Comet C/2012 A1 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (6.642 AU) on the 22nd December 2013
Comet C/2012 A1 (PANSTARRS) is at perihelion (7.605 AU) on the 29th November 2013.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 11 28 06 22 52.2 +12 03 59 6.7466 7.6026 148.2 3.9 19.0 2013 11 29 06 22 10.2 +11 59 41 6.7383 7.6026 149.2 3.8 19.0 2013 11 30 06 21 27.8 +11 55 24 6.7302 7.6026 150.3 3.7 18.9 2013 12 01 06 20 45.0 +11 51 07 6.7225 7.6026 151.3 3.6 18.9 2013 12 02 06 20 01.9 +11 46 51 6.7151 7.6026 152.4 3.4 18.9 2013 12 03 06 19 18.5 +11 42 36 6.7080 7.6026 153.4 3.3 18.9 2013 12 04 06 18 34.7 +11 38 22 6.7013 7.6026 154.5 3.2 18.9 2013 12 05 06 17 50.7 +11 34 09 6.6949 7.6026 155.5 3.1 18.9 2013 12 06 06 17 06.3 +11 29 57 6.6889 7.6026 156.5 3.0 18.9 2013 12 07 06 16 21.7 +11 25 46 6.6833 7.6026 157.5 2.8 18.9 2013 12 08 06 15 36.8 +11 21 36 6.6780 7.6027 158.4 2.7 18.9 2013 12 09 06 14 51.7 +11 17 27 6.6730 7.6027 159.4 2.6 18.9 2013 12 10 06 14 06.3 +11 13 20 6.6684 7.6027 160.3 2.5 18.9 2013 12 11 06 13 20.8 +11 09 14 6.6642 7.6028 161.2 2.4 18.9 2013 12 12 06 12 35.0 +11 05 08 6.6604 7.6028 162.0 2.3 18.9 2013 12 13 06 11 49.1 +11 01 05 6.6569 7.6029 162.8 2.2 18.9 2013 12 14 06 11 03.0 +10 57 02 6.6537 7.6029 163.6 2.1 18.9 2013 12 15 06 10 16.9 +10 53 01 6.6510 7.6030 164.3 2.0 18.9 2013 12 16 06 09 30.5 +10 49 01 6.6486 7.6031 164.9 1.9 18.9 2013 12 17 06 08 44.1 +10 45 03 6.6466 7.6031 165.5 1.9 18.9 2013 12 18 06 07 57.6 +10 41 07 6.6449 7.6032 165.9 1.8 18.9 2013 12 19 06 07 11.1 +10 37 11 6.6436 7.6033 166.3 1.8 18.9 2013 12 20 06 06 24.4 +10 33 18 6.6427 7.6034 166.7 1.7 18.9 2013 12 21 06 05 37.8 +10 29 26 6.6422 7.6035 166.9 1.7 18.9 2013 12 22 06 04 51.1 +10 25 36 6.6421 7.6036 166.9 1.7 18.9 2013 12 23 06 04 04.5 +10 21 47 6.6423 7.6037 166.9 1.7 18.9 2013 12 24 06 03 17.9 +10 18 00 6.6429 7.6038 166.8 1.7 18.9 2013 12 25 06 02 31.3 +10 14 15 6.6438 7.6039 166.6 1.7 18.9 2013 12 26 06 01 44.8 +10 10 32 6.6452 7.6040 166.2 1.8 18.9 2013 12 27 06 00 58.3 +10 06 51 6.6469 7.6041 165.8 1.8 18.9 2013 12 28 06 00 12.0 +10 03 12 6.6490 7.6043 165.3 1.9 18.9 2013 12 29 05 59 25.7 +09 59 34 6.6514 7.6044 164.7 2.0 18.9 2013 12 30 05 58 39.6 +09 55 59 6.6542 7.6045 164.0 2.0 18.9 2013 12 31 05 57 53.7 +09 52 25 6.6574 7.6047 163.3 2.1 18.9
Comet C/2012 A1 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (6.902 AU) on the 8th January, 2013
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 01 07 06 57 33.3 +32 05 11 6.9019 7.8716 169.8 1.3 19.2 2013 01 08 06 56 40.4 +32 02 33 6.9017 7.8700 169.3 1.3 19.2 2013 01 09 06 55 47.7 +31 59 52 6.9018 7.8684 168.7 1.4 19.2 2013 01 10 06 54 55.0 +31 57 08 6.9024 7.8668 168.0 1.5 19.2 2013 01 11 06 54 02.5 +31 54 21 6.9032 7.8652 167.2 1.6 19.2 2013 01 12 06 53 10.1 +31 51 32 6.9045 7.8637 166.3 1.7 19.2 2013 01 13 06 52 18.0 +31 48 39 6.9061 7.8621 165.5 1.8 19.2 2013 01 14 06 51 26.1 +31 45 44 6.9081 7.8605 164.5 1.9 19.2 2013 01 15 06 50 34.4 +31 42 46 6.9105 7.8590 163.6 2.0 19.2 2013 01 16 06 49 43.0 +31 39 45 6.9132 7.8574 162.6 2.1 19.2 2013 01 17 06 48 51.8 +31 36 42 6.9163 7.8558 161.6 2.3 19.2 2013 01 18 06 48 01.0 +31 33 36 6.9198 7.8543 160.5 2.4 19.2 2013 01 19 06 47 10.4 +31 30 28 6.9236 7.8527 159.5 2.5 19.2 2013 01 20 06 46 20.2 +31 27 16 6.9278 7.8512 158.4 2.6 19.2
Orbital elements: C/2012 A1 (PANSTARRS) T 2014 Mar. 11.89301 TT MPC q 6.8818433 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 203.22778 +0.03985975 +0.50237708 Node 279.29411 +0.99761792 +0.02869661 e 1.0 Incl. 118.92910 +0.05629997 -0.86417231 From 26 observations 2012 Jan. 2-5.
MPEC 2012 - A35
Comet C/2012 A1 (PANSTARRS) was discovered on the 2nd January, 2012, by the PANSTARRS telescope.The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 11th March, 2014, at a distance of 6.9 AU from the Sun.