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RE: Comet 19P/Borrelly

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Comet 19P/Borrelly makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.358 AU) on the 20th May 2015

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Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 04 30    03 00 24.1 +08 22 43   2.3700  1.3905    10.2     7.4  10.0
2015 05 01    03 03 16.5 +08 48 26   2.3689  1.3878    10.0     7.2   9.9
2015 05 02    03 06 09.6 +09 14 03   2.3678  1.3851     9.7     7.1   9.9
2015 05 03    03 09 03.4 +09 39 34   2.3668  1.3825     9.4     6.9   9.9
2015 05 04    03 11 57.9 +10 05 00   2.3658  1.3800     9.2     6.7   9.9
2015 05 05    03 14 53.1 +10 30 20   2.3649  1.3776     8.9     6.5   9.8
2015 05 06    03 17 49.1 +10 55 33   2.3640  1.3753     8.7     6.3   9.8
2015 05 07    03 20 45.8 +11 20 40   2.3632  1.3731     8.4     6.2   9.8
2015 05 08    03 23 43.3 +11 45 39   2.3625  1.3710     8.1     6.0   9.8
2015 05 09    03 26 41.5 +12 10 31   2.3619  1.3689     7.8     5.8   9.8
2015 05 10    03 29 40.5 +12 35 16   2.3612  1.3670     7.6     5.6   9.8
2015 05 11    03 32 40.3 +12 59 52   2.3607  1.3652     7.3     5.4   9.7
2015 05 12    03 35 40.8 +13 24 20   2.3602  1.3634     7.0     5.2   9.7
2015 05 13    03 38 42.2 +13 48 40   2.3598  1.3618     6.8     5.0   9.7
2015 05 14    03 41 44.3 +14 12 50   2.3594  1.3602     6.5     4.8   9.7
2015 05 15    03 44 47.3 +14 36 52   2.3591  1.3588     6.2     4.6   9.7
2015 05 16    03 47 51.0 +15 00 43   2.3588  1.3574     6.0     4.4   9.7
2015 05 17    03 50 55.5 +15 24 25   2.3587  1.3562     5.7     4.2   9.7
2015 05 18    03 54 00.9 +15 47 56   2.3585  1.3550     5.4     4.0   9.7
2015 05 19    03 57 07.1 +16 11 16   2.3584  1.3540     5.1     3.8   9.7
2015 05 20    04 00 14.0 +16 34 26   2.3584  1.3530     4.9     3.6   9.6
2015 05 21    04 03 21.8 +16 57 24   2.3584  1.3521     4.6     3.4   9.6
2015 05 22    04 06 30.4 +17 20 11   2.3585  1.3514     4.3     3.2   9.6
2015 05 23    04 09 39.7 +17 42 45   2.3587  1.3507     4.0     3.0   9.6
2015 05 24    04 12 49.9 +18 05 07   2.3589  1.3502     3.8     2.8   9.6
2015 05 25    04 16 00.9 +18 27 17   2.3592  1.3497     3.5     2.6   9.6
2015 05 26    04 19 12.8 +18 49 14   2.3595  1.3494     3.2     2.4   9.6
2015 05 27    04 22 25.4 +19 10 57   2.3599  1.3491     3.0     2.2   9.6
2015 05 28    04 25 38.8 +19 32 27   2.3603  1.3490     2.7     2.0   9.6
2015 05 29    04 28 53.0 +19 53 43   2.3608  1.3490     2.4     1.8   9.6
2015 05 30    04 32 08.1 +20 14 44   2.3614  1.3490     2.1     1.6   9.6
2015 05 31    04 35 23.9 +20 35 32   2.3620  1.3492     1.9     1.4   9.6

Blobrana · L

Comet 19P/Borrelly is at Opposition (2.314 AU) on the 24th July 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 07 23    21 27 10.1 -51 01 39   2.3207  3.2098   145.5    10.3  19.0
2014 07 24    21 26 06.3 -51 12 56   2.3138  3.2035   145.5    10.3  19.0
2014 07 25    21 25 00.8 -51 24 02   2.3072  3.1972   145.6    10.3  18.9
2014 07 26    21 23 53.6 -51 34 58   2.3008  3.1909   145.6    10.4  18.9
2014 07 27    21 22 44.9 -51 45 42   2.2947  3.1846   145.6    10.4  18.9
2014 07 28    21 21 34.6 -51 56 13   2.2888  3.1783   145.5    10.4  18.9
2014 07 29    21 20 22.8 -52 06 33   2.2832  3.1720   145.4    10.5  18.8
2014 07 30    21 19 09.6 -52 16 39   2.2778  3.1657   145.3    10.5  18.8
2014 07 31    21 17 54.9 -52 26 31   2.2727  3.1594   145.1    10.6  18.8

Blobrana · L

Comet 19P/Borrelly is at Opposition (4.032 AU) on the 23rd June, 2013.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 06 21    18 11 44.7 -35 12 58   4.0396  5.0376   167.9     2.4
2013 06 22    18 10 53.0 -35 15 30   4.0359  5.0345   168.0     2.4
2013 06 23    18 10 01.2 -35 17 57   4.0325  5.0313   168.1     2.4
2013 06 24    18 09 09.2 -35 20 21   4.0294  5.0282   168.1     2.4
2013 06 25    18 08 17.0 -35 22 40   4.0266  5.0250   167.9     2.4
2013 06 26    18 07 24.8 -35 24 56   4.0241  5.0219   167.7     2.5
2013 06 27    18 06 32.6 -35 27 07   4.0220  5.0187   167.3     2.5
2013 06 28    18 05 40.3 -35 29 13   4.0201  5.0155   166.9     2.6
2013 06 29    18 04 48.0 -35 31 16   4.0185  5.0124   166.4     2.7
2013 06 30    18 03 55.7 -35 33 14   4.0173  5.0092   165.8     2.8

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Comet 19P/Borrelly is at perihelion, (1.355 AU), Magnitude 8.2, on 22nd July 2008.

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Comet Borrelly (formally designated 19P/Borrelly) is a periodic comet, which was visited by the space craft Deep Space 1.

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