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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


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Comet C/2012 K6 (McNaught) is at perihelion (3.353 AU) on the 21st May, 2013.

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Comet C/2012 K6 (McNaught) makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.408 AU) on the 9th May, 2013

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Comet C/2012 K6 (McNaught) is at Opposition (2.409 AU) on the 7th May, 2013.

Ephemeris

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


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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.



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