| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/2013 P3 (Palomar) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2014-11-23T23:00:50.428800Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:32:38Z |
| Obs used |
492 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
6.400 |
| K1 |
8.000 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2014-09-07.0000000 |
| e |
1.00115594 |
| q (au) |
8.646522 |
| a (au) |
-7480.047055 |
| i (deg) |
93.906204 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
177.275808 |
| ω (w, deg) |
177.190714 |
| M (ma, deg) |
-0.000119 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (2.034 + 4.864\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
2.034 |
| n |
4.864 |
| gf |
0.997 |
| gb |
-0.942 |
| k |
1.000 |
| δ90 |
9.998 |
| 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 |
07:47:45.11 |
-65:00:03.6 |
HIP 37859 |
19.76 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
07:47:55.46 |
-64:59:04.5 |
HIP 37859 |
19.83 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
07:48:05.86 |
-64:58:05.9 |
HIP 37859 |
20.03 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
07:48:16.31 |
-64:57:07.7 |
HIP 37859 |
20.34 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
07:48:26.81 |
-64:56:10.0 |
HIP 37859 |
20.76 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
07:48:37.37 |
-64:55:12.7 |
HIP 37859 |
21.28 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
07:48:47.98 |
-64:54:15.8 |
HIP 37859 |
21.90 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
07:48:58.64 |
-64:53:19.4 |
HIP 37859 |
22.61 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
07:49:09.35 |
-64:52:23.4 |
HIP 37859 |
23.40 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
07:49:20.10 |
-64:51:27.9 |
HIP 37859 |
24.26 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
07:49:30.91 |
-64:50:32.9 |
HIP 38486 |
24.28 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
07:49:41.77 |
-64:49:38.3 |
HIP 38486 |
23.73 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
07:49:52.68 |
-64:48:44.2 |
HIP 38486 |
23.25 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
07:50:03.63 |
-64:47:50.5 |
HIP 38486 |
22.85 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
07:50:14.64 |
-64:46:57.3 |
HIP 38486 |
22.52 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
07:50:25.68 |
-64:46:04.5 |
HIP 38486 |
22.27 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
07:50:36.78 |
-64:45:12.3 |
HIP 38486 |
22.11 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
07:50:47.92 |
-64:44:20.5 |
HIP 38486 |
22.03 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
07:50:59.10 |
-64:43:29.2 |
HIP 38486 |
22.05 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
07:51:10.33 |
-64:42:38.3 |
HIP 38486 |
22.14 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
07:51:21.61 |
-64:41:48.0 |
HIP 38486 |
22.33 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
07:51:32.93 |
-64:40:58.1 |
HIP 38486 |
22.59 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
07:51:44.29 |
-64:40:08.7 |
HIP 38407 |
22.63 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
07:51:55.69 |
-64:39:19.8 |
HIP 38407 |
21.71 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
07:52:07.13 |
-64:38:31.4 |
HIP 38407 |
20.87 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
07:52:18.62 |
-64:37:43.5 |
HIP 38407 |
20.11 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
07:52:30.14 |
-64:36:56.1 |
HIP 38407 |
19.44 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
07:52:41.71 |
-64:36:09.2 |
HIP 38407 |
18.87 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
07:52:53.31 |
-64:35:22.8 |
HIP 38407 |
18.41 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
07:53:04.95 |
-64:34:36.9 |
HIP 38407 |
18.07 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
07:53:16.63 |
-64:33:51.5 |
HIP 38407 |
17.85 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
07:53:28.35 |
-64:33:06.6 |
HIP 38407 |
17.76 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
07:53:40.11 |
-64:32:22.2 |
HIP 38736 |
17.27 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
07:53:51.89 |
-64:31:38.3 |
HIP 38736 |
16.74 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
07:54:03.72 |
-64:30:55.0 |
HIP 38736 |
16.32 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
07:54:15.58 |
-64:30:12.1 |
HIP 38736 |
16.01 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
07:54:27.47 |
-64:29:29.8 |
HIP 38736 |
15.81 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
07:54:39.40 |
-64:28:48.0 |
HIP 38736 |
15.74 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
07:54:51.35 |
-64:28:06.7 |
HIP 38736 |
15.80 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
07:55:03.34 |
-64:27:25.9 |
HIP 38736 |
15.98 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
07:55:15.36 |
-64:26:45.7 |
HIP 38736 |
16.28 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
07:55:27.42 |
-64:26:05.9 |
HIP 38736 |
16.69 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
07:55:39.50 |
-64:25:26.7 |
HIP 38736 |
17.20 |