| 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) |
| 2026-07-29 00:00 |
09:44:05.35 |
+11:13:01.1 |
HIP 47748 |
28.41 |
| 2026-07-29 12:00 |
09:44:28.28 |
+11:11:11.9 |
HIP 47748 |
27.30 |
| 2026-07-30 00:00 |
09:44:51.23 |
+11:09:22.5 |
HIP 47748 |
27.45 |
| 2026-07-30 12:00 |
09:45:14.20 |
+11:07:32.7 |
HIP 47748 |
28.85 |
| 2026-07-31 00:00 |
09:45:37.19 |
+11:05:42.5 |
HIP 47748 |
31.32 |
| 2026-07-31 12:00 |
09:46:00.19 |
+11:03:52.1 |
HIP 48033 |
25.55 |
| 2026-08-01 00:00 |
09:46:23.21 |
+11:02:01.4 |
HIP 48033 |
19.81 |
| 2026-08-01 12:00 |
09:46:46.24 |
+11:00:10.3 |
HIP 48033 |
14.22 |
| 2026-08-02 00:00 |
09:47:09.29 |
+10:58:19.0 |
HIP 48033 |
9.10 |
| 2026-08-02 12:00 |
09:47:32.35 |
+10:56:27.3 |
HIP 48033 |
5.85 |
| 2026-08-03 00:00 |
09:47:55.42 |
+10:54:35.4 |
HIP 48033 |
7.53 |
| 2026-08-03 12:00 |
09:48:18.51 |
+10:52:43.1 |
HIP 48033 |
12.26 |
| 2026-08-04 00:00 |
09:48:41.61 |
+10:50:50.6 |
HIP 48033 |
17.76 |
| 2026-08-04 12:00 |
09:49:04.73 |
+10:48:57.7 |
HIP 48215 |
20.50 |
| 2026-08-05 00:00 |
09:49:27.85 |
+10:47:04.6 |
HIP 48215 |
19.98 |
| 2026-08-05 12:00 |
09:49:50.99 |
+10:45:11.2 |
HIP 48312 |
17.93 |
| 2026-08-06 00:00 |
09:50:14.13 |
+10:43:17.5 |
HIP 48312 |
14.25 |
| 2026-08-06 12:00 |
09:50:37.29 |
+10:41:23.5 |
HIP 48312 |
12.51 |
| 2026-08-07 00:00 |
09:51:00.45 |
+10:39:29.3 |
HIP 48312 |
13.49 |
| 2026-08-07 12:00 |
09:51:23.63 |
+10:37:34.8 |
HIP 48312 |
16.72 |
| 2026-08-08 00:00 |
09:51:46.81 |
+10:35:40.0 |
HIP 48312 |
21.20 |
| 2026-08-08 12:00 |
09:52:10.00 |
+10:33:44.9 |
HIP 48312 |
26.30 |
| 2026-08-09 00:00 |
09:52:33.20 |
+10:31:49.6 |
HIP 48540 |
26.52 |
| 2026-08-09 12:00 |
09:52:56.41 |
+10:29:54.0 |
HIP 48540 |
20.93 |
| 2026-08-10 00:00 |
09:53:19.62 |
+10:27:58.2 |
HIP 48540 |
15.66 |
| 2026-08-10 12:00 |
09:53:42.84 |
+10:26:02.1 |
HIP 48540 |
11.17 |
| 2026-08-11 00:00 |
09:54:06.06 |
+10:24:05.7 |
HIP 48540 |
8.78 |
| 2026-08-11 12:00 |
09:54:29.28 |
+10:22:09.1 |
HIP 48540 |
10.10 |
| 2026-08-12 00:00 |
09:54:52.51 |
+10:20:12.3 |
HIP 48540 |
14.13 |
| 2026-08-12 12:00 |
09:55:15.74 |
+10:18:15.2 |
HIP 48657 |
11.69 |
| 2026-08-13 00:00 |
09:55:38.98 |
+10:16:17.9 |
HIP 48657 |
10.35 |
| 2026-08-13 12:00 |
09:56:02.21 |
+10:14:20.4 |
HIP 48657 |
12.27 |
| 2026-08-14 00:00 |
09:56:25.45 |
+10:12:22.6 |
HIP 48657 |
16.34 |
| 2026-08-14 12:00 |
09:56:48.69 |
+10:10:24.6 |
HIP 48836 |
17.69 |
| 2026-08-15 00:00 |
09:57:11.92 |
+10:08:26.4 |
HIP 48836 |
12.31 |
| 2026-08-15 12:00 |
09:57:35.16 |
+10:06:28.0 |
HIP 48836 |
7.94 |
| 2026-08-16 00:00 |
09:57:58.39 |
+10:04:29.4 |
HIP 48836 |
6.90 |
| 2026-08-16 12:00 |
09:58:21.62 |
+10:02:30.6 |
HIP 48836 |
10.27 |
| 2026-08-17 00:00 |
09:58:44.85 |
+10:00:31.5 |
HIP 48836 |
15.39 |
| 2026-08-17 12:00 |
09:59:08.08 |
+09:58:32.3 |
HIP 48836 |
21.00 |
| 2026-08-18 00:00 |
09:59:31.30 |
+09:56:32.9 |
HIP 48836 |
26.81 |
| 2026-08-18 12:00 |
09:59:54.51 |
+09:54:33.3 |
HIP 48866 |
30.88 |
| 2026-08-19 00:00 |
10:00:17.72 |
+09:52:33.5 |
HIP 49143 |
29.96 |