Comet P/2005 L1 (McNaught) is at Opposition (2.374 AU) on the 2nd September 2014
Comet P/2005 L1 (McNaught) makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.370 AU) on the 28th August 2014
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 08 28 22 54 38.8 -11 09 29 2.3697 3.3741 172.7 2.2 16.7 2014 08 29 22 54 02.7 -11 15 12 2.3700 3.3755 173.6 1.9 16.7 2014 08 30 22 53 26.4 -11 20 53 2.3705 3.3770 174.4 1.7 16.7 2014 08 31 22 52 50.0 -11 26 33 2.3714 3.3784 175.1 1.5 16.7 2014 09 01 22 52 13.5 -11 32 11 2.3725 3.3798 175.7 1.3 16.7 2014 09 02 22 51 36.9 -11 37 47 2.3740 3.3813 175.9 1.2 16.7 2014 09 03 22 51 00.3 -11 43 21 2.3757 3.3827 175.9 1.2 16.7 2014 09 04 22 50 23.7 -11 48 52 2.3777 3.3841 175.5 1.3 16.7 2014 09 05 22 49 47.1 -11 54 21 2.3800 3.3856 175.0 1.5 16.7 2014 09 06 22 49 10.7 -11 59 46 2.3826 3.3870 174.2 1.7 16.7 2014 09 07 22 48 34.3 -12 05 08 2.3854 3.3885 173.4 2.0 16.7 2014 09 08 22 47 58.2 -12 10 27 2.3886 3.3899 172.4 2.2 16.7 2014 09 09 22 47 22.2 -12 15 41 2.3920 3.3914 171.4 2.5 16.7 2014 09 10 22 46 46.5 -12 20 52 2.3957 3.3929 170.4 2.8 16.7 2014 09 11 22 46 11.0 -12 25 58 2.3997 3.3943 169.4 3.1 16.7 2014 09 12 22 45 35.9 -12 31 00 2.4040 3.3958 168.3 3.4 16.7 2014 09 13 22 45 01.1 -12 35 57 2.4085 3.3973 167.3 3.7 16.7 2014 09 14 22 44 26.6 -12 40 49 2.4133 3.3987 166.2 4.1 16.7 2014 09 15 22 43 52.6 -12 45 36 2.4184 3.4002 165.1 4.4 16.7 2014 09 16 22 43 19.1 -12 50 17 2.4238 3.4017 164.0 4.7 16.7 2014 09 17 22 42 46.0 -12 54 53 2.4295 3.4032 162.9 5.0 16.7 2014 09 18 22 42 13.4 -12 59 23 2.4354 3.4047 161.8 5.3 16.8 2014 09 19 22 41 41.4 -13 03 47 2.4416 3.4062 160.7 5.6 16.8 2014 09 20 22 41 10.0 -13 08 06 2.4480 3.4076 159.6 5.9 16.8 2014 09 21 22 40 39.2 -13 12 17 2.4548 3.4091 158.5 6.2 16.8 2014 09 22 22 40 09.0 -13 16 23 2.4618 3.4106 157.4 6.5 16.8 2014 09 23 22 39 39.6 -13 20 21 2.4690 3.4121 156.3 6.8 16.8 2014 09 24 22 39 10.8 -13 24 13 2.4765 3.4136 155.2 7.1 16.8 2014 09 25 22 38 42.8 -13 27 58 2.4843 3.4152 154.2 7.4 16.8 2014 09 26 22 38 15.6 -13 31 36 2.4923 3.4167 153.1 7.6 16.8 2014 09 27 22 37 49.2 -13 35 07 2.5006 3.4182 152.0 7.9 16.8 2014 09 28 22 37 23.6 -13 38 30 2.5091 3.4197 150.9 8.2 16.8 2014 09 29 22 36 58.8 -13 41 46 2.5179 3.4212 149.8 8.5 16.8 2014 09 30 22 36 34.9 -13 44 55 2.5269 3.4227 148.7 8.7 16.9
Comet P/2005 L1 (McNaught) is at Perihelion (3.159 AU) on the 24th November, 2013.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 11 23 18 30 37.2 -20 04 11 3.8961 3.1594 36.7 10.8 17.4 2013 11 24 18 32 09.6 -20 04 30 3.9043 3.1594 36.0 10.6 17.5 2013 11 25 18 33 42.3 -20 04 44 3.9124 3.1594 35.4 10.4 17.5 2013 11 26 18 35 15.2 -20 04 54 3.9203 3.1594 34.7 10.2 17.5 2013 11 27 18 36 48.3 -20 05 00 3.9281 3.1595 34.1 10.1 17.5 2013 11 28 18 38 21.7 -20 05 01 3.9358 3.1595 33.4 9.9 17.5 2013 11 29 18 39 55.4 -20 04 58 3.9434 3.1595 32.8 9.7 17.5 2013 11 30 18 41 29.3 -20 04 50 3.9509 3.1595 32.1 9.6 17.5
Comet P/2005 L1 (McNaught) makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.240 AU) on the 11th June, 2013.
