| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/2024 G1 (Wierzchos) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2024-10-21T02:22:13.702080Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2025-05-08T09:42:17Z |
| Obs used |
112 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
7.200 |
| K1 |
16.000 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2024-07-09.0000000 |
| e |
0.96744521 |
| q (au) |
3.930143 |
| a (au) |
120.723934 |
| i (deg) |
95.400994 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
30.599798 |
| ω (w, deg) |
128.228357 |
| M (ma, deg) |
359.922650 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (7.233 + 5.712\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
7.233 |
| n |
5.712 |
| gf |
0.958 |
| gb |
-0.521 |
| 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 |
12:31:01.72 |
-31:46:53.6 |
HIP 61082 |
8.86 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
12:30:45.54 |
-31:45:48.6 |
HIP 61082 |
9.07 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
12:30:29.58 |
-31:44:43.9 |
HIP 61082 |
10.55 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
12:30:13.85 |
-31:43:39.6 |
HIP 61082 |
12.83 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
12:29:58.35 |
-31:42:35.5 |
HIP 61082 |
15.53 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
12:29:43.07 |
-31:41:31.9 |
HIP 61082 |
18.45 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
12:29:28.02 |
-31:40:28.6 |
HIP 61082 |
21.46 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
12:29:13.20 |
-31:39:25.7 |
HIP 60769 |
23.56 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
12:28:58.60 |
-31:38:23.2 |
HIP 60769 |
20.33 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
12:28:44.23 |
-31:37:21.2 |
HIP 60769 |
17.15 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
12:28:30.08 |
-31:36:19.5 |
HIP 60769 |
14.06 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
12:28:16.15 |
-31:35:18.4 |
HIP 60769 |
11.05 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
12:28:02.45 |
-31:34:17.6 |
HIP 60769 |
8.19 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
12:27:48.98 |
-31:33:17.4 |
HIP 60769 |
5.61 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
12:27:35.73 |
-31:32:17.7 |
HIP 60769 |
3.83 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
12:27:22.70 |
-31:31:18.5 |
HIP 60769 |
3.95 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
12:27:09.89 |
-31:30:19.8 |
HIP 60769 |
5.79 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
12:26:57.31 |
-31:29:21.6 |
HIP 60769 |
8.22 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
12:26:44.95 |
-31:28:24.0 |
HIP 60703 |
9.91 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
12:26:32.81 |
-31:27:27.0 |
HIP 60703 |
10.30 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
12:26:20.89 |
-31:26:30.6 |
HIP 60703 |
11.35 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
12:26:09.19 |
-31:25:34.8 |
HIP 60703 |
12.87 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
12:25:57.71 |
-31:24:39.5 |
HIP 60703 |
14.68 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
12:25:46.45 |
-31:23:44.9 |
HIP 60703 |
16.68 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
12:25:35.41 |
-31:22:51.0 |
HIP 60703 |
18.77 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
12:25:24.59 |
-31:21:57.7 |
HIP 60703 |
20.93 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
12:25:13.99 |
-31:21:05.1 |
HIP 60703 |
23.10 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
12:25:03.60 |
-31:20:13.2 |
HIP 60703 |
25.28 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
12:24:53.43 |
-31:19:21.9 |
HIP 60521 |
23.82 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
12:24:43.48 |
-31:18:31.4 |
HIP 60521 |
22.50 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
12:24:33.74 |
-31:17:41.6 |
HIP 60521 |
21.36 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
12:24:24.22 |
-31:16:52.5 |
HIP 60521 |
20.41 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
12:24:14.91 |
-31:16:04.2 |
HIP 60521 |
19.68 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
12:24:05.81 |
-31:15:16.6 |
HIP 60521 |
19.16 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
12:23:56.92 |
-31:14:29.8 |
HIP 60521 |
18.87 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
12:23:48.25 |
-31:13:43.8 |
HIP 60521 |
18.79 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
12:23:39.78 |
-31:12:58.6 |
HIP 60521 |
18.91 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
12:23:31.52 |
-31:12:14.1 |
HIP 60521 |
19.22 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
12:23:23.47 |
-31:11:30.5 |
HIP 60521 |
19.69 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
12:23:15.63 |
-31:10:47.7 |
HIP 60521 |
20.31 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
12:23:07.99 |
-31:10:05.7 |
HIP 60521 |
21.04 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
12:23:00.56 |
-31:09:24.6 |
HIP 60521 |
21.86 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
12:22:53.33 |
-31:08:44.3 |
HIP 60521 |
22.76 |