Comet 277P/LINEAR is at Opposition (3.723 AU) in the constellation Sagittarius Hydra on the 20th April 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 04 19 13 18 12.0 -29 30 12 3.7205 4.6784 160.3 4.1 23.6 2015 04 20 13 17 30.8 -29 25 30 3.7234 4.6817 160.4 4.1 23.6 2015 04 21 13 16 49.9 -29 20 43 3.7266 4.6850 160.4 4.1 23.6 2015 04 22 13 16 09.3 -29 15 50 3.7300 4.6883 160.3 4.2 23.6 2015 04 23 13 15 29.0 -29 10 53 3.7338 4.6916 160.1 4.2 23.6 2015 04 24 13 14 49.2 -29 05 51 3.7378 4.6949 159.9 4.2 23.6 2015 04 25 13 14 09.7 -29 00 45 3.7421 4.6981 159.6 4.3 23.6 2015 04 26 13 13 30.7 -28 55 34 3.7468 4.7014 159.3 4.3 23.6 2015 04 27 13 12 52.2 -28 50 20 3.7517 4.7047 158.9 4.4 23.6 2015 04 28 13 12 14.1 -28 45 02 3.7569 4.7079 158.5 4.5 23.6 2015 04 29 13 11 36.6 -28 39 40 3.7624 4.7112 158.0 4.6 23.6 2015 04 30 13 10 59.6 -28 34 15 3.7682 4.7144 157.5 4.7 23.6
Comet 277P/LINEAR makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.878 AU) on the 7th February 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 02 05 10 21 08.6 -12 11 45 1.8788 2.7593 147.1 11.2 19.8 2014 02 06 10 20 17.1 -12 12 51 1.8784 2.7644 148.0 10.9 19.8 2014 02 07 10 19 24.9 -12 13 42 1.8783 2.7695 148.8 10.6 19.8 2014 02 08 10 18 32.3 -12 14 18 1.8784 2.7746 149.6 10.4 19.8 2014 02 09 10 17 39.2 -12 14 38 1.8788 2.7797 150.4 10.1 19.8 2014 02 10 10 16 45.6 -12 14 44 1.8794 2.7848 151.2 9.8 19.8 2014 02 11 10 15 51.8 -12 14 35 1.8803 2.7899 151.9 9.6 19.8 2014 02 12 10 14 57.7 -12 14 11 1.8815 2.7951 152.6 9.3 19.8 2014 02 13 10 14 03.3 -12 13 33 1.8829 2.8002 153.3 9.1 19.8 2014 02 14 10 13 08.8 -12 12 41 1.8846 2.8053 153.9 8.9 19.9 2014 02 15 10 12 14.1 -12 11 34 1.8865 2.8104 154.5 8.7 19.9 2014 02 16 10 11 19.5 -12 10 14 1.8887 2.8155 155.1 8.5 19.9 2014 02 17 10 10 24.8 -12 08 40 1.8912 2.8206 155.6 8.3 19.9 2014 02 18 10 09 30.2 -12 06 52 1.8939 2.8257 156.1 8.2 19.9 2014 02 19 10 08 35.7 -12 04 52 1.8969 2.8308 156.5 8.0 19.9 2014 02 20 10 07 41.5 -12 02 38 1.9002 2.8359 156.8 7.9 19.9 2014 02 21 10 06 47.4 -12 00 12 1.9037 2.8411 157.1 7.8 19.9 2014 02 22 10 05 53.7 -11 57 34 1.9075 2.8462 157.4 7.7 19.9 2014 02 23 10 05 00.3 -11 54 44 1.9116 2.8513 157.6 7.6 20.0 2014 02 24 10 04 07.3 -11 51 43 1.9160 2.8564 157.7 7.6 20.0 2014 02 25 10 03 14.8 -11 48 30 1.9206 2.8615 157.8 7.5 20.0 2014 02 26 10 02 22.9 -11 45 06 1.9255 2.8666 157.8 7.5 20.0 2014 02 27 10 01 31.5 -11 41 32 1.9307 2.8717 157.7 7.5 20.0 2014 02 28 10 00 40.7 -11 37 48 1.9361 2.8769 157.6 7.5 20.0