Comet P/2005 L1 (McNaught) is at Opposition (2.241 AU) on the 7th June, 2013.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 06 06 17 03 19.6 -12 47 06 2.2427 3.2468 170.0 3.1 16.4 2013 06 07 17 02 37.8 -12 46 57 2.2415 3.2459 170.0 3.1 16.4 2013 06 08 17 01 56.0 -12 46 52 2.2406 3.2449 169.9 3.1 16.4 2013 06 09 17 01 14.1 -12 46 51 2.2400 3.2439 169.7 3.2 16.4 2013 06 10 17 00 32.3 -12 46 54 2.2397 3.2430 169.4 3.3 16.4 2013 06 11 16 59 50.5 -12 47 01 2.2396 3.2420 169.0 3.4 16.4 2013 06 12 16 59 08.9 -12 47 13 2.2398 3.2410 168.4 3.6 16.4 2013 06 13 16 58 27.4 -12 47 28 2.2403 3.2401 167.8 3.8 16.4 2013 06 14 16 57 46.1 -12 47 48 2.2410 3.2391 167.2 4.0 16.4 2013 06 15 16 57 05.1 -12 48 12 2.2420 3.2382 166.4 4.2 16.4 2013 06 16 16 56 24.4 -12 48 41 2.2433 3.2373 165.7 4.5 16.4 2013 06 17 16 55 44.1 -12 49 14 2.2449 3.2363 164.8 4.7 16.4 2013 06 18 16 55 04.1 -12 49 51 2.2467 3.2354 164.0 5.0 16.4 2013 06 19 16 54 24.6 -12 50 33 2.2488 3.2345 163.1 5.2 16.4 2013 06 20 16 53 45.5 -12 51 19 2.2511 3.2336 162.2 5.5 16.4 2013 06 21 16 53 07.0 -12 52 09 2.2537 3.2327 161.3 5.8 16.4 2013 06 22 16 52 28.9 -12 53 04 2.2566 3.2318 160.3 6.1 16.4 2013 06 23 16 51 51.5 -12 54 03 2.2597 3.2309 159.4 6.4 16.4 2013 06 24 16 51 14.6 -12 55 06 2.2631 3.2300 158.4 6.6 16.4 2013 06 25 16 50 38.4 -12 56 14 2.2667 3.2291 157.5 6.9 16.4 2013 06 26 16 50 02.9 -12 57 26 2.2706 3.2282 156.5 7.2 16.4 2013 06 27 16 49 28.1 -12 58 43 2.2748 3.2273 155.5 7.5 16.4 2013 06 28 16 48 54.0 -13 00 04 2.2791 3.2264 154.5 7.8 16.4 2013 06 29 16 48 20.7 -13 01 29 2.2837 3.2256 153.5 8.1 16.4 2013 06 30 16 47 48.2 -13 02 59 2.2886 3.2247 152.5 8.4 16.4
Comet P/2005 L1 (McNaught) makes ts closest approach to the Earth (2.943 AU) on the 5th April. 2012.
Orbital elements: P/2005 L1 (McNaught)Epoch 2005 Dec. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453720.5T 2005 Dec. 12.87860 TT MPCq 3.1432874 (2000.0) P Qn 0.12446910 Peri. 149.51277 +0.30940886 +0.94670661a 3.9727845 Node 138.32590 -0.89737647 +0.32183147e 0.2087949 Incl. 7.73718 -0.31461347 +0.01308091P 7.92From 262 observations 2005 May 16-2011 Feb. 4