536 |
15.47 |
| 2026-10-09 00:00 |
05:18:04.63 |
-63:20:04.3 |
HIP 24536 |
14.93 |
| 2026-10-09 12:00 |
05:18:00.23 |
-63:20:56.6 |
HIP 24536 |
14.43 |
| 2026-10-10 00:00 |
05:17:55.75 |
-63:21:48.8 |
HIP 24536 |
13.98 |
| 2026-10-10 12:00 |
05:17:51.19 |
-63:22:40.6 |
HIP 24536 |
13.58 |
| 2026-10-11 00:00 |
05:17:46.56 |
-63:23:32.2 |
HIP 24536 |
13.23 |