| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/2014 L5 (Lemmon) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2014-11-26T09:05:17.537280Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:32:55Z |
| Obs used |
75 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
6.900 |
| K1 |
11.500 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2014-09-05.0000000 |
| e |
1.00264316 |
| q (au) |
6.203169 |
| a (au) |
-2346.877572 |
| i (deg) |
122.805134 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
35.683472 |
| ω (w, deg) |
45.611210 |
| M (ma, deg) |
-0.000714 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (3.237 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
3.237 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.500 |
| 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 |
14:58:52.98 |
-02:50:08.1 |
HIP 73358 |
20.52 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
14:58:47.95 |
-02:50:03.6 |
HIP 73358 |
21.19 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
14:58:42.93 |
-02:49:59.2 |
HIP 73358 |
21.90 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
14:58:37.94 |
-02:49:55.1 |
HIP 73358 |
22.65 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
14:58:32.96 |
-02:49:51.2 |
HIP 73358 |
23.43 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
14:58:28.01 |
-02:49:47.5 |
HIP 73358 |
24.25 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
14:58:23.07 |
-02:49:44.0 |
HIP 73358 |
25.10 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
14:58:18.16 |
-02:49:40.8 |
HIP 73358 |
25.98 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
14:58:13.26 |
-02:49:37.7 |
HIP 73358 |
26.87 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
14:58:08.39 |
-02:49:34.9 |
HIP 73358 |
27.78 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
14:58:03.54 |
-02:49:32.3 |
HIP 73358 |
28.71 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
14:57:58.71 |
-02:49:29.9 |
HIP 73358 |
29.66 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
14:57:53.90 |
-02:49:27.8 |
HIP 73358 |
30.61 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
14:57:49.11 |
-02:49:25.8 |
HIP 73358 |
31.58 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
14:57:44.35 |
-02:49:24.1 |
HIP 73358 |
32.55 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
14:57:39.61 |
-02:49:22.6 |
HIP 73358 |
33.53 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
14:57:34.89 |
-02:49:21.3 |
HIP 73358 |
34.52 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
14:57:30.20 |
-02:49:20.2 |
HIP 73358 |
35.51 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
14:57:25.53 |
-02:49:19.4 |
HIP 73358 |
36.51 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
14:57:20.88 |
-02:49:18.8 |
HIP 73358 |
37.50 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
14:57:16.26 |
-02:49:18.4 |
HIP 73358 |
38.50 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
14:57:11.67 |
-02:49:18.2 |
HIP 73358 |
39.50 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
14:57:07.10 |
-02:49:18.3 |
HIP 73358 |
40.51 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
14:57:02.55 |
-02:49:18.6 |
HIP 73358 |
41.51 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
14:56:58.03 |
-02:49:19.1 |
HIP 73358 |
42.51 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
14:56:53.54 |
-02:49:19.8 |
HIP 73358 |
43.51 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
14:56:49.07 |
-02:49:20.8 |
HIP 73358 |
44.50 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
14:56:44.63 |
-02:49:22.0 |
HIP 73358 |
45.50 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
14:56:40.22 |
-02:49:23.4 |
HIP 73358 |
46.49 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
14:56:35.83 |
-02:49:25.1 |
HIP 72889 |
45.75 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
14:56:31.48 |
-02:49:27.0 |
HIP 72889 |
44.78 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
14:56:27.15 |
-02:49:29.1 |
HIP 72889 |
43.83 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
14:56:22.85 |
-02:49:31.4 |
HIP 72889 |
42.90 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
14:56:18.57 |
-02:49:34.0 |
HIP 72889 |
41.98 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
14:56:14.33 |
-02:49:36.8 |
HIP 72889 |
41.07 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
14:56:10.11 |
-02:49:39.8 |
HIP 72889 |
40.18 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
14:56:05.93 |
-02:49:43.1 |
HIP 72889 |
39.31 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
14:56:01.77 |
-02:49:46.5 |
HIP 72889 |
38.45 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
14:55:57.65 |
-02:49:50.2 |
HIP 72889 |
37.61 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
14:55:53.55 |
-02:49:54.2 |
HIP 72889 |
36.79 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
14:55:49.48 |
-02:49:58.3 |
HIP 72889 |
35.99 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
14:55:45.45 |
-02:50:02.7 |
HIP 72889 |
35.21 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
14:55:41.45 |
-02:50:07.4 |
HIP 72889 |
34.44 |