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Comet P/2011 U2 (Bressi) is at Opposition (4.331 AU) in the constellation Sextans on the 25th February 2015.



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Comet P/2011 U2 (Bressi) makes its closest approach to the Earth (4.331 AU) in the constellation Sextans on the 24th February 2015.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 02 23    10 17 01.0 -01 21 20   4.3316  5.3046   168.4     2.1  20.4
2015 02 24    10 16 30.8 -01 18 52   4.3314  5.3052   168.7     2.1  20.4
2015 02 25    10 16 00.6 -01 16 20   4.3315  5.3058   168.8     2.1  20.4
2015 02 26    10 15 30.5 -01 13 46   4.3320  5.3064   168.8     2.1  20.4
2015 02 27    10 15 00.5 -01 11 09   4.3327  5.3070   168.6     2.1  20.4
2015 02 28    10 14 30.6 -01 08 30   4.3337  5.3076   168.4     2.2  20.4


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Comet P/2011 U2 (Bressi) is at Opposition (4.079 AU) on the 23rd January 2014



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Comet P/2011 U2 (Bressi) makes its closest approach to the Earth  (4.079 AU) on January 21, 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 01 20    08 15 13.5 +12 27 38   4.0792  5.0555   172.0     1.6  20.1
2014 01 21    08 14 39.8 +12 28 30   4.0789  5.0561   172.4     1.5  20.1
2014 01 22    08 14 06.1 +12 29 24   4.0790  5.0567   172.7     1.4  20.1
2014 01 23    08 13 32.4 +12 30 19   4.0793  5.0573   172.8     1.4  20.1
2014 01 24    08 12 58.7 +12 31 17   4.0800  5.0579   172.7     1.4  20.1
2014 01 25    08 12 25.1 +12 32 16   4.0809  5.0585   172.4     1.5  20.1
2014 01 26    08 11 51.5 +12 33 16   4.0822  5.0591   172.0     1.6  20.1
2014 01 27    08 11 18.1 +12 34 18   4.0838  5.0597   171.4     1.7  20.1
2014 01 28    08 10 44.8 +12 35 21   4.0857  5.0603   170.8     1.8  20.1
2014 01 29    08 10 11.6 +12 36 25   4.0879  5.0608   170.0     1.9  20.1
2014 01 30    08 09 38.6 +12 37 30   4.0905  5.0614   169.2     2.1  20.1
2014 01 31    08 09 05.8 +12 38 37   4.0933  5.0620   168.3     2.3  20.1


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Comet P/2011 U2 (Bressi) makes its closest approach to the Earth (3.887 AU) on the 17th December, 2012.



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Comet P/2011 U2 (Bressi) is at Perihelion (4.838 AU) on the 6th May, 2012.



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Orbital elements:
    C/2011 U2 (Bressi)
T 2012 Oct.  9.20458 TT                                 MPC
q   2.4938725            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  222.89029     -0.58750507     -0.79128186
                   Node   263.79400     +0.78092024     -0.49949940
e   1.0            Incl.    9.81349     +0.21213528     -0.35266608
From 26 observations 2011 Oct. 24-26.

MPEC 2011 - U85

Comet P/2011 U2 (Bressi) was discovered on the 24th October, 2011, by T. Bressi (SPACEWATCH Project).
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 9th October, 2012, at a distance of 2.5 AU from the Sun.



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