| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
203P/Korlevic |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2010-02-09T01:12:32.045760Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2025-01-02T20:12:48Z |
| Obs used |
1174 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
12.900 |
| K1 |
6.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2012-02-04.0000000 |
| e |
0.31604886 |
| q (au) |
3.183032 |
| a (au) |
4.653888 |
| i (deg) |
2.973799 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
290.519023 |
| ω (w, deg) |
154.727921 |
| M (ma, deg) |
71.168526 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (7.830 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
7.830 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.888 |
| k |
1.000 |
| δ90 |
9.997 |
| 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 |
19:09:45.53 |
-22:10:16.2 |
HIP 94115 |
12.83 |
| 2026-09-20 12:00 |
19:09:46.08 |
-22:10:10.7 |
HIP 94115 |
12.96 |
| 2026-09-21 00:00 |
19:09:46.82 |
-22:10:04.8 |
HIP 94115 |
13.10 |
| 2026-09-21 12:00 |
19:09:47.75 |
-22:09:58.7 |
HIP 94115 |
13.26 |
| 2026-09-22 00:00 |
19:09:48.87 |
-22:09:52.3 |
HIP 94115 |
13.44 |
| 2026-09-22 12:00 |
19:09:50.17 |
-22:09:45.6 |
HIP 94115 |
13.64 |
| 2026-09-23 00:00 |
19:09:51.66 |
-22:09:38.6 |
HIP 94115 |
13.87 |
| 2026-09-23 12:00 |
19:09:53.33 |
-22:09:31.3 |
HIP 94115 |
14.12 |
| 2026-09-24 00:00 |
19:09:55.19 |
-22:09:23.7 |
HIP 94115 |
14.40 |
| 2026-09-24 12:00 |
19:09:57.24 |
-22:09:15.8 |
HIP 94115 |
14.71 |
| 2026-09-25 00:00 |
19:09:59.47 |
-22:09:07.6 |
HIP 94115 |
15.06 |
| 2026-09-25 12:00 |
19:10:01.89 |
-22:08:59.1 |
HIP 94115 |
15.43 |
| 2026-09-26 00:00 |
19:10:04.49 |
-22:08:50.3 |
HIP 94115 |
15.85 |
| 2026-09-26 12:00 |
19:10:07.28 |
-22:08:41.2 |
HIP 94115 |
16.31 |
| 2026-09-27 00:00 |
19:10:10.25 |
-22:08:31.9 |
HIP 94115 |
16.80 |
| 2026-09-27 12:00 |
19:10:13.40 |
-22:08:22.2 |
HIP 94115 |
17.34 |
| 2026-09-28 00:00 |
19:10:16.73 |
-22:08:12.2 |
HIP 94115 |
17.93 |
| 2026-09-28 12:00 |
19:10:20.25 |
-22:08:02.0 |
HIP 94115 |
18.55 |
| 2026-09-29 00:00 |
19:10:23.95 |
-22:07:51.4 |
HIP 94115 |
19.23 |
| 2026-09-29 12:00 |
19:10:27.84 |
-22:07:40.6 |
HIP 94115 |
19.95 |
| 2026-09-30 00:00 |
19:10:31.90 |
-22:07:29.4 |
HIP 94115 |
20.72 |
| 2026-09-30 12:00 |
19:10:36.14 |
-22:07:18.0 |
HIP 94115 |
21.54 |
| 2026-10-01 00:00 |
19:10:40.57 |
-22:07:06.2 |
HIP 94115 |
22.40 |
| 2026-10-01 12:00 |
19:10:45.18 |
-22:06:54.2 |
HIP 94338 |
21.79 |
| 2026-10-02 00:00 |
19:10:49.96 |
-22:06:41.8 |
HIP 94338 |
20.74 |
| 2026-10-02 12:00 |
19:10:54.93 |
-22:06:29.2 |
HIP 94338 |
19.66 |
| 2026-10-03 00:00 |
19:11:00.08 |
-22:06:16.3 |
HIP 94338 |
18.55 |
| 2026-10-03 12:00 |
19:11:05.40 |
-22:06:03.0 |
HIP 94338 |
17.42 |
| 2026-10-04 00:00 |
19:11:10.91 |
-22:05:49.5 |
HIP 94338 |
16.27 |
| 2026-10-04 12:00 |
19:11:16.59 |
-22:05:35.6 |
HIP 94338 |
15.11 |
| 2026-10-05 00:00 |
19:11:22.45 |
-22:05:21.5 |
HIP 94338 |
13.94 |
| 2026-10-05 12:00 |
19:11:28.49 |
-22:05:07.0 |
HIP 94338 |
12.79 |
| 2026-10-06 00:00 |
19:11:34.70 |
-22:04:52.3 |
HIP 94338 |
11.67 |
| 2026-10-06 12:00 |
19:11:41.09 |
-22:04:37.2 |
HIP 94338 |
10.61 |
| 2026-10-07 00:00 |
19:11:47.66 |
-22:04:21.8 |
HIP 94338 |
9.64 |
| 2026-10-07 12:00 |
19:11:54.40 |
-22:04:06.2 |
HIP 94338 |
8.81 |
| 2026-10-08 00:00 |
19:12:01.32 |
-22:03:50.2 |
HIP 94338 |
8.21 |
| 2026-10-08 12:00 |
19:12:08.42 |
-22:03:33.9 |
HIP 94338 |
7.89 |
| 2026-10-09 00:00 |
19:12:15.68 |
-22:03:17.3 |
HIP 94338 |
7.93 |
| 2026-10-09 12:00 |
19:12:23.13 |
-22:03:00.4 |
HIP 94338 |
8.34 |
| 2026-10-10 00:00 |
19:12:30.74 |
-22:02:43.1 |
HIP 94338 |
9.10 |
| 2026-10-10 12:00 |
19:12:38.53 |
-22:02:25.6 |
HIP 94338 |
10.14 |
| 2026-10-11 00:00 |
19:12:46.49 |
-22:02:07.8 |
HIP 94338 |
11.42 |