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Comet 78P/Gehrels is at Opposition (3.862 AU) on the 2nd April 2014

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Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 04 01    12 42 16.6 -07 14 47   3.8606  4.8588   177.1     0.6  22.2
2014 04 02    12 41 40.5 -07 10 23   3.8625  4.8612   177.5     0.5  22.2
2014 04 03    12 41 04.5 -07 05 58   3.8646  4.8636   177.4     0.5  22.2
2014 04 04    12 40 28.6 -07 01 32   3.8671  4.8659   176.9     0.6  22.2
2014 04 05    12 39 52.8 -06 57 07   3.8699  4.8683   176.1     0.8  22.2
2014 04 06    12 39 17.1 -06 52 41   3.8730  4.8707   175.1     1.0  22.2
2014 04 07    12 38 41.6 -06 48 15   3.8764  4.8731   174.1     1.2  22.2
2014 04 08    12 38 06.3 -06 43 50   3.8801  4.8754   173.1     1.4  22.2
2014 04 09    12 37 31.2 -06 39 25   3.8841  4.8778   172.0     1.6  22.2
2014 04 10    12 36 56.3 -06 35 01   3.8885  4.8802   170.9     1.9  22.2


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Comet 78P/Gehrels is at Perihelion (2.009 AU) on the 12th January, 2012.

78P/Gehrels, also known as Gehrels 2, is a periodic comet in the Solar System. On September 15, 2029, the comet will pass within 0.018 AU (2.7 million kilometres) of Jupiter and be strongly perturbed. By the year 2200, the comet will have a centaur-like orbit with a perihelion (closest distance to the Sun) near Jupiter.
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Comet 78P/Gehrels makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.185 AU) on the 5th October, 2011.



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