Comet C/2012 K6 (McNaught) is at Opposition (3.462 AU) on the 19th March 2014
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 03 18 12 56 32.7 +28 00 22 3.4568 4.3381 148.7 6.8 17.6 2014 03 19 12 55 04.1 +28 17 20 3.4621 4.3437 148.7 6.8 17.6 2014 03 20 12 53 34.9 +28 34 05 3.4677 4.3493 148.7 6.8 17.6 2014 03 21 12 52 05.1 +28 50 34 3.4738 4.3548 148.6 6.8 17.6 2014 03 22 12 50 35.0 +29 06 47 3.4803 4.3604 148.4 6.9 17.6 2014 03 23 12 49 04.4 +29 22 45 3.4873 4.3660 148.2 6.9 17.6 2014 03 24 12 47 33.5 +29 38 26 3.4946 4.3716 147.9 7.0 17.6 2014 03 25 12 46 02.3 +29 53 51 3.5024 4.3773 147.6 7.0 17.6 2014 03 26 12 44 30.9 +30 08 58 3.5106 4.3829 147.3 7.1 17.6 2014 03 27 12 42 59.3 +30 23 49 3.5193 4.3885 146.8 7.1 17.7 2014 03 28 12 41 27.6 +30 38 21 3.5283 4.3942 146.4 7.2 17.7 2014 03 29 12 39 55.8 +30 52 36 3.5378 4.3998 145.8 7.3 17.7 2014 03 30 12 38 23.9 +31 06 32 3.5477 4.4055 145.3 7.4 17.7 2014 03 31 12 36 52.2 +31 20 09 3.5579 4.4111 144.7 7.5 17.7
Comet C/2012 K6 (McNaught) is at Opposition (2.409 AU) on the 7th May, 2013.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 04 28 14 35 44.6 -42 18 29 2.4405 3.3603 151.6 8.2 15.7 2013 04 29 14 32 51.7 -41 56 33 2.4348 3.3597 152.4 8.0 15.7 2013 04 30 14 30 00.1 -41 34 05 2.4297 3.3591 153.1 7.8 15.7 2013 05 01 14 27 09.7 -41 11 04 2.4251 3.3586 153.8 7.6 15.7 2013 05 02 14 24 20.8 -40 47 33 2.4210 3.3581 154.4 7.5 15.7 2013 05 03 14 21 33.4 -40 23 31 2.4175 3.3576 154.9 7.3 15.7 2013 05 04 14 18 47.8 -39 59 00 2.4146 3.3571 155.3 7.2 15.7 2013 05 05 14 16 04.0 -39 34 02 2.4122 3.3566 155.6 7.1 15.7 2013 05 06 14 13 22.2 -39 08 37 2.4105 3.3562 155.8 7.1 15.7 2013 05 07 14 10 42.5 -38 42 47 2.4092 3.3558 155.9 7.0 15.7 2013 05 08 14 08 04.9 -38 16 34 2.4086 3.3555 155.9 7.0 15.7 2013 05 09 14 05 29.6 -37 49 59 2.4085 3.3551 155.8 7.1 15.7 2013 05 10 14 02 56.7 -37 23 04 2.4091 3.3548 155.6 7.1 15.7 2013 05 11 14 00 26.3 -36 55 50 2.4101 3.3545 155.3 7.2 15.7 2013 05 12 13 57 58.4 -36 28 19 2.4118 3.3543 154.9 7.3 15.7 2013 05 13 13 55 33.2 -36 00 32 2.4140 3.3540 154.4 7.5 15.7 2013 05 14 13 53 10.6 -35 32 32 2.4168 3.3538 153.9 7.6 15.7 2013 05 15 13 50 50.7 -35 04 20 2.4202 3.3536 153.2 7.8 15.7 2013 05 16 13 48 33.6 -34 35 58 2.4241 3.3535 152.5 8.0 15.7 2013 05 17 13 46 19.4 -34 07 27 2.4286 3.3533 151.7 8.2 15.7 2013 05 18 13 44 08.0 -33 38 49 2.4336 3.3532 150.8 8.5 15.7 2013 05 19 13 41 59.5 -33 10 06 2.4392 3.3531 149.9 8.7 15.7 2013 05 20 13 39 53.9 -32 41 19 2.4453 3.3531 149.0 9.0 15.7 2013 05 21 13 37 51.2 -32 12 30 2.4520 3.3531 147.9 9.2 15.7 2013 05 22 13 35 51.4 -31 43 41 2.4592 3.3531 146.9 9.5 15.7 2013 05 23 13 33 54.6 -31 14 53 2.4668 3.3531 145.8 9.8 15.7 2013 05 24 13 32 00.7 -30 46 08 2.4751 3.3531 144.7 10.0 15.7 2013 05 25 13 30 09.7 -30 17 26 2.4838 3.3532 143.6 10.3 15.7 2013 05 26 13 28 21.6 -29 48 50 2.4930 3.3533 142.4 10.6 15.7 2013 05 27 13 26 36.5 -29 20 21 2.5027 3.3535 141.3 10.9 15.7 2013 05 28 13 24 54.2 -28 51 59 2.5128 3.3536 140.1 11.2 15.8 2013 05 29 13 23 14.7 -28 23 47 2.5235 3.3538 138.9 11.5 15.8 2013 05 30 13 21 38.2 -27 55 45 2.5346 3.3540 137.7 11.7 15.8 2013 05 31 13 20 04.4 -27 27 55 2.5461 3.3542 136.4 12.0 15.8
Orbital elements: C/2012 K6 (McNaught) T 2013 Mar. 12.46439 TT MPC q 4.3131721 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 310.04279 -0.42309159 -0.87423099 Node 199.69841 -0.45179742 -0.02427835 e 1.0 Incl. 135.04745 -0.78541238 +0.48490282 From 28 observations 2012 May 27-30.
MPEC 2012-K72
Comet C/2012 K6 (MCNAUGHT) was discovered on the 27th May, 2012, by R. McNaught (Siding Spring Survey).The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage was on the 12th March, 2013, at a distance of 4.3 AU from the Sun.