| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2025-07-31T18:27:28.105920Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2026-09-08T09:12:17Z |
| Obs used |
3893 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
9.100 |
| K1 |
5.750 |
| PC |
- |
| Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) |
2022-07-04T10:42:53.971200Z |
| Discovery magnitude (MPC) |
20.66 w |
| Discovery observatory (MPC) |
F52 · Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2025-04-19.0000000 |
| e |
1.00323761 |
| q (au) |
3.825532 |
| a (au) |
-1181.589653 |
| i (deg) |
5.503041 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
319.741023 |
| ω (w, deg) |
75.389023 |
| M (ma, deg) |
-0.002518 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (9.705 + 2.867\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
9.705 |
| n |
2.867 |
| gf |
0.987 |
| gb |
-0.632 |
| k |
0.800 |
| δ90 |
9.212 |
| 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) |
| 2026-09-20 00:00 |
07:19:05.85 |
+25:45:08.9 |
HIP 35435 |
11.60 |
| 2026-09-20 12:00 |
07:19:24.91 |
+25:44:38.9 |
HIP 35435 |
13.63 |
| 2026-09-21 00:00 |
07:19:43.81 |
+25:44:09.0 |
HIP 35435 |
16.53 |
| 2026-09-21 12:00 |
07:20:02.55 |
+25:43:39.3 |
HIP 35624 |
14.13 |
| 2026-09-22 00:00 |
07:20:21.14 |
+25:43:09.9 |
HIP 35624 |
9.97 |
| 2026-09-22 12:00 |
07:20:39.56 |
+25:42:40.7 |
HIP 35624 |
5.93 |
| 2026-09-23 00:00 |
07:20:57.82 |
+25:42:11.6 |
HIP 35624 |
2.41 |
| 2026-09-23 12:00 |
07:21:15.92 |
+25:41:42.8 |
HIP 35624 |
3.25 |
| 2026-09-24 00:00 |
07:21:33.86 |
+25:41:14.3 |
HIP 35624 |
6.97 |
| 2026-09-24 12:00 |
07:21:51.63 |
+25:40:45.9 |
HIP 35624 |
10.91 |
| 2026-09-25 00:00 |
07:22:09.24 |
+25:40:17.8 |
HIP 35624 |
14.86 |
| 2026-09-25 12:00 |
07:22:26.69 |
+25:39:50.0 |
HIP 35624 |
18.79 |
| 2026-09-26 00:00 |
07:22:43.97 |
+25:39:22.3 |
HIP 35624 |
22.69 |
| 2026-09-26 12:00 |
07:23:01.08 |
+25:38:55.0 |
HIP 35624 |
26.57 |
| 2026-09-27 00:00 |
07:23:18.03 |
+25:38:27.8 |
HIP 35624 |
30.40 |
| 2026-09-27 12:00 |
07:23:34.81 |
+25:38:01.0 |
HIP 35624 |
34.21 |
| 2026-09-28 00:00 |
07:23:51.42 |
+25:37:34.3 |
HIP 35846 |
34.92 |
| 2026-09-28 12:00 |
07:24:07.86 |
+25:37:08.0 |
HIP 35846 |
35.23 |
| 2026-09-29 00:00 |
07:24:24.14 |
+25:36:41.9 |
HIP 36110 |
32.92 |
| 2026-09-29 12:00 |
07:24:40.24 |
+25:36:16.1 |
HIP 36110 |
30.47 |
| 2026-09-30 00:00 |
07:24:56.17 |
+25:35:50.5 |
HIP 36110 |
28.31 |
| 2026-09-30 12:00 |
07:25:11.93 |
+25:35:25.2 |
HIP 36110 |
26.47 |
| 2026-10-01 00:00 |
07:25:27.52 |
+25:35:00.2 |
HIP 36110 |
25.03 |
| 2026-10-01 12:00 |
07:25:42.94 |
+25:34:35.5 |
HIP 36110 |
24.04 |
| 2026-10-02 00:00 |
07:25:58.18 |
+25:34:11.1 |
HIP 36110 |
23.53 |
| 2026-10-02 12:00 |
07:26:13.24 |
+25:33:47.0 |
HIP 36110 |
23.52 |
| 2026-10-03 00:00 |
07:26:28.13 |
+25:33:23.1 |
HIP 36110 |
23.99 |
| 2026-10-03 12:00 |
07:26:42.84 |
+25:32:59.6 |
HIP 36110 |
24.90 |
| 2026-10-04 00:00 |
07:26:57.38 |
+25:32:36.3 |
HIP 36110 |
26.19 |
| 2026-10-04 12:00 |
07:27:11.74 |
+25:32:13.4 |
HIP 36110 |
27.79 |
| 2026-10-05 00:00 |
07:27:25.91 |
+25:31:50.8 |
HIP 36110 |
29.64 |
| 2026-10-05 12:00 |
07:27:39.91 |
+25:31:28.5 |
HIP 36268 |
30.25 |
| 2026-10-06 00:00 |
07:27:53.73 |
+25:31:06.5 |
HIP 36268 |
29.50 |
| 2026-10-06 12:00 |
07:28:07.36 |
+25:30:44.9 |
HIP 36268 |
29.08 |
| 2026-10-07 00:00 |
07:28:20.81 |
+25:30:23.6 |
HIP 36483 |
28.08 |
| 2026-10-07 12:00 |
07:28:34.08 |
+25:30:02.6 |
HIP 36483 |
25.07 |
| 2026-10-08 00:00 |
07:28:47.16 |
+25:29:41.9 |
HIP 36483 |
22.10 |
| 2026-10-08 12:00 |
07:29:00.06 |
+25:29:21.6 |
HIP 36483 |
19.17 |
| 2026-10-09 00:00 |
07:29:12.78 |
+25:29:01.6 |
HIP 36483 |
16.28 |
| 2026-10-09 12:00 |
07:29:25.30 |
+25:28:42.0 |
HIP 36483 |
13.43 |
| 2026-10-10 00:00 |
07:29:37.64 |
+25:28:22.7 |
HIP 36483 |
10.63 |
| 2026-10-10 12:00 |
07:29:49.79 |
+25:28:03.7 |
HIP 36483 |
7.87 |
| 2026-10-11 00:00 |
07:30:01.76 |
+25:27:45.1 |
HIP 36483 |
5.15 |