| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
43P/Wolf-Harrington |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2016-08-28T02:22:51.363840Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2026-07-22T10:30:13Z |
| Obs used |
3619 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
10.600 |
| K1 |
10.750 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2020-08-04.0000000 |
| e |
0.43859354 |
| q (au) |
2.418102 |
| a (au) |
4.307221 |
| i (deg) |
9.390117 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
244.413999 |
| ω (w, deg) |
224.052941 |
| M (ma, deg) |
158.429135 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (10.017 + 3.818\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
10.017 |
| n |
3.818 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.986 |
| 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) |
| 2026-07-29 00:00 |
11:51:45.43 |
-05:53:52.5 |
HIP 57850 |
8.23 |
| 2026-07-29 12:00 |
11:52:19.40 |
-05:56:31.1 |
HIP 57850 |
13.02 |
| 2026-07-30 00:00 |
11:52:53.42 |
-05:59:10.4 |
HIP 57850 |
20.70 |
| 2026-07-30 12:00 |
11:53:27.49 |
-06:01:50.2 |
HIP 57850 |
29.08 |
| 2026-07-31 00:00 |
11:54:01.61 |
-06:04:30.8 |
HIP 57850 |
37.71 |
| 2026-07-31 12:00 |
11:54:35.78 |
-06:07:11.9 |
HIP 58051 |
39.78 |
| 2026-08-01 00:00 |
11:55:10.00 |
-06:09:53.7 |
HIP 58051 |
38.71 |
| 2026-08-01 12:00 |
11:55:44.26 |
-06:12:36.1 |
HIP 58051 |
39.67 |
| 2026-08-02 00:00 |
11:56:18.57 |
-06:15:19.2 |
HIP 58371 |
40.37 |
| 2026-08-02 12:00 |
11:56:52.93 |
-06:18:02.8 |
HIP 58371 |
37.53 |
| 2026-08-03 00:00 |
11:57:27.34 |
-06:20:47.1 |
HIP 58440 |
29.69 |
| 2026-08-03 12:00 |
11:58:01.79 |
-06:23:31.9 |
HIP 58440 |
21.51 |
| 2026-08-04 00:00 |
11:58:36.28 |
-06:26:17.4 |
HIP 58440 |
14.32 |
| 2026-08-04 12:00 |
11:59:10.83 |
-06:29:03.4 |
HIP 58440 |
10.45 |
| 2026-08-05 00:00 |
11:59:45.41 |
-06:31:50.0 |
HIP 58440 |
13.27 |
| 2026-08-05 12:00 |
12:00:20.05 |
-06:34:37.2 |
HIP 58440 |
20.16 |
| 2026-08-06 00:00 |
12:00:54.72 |
-06:37:25.0 |
HIP 58677 |
25.39 |
| 2026-08-06 12:00 |
12:01:29.44 |
-06:40:13.3 |
HIP 58728 |
22.61 |
| 2026-08-07 00:00 |
12:02:04.20 |
-06:43:02.2 |
HIP 58728 |
18.30 |
| 2026-08-07 12:00 |
12:02:39.01 |
-06:45:51.7 |
HIP 58728 |
17.99 |
| 2026-08-08 00:00 |
12:03:13.85 |
-06:48:41.7 |
HIP 58824 |
12.02 |
| 2026-08-08 12:00 |
12:03:48.74 |
-06:51:32.2 |
HIP 58824 |
4.33 |
| 2026-08-09 00:00 |
12:04:23.67 |
-06:54:23.2 |
HIP 58824 |
7.70 |
| 2026-08-09 12:00 |
12:04:58.65 |
-06:57:14.8 |
HIP 58824 |
16.33 |
| 2026-08-10 00:00 |
12:05:33.66 |
-07:00:07.0 |
HIP 58824 |
25.33 |
| 2026-08-10 12:00 |
12:06:08.71 |
-07:02:59.6 |
HIP 59108 |
23.68 |
| 2026-08-11 00:00 |
12:06:43.80 |
-07:05:52.7 |
HIP 59108 |
21.39 |
| 2026-08-11 12:00 |
12:07:18.93 |
-07:08:46.4 |
HIP 59108 |
22.86 |
| 2026-08-12 00:00 |
12:07:54.10 |
-07:11:40.5 |
HIP 59209 |
22.82 |
| 2026-08-12 12:00 |
12:08:29.31 |
-07:14:35.1 |
HIP 59209 |
23.36 |
| 2026-08-13 00:00 |
12:09:04.55 |
-07:17:30.2 |
HIP 59209 |
27.23 |
| 2026-08-13 12:00 |
12:09:39.84 |
-07:20:25.8 |
HIP 59346 |
28.54 |
| 2026-08-14 00:00 |
12:10:15.15 |
-07:23:21.9 |
HIP 59346 |
23.27 |
| 2026-08-14 12:00 |
12:10:50.51 |
-07:26:18.4 |
HIP 59346 |
20.95 |
| 2026-08-15 00:00 |
12:11:25.89 |
-07:29:15.3 |
HIP 59346 |
22.51 |
| 2026-08-15 12:00 |
12:12:01.32 |
-07:32:12.7 |
HIP 59346 |
27.32 |
| 2026-08-16 00:00 |
12:12:36.77 |
-07:35:10.5 |
HIP 59559 |
33.08 |
| 2026-08-16 12:00 |
12:13:12.26 |
-07:38:08.8 |
HIP 59559 |
36.19 |
| 2026-08-17 00:00 |
12:13:47.78 |
-07:41:07.5 |
HIP 59743 |
32.29 |
| 2026-08-17 12:00 |
12:14:23.33 |
-07:44:06.6 |
HIP 59743 |
30.63 |
| 2026-08-18 00:00 |
12:14:58.92 |
-07:47:06.0 |
HIP 59848 |
25.51 |
| 2026-08-18 12:00 |
12:15:34.53 |
-07:50:05.9 |
HIP 59848 |
21.61 |
| 2026-08-19 00:00 |
12:16:10.18 |
-07:53:06.2 |
HIP 59905 |
16.70 |