| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
370P/NEAT |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2002-01-24T08:45:26.599680Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:28:38Z |
| Obs used |
215 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
7.200 |
| K1 |
23.000 |
| PC |
0.030 |
| Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) |
2018-08-10T04:42:15.264000Z |
| Discovery magnitude (MPC) |
18.80 N |
| Discovery observatory (MPC) |
J04 · ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2006-10-30.0000000 |
| e |
0.61224889 |
| q (au) |
2.504423 |
| a (au) |
6.458840 |
| i (deg) |
19.365933 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
55.268513 |
| ω (w, deg) |
356.830024 |
| M (ma, deg) |
104.455282 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (10.271 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
10.271 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-1.000 |
| 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
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-07-29 00:00 |
14:56:37.07 |
-15:33:54.9 |
HIP 73074 |
9.96 |
| 2026-07-29 12:00 |
14:56:36.88 |
-15:34:09.2 |
HIP 73074 |
9.79 |
| 2026-07-30 00:00 |
14:56:36.78 |
-15:34:24.0 |
HIP 73074 |
9.64 |
| 2026-07-30 12:00 |
14:56:36.78 |
-15:34:39.2 |
HIP 73074 |
9.51 |
| 2026-07-31 00:00 |
14:56:36.87 |
-15:34:54.7 |
HIP 73074 |
9.40 |
| 2026-07-31 12:00 |
14:56:37.06 |
-15:35:10.6 |
HIP 73074 |
9.32 |
| 2026-08-01 00:00 |
14:56:37.34 |
-15:35:26.9 |
HIP 73074 |
9.26 |
| 2026-08-01 12:00 |
14:56:37.72 |
-15:35:43.6 |
HIP 73074 |
9.23 |
| 2026-08-02 00:00 |
14:56:38.19 |
-15:36:00.7 |
HIP 73074 |
9.22 |
| 2026-08-02 12:00 |
14:56:38.75 |
-15:36:18.2 |
HIP 73074 |
9.25 |
| 2026-08-03 00:00 |
14:56:39.41 |
-15:36:36.0 |
HIP 73074 |
9.30 |
| 2026-08-03 12:00 |
14:56:40.16 |
-15:36:54.3 |
HIP 73074 |
9.39 |
| 2026-08-04 00:00 |
14:56:41.01 |
-15:37:12.9 |
HIP 73074 |
9.51 |
| 2026-08-04 12:00 |
14:56:41.94 |
-15:37:31.9 |
HIP 73074 |
9.67 |
| 2026-08-05 00:00 |
14:56:42.98 |
-15:37:51.2 |
HIP 73074 |
9.86 |
| 2026-08-05 12:00 |
14:56:44.10 |
-15:38:11.0 |
HIP 73074 |
10.08 |
| 2026-08-06 00:00 |
14:56:45.32 |
-15:38:31.1 |
HIP 73074 |
10.34 |
| 2026-08-06 12:00 |
14:56:46.63 |
-15:38:51.6 |
HIP 73074 |
10.63 |
| 2026-08-07 00:00 |
14:56:48.04 |
-15:39:12.5 |
HIP 73074 |
10.95 |
| 2026-08-07 12:00 |
14:56:49.54 |
-15:39:33.8 |
HIP 73074 |
11.31 |
| 2026-08-08 00:00 |
14:56:51.13 |
-15:39:55.4 |
HIP 73074 |
11.71 |
| 2026-08-08 12:00 |
14:56:52.81 |
-15:40:17.5 |
HIP 73074 |
12.13 |
| 2026-08-09 00:00 |
14:56:54.59 |
-15:40:39.8 |
HIP 73074 |
12.59 |
| 2026-08-09 12:00 |
14:56:56.46 |
-15:41:02.6 |
HIP 73074 |
13.08 |
| 2026-08-10 00:00 |
14:56:58.42 |
-15:41:25.8 |
HIP 73074 |
13.60 |
| 2026-08-10 12:00 |
14:57:00.48 |
-15:41:49.3 |
HIP 73074 |
14.15 |
| 2026-08-11 00:00 |
14:57:02.62 |
-15:42:13.2 |
HIP 73074 |
14.74 |
| 2026-08-11 12:00 |
14:57:04.86 |
-15:42:37.4 |
HIP 73074 |
15.34 |
| 2026-08-12 00:00 |
14:57:07.19 |
-15:43:02.0 |
HIP 73074 |
15.98 |
| 2026-08-12 12:00 |
14:57:09.62 |
-15:43:27.0 |
HIP 73074 |
16.65 |
| 2026-08-13 00:00 |
14:57:12.13 |
-15:43:52.4 |
HIP 73074 |
17.34 |
| 2026-08-13 12:00 |
14:57:14.74 |
-15:44:18.1 |
HIP 73074 |
18.06 |
| 2026-08-14 00:00 |
14:57:17.43 |
-15:44:44.2 |
HIP 73074 |
18.80 |
| 2026-08-14 12:00 |
14:57:20.22 |
-15:45:10.6 |
HIP 73074 |
19.57 |
| 2026-08-15 00:00 |
14:57:23.10 |
-15:45:37.4 |
HIP 73074 |
20.36 |
| 2026-08-15 12:00 |
14:57:26.06 |
-15:46:04.5 |
HIP 73074 |
21.18 |
| 2026-08-16 00:00 |
14:57:29.12 |
-15:46:32.1 |
HIP 73074 |
22.03 |
| 2026-08-16 12:00 |
14:57:32.27 |
-15:47:00.0 |
HIP 73074 |
22.89 |
| 2026-08-17 00:00 |
14:57:35.50 |
-15:47:28.1 |
HIP 73074 |
23.78 |
| 2026-08-17 12:00 |
14:57:38.83 |
-15:47:56.7 |
HIP 73074 |
24.70 |
| 2026-08-18 00:00 |
14:57:42.24 |
-15:48:25.6 |
HIP 73074 |
25.64 |
| 2026-08-18 12:00 |
14:57:45.74 |
-15:48:54.9 |
HIP 73074 |
26.60 |
| 2026-08-19 00:00 |
14:57:49.33 |
-15:49:24.5 |
HIP 73074 |
27.58 |