| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
68P/Klemola |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2019-11-11T19:47:30.373440Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2023-04-25T08:40:31Z |
| Obs used |
1680 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
11.200 |
| K1 |
11.750 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2016-03-06.0000000 |
| e |
0.64034454 |
| q (au) |
1.762060 |
| a (au) |
4.899300 |
| i (deg) |
11.184340 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
175.299711 |
| ω (w, deg) |
153.835783 |
| M (ma, deg) |
237.681694 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (11.051 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
11.051 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
0.997 |
| gb |
-0.585 |
| 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
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
10:08:35.11 |
+08:04:17.2 |
HIP 49660 |
5.16 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
10:08:40.51 |
+08:04:08.8 |
HIP 49660 |
6.33 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
10:08:46.01 |
+08:03:59.9 |
HIP 49660 |
7.58 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
10:08:51.61 |
+08:03:50.3 |
HIP 49660 |
8.89 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
10:08:57.32 |
+08:03:40.1 |
HIP 49660 |
10.24 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
10:09:03.13 |
+08:03:29.2 |
HIP 49660 |
11.64 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
10:09:09.05 |
+08:03:17.7 |
HIP 49660 |
13.07 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
10:09:15.06 |
+08:03:05.6 |
HIP 49660 |
14.53 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
10:09:21.17 |
+08:02:52.8 |
HIP 49660 |
16.03 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
10:09:27.39 |
+08:02:39.4 |
HIP 49660 |
17.55 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
10:09:33.71 |
+08:02:25.4 |
HIP 49660 |
19.11 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
10:09:40.12 |
+08:02:10.7 |
HIP 49660 |
20.69 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
10:09:46.63 |
+08:01:55.4 |
HIP 49660 |
22.30 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
10:09:53.25 |
+08:01:39.5 |
HIP 49660 |
23.94 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
10:09:59.96 |
+08:01:23.0 |
HIP 49861 |
23.89 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
10:10:06.77 |
+08:01:05.8 |
HIP 49861 |
22.74 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
10:10:13.67 |
+08:00:48.0 |
HIP 49861 |
21.63 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
10:10:20.68 |
+08:00:29.7 |
HIP 49861 |
20.60 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
10:10:27.77 |
+08:00:10.6 |
HIP 49861 |
19.65 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
10:10:34.97 |
+07:59:51.0 |
HIP 49861 |
18.81 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
10:10:42.26 |
+07:59:30.8 |
HIP 49861 |
18.09 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
10:10:49.65 |
+07:59:09.9 |
HIP 49861 |
17.53 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
10:10:57.13 |
+07:58:48.5 |
HIP 49861 |
17.14 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
10:11:04.70 |
+07:58:26.4 |
HIP 49861 |
16.95 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
10:11:12.37 |
+07:58:03.7 |
HIP 49861 |
16.97 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
10:11:20.13 |
+07:57:40.4 |
HIP 49861 |
17.21 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
10:11:27.98 |
+07:57:16.5 |
HIP 49861 |
17.66 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
10:11:35.93 |
+07:56:52.1 |
HIP 49861 |
18.33 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
10:11:43.96 |
+07:56:27.0 |
HIP 49861 |
19.19 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
10:11:52.09 |
+07:56:01.3 |
HIP 50011 |
18.87 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
10:12:00.31 |
+07:55:35.0 |
HIP 50011 |
17.39 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
10:12:08.62 |
+07:55:08.1 |
HIP 50011 |
16.02 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
10:12:17.01 |
+07:54:40.7 |
HIP 50011 |
14.82 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
10:12:25.50 |
+07:54:12.6 |
HIP 50011 |
13.82 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
10:12:34.07 |
+07:53:44.0 |
HIP 50011 |
13.10 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
10:12:42.73 |
+07:53:14.8 |
HIP 50011 |
12.70 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
10:12:51.48 |
+07:52:45.0 |
HIP 50011 |
12.68 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
10:13:00.31 |
+07:52:14.7 |
HIP 50011 |
13.04 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
10:13:09.22 |
+07:51:43.8 |
HIP 50011 |
13.77 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
10:13:18.23 |
+07:51:12.3 |
HIP 50011 |
14.82 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
10:13:27.31 |
+07:50:40.2 |
HIP 50011 |
16.14 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
10:13:36.48 |
+07:50:07.6 |
HIP 50011 |
17.68 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
10:13:45.73 |
+07:49:34.4 |
HIP 50011 |
19.39 |