Comet 104P/Kowal 2 makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.551 AU) in the constellation Aquarius on the 11th September 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 09 10 20 47 08.7 -01 03 06 1.5550 2.4412 143.8 14.1 17.3 2015 09 11 20 46 18.7 -01 09 52 1.5548 2.4337 142.7 14.5 17.3 2015 09 12 20 45 30.2 -01 16 41 1.5548 2.4262 141.7 14.9 17.3 2015 09 13 20 44 43.2 -01 23 32 1.5551 2.4187 140.6 15.3 17.3 2015 09 14 20 43 57.7 -01 30 24 1.5555 2.4112 139.6 15.7 17.3 2015 09 15 20 43 13.8 -01 37 17 1.5561 2.4037 138.5 16.1 17.3 2015 09 16 20 42 31.5 -01 44 12 1.5570 2.3962 137.4 16.5 17.3 2015 09 17 20 41 50.9 -01 51 07 1.5580 2.3887 136.4 16.9 17.2 2015 09 18 20 41 12.0 -01 58 02 1.5592 2.3811 135.3 17.3 17.2 2015 09 19 20 40 34.9 -02 04 56 1.5605 2.3736 134.3 17.6 17.2 2015 09 20 20 39 59.5 -02 11 50 1.5621 2.3660 133.2 18.0 17.2 2015 09 21 20 39 26.0 -02 18 43 1.5638 2.3584 132.2 18.4 17.2 2015 09 22 20 38 54.3 -02 25 35 1.5657 2.3508 131.1 18.8 17.2 2015 09 23 20 38 24.5 -02 32 25 1.5677 2.3433 130.1 19.1 17.2 2015 09 24 20 37 56.6 -02 39 12 1.5699 2.3357 129.0 19.5 17.2 2015 09 25 20 37 30.6 -02 45 58 1.5722 2.3280 128.0 19.8 17.2 2015 09 26 20 37 06.5 -02 52 40 1.5747 2.3204 127.0 20.2 17.1 2015 09 27 20 36 44.4 -02 59 20 1.5772 2.3128 125.9 20.5 17.1 2015 09 28 20 36 24.3 -03 05 56 1.5800 2.3052 124.9 20.9 17.1 2015 09 29 20 36 06.1 -03 12 29 1.5828 2.2975 123.9 21.2 17.1 2015 09 30 20 35 49.9 -03 18 58 1.5858 2.2899 122.9 21.5 17.1
Comet 104P/Kowal 2 is at Opposition (1.648 AU) in the constellation Aquarius on the 14th August 2015
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 08 10 21 19 10.1 +01 33 01 1.6825 2.6674 162.7 6.5 17.9 2015 08 11 21 18 07.2 +01 30 22 1.6744 2.6603 163.0 6.4 17.9 2015 08 12 21 17 03.7 +01 27 31 1.6666 2.6532 163.2 6.3 17.8 2015 08 13 21 15 59.6 +01 24 30 1.6591 2.6460 163.4 6.3 17.8 2015 08 14 21 14 55.1 +01 21 16 1.6518 2.6388 163.5 6.3 17.8 2015 08 15 21 13 50.2 +01 17 52 1.6448 2.6317 163.5 6.3 17.8 2015 08 16 21 12 44.9 +01 14 17 1.6380 2.6245 163.4 6.3 17.8 2015 08 17 21 11 39.5 +01 10 30 1.6316 2.6173 163.2 6.4 17.7 2015 08 18 21 10 33.8 +01 06 33 1.6254 2.6101 162.9 6.5 17.7 2015 08 19 21 09 28.0 +01 02 26 1.6194 2.6028 162.6 6.7 17.7 2015 08 20 21 08 22.1 +00 58 08 1.6138 2.5956 162.1 6.9 17.7 2015 08 21 21 07 16.3 +00 53 40 1.6084 2.5884 161.6 7.1 17.7 2015 08 22 21 06 10.6 +00 49 02 1.6033 2.5811 161.1 7.3 17.6 2015 08 23 21 05 05.0 +00 44 15 1.5985 2.5738 160.4 7.6 17.6 2015 08 24 21 03 59.7 +00 39 19 1.5939 2.5666 159.8 7.8 17.6 2015 08 25 21 02 54.6 +00 34 13 1.5896 2.5593 159.0 8.1 17.6 2015 08 26 21 01 49.9 +00 28 59 1.5856 2.5520 158.3 8.4 17.6 2015 08 27 21 00 45.7 +00 23 37 1.5818 2.5447 157.4 8.8 17.6 2015 08 28 20 59 42.0 +00 18 06 1.5783 2.5373 156.6 9.1 17.5 2015 08 29 20 58 38.8 +00 12 28 1.5750 2.5300 155.7 9.5 17.5 2015 08 30 20 57 36.3 +00 06 43 1.5720 2.5227 154.8 9.8 17.5 2015 08 31 20 56 34.4 +00 00 50 1.5693 2.5153 153.9 10.2 17.5
