| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
P/2017 K3 (Gasparovic) |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2017-05-31T11:45:35.870400Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-07-01T22:13:00Z |
| Obs used |
99 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
7.600 |
| K1 |
29.000 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2017-06-04.0000000 |
| e |
0.58118013 |
| q (au) |
2.334209 |
| a (au) |
5.573301 |
| i (deg) |
4.279072 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
354.328342 |
| ω (w, deg) |
253.209247 |
| M (ma, deg) |
0.262932 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (11.811 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
11.811 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
0.996 |
| gb |
-0.500 |
| k |
1.000 |
| δ90 |
9.999 |
| 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 |
06:51:57.66 |
+27:01:08.8 |
HIP 32922 |
22.05 |
| 2026-09-20 12:00 |
06:52:06.18 |
+27:01:12.8 |
HIP 32922 |
22.66 |
| 2026-09-21 00:00 |
06:52:14.59 |
+27:01:17.1 |
HIP 32922 |
23.40 |
| 2026-09-21 12:00 |
06:52:22.89 |
+27:01:21.5 |
HIP 32922 |
24.26 |
| 2026-09-22 00:00 |
06:52:31.06 |
+27:01:26.1 |
HIP 32922 |
25.21 |
| 2026-09-22 12:00 |
06:52:39.11 |
+27:01:30.9 |
HIP 33149 |
25.83 |
| 2026-09-23 00:00 |
06:52:47.04 |
+27:01:35.8 |
HIP 33149 |
24.46 |
| 2026-09-23 12:00 |
06:52:54.85 |
+27:01:41.0 |
HIP 33149 |
23.16 |
| 2026-09-24 00:00 |
06:53:02.54 |
+27:01:46.3 |
HIP 33149 |
21.94 |
| 2026-09-24 12:00 |
06:53:10.10 |
+27:01:51.9 |
HIP 33149 |
20.79 |
| 2026-09-25 00:00 |
06:53:17.54 |
+27:01:57.6 |
HIP 33149 |
19.74 |
| 2026-09-25 12:00 |
06:53:24.86 |
+27:02:03.5 |
HIP 33149 |
18.79 |
| 2026-09-26 00:00 |
06:53:32.06 |
+27:02:09.6 |
HIP 33149 |
17.94 |
| 2026-09-26 12:00 |
06:53:39.12 |
+27:02:15.8 |
HIP 33149 |
17.21 |
| 2026-09-27 00:00 |
06:53:46.07 |
+27:02:22.3 |
HIP 33149 |
16.61 |
| 2026-09-27 12:00 |
06:53:52.88 |
+27:02:29.0 |
HIP 33149 |
16.13 |
| 2026-09-28 00:00 |
06:53:59.57 |
+27:02:35.9 |
HIP 33149 |
15.78 |
| 2026-09-28 12:00 |
06:54:06.14 |
+27:02:42.9 |
HIP 33149 |
15.57 |
| 2026-09-29 00:00 |
06:54:12.57 |
+27:02:50.2 |
HIP 33149 |
15.49 |
| 2026-09-29 12:00 |
06:54:18.88 |
+27:02:57.6 |
HIP 33149 |
15.53 |
| 2026-09-30 00:00 |
06:54:25.05 |
+27:03:05.3 |
HIP 33149 |
15.69 |
| 2026-09-30 12:00 |
06:54:31.10 |
+27:03:13.1 |
HIP 33149 |
15.95 |
| 2026-10-01 00:00 |
06:54:37.01 |
+27:03:21.2 |
HIP 33149 |
16.31 |
| 2026-10-01 12:00 |
06:54:42.79 |
+27:03:29.4 |
HIP 33149 |
16.75 |
| 2026-10-02 00:00 |
06:54:48.44 |
+27:03:37.9 |
HIP 33149 |
17.25 |
| 2026-10-02 12:00 |
06:54:53.96 |
+27:03:46.5 |
HIP 33149 |
17.81 |
| 2026-10-03 00:00 |
06:54:59.34 |
+27:03:55.4 |
HIP 33268 |
17.55 |
| 2026-10-03 12:00 |
06:55:04.59 |
+27:04:04.5 |
HIP 33268 |
17.23 |
| 2026-10-04 00:00 |
06:55:09.71 |
+27:04:13.7 |
HIP 33331 |
16.55 |
| 2026-10-04 12:00 |
06:55:14.68 |
+27:04:23.2 |
HIP 33331 |
15.75 |
| 2026-10-05 00:00 |
06:55:19.53 |
+27:04:32.9 |
HIP 33331 |
15.01 |
| 2026-10-05 12:00 |
06:55:24.23 |
+27:04:42.8 |
HIP 33331 |
14.33 |
| 2026-10-06 00:00 |
06:55:28.79 |
+27:04:52.9 |
HIP 33331 |
13.70 |
| 2026-10-06 12:00 |
06:55:33.22 |
+27:05:03.2 |
HIP 33331 |
13.13 |
| 2026-10-07 00:00 |
06:55:37.51 |
+27:05:13.8 |
HIP 33331 |
12.63 |
| 2026-10-07 12:00 |
06:55:41.66 |
+27:05:24.5 |
HIP 33331 |
12.18 |
| 2026-10-08 00:00 |
06:55:45.66 |
+27:05:35.4 |
HIP 33331 |
11.80 |
| 2026-10-08 12:00 |
06:55:49.53 |
+27:05:46.6 |
HIP 33331 |
11.47 |
| 2026-10-09 00:00 |
06:55:53.25 |
+27:05:58.0 |
HIP 33331 |
11.21 |
| 2026-10-09 12:00 |
06:55:56.83 |
+27:06:09.5 |
HIP 33331 |
10.99 |
| 2026-10-10 00:00 |
06:56:00.27 |
+27:06:21.3 |
HIP 33331 |
10.84 |
| 2026-10-10 12:00 |
06:56:03.57 |
+27:06:33.3 |
HIP 33331 |
10.72 |
| 2026-10-11 00:00 |
06:56:06.72 |
+27:06:45.6 |
HIP 33331 |
10.65 |