364P/PANSTARRS

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 364P/PANSTARRS
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2018-06-24T08:55:28.565760Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2024-06-21T13:42:24Z
Obs used 1487
NEO Yes
M1 17.500
K1 7.250
PC -
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2020-02-19.0000000
e 0.72258546
q (au) 0.798538
a (au) 2.878499
i (deg) 12.150085
Ω (om, deg) 46.217585
ω (w, deg) 211.966136
M (ma, deg) 122.023441

Magnitude

364P/PANSTARRS · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (17.631 + 4.427\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 17.631
n 4.427
gf 1.000
gb -0.722
k 0.828
δ90 1.000
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

Residuals (Piecewise)

$$\epsilon = a \log_{10} r_{\mathrm{au}} + b$$

Start (UTC) End (UTC) a b
2022-12-25 2023-05-14 +32.5086 +0.697
2023-05-14 2023-12-06 +0.5617 -0.236

log10 r = log10(heliocentric distance / AU), Δ = geocentric distance (AU)

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-06-01 00:00 05:37:54.39 +30:04:04.3 HIP 26550 14.38
2026-06-01 12:00 05:38:22.64 +30:04:20.1 HIP 26550 10.30
2026-06-02 00:00 05:38:50.93 +30:04:35.8 HIP 26601 6.87
2026-06-02 12:00 05:39:19.27 +30:04:51.4 HIP 26601 4.27
2026-06-03 00:00 05:39:47.64 +30:05:07.0 HIP 26658 1.95
2026-06-03 12:00 05:40:16.05 +30:05:22.5 HIP 26658 4.21
2026-06-04 00:00 05:40:44.49 +30:05:37.9 HIP 26658 10.36
2026-06-04 12:00 05:41:12.98 +30:05:53.3 HIP 26854 16.49
2026-06-05 00:00 05:41:41.50 +30:06:08.5 HIP 26854 12.87
2026-06-05 12:00 05:42:10.05 +30:06:23.7 HIP 26854 11.63
2026-06-06 00:00 05:42:38.64 +30:06:38.8 HIP 26854 13.47
2026-06-06 12:00 05:43:07.27 +30:06:53.8 HIP 26854 17.44
2026-06-07 00:00 05:43:35.93 +30:07:08.8 HIP 26993 21.98
2026-06-07 12:00 05:44:04.62 +30:07:23.6 HIP 27179 20.05
2026-06-08 00:00 05:44:33.34 +30:07:38.4 HIP 27179 13.87
2026-06-08 12:00 05:45:02.10 +30:07:53.0 HIP 27179 7.76
2026-06-09 00:00 05:45:30.89 +30:08:07.6 HIP 27179 2.29
2026-06-09 12:00 05:45:59.70 +30:08:22.1 HIP 27179 5.29
2026-06-10 00:00 05:46:28.55 +30:08:36.5 HIP 27179 11.34
2026-06-10 12:00 05:46:57.43 +30:08:50.8 HIP 27179 17.53
2026-06-11 00:00 05:47:26.33 +30:09:05.0 HIP 27488 23.36
2026-06-11 12:00 05:47:55.26 +30:09:19.2 HIP 27488 17.22
2026-06-12 00:00 05:48:24.22 +30:09:33.2 HIP 27488 11.22
2026-06-12 12:00 05:48:53.20 +30:09:47.1 HIP 27488 5.81
2026-06-13 00:00 05:49:22.21 +30:10:01.0 HIP 27488 4.50
2026-06-13 12:00 05:49:51.24 +30:10:14.7 HIP 27488 9.25
2026-06-14 00:00 05:50:20.30 +30:10:28.4 HIP 27488 15.16
2026-06-14 12:00 05:50:49.38 +30:10:41.9 HIP 27488 21.30
2026-06-15 00:00 05:51:18.48 +30:10:55.4 HIP 27675 26.88
2026-06-15 12:00 05:51:47.60 +30:11:08.7 HIP 27675 26.74
2026-06-16 00:00 05:52:16.74 +30:11:22.0 HIP 27825 25.15
2026-06-16 12:00 05:52:45.90 +30:11:35.1 HIP 27825 22.36
2026-06-17 00:00 05:53:15.08 +30:11:48.2 HIP 27825 21.14
2026-06-17 12:00 05:53:44.28 +30:12:01.2 HIP 27825 21.75
2026-06-18 00:00 05:54:13.49 +30:12:14.0 HIP 28028 23.69
2026-06-18 12:00 05:54:42.72 +30:12:26.8 HIP 28028 19.33
2026-06-19 00:00 05:55:11.96 +30:12:39.4 HIP 28028 16.32
2026-06-19 12:00 05:55:41.22 +30:12:52.0 HIP 28028 15.46
2026-06-20 00:00 05:56:10.49 +30:13:04.4 HIP 28028 17.08
2026-06-20 12:00 05:56:39.77 +30:13:16.8 HIP 28028 20.61
2026-06-21 00:00 05:57:09.07 +30:13:29.0 HIP 28157 23.18
2026-06-21 12:00 05:57:38.37 +30:13:41.2 HIP 28309 22.26
2026-06-22 00:00 05:58:07.69 +30:13:53.2 HIP 28309 18.14