C/2014 Y1 (PANSTARRS)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/2014 Y1 (PANSTARRS)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2016-01-17T15:41:20.803200Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2021-04-15T23:33:05Z
Obs used 305
NEO -
M1 12.800
K1 4.500
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2015-04-19.0000000
e 1.00210330
q (au) 2.240976
a (au) -1065.459229
i (deg) 14.921289
Ω (om, deg) 19.516424
ω (w, deg) 182.265969
M (ma, deg) -0.007755

Magnitude

C/2014 Y1 (PANSTARRS) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (15.038 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 15.038
n 2.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.719
k 0.800
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

Residuals (Piecewise)

$$\epsilon = a \log_{10} r_{\mathrm{au}} + b$$

Start (UTC) End (UTC) a b
2014-11-17 2015-04-22 +9.9842 -6.474
2015-04-22 2016-01-10 -0.5262 -0.311
2016-01-19 2016-05-29 +16.0710 -4.516

log10 r = log10(heliocentric distance / AU), Δ = geocentric distance (AU)

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-06-01 00:00 23:35:26.18 -11:22:03.7 HIP 116398 13.06
2026-06-01 12:00 23:35:27.49 -11:22:04.4 HIP 116398 13.14
2026-06-02 00:00 23:35:28.76 -11:22:05.3 HIP 116398 13.22
2026-06-02 12:00 23:35:29.99 -11:22:06.5 HIP 116398 13.30
2026-06-03 00:00 23:35:31.19 -11:22:07.9 HIP 116398 13.38
2026-06-03 12:00 23:35:32.35 -11:22:09.6 HIP 116398 13.45
2026-06-04 00:00 23:35:33.48 -11:22:11.5 HIP 116398 13.53
2026-06-04 12:00 23:35:34.57 -11:22:13.7 HIP 116398 13.60
2026-06-05 00:00 23:35:35.62 -11:22:16.1 HIP 116398 13.67
2026-06-05 12:00 23:35:36.64 -11:22:18.7 HIP 116398 13.74
2026-06-06 00:00 23:35:37.62 -11:22:21.6 HIP 116398 13.80
2026-06-06 12:00 23:35:38.56 -11:22:24.8 HIP 116398 13.86
2026-06-07 00:00 23:35:39.47 -11:22:28.2 HIP 116398 13.92
2026-06-07 12:00 23:35:40.35 -11:22:31.8 HIP 116398 13.97
2026-06-08 00:00 23:35:41.18 -11:22:35.7 HIP 116398 14.02
2026-06-08 12:00 23:35:41.98 -11:22:39.8 HIP 116398 14.06
2026-06-09 00:00 23:35:42.74 -11:22:44.2 HIP 116398 14.10
2026-06-09 12:00 23:35:43.47 -11:22:48.8 HIP 116398 14.13
2026-06-10 00:00 23:35:44.16 -11:22:53.6 HIP 116398 14.15
2026-06-10 12:00 23:35:44.81 -11:22:58.7 HIP 116398 14.17
2026-06-11 00:00 23:35:45.42 -11:23:04.1 HIP 116398 14.19
2026-06-11 12:00 23:35:46.00 -11:23:09.7 HIP 116398 14.19
2026-06-12 00:00 23:35:46.54 -11:23:15.5 HIP 116398 14.19
2026-06-12 12:00 23:35:47.04 -11:23:21.6 HIP 116398 14.18
2026-06-13 00:00 23:35:47.51 -11:23:27.9 HIP 116398 14.17
2026-06-13 12:00 23:35:47.94 -11:23:34.5 HIP 116398 14.15
2026-06-14 00:00 23:35:48.33 -11:23:41.3 HIP 116398 14.12
2026-06-14 12:00 23:35:48.68 -11:23:48.3 HIP 116398 14.08
2026-06-15 00:00 23:35:49.00 -11:23:55.6 HIP 116398 14.04
2026-06-15 12:00 23:35:49.28 -11:24:03.1 HIP 116398 13.99
2026-06-16 00:00 23:35:49.52 -11:24:10.9 HIP 116398 13.93
2026-06-16 12:00 23:35:49.72 -11:24:18.8 HIP 116398 13.86
2026-06-17 00:00 23:35:49.89 -11:24:27.1 HIP 116398 13.79
2026-06-17 12:00 23:35:50.01 -11:24:35.5 HIP 116398 13.71
2026-06-18 00:00 23:35:50.11 -11:24:44.3 HIP 116398 13.62
2026-06-18 12:00 23:35:50.16 -11:24:53.2 HIP 116398 13.52
2026-06-19 00:00 23:35:50.17 -11:25:02.4 HIP 116398 13.41
2026-06-19 12:00 23:35:50.15 -11:25:11.8 HIP 116398 13.29
2026-06-20 00:00 23:35:50.09 -11:25:21.4 HIP 116398 13.17
2026-06-20 12:00 23:35:50.00 -11:25:31.3 HIP 116398 13.04
2026-06-21 00:00 23:35:49.86 -11:25:41.4 HIP 116398 12.90
2026-06-21 12:00 23:35:49.69 -11:25:51.7 HIP 116398 12.75
2026-06-22 00:00 23:35:49.48 -11:26:02.2 HIP 116398 12.59