Comet C/2011 J2 (LINEAR) is at Opposition (3.538 AU) on the 9th October 2014
Comet C/2011 J2 (LINEAR) makes its closest approach to the Earth (3.487 AU) on the 23rd September 2014
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 09 22 23 27 29.3 +46 22 09 3.4869 4.2327 132.7 10.0 13.9 2014 09 23 23 25 49.7 +46 04 49 3.4869 4.2378 133.2 9.9 13.9 2014 09 24 23 24 11.3 +45 47 12 3.4872 4.2430 133.7 9.8 13.9 2014 09 25 23 22 34.3 +45 29 18 3.4880 4.2481 134.2 9.8 13.9 2014 09 26 23 20 58.7 +45 11 07 3.4891 4.2532 134.6 9.7 13.9 2014 09 27 23 19 24.5 +44 52 40 3.4905 4.2584 135.0 9.6 13.9 2014 09 28 23 17 51.8 +44 33 59 3.4924 4.2636 135.3 9.5 13.9 2014 09 29 23 16 20.6 +44 15 02 3.4946 4.2687 135.6 9.4 13.9 2014 09 30 23 14 50.9 +43 55 52 3.4972 4.2739 135.9 9.4 13.9 2014 10 01 23 13 22.8 +43 36 29 3.5002 4.2791 136.2 9.3 13.9 2014 10 02 23 11 56.4 +43 16 53 3.5036 4.2843 136.4 9.3 13.9 2014 10 03 23 10 31.6 +42 57 05 3.5073 4.2895 136.6 9.2 13.9 2014 10 04 23 09 08.4 +42 37 06 3.5115 4.2947 136.7 9.2 13.9 2014 10 05 23 07 46.9 +42 16 56 3.5160 4.3000 136.8 9.2 13.9 2014 10 06 23 06 27.1 +41 56 37 3.5209 4.3052 136.9 9.1 13.9 2014 10 07 23 05 09.1 +41 36 09 3.5262 4.3105 136.9 9.1 13.9 2014 10 08 23 03 52.8 +41 15 33 3.5319 4.3157 136.9 9.1 14.0 2014 10 09 23 02 38.2 +40 54 48 3.5380 4.3210 136.8 9.1 14.0 2014 10 10 23 01 25.3 +40 33 58 3.5444 4.3263 136.7 9.1 14.0 2014 10 11 23 00 14.2 +40 13 01 3.5513 4.3316 136.6 9.1 14.0 2014 10 12 22 59 04.9 +39 51 58 3.5585 4.3369 136.5 9.1 14.0 2014 10 13 22 57 57.3 +39 30 51 3.5661 4.3422 136.3 9.1 14.0 2014 10 14 22 56 51.4 +39 09 39 3.5741 4.3475 136.0 9.2 14.0 2014 10 15 22 55 47.4 +38 48 25 3.5825 4.3528 135.7 9.2 14.0 2014 10 16 22 54 45.1 +38 27 07 3.5913 4.3582 135.4 9.2 14.0 2014 10 17 22 53 44.5 +38 05 48 3.6004 4.3635 135.1 9.3 14.0 2014 10 18 22 52 45.8 +37 44 27 3.6099 4.3689 134.7 9.3 14.1 2014 10 19 22 51 48.7 +37 23 06 3.6198 4.3742 134.3 9.4 14.1 2014 10 20 22 50 53.4 +37 01 45 3.6301 4.3796 133.9 9.4 14.1 2014 10 21 22 49 59.9 +36 40 24 3.6408 4.3850 133.4 9.5 14.1 2014 10 22 22 49 08.1 +36 19 05 3.6518 4.3904 132.9 9.6 14.1 2014 10 23 22 48 18.0 +35 57 48 3.6631 4.3958 132.4 9.6 14.1 2014 10 24 22 47 29.6 +35 36 34 3.6748 4.4012 131.8 9.7 14.1 2014 10 25 22 46 42.9 +35 15 22 3.6869 4.4066 131.2 9.8 14.1 2014 10 26 22 45 57.9 +34 54 15 3.6993 4.4120 130.6 9.8 14.1 2014 10 27 22 45 14.6 +34 33 12 3.7121 4.4174 130.0 9.9 14.2 2014 10 28 22 44 32.9 +34 12 14 3.7252 4.4229 129.4 10.0 14.2 2014 10 29 22 43 52.9 +33 51 21 3.7387 4.4283 128.7 10.1 14.2 2014 10 30 22 43 14.4 +33 30 35 3.7525 4.4338 128.0 10.2 14.2 2014 10 31 22 42 37.6 +33 09 55 3.7666 4.4392 127.3 10.2 14.2
Comet C/2011 J2 (LINEAR) is at perihelion (3.444 AU) in the constellation Draco on the 25th December 2013
Comet C/2011 J2 (LINEAR) makes its closest approach to the Earth (3.017 AU) on the 16th December 2013
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 12 15 17 53 03.8 +84 16 48 3.0175 3.4447 107.6 15.8 13.8 2013 12 16 18 15 43.8 +84 10 32 3.0171 3.4445 107.6 15.8 13.8 2013 12 17 18 37 27.5 +84 01 20 3.0172 3.4443 107.6 15.8 13.8 2013 12 18 18 57 59.6 +83 49 24 3.0176 3.4441 107.5 15.8 13.8 2013 12 19 19 17 10.8 +83 35 01 3.0184 3.4439 107.5 15.8 13.8 2013 12 20 19 34 56.9 +83 18 28 3.0195 3.4437 107.4 15.8 13.8 2013 12 21 19 51 17.9 +83 00 01 3.0210 3.4436 107.3 15.8 13.8 2013 12 22 20 06 17.1 +82 39 55 3.0229 3.4435 107.1 15.8 13.8 2013 12 23 20 19 59.3 +82 18 27 3.0252 3.4435 107.0 15.9 13.8 2013 12 24 20 32 30.7 +81 55 47 3.0279 3.4434 106.8 15.9 13.8 2013 12 25 20 43 57.6 +81 32 07 3.0309 3.4434 106.6 15.9 13.8 2013 12 26 20 54 26.4 +81 07 38 3.0342 3.4434 106.4 15.9 13.8 2013 12 27 21 04 03.1 +80 42 27 3.0379 3.4434 106.1 15.9 13.8 2013 12 28 21 12 53.4 +80 16 42 3.0420 3.4435 105.9 15.9 13.8 2013 12 29 21 21 02.1 +79 50 30 3.0465 3.4436 105.6 16.0 13.8 2013 12 30 21 28 34.0 +79 23 56 3.0512 3.4437 105.3 16.0 13.8 2013 12 31 21 35 32.9 +78 57 04 3.0564 3.4438 105.0 16.0 13.8
Orbital elements: C/2011 J2 (LINEAR) T 2013 Dec. 23.18785 TT MPC q 3.4167768 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 85.62151 +0.07509959 +0.96980432 Node 163.99559 +0.16048833 -0.24141233 e 1.0 Incl. 122.69245 +0.98417658 -0.03463610 From 63 observations 2011 Mar. 10-May 7.
MPEC 2011 - J31
Comet C/2011 J2 (LINEAR) was discovered on the 10th March, 2011, by the LINEAR Survey. The orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 23rd December, 2013, at a distance of 3.4 AU from the Sun.