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RE: Comet P/2012 B1 (PANSTARRS)

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Comet P/2012 B1 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (3.165 AU) on the 17th May 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 05 16    16 05 42.8 -25 19 09   3.1650  4.1633   169.6     2.5  17.7
2014 05 17    16 05 07.1 -25 19 01   3.1646  4.1654   170.6     2.3  17.7
2014 05 18    16 04 31.1 -25 18 50   3.1646  4.1675   171.5     2.1  17.7
2014 05 19    16 03 55.1 -25 18 37   3.1648  4.1697   172.4     1.8  17.7
2014 05 20    16 03 18.9 -25 18 21   3.1653  4.1718   173.3     1.6  17.7
2014 05 21    16 02 42.6 -25 18 03   3.1661  4.1739   174.0     1.5  17.7
2014 05 22    16 02 06.3 -25 17 43   3.1672  4.1761   174.6     1.3  17.7
2014 05 23    16 01 30.0 -25 17 21   3.1686  4.1782   175.1     1.2  17.7
2014 05 24    16 00 53.6 -25 16 57   3.1702  4.1803   175.4     1.1  17.7
2014 05 25    16 00 17.3 -25 16 31   3.1722  4.1825   175.4     1.1  17.7
2014 05 26    15 59 41.1 -25 16 03   3.1744  4.1847   175.1     1.2  17.7
2014 05 27    15 59 05.0 -25 15 32   3.1770  4.1868   174.7     1.3  17.7
2014 05 28    15 58 29.1 -25 15 01   3.1798  4.1890   174.0     1.4  17.7
2014 05 29    15 57 53.3 -25 14 27   3.1829  4.1912   173.3     1.6  17.7
2014 05 30    15 57 17.7 -25 13 52   3.1863  4.1933   172.5     1.8  17.7
2014 05 31    15 56 42.4 -25 13 15   3.1900  4.1955   171.6     2.0  17.7

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Comet P/2012 B1 (PANSTARRS) is at perihelion (3.825 AU) on the 23rd July, 2013.

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Comet P/2012 B1 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.895 AU) on the 24th March, 2013

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Comet P/2012 B1 (PANSTARRS) is at Opposition (2.898 AU) on the 20th March, 2013

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Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 03 19    12 07 33.2 +05 56 32   2.8992  3.8903   173.7     1.6  17.2
2013 03 20    12 07 00.4 +05 58 47   2.8977  3.8893   173.8     1.6  17.2
2013 03 21    12 06 27.5 +06 00 59   2.8966  3.8883   173.7     1.6  17.2
2013 03 22    12 05 54.6 +06 03 09   2.8958  3.8873   173.4     1.7  17.2
2013 03 23    12 05 21.7 +06 05 16   2.8952  3.8863   172.9     1.8  17.2
2013 03 24    12 04 48.7 +06 07 21   2.8950  3.8853   172.3     2.0  17.2
2013 03 25    12 04 15.9 +06 09 22   2.8950  3.8843   171.6     2.1  17.2
2013 03 26    12 03 43.0 +06 11 21   2.8954  3.8833   170.8     2.4  17.2
2013 03 27    12 03 10.3 +06 13 17   2.8960  3.8824   170.0     2.6  17.2
2013 03 28    12 02 37.8 +06 15 09   2.8969  3.8814   169.0     2.8  17.2
2013 03 29    12 02 05.3 +06 16 58   2.8981  3.8805   168.1     3.0  17.2
2013 03 30    12 01 33.1 +06 18 43   2.8996  3.8796   167.1     3.3  17.2
2013 03 31    12 01 01.1 +06 20 25   2.9014  3.8786   166.1     3.5  17.2

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Orbital elements:
    P/2012 B1 (PANSTARRS)
T 2013 July 10.25862 TT                                 MPC
q   3.7958212            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.05840287     Peri.  161.99233     -0.95089508     +0.29967498
a   6.5793035      Node    35.74031     -0.29777207     -0.81750455
e   0.4230664      Incl.    7.61630     -0.08444133     -0.49181421
P  16.9
From 19 observations 2011 Dec. 31-2012 Jan. 26.

MPEC 2012 - B66

Comet P/2012 B1 (PANSTARRS) was discovered on the 31st December, 2011, by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 10th July, 2012, at a distance of 3.8 AU from the Sun, and an orbital period of 16.9 years.