Comet 36P/Whipple is at Opposition (4.063 AU) in the constellation Virgo on the 17th March 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 03 15 11 44 03.3 +00 15 35 4.0620 5.0554 177.3 0.5 2015 03 16 11 43 31.6 +00 20 03 4.0623 5.0564 178.2 0.4 2015 03 17 11 42 59.9 +00 24 32 4.0628 5.0574 178.7 0.3 2015 03 18 11 42 28.2 +00 29 01 4.0637 5.0585 178.3 0.3 2015 03 19 11 41 56.5 +00 33 30 4.0649 5.0595 177.4 0.5 2015 03 20 11 41 24.9 +00 38 00 4.0664 5.0605 176.4 0.7 2015 03 21 11 40 53.4 +00 42 28 4.0682 5.0615 175.3 0.9 2015 03 22 11 40 22.0 +00 46 57 4.0704 5.0625 174.2 1.1 2015 03 23 11 39 50.7 +00 51 24 4.0728 5.0635 173.1 1.4 2015 03 24 11 39 19.6 +00 55 51 4.0756 5.0645 172.0 1.6 2015 03 25 11 38 48.7 +01 00 17 4.0787 5.0655 170.8 1.8 2015 03 26 11 38 17.9 +01 04 42 4.0821 5.0665 169.7 2.0 2015 03 27 11 37 47.4 +01 09 06 4.0858 5.0675 168.6 2.2 2015 03 28 11 37 17.2 +01 13 28 4.0898 5.0685 167.5 2.4 2015 03 29 11 36 47.2 +01 17 48 4.0941 5.0695 166.3 2.7 2015 03 30 11 36 17.5 +01 22 07 4.0987 5.0705 165.2 2.9 2015 03 31 11 35 48.1 +01 26 24 4.1036 5.0715 164.1 3.1
Comet 36P/Whipple is at Opposition (3.466 AU) on the 11th February 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 02 10 09 28 54.0 +06 13 30 3.4645 4.4431 171.6 1.8 20.9 2014 02 11 09 28 17.9 +06 17 33 3.4661 4.4451 171.8 1.8 20.9 2014 02 12 09 27 41.9 +06 21 38 3.4679 4.4471 171.8 1.8 20.9 2014 02 13 09 27 06.0 +06 25 46 3.4700 4.4491 171.6 1.9 20.9 2014 02 14 09 26 30.2 +06 29 55 3.4725 4.4511 171.3 1.9 20.9 2014 02 15 09 25 54.6 +06 34 05 3.4753 4.4531 170.8 2.0 20.9 2014 02 16 09 25 19.2 +06 38 17 3.4784 4.4551 170.2 2.2 20.9 2014 02 17 09 24 43.9 +06 42 30 3.4818 4.4570 169.6 2.3 20.9 2014 02 18 09 24 09.0 +06 46 44 3.4855 4.4590 168.8 2.5 20.9 2014 02 19 09 23 34.3 +06 51 00 3.4895 4.4610 168.0 2.6 21.0 2014 02 20 09 22 59.8 +06 55 15 3.4938 4.4630 167.1 2.8 21.0 2014 02 21 09 22 25.7 +06 59 32 3.4984 4.4650 166.2 3.0 21.0 2014 02 22 09 21 52.0 +07 03 48 3.5033 4.4669 165.2 3.2 21.0 2014 02 23 09 21 18.6 +07 08 05 3.5086 4.4689 164.3 3.4 21.0 2014 02 24 09 20 45.6 +07 12 22 3.5141 4.4709 163.3 3.7 21.0 2014 02 25 09 20 13.1 +07 16 39 3.5199 4.4729 162.3 3.9 21.0 2014 02 26 09 19 41.0 +07 20 56 3.5261 4.4748 161.2 4.1 21.0 2014 02 27 09 19 09.3 +07 25 12 3.5325 4.4768 160.2 4.3 21.0 2014 02 28 09 18 38.2 +07 29 27 3.5392 4.4788 159.1 4.5 21.0
Comet 36P/Whipple makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.560 AU) on the 15th December, 2012.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2012 12 13 06 08 26.9 +09 47 20 2.5606 3.5123 162.6 4.8 18.7 2012 12 14 06 07 45.0 +09 46 44 2.5602 3.5144 163.3 4.6 18.7 2012 12 15 06 07 02.9 +09 46 14 2.5601 3.5165 163.9 4.4 18.7 2012 12 16 06 06 20.5 +09 45 49 2.5603 3.5185 164.5 4.3 18.7 2012 12 17 06 05 38.0 +09 45 30 2.5608 3.5206 165.0 4.1 18.7 2012 12 18 06 04 55.3 +09 45 15 2.5616 3.5227 165.5 4.0 18.7 2012 12 19 06 04 12.5 +09 45 07 2.5626 3.5248 165.8 3.9 18.8 2012 12 20 06 03 29.6 +09 45 03 2.5640 3.5269 166.1 3.8 18.8 2012 12 21 06 02 46.8 +09 45 05 2.5657 3.5290 166.2 3.8 18.8 2012 12 22 06 02 04.0 +09 45 13 2.5677 3.5311 166.3 3.8 18.8 2012 12 23 06 01 21.2 +09 45 25 2.5700 3.5332 166.3 3.8 18.8 2012 12 24 06 00 38.6 +09 45 43 2.5725 3.5353 166.1 3.8 18.8 2012 12 25 05 59 56.1 +09 46 06 2.5754 3.5374 165.9 3.9 18.8
Comet 36P/Whipple is at Perihelion on the 29th December, 2011.
Magnitude: 19.4Distance to Earth: 2.961 AU Distance to Sun center: 3.088 AU
Comet 36P/Whipple makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.119 AU) on the 30th September, 2011.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag2010 07 24 19 26 59.0 -09 22 30 2.9011 3.8904 164.8 3.9 19.72010 07 25 19 26 21.4 -09 25 05 2.9013 3.8882 164.1 4.1 19.72010 07 26 19 25 44.0 -09 27 43 2.9017 3.8859 163.4 4.3 19.72010 07 27 19 25 06.9 -09 30 24 2.9024 3.8837 162.7 4.5 19.72010 07 28 19 24 30.1 -09 33 09 2.9034 3.8814 161.9 4.7 19.62010 07 29 19 23 53.7 -09 35 56 2.9046 3.8791 161.1 4.9 19.62010 07 30 19 23 17.7 -09 38 47 2.9062 3.8769 160.3 5.1 19.62010 07 31 19 22 42.1 -09 41 40 2.9080 3.8746 159.4 5.3 19.6