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Blobrana · L

RE: Comet P/2009 H2 (McNaught)

Blobrana · L

Comet 220P/McNaught is at Perihelion (1.554 AU) in the constellation Pisces on the 14th June 2015.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 06 13    00 32 41.8 +03 29 43   1.5185  1.5540    72.6    38.6  17.8
2015 06 14    00 35 22.6 +03 40 58   1.5128  1.5540    72.9    38.7  17.8
2015 06 15    00 38 03.1 +03 52 07   1.5071  1.5540    73.1    38.7  17.8
2015 06 16    00 40 43.2 +04 03 07   1.5015  1.5541    73.4    38.8  17.8
2015 06 17    00 43 22.9 +04 14 00   1.4959  1.5543    73.7    38.9  17.8
2015 06 18    00 46 02.1 +04 24 45   1.4904  1.5545    74.0    38.9  17.8
2015 06 19    00 48 40.9 +04 35 21   1.4849  1.5548    74.2    39.0  17.8
2015 06 20    00 51 19.2 +04 45 49   1.4794  1.5552    74.5    39.0  17.8
2015 06 21    00 53 57.0 +04 56 09   1.4739  1.5556    74.8    39.1  17.8
2015 06 22    00 56 34.4 +05 06 20   1.4685  1.5561    75.1    39.1  17.8
2015 06 23    00 59 11.2 +05 16 22   1.4632  1.5566    75.4    39.2  17.7
2015 06 24    01 01 47.6 +05 26 15   1.4578  1.5572    75.7    39.2  17.7
2015 06 25    01 04 23.4 +05 35 59   1.4525  1.5578    76.0    39.3  17.7
2015 06 26    01 06 58.6 +05 45 33   1.4473  1.5586    76.3    39.3  17.7
2015 06 27    01 09 33.3 +05 54 58   1.4420  1.5593    76.6    39.3  17.7
2015 06 28    01 12 07.5 +06 04 13   1.4368  1.5602    76.9    39.4  17.7
2015 06 29    01 14 41.0 +06 13 18   1.4316  1.5611    77.2    39.4  17.7
2015 06 30    01 17 13.9 +06 22 13   1.4265  1.5620    77.5    39.4  17.7

Blobrana · L

Comet 220P/McNaught is at Opposition (2.530 AU) on the 8th April 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 04 07    13 20 57.5 +00 33 48   2.5345  3.5273   171.4     2.4  22.5
2014 04 08    13 20 10.5 +00 40 00   2.5298  3.5231   171.5     2.4  22.5
2014 04 09    13 19 23.3 +00 46 10   2.5254  3.5190   171.5     2.4  22.5
2014 04 10    13 18 35.8 +00 52 17   2.5214  3.5148   171.3     2.5  22.5
2014 04 11    13 17 48.1 +00 58 22   2.5176  3.5106   170.9     2.6  22.5
2014 04 12    13 17 00.3 +01 04 24   2.5142  3.5064   170.4     2.7  22.5
2014 04 13    13 16 12.5 +01 10 24   2.5111  3.5022   169.8     2.9  22.4
2014 04 14    13 15 24.5 +01 16 19   2.5082  3.4980   169.0     3.1  22.4
2014 04 15    13 14 36.5 +01 22 12   2.5057  3.4937   168.2     3.4  22.4
2014 04 16    13 13 48.6 +01 28 00   2.5034  3.4895   167.4     3.6  22.4
2014 04 17    13 13 00.7 +01 33 45   2.5015  3.4853   166.5     3.9  22.4
2014 04 18    13 12 12.9 +01 39 24   2.4999  3.4810   165.5     4.1  22.4
2014 04 19    13 11 25.3 +01 45 00   2.4985  3.4768   164.5     4.4  22.4
2014 04 20    13 10 37.8 +01 50 30   2.4975  3.4725   163.5     4.7  22.4
2014 04 21    13 09 50.5 +01 55 55   2.4967  3.4682   162.5     5.0  22.4
2014 04 22    13 09 03.5 +02 01 15   2.4962  3.4639   161.5     5.3  22.4
2014 04 23    13 08 16.8 +02 06 29   2.4961  3.4596   160.4     5.6  22.4
2014 04 24    13 07 30.5 +02 11 37   2.4962  3.4554   159.3     5.9  22.4
2014 04 25    13 06 44.5 +02 16 39   2.4966  3.4510   158.3     6.2  22.4
2014 04 26    13 05 58.9 +02 21 35   2.4972  3.4467   157.2     6.5  22.4
2014 04 27    13 05 13.8 +02 26 24   2.4982  3.4424   156.1     6.8  22.4
2014 04 28    13 04 29.2 +02 31 06   2.4994  3.4381   155.0     7.1  22.4
2014 04 29    13 03 45.2 +02 35 41   2.5009  3.4338   153.9     7.4  22.3
2014 04 30    13 03 01.7 +02 40 09   2.5027  3.4294   152.8     7.7  22.3

Blobrana · L

Comet P/2009 H2 (McNaught) = P/2004 K2 (McNaught)
The comet P/2004 K2 (McNaught), was first discovered by Rob McNaught on the 20th May, 2004.
The periodical comet P/2004 K2 (McNaught) was discovered by H.T. Bressi (Spacewatch Survey) on the 28th April, 2009.
The orbital elements of both comets indicate that they are the same.
Comet P/2009 H2 (McNaught) is calculated to make perihelion passage on the 15th December, 2009, at a distance of 1.55 AU from the Sun, and have a 5.49 year orbital period.

Ephemeris