P/2013 P1 (PANSTARRS)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation P/2013 P1 (PANSTARRS)
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2013-02-26T02:07:13.362240Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:32:38Z
Obs used 82
NEO -
M1 14.700
K1 4.500
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2013-08-21.0000000
e 0.60522864
q (au) 3.390237
a (au) 8.587850
i (deg) 18.702011
Ω (om, deg) 160.795185
ω (w, deg) 138.108831
M (ma, deg) 6.889250

Magnitude

P/2013 P1 (PANSTARRS) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (12.658 + 2.955\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 12.658
n 2.955
gf 1.000
gb -0.929
k 1.000
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 07:59:48.07 +09:17:15.0 HIP 39134 20.27
2026-06-01 12:00 07:59:54.88 +09:17:17.8 HIP 39134 19.75
2026-06-02 00:00 08:00:01.74 +09:17:20.3 HIP 39134 19.35
2026-06-02 12:00 08:00:08.64 +09:17:22.5 HIP 39134 19.09
2026-06-03 00:00 08:00:15.58 +09:17:24.4 HIP 39134 18.97
2026-06-03 12:00 08:00:22.56 +09:17:26.0 HIP 39134 19.00
2026-06-04 00:00 08:00:29.59 +09:17:27.3 HIP 39134 19.18
2026-06-04 12:00 08:00:36.66 +09:17:28.3 HIP 39134 19.52
2026-06-05 00:00 08:00:43.77 +09:17:29.1 HIP 39134 20.00
2026-06-05 12:00 08:00:50.92 +09:17:29.5 HIP 39134 20.62
2026-06-06 00:00 08:00:58.12 +09:17:29.7 HIP 39134 21.36
2026-06-06 12:00 08:01:05.35 +09:17:29.5 HIP 39258 22.01
2026-06-07 00:00 08:01:12.63 +09:17:29.1 HIP 39258 21.36
2026-06-07 12:00 08:01:19.95 +09:17:28.4 HIP 39258 20.84
2026-06-08 00:00 08:01:27.30 +09:17:27.3 HIP 39258 20.47
2026-06-08 12:00 08:01:34.70 +09:17:26.0 HIP 39258 20.26
2026-06-09 00:00 08:01:42.13 +09:17:24.4 HIP 39258 20.22
2026-06-09 12:00 08:01:49.61 +09:17:22.5 HIP 39258 20.35
2026-06-10 00:00 08:01:57.12 +09:17:20.3 HIP 39258 20.65
2026-06-10 12:00 08:02:04.67 +09:17:17.9 HIP 39258 21.12
2026-06-11 00:00 08:02:12.25 +09:17:15.1 HIP 39258 21.75
2026-06-11 12:00 08:02:19.88 +09:17:12.0 HIP 39258 22.52
2026-06-12 00:00 08:02:27.54 +09:17:08.7 HIP 39258 23.43
2026-06-12 12:00 08:02:35.23 +09:17:05.1 HIP 39258 24.45
2026-06-13 00:00 08:02:42.97 +09:17:01.1 HIP 39258 25.59
2026-06-13 12:00 08:02:50.73 +09:16:56.9 HIP 39506 24.43
2026-06-14 00:00 08:02:58.54 +09:16:52.4 HIP 39506 22.50
2026-06-14 12:00 08:03:06.37 +09:16:47.6 HIP 39506 20.57
2026-06-15 00:00 08:03:14.25 +09:16:42.5 HIP 39506 18.62
2026-06-15 12:00 08:03:22.15 +09:16:37.1 HIP 39506 16.67
2026-06-16 00:00 08:03:30.09 +09:16:31.5 HIP 39506 14.71
2026-06-16 12:00 08:03:38.06 +09:16:25.5 HIP 39506 12.74
2026-06-17 00:00 08:03:46.06 +09:16:19.3 HIP 39506 10.77
2026-06-17 12:00 08:03:54.10 +09:16:12.8 HIP 39506 8.78
2026-06-18 00:00 08:04:02.17 +09:16:05.9 HIP 39506 6.79
2026-06-18 12:00 08:04:10.26 +09:15:58.9 HIP 39506 4.79
2026-06-19 00:00 08:04:18.39 +09:15:51.5 HIP 39506 2.80
2026-06-19 12:00 08:04:26.55 +09:15:43.8 HIP 39506 0.85
2026-06-20 00:00 08:04:34.73 +09:15:35.9 HIP 39506 1.33
2026-06-20 12:00 08:04:42.95 +09:15:27.7 HIP 39506 3.33
2026-06-21 00:00 08:04:51.19 +09:15:19.2 HIP 39506 5.36
2026-06-21 12:00 08:04:59.47 +09:15:10.4 HIP 39506 7.40
2026-06-22 00:00 08:05:07.77 +09:15:01.4 HIP 39506 9.45