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Blobrana · L

RE: Comet C/2012 F2 (PANSTARRS)

Blobrana · L

Comet P/2012 F2 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.971 AU) on the 24th June, 2013.

Blobrana · L

Comet P/2012 F2 (PANSTARRS) is at perihelion (2.897 AU) on the 9th April, 2013.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 04 08    18 37 10.8 -14 14 12   2.5680  2.8971    98.9    20.0  18.7
2013 04 09    18 37 59.4 -14 07 06   2.5554  2.8971    99.7    19.9  18.7
2013 04 10    18 38 47.0 -13 59 58   2.5429  2.8971   100.4    19.9  18.6
2013 04 11    18 39 33.4 -13 52 48   2.5304  2.8971   101.2    19.8  18.6
2013 04 12    18 40 18.7 -13 45 35   2.5180  2.8971   102.0    19.8  18.6
2013 04 13    18 41 02.8 -13 38 19   2.5057  2.8972   102.8    19.7  18.6
2013 04 14    18 41 45.7 -13 31 02   2.4934  2.8972   103.5    19.7  18.6
2013 04 15    18 42 27.5 -13 23 42   2.4812  2.8973   104.3    19.6  18.6
2013 04 16    18 43 08.1 -13 16 20   2.4691  2.8974   105.1    19.5  18.6
2013 04 17    18 43 47.5 -13 08 56   2.4570  2.8976   105.9    19.5  18.6
2013 04 18    18 44 25.7 -13 01 30   2.4451  2.8977   106.7    19.4  18.6
2013 04 19    18 45 02.6 -12 54 03   2.4332  2.8979   107.5    19.3  18.6
2013 04 20    18 45 38.4 -12 46 34   2.4214  2.8981   108.3    19.2  18.5
2013 04 21    18 46 12.9 -12 39 03   2.4097  2.8983   109.1    19.1  18.5
2013 04 22    18 46 46.2 -12 31 32   2.3980  2.8985   109.9    19.0  18.5
2013 04 23    18 47 18.3 -12 23 58   2.3865  2.8987   110.7    18.9  18.5
2013 04 24    18 47 49.1 -12 16 24   2.3751  2.8990   111.5    18.8  18.5
2013 04 25    18 48 18.6 -12 08 49   2.3637  2.8992   112.3    18.7  18.5
2013 04 26    18 48 46.9 -12 01 13   2.3525  2.8995   113.1    18.6  18.5
2013 04 27    18 49 13.9 -11 53 36   2.3413  2.8999   114.0    18.5  18.5
2013 04 28    18 49 39.6 -11 45 58   2.3303  2.9002   114.8    18.4  18.5
2013 04 29    18 50 04.1 -11 38 20   2.3194  2.9005   115.6    18.2  18.5
2013 04 30    18 50 27.2 -11 30 42   2.3085  2.9009   116.4    18.1  18.4

Blobrana · L

Orbital elements:
    C/2012 F2 (PANSTARRS)
T 2011 July 27.50964 TT                                 MPC
q   2.4166339            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  227.30960     -0.44091177     -0.88101191
                   Node   249.59742     +0.86768913     -0.36950971
e   1.0            Incl.   10.54379     +0.22959179     -0.29543288
From 10 observations 2012 Mar. 16-17

MPEC 2012 - F31

Comet C/2012 F2 (PANSTARRS) was discovered on the 16th March, 2012, by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope.
The orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage was on the 27th July, 2011, at a distance of 2.42 AU from the Sun.