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Comet C/2012 A1 (PANSTARRS) is at Opposition (6.642 AU) on the 22nd December 2013

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Comet C/2012 A1 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (6.642 AU) on the 22nd December 2013



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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


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Comet C/2012 A1 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (6.902 AU) on the 8th January, 2013



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Ephemeris

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


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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.



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