448P/PANSTARRS

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 448P/PANSTARRS
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2022-09-08T00:31:25.878720Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2024-08-11T00:12:25Z
Obs used 184
NEO -
M1 18.000
K1 4.500
PC -
Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) 2008-10-01T09:02:51.072000Z
Discovery magnitude (MPC) 20.00 V
Discovery observatory (MPC) 703 · University of Arizona Catalina Sky Survey
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2019-04-24.0000000
e 0.41897178
q (au) 2.109134
a (au) 3.630003
i (deg) 12.152893
Ω (om, deg) 161.780755
ω (w, deg) 219.028807
M (ma, deg) 184.282775

Magnitude

448P/PANSTARRS · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (19.465 + 2.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 19.465
n 2.000
gf 1.000
gb -0.629
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

Finding Chart

448P/PANSTARRS · Next 30 Days

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-06-01 00:00 13:17:39.22 +02:26:03.7 HIP 64802 18.78
2026-06-01 12:00 13:17:31.85 +02:26:17.3 HIP 64802 17.90
2026-06-02 00:00 13:17:24.66 +02:26:29.6 HIP 64802 17.18
2026-06-02 12:00 13:17:17.65 +02:26:40.6 HIP 64802 16.62
2026-06-03 00:00 13:17:10.80 +02:26:50.2 HIP 64802 16.22
2026-06-03 12:00 13:17:04.14 +02:26:58.5 HIP 64802 15.98
2026-06-04 00:00 13:16:57.65 +02:27:05.4 HIP 64802 15.90
2026-06-04 12:00 13:16:51.33 +02:27:11.0 HIP 64802 15.96
2026-06-05 00:00 13:16:45.20 +02:27:15.3 HIP 64802 16.15
2026-06-05 12:00 13:16:39.24 +02:27:18.3 HIP 64802 16.44
2026-06-06 00:00 13:16:33.45 +02:27:19.9 HIP 64802 16.83
2026-06-06 12:00 13:16:27.85 +02:27:20.2 HIP 64802 17.30
2026-06-07 00:00 13:16:22.42 +02:27:19.2 HIP 64802 17.82
2026-06-07 12:00 13:16:17.17 +02:27:16.9 HIP 64802 18.39
2026-06-08 00:00 13:16:12.10 +02:27:13.3 HIP 64802 18.99
2026-06-08 12:00 13:16:07.21 +02:27:08.3 HIP 64802 19.61
2026-06-09 00:00 13:16:02.50 +02:27:02.1 HIP 64802 20.24
2026-06-09 12:00 13:15:57.97 +02:26:54.6 HIP 64802 20.87
2026-06-10 00:00 13:15:53.62 +02:26:45.7 HIP 64802 21.49
2026-06-10 12:00 13:15:49.45 +02:26:35.6 HIP 64802 22.11
2026-06-11 00:00 13:15:45.46 +02:26:24.2 HIP 64802 22.71
2026-06-11 12:00 13:15:41.65 +02:26:11.5 HIP 64802 23.29
2026-06-12 00:00 13:15:38.03 +02:25:57.6 HIP 64802 23.85
2026-06-12 12:00 13:15:34.58 +02:25:42.3 HIP 64802 24.38
2026-06-13 00:00 13:15:31.32 +02:25:25.8 HIP 64802 24.88
2026-06-13 12:00 13:15:28.24 +02:25:08.1 HIP 64802 25.35
2026-06-14 00:00 13:15:25.34 +02:24:49.0 HIP 64802 25.79
2026-06-14 12:00 13:15:22.62 +02:24:28.7 HIP 64802 26.20
2026-06-15 00:00 13:15:20.09 +02:24:07.2 HIP 64802 26.57
2026-06-15 12:00 13:15:17.74 +02:23:44.4 HIP 64802 26.91
2026-06-16 00:00 13:15:15.57 +02:23:20.4 HIP 64802 27.21
2026-06-16 12:00 13:15:13.58 +02:22:55.2 HIP 64802 27.47
2026-06-17 00:00 13:15:11.77 +02:22:28.7 HIP 64802 27.70
2026-06-17 12:00 13:15:10.15 +02:22:01.0 HIP 64802 27.89
2026-06-18 00:00 13:15:08.71 +02:21:32.1 HIP 64802 28.04
2026-06-18 12:00 13:15:07.45 +02:21:02.0 HIP 64802 28.15
2026-06-19 00:00 13:15:06.38 +02:20:30.7 HIP 64802 28.23
2026-06-19 12:00 13:15:05.48 +02:19:58.2 HIP 64802 28.27
2026-06-20 00:00 13:15:04.76 +02:19:24.5 HIP 64802 28.27
2026-06-20 12:00 13:15:04.23 +02:18:49.7 HIP 64802 28.24
2026-06-21 00:00 13:15:03.88 +02:18:13.7 HIP 64802 28.17
2026-06-21 12:00 13:15:03.70 +02:17:36.5 HIP 64802 28.06
2026-06-22 00:00 13:15:03.71 +02:16:58.2 HIP 64802 27.92