C/2019 J1 (Lemmon)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/2019 J1 (Lemmon)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2019-04-09T08:09:59.362560Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2023-01-14T00:12:30Z
Obs used 192
NEO -
M1 12.000
K1 11.250
PC -
Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) 2019-05-04T10:44:49.920000Z
Discovery magnitude (MPC) 17.40 G
Discovery observatory (MPC) G96 · University of Arizona Mt. Lemmon Survey
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2019-06-18.0000000
e 0.96535584
q (au) 2.478657
a (au) 71.546171
i (deg) 24.549745
Ω (om, deg) 98.087033
ω (w, deg) 167.794427
M (ma, deg) 0.113450

Magnitude

C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (11.407 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 11.407
n 6.000
gf 0.982
gb -0.650
k 0.897
δ90 9.997
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 03:25:55.88 -00:19:27.9 HIP 16000 19.29
2026-06-01 12:00 03:26:02.26 -00:19:10.1 HIP 16000 19.47
2026-06-02 00:00 03:26:08.62 -00:18:52.6 HIP 16000 19.79
2026-06-02 12:00 03:26:14.96 -00:18:35.4 HIP 16000 20.22
2026-06-03 00:00 03:26:21.29 -00:18:18.5 HIP 16000 20.77
2026-06-03 12:00 03:26:27.61 -00:18:01.9 HIP 16058 20.33
2026-06-04 00:00 03:26:33.91 -00:17:45.6 HIP 16058 19.71
2026-06-04 12:00 03:26:40.20 -00:17:29.6 HIP 16058 19.20
2026-06-05 00:00 03:26:46.47 -00:17:13.9 HIP 16058 18.81
2026-06-05 12:00 03:26:52.72 -00:16:58.4 HIP 16058 18.56
2026-06-06 00:00 03:26:58.95 -00:16:43.3 HIP 16058 18.45
2026-06-06 12:00 03:27:05.17 -00:16:28.5 HIP 16058 18.48
2026-06-07 00:00 03:27:11.37 -00:16:14.0 HIP 16058 18.64
2026-06-07 12:00 03:27:17.56 -00:15:59.8 HIP 16058 18.94
2026-06-08 00:00 03:27:23.72 -00:15:45.9 HIP 16058 19.36
2026-06-08 12:00 03:27:29.87 -00:15:32.3 HIP 16058 19.90
2026-06-09 00:00 03:27:36.00 -00:15:19.0 HIP 16058 20.54
2026-06-09 12:00 03:27:42.11 -00:15:06.0 HIP 16214 20.64
2026-06-10 00:00 03:27:48.20 -00:14:53.3 HIP 16214 19.43
2026-06-10 12:00 03:27:54.27 -00:14:40.9 HIP 16214 18.27
2026-06-11 00:00 03:28:00.31 -00:14:28.9 HIP 16214 17.17
2026-06-11 12:00 03:28:06.34 -00:14:17.1 HIP 16214 16.13
2026-06-12 00:00 03:28:12.35 -00:14:05.7 HIP 16214 15.18
2026-06-12 12:00 03:28:18.34 -00:13:54.5 HIP 16214 14.33
2026-06-13 00:00 03:28:24.30 -00:13:43.7 HIP 16214 13.59
2026-06-13 12:00 03:28:30.24 -00:13:33.2 HIP 16214 12.98
2026-06-14 00:00 03:28:36.16 -00:13:23.0 HIP 16214 12.52
2026-06-14 12:00 03:28:42.06 -00:13:13.1 HIP 16214 12.22
2026-06-15 00:00 03:28:47.94 -00:13:03.5 HIP 16214 12.09
2026-06-15 12:00 03:28:53.79 -00:12:54.2 HIP 16214 12.14
2026-06-16 00:00 03:28:59.61 -00:12:45.2 HIP 16214 12.35
2026-06-16 12:00 03:29:05.42 -00:12:36.6 HIP 16214 12.73
2026-06-17 00:00 03:29:11.19 -00:12:28.3 HIP 16214 13.25
2026-06-17 12:00 03:29:16.95 -00:12:20.2 HIP 16214 13.89
2026-06-18 00:00 03:29:22.68 -00:12:12.5 HIP 16214 14.64
2026-06-18 12:00 03:29:28.38 -00:12:05.1 HIP 16214 15.48
2026-06-19 00:00 03:29:34.05 -00:11:58.1 HIP 16214 16.40
2026-06-19 12:00 03:29:39.70 -00:11:51.3 HIP 16214 17.37
2026-06-20 00:00 03:29:45.33 -00:11:44.8 HIP 16214 18.40
2026-06-20 12:00 03:29:50.92 -00:11:38.7 HIP 16377 17.67
2026-06-21 00:00 03:29:56.49 -00:11:32.9 HIP 16377 16.30
2026-06-21 12:00 03:30:02.04 -00:11:27.4 HIP 16377 14.93
2026-06-22 00:00 03:30:07.55 -00:11:22.2 HIP 16377 13.58