| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
315P/LONEOS |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2016-12-07T07:13:42.444480Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2025-11-25T15:42:35Z |
| Obs used |
2369 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
10.700 |
| K1 |
10.750 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2012-10-14.0000000 |
| e |
0.51637548 |
| q (au) |
2.429183 |
| a (au) |
5.022870 |
| i (deg) |
17.906607 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
69.600919 |
| ω (w, deg) |
66.946020 |
| M (ma, deg) |
227.329282 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (8.157 + 5.208\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
8.157 |
| n |
5.208 |
| gf |
0.987 |
| gb |
-0.977 |
| k |
1.000 |
| δ90 |
8.690 |
| 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 |
02:21:40.41 |
+03:09:31.1 |
HIP 10838 |
38.65 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
02:22:07.67 |
+03:11:58.5 |
HIP 11117 |
38.28 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
02:22:34.90 |
+03:14:25.4 |
HIP 11117 |
34.10 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
02:23:02.11 |
+03:16:51.6 |
HIP 11117 |
31.06 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
02:23:29.29 |
+03:19:17.3 |
HIP 11117 |
29.52 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
02:23:56.45 |
+03:21:42.3 |
HIP 11285 |
26.06 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
02:24:23.57 |
+03:24:06.7 |
HIP 11285 |
19.21 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
02:24:50.67 |
+03:26:30.4 |
HIP 11285 |
12.77 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
02:25:17.74 |
+03:28:53.6 |
HIP 11285 |
7.75 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
02:25:44.78 |
+03:31:16.1 |
HIP 11285 |
7.72 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
02:26:11.79 |
+03:33:38.0 |
HIP 11285 |
12.71 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
02:26:38.77 |
+03:35:59.2 |
HIP 11285 |
19.11 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
02:27:05.72 |
+03:38:19.8 |
HIP 11538 |
25.00 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
02:27:32.64 |
+03:40:39.8 |
HIP 11538 |
19.04 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
02:27:59.52 |
+03:42:59.1 |
HIP 11538 |
14.18 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
02:28:26.37 |
+03:45:17.7 |
HIP 11538 |
11.84 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
02:28:53.18 |
+03:47:35.8 |
HIP 11538 |
13.40 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
02:29:19.96 |
+03:49:53.1 |
HIP 11538 |
17.84 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
02:29:46.71 |
+03:52:09.8 |
HIP 11538 |
23.58 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
02:30:13.41 |
+03:54:25.9 |
HIP 11538 |
29.88 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
02:30:40.08 |
+03:56:41.3 |
HIP 11828 |
32.18 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
02:31:06.72 |
+03:58:56.0 |
HIP 11828 |
27.31 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
02:31:33.31 |
+04:01:10.0 |
HIP 11828 |
23.54 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
02:31:59.86 |
+04:03:23.4 |
HIP 11828 |
21.45 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
02:32:26.37 |
+04:05:36.1 |
HIP 11828 |
21.52 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
02:32:52.84 |
+04:07:48.1 |
HIP 11890 |
18.90 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
02:33:19.27 |
+04:09:59.4 |
HIP 11890 |
15.49 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
02:33:45.65 |
+04:12:10.1 |
HIP 11890 |
14.81 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
02:34:11.99 |
+04:14:20.0 |
HIP 12034 |
16.11 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
02:34:38.29 |
+04:16:29.3 |
HIP 12034 |
12.09 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
02:35:04.53 |
+04:18:37.9 |
HIP 12034 |
11.29 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
02:35:30.73 |
+04:20:45.7 |
HIP 12034 |
14.26 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
02:35:56.89 |
+04:22:52.9 |
HIP 12034 |
19.32 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
02:36:22.99 |
+04:24:59.4 |
HIP 12034 |
25.22 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
02:36:49.05 |
+04:27:05.2 |
HIP 12264 |
23.42 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
02:37:15.05 |
+04:29:10.2 |
HIP 12264 |
21.35 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
02:37:41.00 |
+04:31:14.6 |
HIP 12264 |
21.33 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
02:38:06.91 |
+04:33:18.2 |
HIP 12264 |
23.37 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
02:38:32.76 |
+04:35:21.2 |
HIP 12412 |
21.23 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
02:38:58.55 |
+04:37:23.4 |
HIP 12412 |
17.24 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
02:39:24.29 |
+04:39:24.9 |
HIP 12446 |
12.92 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
02:39:49.98 |
+04:41:25.7 |
HIP 12446 |
8.17 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
02:40:15.61 |
+04:43:25.8 |
HIP 12446 |
7.51 |