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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


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Comet C/2012 CH17 (MOSS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.737 AU) on the 24th September, 2012



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Comet C/2012 CH17 (MOSS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.987 AU) on the 16th April, 2012



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Ephemeris

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


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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)



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