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 06 04 04 31 46.2 +27 08 05 2.9193 1.9133 6.0 3.2 19.1 2013 06 05 04 34 35.0 +27 09 05 2.9191 1.9132 6.1 3.2 19.1 2013 06 06 04 37 23.8 +27 09 54 2.9188 1.9132 6.2 3.3 19.1 2013 06 07 04 40 12.6 +27 10 31 2.9186 1.9132 6.3 3.4 19.1 2013 06 08 04 43 01.3 +27 10 57 2.9183 1.9133 6.5 3.4 19.1 2013 06 09 04 45 50.0 +27 11 12 2.9180 1.9134 6.7 3.5 19.1 2013 06 10 04 48 38.6 +27 11 15 2.9177 1.9135 6.9 3.6 19.1 2013 06 11 04 51 27.1 +27 11 08 2.9173 1.9137 7.1 3.7 19.1 2013 06 12 04 54 15.5 +27 10 48 2.9170 1.9140 7.3 3.8 19.1 2013 06 13 04 57 03.8 +27 10 18 2.9166 1.9142 7.5 4.0 19.1 2013 06 14 04 59 51.9 +27 09 36 2.9162 1.9145 7.7 4.1 19.1 2013 06 15 05 02 39.9 +27 08 42 2.9158 1.9149 7.9 4.2 19.1 2013 06 16 05 05 27.7 +27 07 37 2.9153 1.9153 8.2 4.3 19.1 2013 06 17 05 08 15.4 +27 06 21 2.9149 1.9157 8.4 4.5 19.1 2013 06 18 05 11 02.8 +27 04 53 2.9144 1.9162 8.7 4.6 19.1 2013 06 19 05 13 50.1 +27 03 14 2.9139 1.9167 8.9 4.7 19.1 2013 06 20 05 16 37.1 +27 01 24 2.9133 1.9172 9.2 4.9 19.1 2013 06 21 05 19 23.9 +26 59 22 2.9128 1.9178 9.5 5.0 19.1 2013 06 22 05 22 10.4 +26 57 09 2.9122 1.9185 9.8 5.2 19.2 2013 06 23 05 24 56.7 +26 54 44 2.9116 1.9191 10.0 5.3 19.2 2013 06 24 05 27 42.7 +26 52 08 2.9110 1.9198 10.3 5.5 19.2 2013 06 25 05 30 28.5 +26 49 21 2.9104 1.9206 10.6 5.6 19.2 2013 06 26 05 33 13.9 +26 46 23 2.9098 1.9214 10.9 5.8 19.2 2013 06 27 05 35 59.1 +26 43 13 2.9091 1.9222 11.2 5.9 19.2 2013 06 28 05 38 43.9 +26 39 53 2.9084 1.9231 11.5 6.1 19.2 2013 06 29 05 41 28.4 +26 36 21 2.9077 1.9240 11.8 6.2 19.2 2013 06 30 05 44 12.6 +26 32 38 2.9069 1.9250 12.1 6.4 19.2
Comet P/2005 YQ127 (LINEAR) is at perihelion (1.913 AU) on the 5th June, 2013.
Orbital elements: P/2005 YQ127 = 2013 A3 (LINEAR) Epoch 2013 May 28.0 TT = JDT 2456440.5 T 2013 June 5.91636 TT MPC q 1.9131998 (2000.0) P Q n 0.12987764 Peri. 152.29349 +0.34438007 -0.89408450 a 3.8617113 Node 276.36168 +0.79925119 +0.43924287 e 0.5045720 Incl. 16.74768 +0.49254431 -0.08762764 P 7.59 From 160 observations 2005 Sept. 15-2013 Jan. 18
MPEC 2013 - B18
Key to Orbital elements
Comet P/2005 YQ127 (LINEAR) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.948 AU) on the 15th September, 2012.