| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
93P/Lovas 1 |
| Type |
P |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2007-12-17T17:38:13.804800Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2026-06-09T12:45:31Z |
| Obs used |
3545 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
12.200 |
| K1 |
11.500 |
| PC |
0.030 |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2010-05-16.0000000 |
| e |
0.61245204 |
| q (au) |
1.701325 |
| a (au) |
4.389974 |
| i (deg) |
12.218857 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
339.914977 |
| ω (w, deg) |
74.608678 |
| M (ma, deg) |
94.324531 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (10.464 + 5.823\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
10.464 |
| n |
5.823 |
| gf |
0.947 |
| gb |
-0.743 |
| k |
0.999 |
| δ90 |
8.180 |
| 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 |
07:28:53.83 |
+28:55:58.2 |
HIP 36479 |
24.80 |
| 2026-07-29 12:00 |
07:30:15.42 |
+28:52:34.8 |
HIP 36479 |
18.97 |
| 2026-07-30 00:00 |
07:31:36.77 |
+28:49:09.1 |
HIP 36684 |
18.39 |
| 2026-07-30 12:00 |
07:32:57.89 |
+28:45:41.2 |
HIP 36684 |
13.79 |
| 2026-07-31 00:00 |
07:34:18.77 |
+28:42:11.2 |
HIP 36841 |
2.98 |
| 2026-07-31 12:00 |
07:35:39.42 |
+28:38:39.0 |
HIP 36919 |
3.53 |
| 2026-08-01 00:00 |
07:36:59.84 |
+28:35:04.7 |
HIP 36919 |
21.20 |
| 2026-08-01 12:00 |
07:38:20.01 |
+28:31:28.3 |
HIP 37194 |
12.54 |
| 2026-08-02 00:00 |
07:39:39.96 |
+28:27:49.8 |
HIP 37201 |
17.58 |
| 2026-08-02 12:00 |
07:40:59.66 |
+28:24:09.3 |
HIP 37407 |
27.52 |
| 2026-08-03 00:00 |
07:42:19.13 |
+28:20:26.8 |
HIP 37575 |
29.95 |
| 2026-08-03 12:00 |
07:43:38.36 |
+28:16:42.2 |
HIP 37826 |
26.92 |
| 2026-08-04 00:00 |
07:44:57.35 |
+28:12:55.7 |
HIP 37826 |
12.34 |
| 2026-08-04 12:00 |
07:46:16.11 |
+28:09:07.2 |
HIP 37826 |
14.61 |
| 2026-08-05 00:00 |
07:47:34.63 |
+28:05:16.8 |
HIP 37826 |
30.07 |
| 2026-08-05 12:00 |
07:48:52.91 |
+28:01:24.5 |
HIP 38231 |
17.62 |
| 2026-08-06 00:00 |
07:50:10.95 |
+27:57:30.4 |
HIP 38231 |
14.74 |
| 2026-08-06 12:00 |
07:51:28.75 |
+27:53:34.4 |
HIP 38341 |
5.03 |
| 2026-08-07 00:00 |
07:52:46.31 |
+27:49:36.5 |
HIP 38525 |
15.54 |
| 2026-08-07 12:00 |
07:54:03.63 |
+27:45:36.9 |
HIP 38525 |
19.87 |
| 2026-08-08 00:00 |
07:55:20.71 |
+27:41:35.5 |
HIP 38749 |
8.50 |
| 2026-08-08 12:00 |
07:56:37.55 |
+27:37:32.3 |
HIP 38749 |
9.42 |
| 2026-08-09 00:00 |
07:57:54.15 |
+27:33:27.4 |
HIP 38903 |
4.99 |
| 2026-08-09 12:00 |
07:59:10.51 |
+27:29:20.8 |
HIP 38903 |
19.69 |
| 2026-08-10 00:00 |
08:00:26.62 |
+27:25:12.5 |
HIP 38903 |
36.81 |
| 2026-08-10 12:00 |
08:01:42.49 |
+27:21:02.6 |
HIP 39303 |
28.29 |
| 2026-08-11 00:00 |
08:02:58.12 |
+27:16:51.1 |
HIP 39303 |
25.89 |
| 2026-08-11 12:00 |
08:04:13.51 |
+27:12:37.9 |
HIP 39607 |
26.66 |
| 2026-08-12 00:00 |
08:05:28.65 |
+27:08:23.2 |
HIP 39607 |
23.47 |
| 2026-08-12 12:00 |
08:06:43.55 |
+27:04:06.9 |
HIP 39777 |
13.86 |
| 2026-08-13 00:00 |
08:07:58.21 |
+26:59:49.1 |
HIP 39777 |
3.31 |
| 2026-08-13 12:00 |
08:09:12.62 |
+26:55:29.8 |
HIP 39909 |
6.56 |
| 2026-08-14 00:00 |
08:10:26.78 |
+26:51:09.1 |
HIP 40009 |
14.49 |
| 2026-08-14 12:00 |
08:11:40.70 |
+26:46:46.8 |
HIP 40009 |
26.81 |
| 2026-08-15 00:00 |
08:12:54.38 |
+26:42:23.2 |
HIP 40378 |
23.46 |
| 2026-08-15 12:00 |
08:14:07.81 |
+26:37:58.1 |
HIP 40378 |
9.13 |
| 2026-08-16 00:00 |
08:15:20.99 |
+26:33:31.7 |
HIP 40378 |
13.88 |
| 2026-08-16 12:00 |
08:16:33.93 |
+26:29:03.9 |
HIP 40667 |
21.05 |
| 2026-08-17 00:00 |
08:17:46.63 |
+26:24:34.8 |
HIP 40667 |
4.57 |
| 2026-08-17 12:00 |
08:18:59.08 |
+26:20:04.3 |
HIP 40739 |
0.97 |
| 2026-08-18 00:00 |
08:20:11.28 |
+26:15:32.6 |
HIP 40739 |
17.76 |
| 2026-08-18 12:00 |
08:21:23.24 |
+26:10:59.6 |
HIP 41014 |
19.13 |
| 2026-08-19 00:00 |
08:22:34.95 |
+26:06:25.4 |
HIP 41014 |
12.08 |