C/2019 V1 (Borisov)

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation C/2019 V1 (Borisov)
Type C
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2020-07-16T14:09:27.541440Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2022-07-06T03:12:23Z
Obs used 111
NEO -
M1 14.500
K1 4.500
PC -
Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) 2019-11-01T23:39:17.568000Z
Discovery magnitude (MPC) 19.00 R
Discovery observatory (MPC) L51 · MARGO, Nauchnyi
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2019-11-26.0000000
e 0.99902392
q (au) 3.097057
a (au) 3172.941013
i (deg) 61.867108
Ω (om, deg) 83.206671
ω (w, deg) 51.207673
M (ma, deg) 359.998712

Magnitude

C/2019 V1 (Borisov) · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (13.144 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 13.144
n 2.000
gf 0.982
gb -0.862
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 17:31:24.23 -22:01:42.0 HIP 85925 31.39
2026-06-01 12:00 17:31:16.51 -22:01:52.8 HIP 85724 32.90
2026-06-02 00:00 17:31:08.77 -22:02:03.7 HIP 85724 32.97
2026-06-02 12:00 17:31:01.01 -22:02:14.5 HIP 85724 33.13
2026-06-03 00:00 17:30:53.25 -22:02:25.3 HIP 85724 33.39
2026-06-03 12:00 17:30:45.47 -22:02:36.1 HIP 85724 33.75
2026-06-04 00:00 17:30:37.67 -22:02:46.8 HIP 85724 34.19
2026-06-04 12:00 17:30:29.87 -22:02:57.6 HIP 85724 34.73
2026-06-05 00:00 17:30:22.05 -22:03:08.4 HIP 85724 35.36
2026-06-05 12:00 17:30:14.22 -22:03:19.1 HIP 85724 36.06
2026-06-06 00:00 17:30:06.38 -22:03:29.8 HIP 85724 36.85
2026-06-06 12:00 17:29:58.54 -22:03:40.5 HIP 85526 35.92
2026-06-07 00:00 17:29:50.68 -22:03:51.2 HIP 85526 34.90
2026-06-07 12:00 17:29:42.82 -22:04:01.9 HIP 85526 33.95
2026-06-08 00:00 17:29:34.95 -22:04:12.6 HIP 85526 33.06
2026-06-08 12:00 17:29:27.07 -22:04:23.3 HIP 85526 32.26
2026-06-09 00:00 17:29:19.19 -22:04:33.9 HIP 85526 31.54
2026-06-09 12:00 17:29:11.30 -22:04:44.5 HIP 85526 30.91
2026-06-10 00:00 17:29:03.41 -22:04:55.2 HIP 85526 30.38
2026-06-10 12:00 17:28:55.51 -22:05:05.8 HIP 85526 29.96
2026-06-11 00:00 17:28:47.61 -22:05:16.4 HIP 85526 29.64
2026-06-11 12:00 17:28:39.71 -22:05:27.0 HIP 85526 29.43
2026-06-12 00:00 17:28:31.81 -22:05:37.6 HIP 85526 29.34
2026-06-12 12:00 17:28:23.90 -22:05:48.2 HIP 85526 29.36
2026-06-13 00:00 17:28:16.00 -22:05:58.8 HIP 85526 29.50
2026-06-13 12:00 17:28:08.10 -22:06:09.3 HIP 85526 29.75
2026-06-14 00:00 17:28:00.20 -22:06:19.9 HIP 85526 30.11
2026-06-14 12:00 17:27:52.30 -22:06:30.4 HIP 85526 30.57
2026-06-15 00:00 17:27:44.40 -22:06:41.0 HIP 85526 31.14
2026-06-15 12:00 17:27:36.51 -22:06:51.5 HIP 85526 31.80
2026-06-16 00:00 17:27:28.62 -22:07:02.1 HIP 85526 32.56
2026-06-16 12:00 17:27:20.74 -22:07:12.6 HIP 85247 32.82
2026-06-17 00:00 17:27:12.87 -22:07:23.1 HIP 85247 31.24
2026-06-17 12:00 17:27:05.00 -22:07:33.6 HIP 85247 29.69
2026-06-18 00:00 17:26:57.14 -22:07:44.1 HIP 85247 28.18
2026-06-18 12:00 17:26:49.29 -22:07:54.6 HIP 85247 26.71
2026-06-19 00:00 17:26:41.44 -22:08:05.1 HIP 85247 25.29
2026-06-19 12:00 17:26:33.61 -22:08:15.6 HIP 85247 23.92
2026-06-20 00:00 17:26:25.79 -22:08:26.1 HIP 85247 22.62
2026-06-20 12:00 17:26:17.98 -22:08:36.6 HIP 85247 21.40
2026-06-21 00:00 17:26:10.18 -22:08:47.1 HIP 85247 20.27
2026-06-21 12:00 17:26:02.39 -22:08:57.6 HIP 85247 19.25
2026-06-22 00:00 17:25:54.62 -22:09:08.1 HIP 85247 18.35