| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
355P/LINEAR-NEAT |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2011-04-24T14:28:48.817920Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2023-02-13T23:14:08Z |
| Obs used |
962 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
12.900 |
| K1 |
17.250 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2011-04-16.0000000 |
| e |
0.50812349 |
| q (au) |
1.707731 |
| a (au) |
3.471870 |
| i (deg) |
11.044216 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
51.441541 |
| ω (w, deg) |
336.401134 |
| M (ma, deg) |
358.689231 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (17.405 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
17.405 |
| n |
2.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.635 |
| k |
0.800 |
| 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) |
| 2026-09-20 00:00 |
12:43:13.98 |
+01:49:08.8 |
HIP 62100 |
21.44 |
| 2026-09-20 12:00 |
12:43:37.05 |
+01:46:20.4 |
HIP 62100 |
23.46 |
| 2026-09-21 00:00 |
12:44:00.13 |
+01:43:32.2 |
HIP 62100 |
26.89 |
| 2026-09-21 12:00 |
12:44:23.24 |
+01:40:44.1 |
HIP 62100 |
31.28 |
| 2026-09-22 00:00 |
12:44:46.36 |
+01:37:56.1 |
HIP 62235 |
35.54 |
| 2026-09-22 12:00 |
12:45:09.50 |
+01:35:08.3 |
HIP 62235 |
31.87 |
| 2026-09-23 00:00 |
12:45:32.66 |
+01:32:20.7 |
HIP 62235 |
29.18 |
| 2026-09-23 12:00 |
12:45:55.83 |
+01:29:33.2 |
HIP 62235 |
27.74 |
| 2026-09-24 00:00 |
12:46:19.02 |
+01:26:45.9 |
HIP 62235 |
27.77 |
| 2026-09-24 12:00 |
12:46:42.22 |
+01:23:58.7 |
HIP 62444 |
21.67 |
| 2026-09-25 00:00 |
12:47:05.44 |
+01:21:11.8 |
HIP 62444 |
15.42 |
| 2026-09-25 12:00 |
12:47:28.67 |
+01:18:25.0 |
HIP 62444 |
9.40 |
| 2026-09-26 00:00 |
12:47:51.92 |
+01:15:38.3 |
HIP 62444 |
4.71 |
| 2026-09-26 12:00 |
12:48:15.18 |
+01:12:51.9 |
HIP 62444 |
6.23 |
| 2026-09-27 00:00 |
12:48:38.46 |
+01:10:05.7 |
HIP 62444 |
11.77 |
| 2026-09-27 12:00 |
12:49:01.74 |
+01:07:19.6 |
HIP 62607 |
11.52 |
| 2026-09-28 00:00 |
12:49:25.04 |
+01:04:33.7 |
HIP 62607 |
8.43 |
| 2026-09-28 12:00 |
12:49:48.35 |
+01:01:48.0 |
HIP 62607 |
9.61 |
| 2026-09-29 00:00 |
12:50:11.67 |
+00:59:02.6 |
HIP 62607 |
14.03 |
| 2026-09-29 12:00 |
12:50:35.00 |
+00:56:17.3 |
HIP 62736 |
14.04 |
| 2026-09-30 00:00 |
12:50:58.34 |
+00:53:32.2 |
HIP 62736 |
12.65 |
| 2026-09-30 12:00 |
12:51:21.69 |
+00:50:47.3 |
HIP 62736 |
14.36 |
| 2026-10-01 00:00 |
12:51:45.05 |
+00:48:02.7 |
HIP 62736 |
18.31 |
| 2026-10-01 12:00 |
12:52:08.42 |
+00:45:18.2 |
HIP 62759 |
17.17 |
| 2026-10-02 00:00 |
12:52:31.80 |
+00:42:34.0 |
HIP 62759 |
18.36 |
| 2026-10-02 12:00 |
12:52:55.19 |
+00:39:50.0 |
HIP 62759 |
21.51 |
| 2026-10-03 00:00 |
12:53:18.58 |
+00:37:06.2 |
HIP 62759 |
25.92 |
| 2026-10-03 12:00 |
12:53:41.98 |
+00:34:22.6 |
HIP 62759 |
31.05 |
| 2026-10-04 00:00 |
12:54:05.38 |
+00:31:39.3 |
HIP 62759 |
36.61 |
| 2026-10-04 12:00 |
12:54:28.79 |
+00:28:56.2 |
HIP 63093 |
30.97 |
| 2026-10-05 00:00 |
12:54:52.20 |
+00:26:13.4 |
HIP 63093 |
25.66 |
| 2026-10-05 12:00 |
12:55:15.62 |
+00:23:30.8 |
HIP 63093 |
20.98 |
| 2026-10-06 00:00 |
12:55:39.04 |
+00:20:48.4 |
HIP 63093 |
17.49 |
| 2026-10-06 12:00 |
12:56:02.47 |
+00:18:06.3 |
HIP 63093 |
15.96 |
| 2026-10-07 00:00 |
12:56:25.90 |
+00:15:24.5 |
HIP 63093 |
16.94 |
| 2026-10-07 12:00 |
12:56:49.33 |
+00:12:43.0 |
HIP 63093 |
20.06 |
| 2026-10-08 00:00 |
12:57:12.76 |
+00:10:01.7 |
HIP 63093 |
24.52 |
| 2026-10-08 12:00 |
12:57:36.19 |
+00:07:20.6 |
HIP 63342 |
23.39 |
| 2026-10-09 00:00 |
12:57:59.62 |
+00:04:39.9 |
HIP 63342 |
21.41 |
| 2026-10-09 12:00 |
12:58:23.05 |
+00:01:59.4 |
HIP 63342 |
21.27 |
| 2026-10-10 00:00 |
12:58:46.48 |
-00:00:40.8 |
HIP 63428 |
21.24 |
| 2026-10-10 12:00 |
12:59:09.90 |
-00:03:20.6 |
HIP 63428 |
15.07 |
| 2026-10-11 00:00 |
12:59:33.32 |
-00:06:00.2 |
HIP 63428 |
9.26 |