Comet C/2012 CH17 (MOSS) is at Opposition (3.970 AU) on the 16th October, 2013.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 10 15 02 03 11.0 -23 14 27 3.9598 4.8237 146.6 6.5 20.8 2013 10 16 02 02 30.2 -23 17 45 3.9702 4.8332 146.5 6.5 20.8 2013 10 17 02 01 49.4 -23 20 53 3.9809 4.8427 146.4 6.5 20.9 2013 10 18 02 01 08.6 -23 23 51 3.9919 4.8521 146.3 6.5 20.9 2013 10 19 02 00 27.9 -23 26 40 4.0031 4.8616 146.1 6.6 20.9 2013 10 20 01 59 47.3 -23 29 19 4.0146 4.8710 145.9 6.6 20.9 2013 10 21 01 59 06.7 -23 31 48 4.0264 4.8804 145.6 6.6 20.9 2013 10 22 01 58 26.3 -23 34 07 4.0384 4.8899 145.3 6.6 20.9 2013 10 23 01 57 46.1 -23 36 16 4.0507 4.8993 145.0 6.7 20.9 2013 10 24 01 57 06.1 -23 38 15 4.0632 4.9087 144.7 6.7 21.0 2013 10 25 01 56 26.2 -23 40 03 4.0761 4.9181 144.3 6.8 21.0 2013 10 26 01 55 46.6 -23 41 42 4.0891 4.9275 143.9 6.8 21.0 2013 10 27 01 55 07.3 -23 43 11 4.1025 4.9369 143.5 6.9 21.0 2013 10 28 01 54 28.2 -23 44 30 4.1161 4.9463 143.1 6.9 21.0 2013 10 29 01 53 49.4 -23 45 39 4.1299 4.9557 142.6 7.0 21.0 2013 10 30 01 53 11.0 -23 46 38 4.1440 4.9651 142.1 7.1 21.0 2013 10 31 01 52 33.0 -23 47 27 4.1584 4.9745 141.6 7.1 21.1
Comet C/2012 CH17 (MOSS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.737 AU) on the 24th September, 2012
Comet C/2012 CH17 (MOSS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.987 AU) on the 16th April, 2012
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2012 02 24 11 35 32.1 +28 19 59 2.2487 3.1747 155.3 7.5 17.8 2012 09 01 14 01 42.9 +07 48 43 1.7702 1.3535 49.5 34.5 13.6 2012 09 02 14 04 43.7 +07 21 04 1.7670 1.3492 49.4 34.6 13.5 2012 09 03 14 07 45.8 +06 53 13 1.7639 1.3450 49.3 34.7 13.5 2012 09 04 14 10 49.2 +06 25 11 1.7608 1.3409 49.2 34.7 13.5 2012 09 05 14 13 53.8 +05 56 58 1.7579 1.3370 49.1 34.8 13.5 2012 09 06 14 16 59.7 +05 28 35 1.7551 1.3333 49.1 34.8 13.5 2012 09 07 14 20 06.9 +05 00 01 1.7523 1.3297 49.0 34.9 13.5 2012 09 08 14 23 15.4 +04 31 18 1.7497 1.3263 48.9 34.9 13.4 2012 09 09 14 26 25.2 +04 02 26 1.7473 1.3230 48.8 35.0 13.4 2012 09 10 14 29 36.2 +03 33 25 1.7449 1.3199 48.8 35.0 13.4 2012 09 11 14 32 48.5 +03 04 17 1.7427 1.3170 48.7 35.0 13.4 2012 09 12 14 36 02.0 +02 35 01 1.7406 1.3142 48.6 35.1 13.4 2012 09 13 14 39 16.9 +02 05 38 1.7387 1.3116 48.6 35.1 13.4 2012 09 14 14 42 32.9 +01 36 09 1.7369 1.3091 48.5 35.1 13.4 2012 09 15 14 45 50.3 +01 06 35 1.7353 1.3069 48.5 35.2 13.4 2012 09 16 14 49 08.9 +00 36 56 1.7338 1.3048 48.4 35.2 13.4 2012 09 17 14 52 28.7 +00 07 12 1.7324 1.3028 48.4 35.2 13.3 2012 09 18 14 55 49.7 -00 22 34 1.7313 1.3011 48.3 35.2 13.3 2012 09 19 14 59 12.0 -00 52 23 1.7302 1.2995 48.3 35.2 13.3 2012 09 20 15 02 35.5 -01 22 15 1.7294 1.2981 48.2 35.2 13.3 2012 09 21 15 06 00.2 -01 52 07 1.7287 1.2968 48.2 35.2 13.3 2012 09 22 15 09 26.0 -02 21 59 1.7282 1.2957 48.1 35.2 13.3 2012 09 23 15 12 53.1 -02 51 51 1.7279 1.2949 48.1 35.2 13.3 2012 09 24 15 16 21.3 -03 21 42 1.7278 1.2941 48.1 35.2 13.3 2012 09 25 15 19 50.6 -03 51 31 1.7278 1.2936 48.0 35.2 13.3 2012 09 26 15 23 21.1 -04 21 16 1.7280 1.2932 48.0 35.2 13.3 2012 09 27 15 26 52.7 -04 50 58 1.7284 1.2931 48.0 35.1 13.3 2012 09 28 15 30 25.4 -05 20 35 1.7291 1.2930 47.9 35.1 13.3 2012 09 29 15 33 59.2 -05 50 06 1.7299 1.2932 47.9 35.1 13.3 2012 09 30 15 37 34.0 -06 19 31 1.7309 1.2936 47.9 35.0 13.3
Orbital elements: C/2012 CH17 (MOSS) T 2012 Sept. 28.07814 TT MPC q 1.2957137 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 138.01949 -0.04302480 +0.92540652 Node 125.94444 -0.99480698 -0.00488755 e 1.0 Incl. 27.71566 -0.09223850 -0.37894443 From 29 observations 2012 Feb. 2-13.
MPEC 2012 - C48
Comet C/2012 C2 (BRUENJES) was discovered on the 2nd February, 2012.The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 28th September, 2012, at a distance of 1.3 AU from the Sun.
Google earth file: Comet C2012 CH17 (MOSS).kmz (18kb, kmz)