| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
P/2023 V6 (PANSTARRS) |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2022-12-22T09:30:03.513600Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2025-01-02T20:12:44Z |
| Obs used |
59 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
9.400 |
| K1 |
13.500 |
| PC |
- |
| Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) |
2023-11-08T13:19:32.390400Z |
| Discovery magnitude (MPC) |
21.17 w |
| Discovery observatory (MPC) |
F51 · Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2023-12-16.0000000 |
| e |
0.18053868 |
| q (au) |
4.382657 |
| a (au) |
5.348217 |
| i (deg) |
3.974338 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
189.998309 |
| ω (w, deg) |
194.430950 |
| M (ma, deg) |
28.576288 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (14.312 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
14.312 |
| n |
2.000 |
| gf |
0.999 |
| gb |
-0.936 |
| 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 |
09:04:35.98 |
+13:55:30.8 |
HIP 44604 |
21.50 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
09:04:52.36 |
+13:54:37.1 |
HIP 44604 |
20.89 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
09:05:08.84 |
+13:53:42.7 |
HIP 44604 |
21.07 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
09:05:25.41 |
+13:52:47.7 |
HIP 44604 |
22.04 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
09:05:42.09 |
+13:51:52.1 |
HIP 44604 |
23.72 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
09:05:58.86 |
+13:50:55.9 |
HIP 44604 |
25.97 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
09:06:15.73 |
+13:49:59.2 |
HIP 44604 |
28.68 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
09:06:32.69 |
+13:49:01.8 |
HIP 44831 |
26.46 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
09:06:49.75 |
+13:48:03.8 |
HIP 44831 |
23.58 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
09:07:06.90 |
+13:47:05.2 |
HIP 44831 |
21.16 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
09:07:24.14 |
+13:46:06.0 |
HIP 44831 |
19.38 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
09:07:41.48 |
+13:45:06.3 |
HIP 44831 |
18.46 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
09:07:58.91 |
+13:44:05.9 |
HIP 44831 |
18.54 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
09:08:16.43 |
+13:43:05.0 |
HIP 44831 |
19.62 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
09:08:34.04 |
+13:42:03.4 |
HIP 44831 |
21.56 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
09:08:51.74 |
+13:41:01.3 |
HIP 44956 |
21.81 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
09:09:09.53 |
+13:39:58.6 |
HIP 44956 |
19.28 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
09:09:27.40 |
+13:38:55.3 |
HIP 44956 |
17.53 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
09:09:45.37 |
+13:37:51.4 |
HIP 44956 |
16.81 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
09:10:03.42 |
+13:36:47.0 |
HIP 44956 |
17.27 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
09:10:21.55 |
+13:35:42.0 |
HIP 44956 |
18.84 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
09:10:39.77 |
+13:34:36.3 |
HIP 44956 |
21.29 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
09:10:58.08 |
+13:33:30.2 |
HIP 44956 |
24.37 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
09:11:16.47 |
+13:32:23.4 |
HIP 44956 |
27.89 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
09:11:34.94 |
+13:31:16.1 |
HIP 44956 |
31.70 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
09:11:53.49 |
+13:30:08.2 |
HIP 44956 |
35.72 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
09:12:12.13 |
+13:28:59.7 |
HIP 45300 |
32.91 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
09:12:30.84 |
+13:27:50.7 |
HIP 45300 |
28.74 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
09:12:49.64 |
+13:26:41.1 |
HIP 45300 |
24.75 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
09:13:08.51 |
+13:25:31.0 |
HIP 45300 |
21.04 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
09:13:27.46 |
+13:24:20.3 |
HIP 45300 |
17.81 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
09:13:46.49 |
+13:23:09.0 |
HIP 45300 |
15.38 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
09:14:05.59 |
+13:21:57.2 |
HIP 45300 |
14.19 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
09:14:24.77 |
+13:20:44.8 |
HIP 45300 |
14.57 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
09:14:44.02 |
+13:19:31.9 |
HIP 45300 |
16.43 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
09:15:03.34 |
+13:18:18.5 |
HIP 45300 |
19.36 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
09:15:22.74 |
+13:17:04.5 |
HIP 45300 |
22.97 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
09:15:42.21 |
+13:15:49.9 |
HIP 45578 |
26.60 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
09:16:01.75 |
+13:14:34.9 |
HIP 45578 |
21.76 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
09:16:21.36 |
+13:13:19.3 |
HIP 45578 |
16.96 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
09:16:41.04 |
+13:12:03.2 |
HIP 45578 |
12.24 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
09:17:00.79 |
+13:10:46.5 |
HIP 45578 |
7.79 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
09:17:20.60 |
+13:09:29.3 |
HIP 45578 |
4.60 |