464P/PANSTARRS

Metadata

Parameter Value
Designation 464P/PANSTARRS
Type P
Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) 2023-02-28T09:38:59.409600Z
Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) 2024-08-18T18:42:26Z
Obs used 175
NEO -
M1 7.100
K1 17.750
PC -
Discovery observation (MPC, UTC) 2014-07-25T10:20:03.840000Z
Discovery magnitude (MPC) 21.50 w
Discovery observatory (MPC) F51 · Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala
Osculating Elements
Parameter Value
Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) 2022-06-17.0000000
e 0.28094023
q (au) 3.372325
a (au) 4.689909
i (deg) 21.665175
Ω (om, deg) 309.606244
ω (w, deg) 267.729176
M (ma, deg) 335.118359

Magnitude

464P/PANSTARRS · Magnitude (Full range)

Scatter + Global Linear

$$ M_a = (7.375 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta $$ $$ \theta = 180^\circ - \alpha $$ $$ \Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b) $$ $$ \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1 $$

Model Parameters

Parameter Value
H0 7.375
n 6.000
gf 0.997
gb -0.502
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

Residuals (Piecewise)

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

Start (UTC) End (UTC) a b
2022-01-09 2023-02-03 +34.8067 -18.081
2023-03-15 2024-08-06 +13.0591 -7.225

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

Ephemeris

Date/Time (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Nearest HIP Dist from HIP (arcmin)
2026-09-20 00:00 23:38:29.04 +20:55:49.0 HIP 116636 22.11
2026-09-20 12:00 23:38:12.35 +20:54:45.5 HIP 116636 20.61
2026-09-21 00:00 23:37:55.69 +20:53:40.8 HIP 116636 19.81
2026-09-21 12:00 23:37:39.04 +20:52:34.8 HIP 116636 19.80
2026-09-22 00:00 23:37:22.41 +20:51:27.5 HIP 116502 17.19
2026-09-22 12:00 23:37:05.81 +20:50:19.0 HIP 116502 13.66
2026-09-23 00:00 23:36:49.23 +20:49:09.3 HIP 116502 10.49
2026-09-23 12:00 23:36:32.69 +20:47:58.3 HIP 116502 8.13
2026-09-24 00:00 23:36:16.17 +20:46:46.1 HIP 116502 7.37
2026-09-24 12:00 23:35:59.69 +20:45:32.7 HIP 116502 8.66
2026-09-25 00:00 23:35:43.24 +20:44:18.2 HIP 116441 9.45
2026-09-25 12:00 23:35:26.83 +20:43:02.5 HIP 116441 8.98
2026-09-26 00:00 23:35:10.47 +20:41:45.6 HIP 116441 10.21
2026-09-26 12:00 23:34:54.15 +20:40:27.6 HIP 116441 12.65
2026-09-27 00:00 23:34:37.87 +20:39:08.5 HIP 116307 15.04
2026-09-27 12:00 23:34:21.64 +20:37:48.3 HIP 116307 14.05
2026-09-28 00:00 23:34:05.47 +20:36:27.0 HIP 116307 14.20
2026-09-28 12:00 23:33:49.34 +20:35:04.7 HIP 116307 15.45
2026-09-29 00:00 23:33:33.28 +20:33:41.3 HIP 116213 17.07
2026-09-29 12:00 23:33:17.27 +20:32:16.8 HIP 116213 13.80
2026-09-30 00:00 23:33:01.32 +20:30:51.3 HIP 116213 11.01
2026-09-30 12:00 23:32:45.43 +20:29:24.9 HIP 116213 9.15
2026-10-01 00:00 23:32:29.61 +20:27:57.4 HIP 116213 8.82
2026-10-01 12:00 23:32:13.86 +20:26:29.0 HIP 116213 10.15
2026-10-02 00:00 23:31:58.18 +20:24:59.6 HIP 116213 12.62
2026-10-02 12:00 23:31:42.57 +20:23:29.3 HIP 116213 15.70
2026-10-03 00:00 23:31:27.04 +20:21:58.0 HIP 116054 14.92
2026-10-03 12:00 23:31:11.58 +20:20:25.9 HIP 116000 14.93
2026-10-04 00:00 23:30:56.20 +20:18:52.8 HIP 116000 12.48
2026-10-04 12:00 23:30:40.91 +20:17:18.9 HIP 116000 10.94
2026-10-05 00:00 23:30:25.70 +20:15:44.2 HIP 116000 10.71
2026-10-05 12:00 23:30:10.57 +20:14:08.6 HIP 116000 11.85
2026-10-06 00:00 23:29:55.54 +20:12:32.3 HIP 116000 14.02
2026-10-06 12:00 23:29:40.59 +20:10:55.1 HIP 116000 16.82
2026-10-07 00:00 23:29:25.75 +20:09:17.2 HIP 116000 19.97
2026-10-07 12:00 23:29:10.99 +20:07:38.5 HIP 115856 18.29
2026-10-08 00:00 23:28:56.34 +20:05:59.1 HIP 115856 14.98
2026-10-08 12:00 23:28:41.79 +20:04:19.0 HIP 115856 11.97
2026-10-09 00:00 23:28:27.34 +20:02:38.2 HIP 115856 9.54
2026-10-09 12:00 23:28:12.99 +20:00:56.8 HIP 115856 8.19
2026-10-10 00:00 23:27:58.76 +19:59:14.7 HIP 115783 8.17
2026-10-10 12:00 23:27:44.63 +19:57:32.0 HIP 115783 5.36
2026-10-11 00:00 23:27:30.62 +19:55:48.7 HIP 115783 4.32