| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
30P/Reinmuth 1 |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2017-08-19T01:40:55.568640Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2025-09-30T14:15:16Z |
| Obs used |
2543 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
13.600 |
| K1 |
7.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2016-04-19.0000000 |
| e |
0.50225502 |
| q (au) |
1.876931 |
| a (au) |
3.770870 |
| i (deg) |
8.128534 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
119.715299 |
| ω (w, deg) |
13.245201 |
| M (ma, deg) |
294.440858 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (13.317 + 2.368\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
13.317 |
| n |
2.368 |
| gf |
0.999 |
| gb |
-0.504 |
| 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
Finding Chart
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-09-20 00:00 |
17:34:26.92 |
-20:18:51.2 |
HIP 85916 |
23.89 |
| 2026-09-20 12:00 |
17:34:37.92 |
-20:19:31.7 |
HIP 85916 |
26.02 |
| 2026-09-21 00:00 |
17:34:49.09 |
-20:20:12.1 |
HIP 85916 |
28.27 |
| 2026-09-21 12:00 |
17:35:00.44 |
-20:20:52.5 |
HIP 86180 |
27.83 |
| 2026-09-22 00:00 |
17:35:11.96 |
-20:21:32.7 |
HIP 86180 |
26.11 |
| 2026-09-22 12:00 |
17:35:23.66 |
-20:22:12.9 |
HIP 86180 |
24.56 |
| 2026-09-23 00:00 |
17:35:35.53 |
-20:22:53.0 |
HIP 86180 |
23.22 |
| 2026-09-23 12:00 |
17:35:47.57 |
-20:23:33.0 |
HIP 86180 |
22.15 |
| 2026-09-24 00:00 |
17:35:59.79 |
-20:24:12.9 |
HIP 86180 |
21.40 |
| 2026-09-24 12:00 |
17:36:12.18 |
-20:24:52.8 |
HIP 86180 |
21.04 |
| 2026-09-25 00:00 |
17:36:24.73 |
-20:25:32.5 |
HIP 86213 |
19.31 |
| 2026-09-25 12:00 |
17:36:37.45 |
-20:26:12.1 |
HIP 86213 |
17.47 |
| 2026-09-26 00:00 |
17:36:50.34 |
-20:26:51.6 |
HIP 86213 |
16.01 |
| 2026-09-26 12:00 |
17:37:03.40 |
-20:27:31.0 |
HIP 86213 |
15.04 |
| 2026-09-27 00:00 |
17:37:16.62 |
-20:28:10.3 |
HIP 86213 |
14.70 |
| 2026-09-27 12:00 |
17:37:30.00 |
-20:28:49.5 |
HIP 86213 |
15.04 |
| 2026-09-28 00:00 |
17:37:43.55 |
-20:29:28.6 |
HIP 86213 |
16.06 |
| 2026-09-28 12:00 |
17:37:57.26 |
-20:30:07.6 |
HIP 86213 |
17.65 |
| 2026-09-29 00:00 |
17:38:11.13 |
-20:30:46.4 |
HIP 86213 |
19.69 |
| 2026-09-29 12:00 |
17:38:25.16 |
-20:31:25.1 |
HIP 86213 |
22.07 |
| 2026-09-30 00:00 |
17:38:39.35 |
-20:32:03.7 |
HIP 86213 |
24.71 |
| 2026-09-30 12:00 |
17:38:53.70 |
-20:32:42.1 |
HIP 86213 |
27.55 |
| 2026-10-01 00:00 |
17:39:08.20 |
-20:33:20.4 |
HIP 86519 |
30.38 |
| 2026-10-01 12:00 |
17:39:22.86 |
-20:33:58.6 |
HIP 86519 |
27.32 |
| 2026-10-02 00:00 |
17:39:37.68 |
-20:34:36.6 |
HIP 86519 |
24.35 |
| 2026-10-02 12:00 |
17:39:52.65 |
-20:35:14.5 |
HIP 86519 |
21.53 |
| 2026-10-03 00:00 |
17:40:07.78 |
-20:35:52.3 |
HIP 86519 |
18.94 |
| 2026-10-03 12:00 |
17:40:23.06 |
-20:36:29.9 |
HIP 86519 |
16.71 |
| 2026-10-04 00:00 |
17:40:38.49 |
-20:37:07.3 |
HIP 86519 |
15.03 |
| 2026-10-04 12:00 |
17:40:54.08 |
-20:37:44.6 |
HIP 86519 |
14.13 |
| 2026-10-05 00:00 |
17:41:09.81 |
-20:38:21.7 |
HIP 86519 |
14.18 |
| 2026-10-05 12:00 |
17:41:25.69 |
-20:38:58.7 |
HIP 86519 |
15.20 |
| 2026-10-06 00:00 |
17:41:41.73 |
-20:39:35.5 |
HIP 86519 |
17.03 |
| 2026-10-06 12:00 |
17:41:57.91 |
-20:40:12.1 |
HIP 86519 |
19.47 |
| 2026-10-07 00:00 |
17:42:14.23 |
-20:40:48.5 |
HIP 86519 |
22.34 |
| 2026-10-07 12:00 |
17:42:30.71 |
-20:41:24.8 |
HIP 86519 |
25.50 |
| 2026-10-08 00:00 |
17:42:47.32 |
-20:42:00.9 |
HIP 86519 |
28.87 |
| 2026-10-08 12:00 |
17:43:04.09 |
-20:42:36.8 |
HIP 86519 |
32.41 |
| 2026-10-09 00:00 |
17:43:20.99 |
-20:43:12.5 |
HIP 86519 |
36.06 |
| 2026-10-09 12:00 |
17:43:38.04 |
-20:43:48.1 |
HIP 86519 |
39.82 |
| 2026-10-10 00:00 |
17:43:55.23 |
-20:44:23.4 |
HIP 86926 |
40.48 |
| 2026-10-10 12:00 |
17:44:12.55 |
-20:44:58.5 |
HIP 86926 |
38.64 |
| 2026-10-11 00:00 |
17:44:30.02 |
-20:45:33.5 |
HIP 86926 |
37.15 |