Comet P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) makes its closest approach to he Earth (3.112 AU) in the constellation Pisces on the 18th September 2015.
Comet P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) is at Opposition (3.115 AU) in the constellation Pisces on the 13th September 2015.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 09 10 23 12 36.8 +01 23 05 3.1202 4.1223 173.4 1.6 2015 09 11 23 12 00.7 +01 19 44 3.1181 4.1205 173.8 1.5 2015 09 12 23 11 24.5 +01 16 21 3.1162 4.1187 174.0 1.5 2015 09 13 23 10 48.4 +01 12 55 3.1147 4.1169 174.0 1.5 2015 09 14 23 10 12.3 +01 09 28 3.1134 4.1151 173.8 1.5 2015 09 15 23 09 36.2 +01 05 59 3.1125 4.1133 173.4 1.6 2015 09 16 23 09 00.3 +01 02 28 3.1118 4.1115 172.8 1.7 2015 09 17 23 08 24.4 +00 58 55 3.1115 4.1097 172.2 1.9 2015 09 18 23 07 48.7 +00 55 22 3.1114 4.1079 171.4 2.1 2015 09 19 23 07 13.3 +00 51 47 3.1117 4.1060 170.5 2.3 2015 09 20 23 06 38.0 +00 48 12 3.1122 4.1042 169.6 2.5 2015 09 21 23 06 03.0 +00 44 36 3.1130 4.1024 168.7 2.8 2015 09 22 23 05 28.2 +00 41 00 3.1141 4.1006 167.7 3.0 2015 09 23 23 04 53.8 +00 37 23 3.1156 4.0988 166.7 3.2 2015 09 24 23 04 19.7 +00 33 46 3.1173 4.0970 165.7 3.5 2015 09 25 23 03 45.9 +00 30 10 3.1193 4.0952 164.7 3.7 2015 09 26 23 03 12.6 +00 26 33 3.1215 4.0934 163.6 4.0 2015 09 27 23 02 39.6 +00 22 58 3.1241 4.0915 162.6 4.2 2015 09 28 23 02 07.1 +00 19 23 3.1270 4.0897 161.5 4.5 2015 09 29 23 01 35.1 +00 15 49 3.1301 4.0879 160.4 4.7 2015 09 30 23 01 03.5 +00 12 16 3.1335 4.0861 159.4 5.0
Comet P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) is at Opposition (3.740 AU) on the 1st August 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 08 01 20 41 29.4 -15 39 32 3.7399 4.7541 177.5 0.5 2014 08 02 20 40 52.9 -15 41 20 3.7389 4.7529 177.3 0.6 2014 08 03 20 40 16.4 -15 43 07 3.7383 4.7517 176.7 0.7 2014 08 04 20 39 40.0 -15 44 55 3.7379 4.7505 175.9 0.9 2014 08 05 20 39 03.5 -15 46 42 3.7378 4.7493 175.0 1.1 2014 08 06 20 38 27.2 -15 48 30 3.7381 4.7481 174.0 1.3 2014 08 07 20 37 51.0 -15 50 17 3.7386 4.7468 173.0 1.5 2014 08 08 20 37 15.0 -15 52 05 3.7394 4.7456 172.0 1.7 2014 08 09 20 36 39.1 -15 53 52 3.7406 4.7444 170.9 1.9 2014 08 10 20 36 03.3 -15 55 39 3.7420 4.7432 169.8 2.2
Comet P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) is at Opposition (4.042 AU) on the 28th June, 2013
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 06 26 18 29 37.3 -24 15 35 4.0438 5.0594 177.4 0.5 2013 06 27 18 28 59.5 -24 15 32 4.0429 5.0591 178.4 0.3 2013 06 28 18 28 21.6 -24 15 28 4.0424 5.0588 179.0 0.2 2013 06 29 18 27 43.7 -24 15 23 4.0422 5.0585 178.7 0.3 2013 06 30 18 27 05.8 -24 15 17 4.0422 5.0582 177.8 0.4