| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/2019 E3 (ATLAS) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2023-11-14T09:13:12.357120Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2026-03-09T08:40:48Z |
| Obs used |
966 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
6.100 |
| K1 |
6.500 |
| PC |
0.030 |
| Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) |
2019-03-05T10:14:33.792000Z |
| Discovery magnitude (MPC) |
18.45 o |
| Discovery observatory (MPC) |
T08 · ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2022-08-13.0000000 |
| e |
1.00098564 |
| q (au) |
10.313389 |
| a (au) |
-10463.649101 |
| i (deg) |
84.297542 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
347.253873 |
| ω (w, deg) |
280.665247 |
| M (ma, deg) |
-0.000422 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (2.549 + 3.593\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
2.549 |
| n |
3.593 |
| gf |
0.999 |
| gb |
-0.503 |
| 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
Finding Chart
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
00:42:21.78 |
-42:25:35.9 |
HIP 3271 |
25.79 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
00:42:25.62 |
-42:25:56.7 |
HIP 3492 |
26.09 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
00:42:29.36 |
-42:26:18.3 |
HIP 3492 |
25.31 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
00:42:33.02 |
-42:26:40.7 |
HIP 3492 |
24.54 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
00:42:36.59 |
-42:27:03.9 |
HIP 3492 |
23.79 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
00:42:40.07 |
-42:27:27.8 |
HIP 3492 |
23.04 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
00:42:43.47 |
-42:27:52.6 |
HIP 3492 |
22.31 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
00:42:46.77 |
-42:28:18.0 |
HIP 3492 |
21.59 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
00:42:49.98 |
-42:28:44.3 |
HIP 3492 |
20.88 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
00:42:53.10 |
-42:29:11.3 |
HIP 3492 |
20.19 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
00:42:56.13 |
-42:29:39.1 |
HIP 3492 |
19.51 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
00:42:59.06 |
-42:30:07.6 |
HIP 3492 |
18.84 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
00:43:01.90 |
-42:30:36.9 |
HIP 3492 |
18.20 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
00:43:04.65 |
-42:31:06.9 |
HIP 3492 |
17.57 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
00:43:07.31 |
-42:31:37.7 |
HIP 3492 |
16.96 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
00:43:09.87 |
-42:32:09.2 |
HIP 3492 |
16.37 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
00:43:12.33 |
-42:32:41.5 |
HIP 3492 |
15.81 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
00:43:14.70 |
-42:33:14.4 |
HIP 3492 |
15.28 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
00:43:16.98 |
-42:33:48.2 |
HIP 3492 |
14.78 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
00:43:19.16 |
-42:34:22.6 |
HIP 3492 |
14.31 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
00:43:21.23 |
-42:34:57.7 |
HIP 3492 |
13.87 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
00:43:23.22 |
-42:35:33.6 |
HIP 3492 |
13.48 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
00:43:25.10 |
-42:36:10.2 |
HIP 3492 |
13.13 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
00:43:26.88 |
-42:36:47.4 |
HIP 3492 |
12.83 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
00:43:28.57 |
-42:37:25.4 |
HIP 3492 |
12.58 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
00:43:30.15 |
-42:38:04.0 |
HIP 3492 |
12.38 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
00:43:31.63 |
-42:38:43.4 |
HIP 3492 |
12.24 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
00:43:33.02 |
-42:39:23.4 |
HIP 3492 |
12.17 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
00:43:34.30 |
-42:40:04.1 |
HIP 3492 |
12.16 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
00:43:35.47 |
-42:40:45.5 |
HIP 3492 |
12.21 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
00:43:36.55 |
-42:41:27.5 |
HIP 3492 |
12.33 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
00:43:37.52 |
-42:42:10.2 |
HIP 3492 |
12.51 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
00:43:38.39 |
-42:42:53.5 |
HIP 3492 |
12.75 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
00:43:39.15 |
-42:43:37.5 |
HIP 3492 |
13.05 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
00:43:39.81 |
-42:44:22.1 |
HIP 3492 |
13.41 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
00:43:40.37 |
-42:45:07.4 |
HIP 3492 |
13.82 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
00:43:40.82 |
-42:45:53.2 |
HIP 3492 |
14.28 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
00:43:41.16 |
-42:46:39.7 |
HIP 3492 |
14.78 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
00:43:41.40 |
-42:47:26.8 |
HIP 3492 |
15.33 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
00:43:41.53 |
-42:48:14.4 |
HIP 3521 |
15.85 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
00:43:41.56 |
-42:49:02.7 |
HIP 3521 |
16.25 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
00:43:41.47 |
-42:49:51.6 |
HIP 3521 |
16.70 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
00:43:41.28 |
-42:50:41.0 |
HIP 3521 |
17.20 |