Comet 104P/Kowal is at Opposition (3.672 AU) on the 1st July 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 07 01 18 35 39.2 -14 07 46 3.6727 4.6795 171.0 2.0 22.0 2014 07 02 18 34 53.3 -14 07 46 3.6698 4.6764 170.9 2.0 22.0 2014 07 03 18 34 07.4 -14 07 48 3.6672 4.6732 170.6 2.0 22.0 2014 07 04 18 33 21.4 -14 07 51 3.6649 4.6701 170.3 2.1 22.0 2014 07 05 18 32 35.5 -14 07 57 3.6630 4.6670 169.8 2.2 22.0 2014 07 06 18 31 49.7 -14 08 04 3.6613 4.6638 169.2 2.3 22.0 2014 07 07 18 31 03.9 -14 08 13 3.6599 4.6607 168.5 2.5 22.0 2014 07 08 18 30 18.3 -14 08 24 3.6589 4.6575 167.8 2.6 22.0 2014 07 09 18 29 32.8 -14 08 37 3.6581 4.6544 167.0 2.8 22.0 2014 07 10 18 28 47.5 -14 08 52 3.6577 4.6512 166.2 3.0 22.0 2014 07 11 18 28 02.4 -14 09 08 3.6575 4.6480 165.3 3.2 22.0 2014 07 12 18 27 17.5 -14 09 27 3.6577 4.6448 164.4 3.4 22.0 2014 07 13 18 26 32.8 -14 09 47 3.6581 4.6416 163.5 3.6 22.0 2014 07 14 18 25 48.5 -14 10 08 3.6588 4.6384 162.5 3.8 22.0 2014 07 15 18 25 04.4 -14 10 32 3.6599 4.6352 161.6 4.0 22.0 2014 07 16 18 24 20.7 -14 10 57 3.6612 4.6320 160.6 4.2 22.0 2014 07 17 18 23 37.3 -14 11 24 3.6628 4.6288 159.6 4.4 22.0 2014 07 18 18 22 54.3 -14 11 53 3.6647 4.6255 158.5 4.6 22.0 2014 07 19 18 22 11.8 -14 12 23 3.6669 4.6223 157.5 4.8 22.0 2014 07 20 18 21 29.6 -14 12 55 3.6694 4.6190 156.5 5.0 22.0 2014 07 21 18 20 48.0 -14 13 29 3.6721 4.6158 155.5 5.2 22.0 2014 07 22 18 20 06.8 -14 14 04 3.6751 4.6125 154.4 5.5 22.0 2014 07 23 18 19 26.1 -14 14 41 3.6784 4.6092 153.4 5.7 22.0 2014 07 24 18 18 46.0 -14 15 19 3.6820 4.6059 152.3 5.9 22.0 2014 07 25 18 18 06.4 -14 15 59 3.6859 4.6027 151.3 6.1 22.0 2014 07 26 18 17 27.4 -14 16 41 3.6900 4.5994 150.2 6.3 22.0 2014 07 27 18 16 49.1 -14 17 24 3.6944 4.5960 149.2 6.5 22.0 2014 07 28 18 16 11.4 -14 18 08 3.6990 4.5927 148.1 6.7 22.0 2014 07 29 18 15 34.3 -14 18 54 3.7039 4.5894 147.1 6.9 22.0 2014 07 30 18 14 57.9 -14 19 41 3.7091 4.5861 146.0 7.1 22.0 2014 07 31 18 14 22.2 -14 20 30 3.7145 4.5827 144.9 7.3 22.0
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag2010 04 29 03 34.80 +17 43.9 2.105 1.182 17.3 14.7 14.8 2010 05 04 03 55.00 +18 20.5 2.104 1.180 17.3 14.7 14.82010 05 09 04 15.42 +18 49.2 2.105 1.181 17.4 14.8 14.82010 05 14 04 35.97 +19 09.5 2.110 1.186 17.4 14.8 14.92010 05 19 04 56.56 +19 21.1 2.118 1.194 17.5 14.8 14.92010 05 24 05 17.08 +19 23.8 2.130 1.205 17.6 14.8 15.02010 05 29 05 37.43 +19 17.9 2.145 1.219 17.7 14.7 15.0