Comet 71P/Clark is at Opposition (0.598 AU) in Scorpius on the 1st June 2017
Comet 71P/Clark is at Opposition (2.879 AU) on the 28th January 2016
Comet 71P/Clark is at Opposition (3.402 AU) on the 29th November 2013.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 11 29 04 20 37.4 +23 06 50 3.4020 4.3881 178.3 0.4 22.1 2013 11 30 04 19 46.9 +23 05 50 3.4042 4.3902 178.2 0.4 22.1 2013 12 01 04 18 56.4 +23 04 50 3.4068 4.3922 177.5 0.6 22.1 2013 12 02 04 18 06.1 +23 03 47 3.4096 4.3942 176.5 0.8 22.1 2013 12 03 04 17 16.0 +23 02 44 3.4129 4.3962 175.4 1.0 22.1 2013 12 04 04 16 26.1 +23 01 39 3.4164 4.3982 174.2 1.3 22.1 2013 12 05 04 15 36.4 +23 00 34 3.4202 4.4002 173.1 1.5 22.1 2013 12 06 04 14 47.1 +22 59 27 3.4244 4.4022 171.9 1.8 22.1 2013 12 07 04 13 58.0 +22 58 19 3.4289 4.4041 170.7 2.1 22.1 2013 12 08 04 13 09.4 +22 57 11 3.4338 4.4061 169.5 2.3 22.1 2013 12 09 04 12 21.1 +22 56 02 3.4389 4.4081 168.3 2.6 22.1 2013 12 10 04 11 33.3 +22 54 53 3.4444 4.4100 167.2 2.8 22.2 2013 12 11 04 10 45.9 +22 53 43 3.4502 4.4120 166.0 3.1 22.2 2013 12 12 04 09 59.0 +22 52 32 3.4563 4.4139 164.8 3.4 22.2 2013 12 13 04 09 12.7 +22 51 22 3.4627 4.4158 163.6 3.6 22.2 2013 12 14 04 08 26.9 +22 50 11 3.4695 4.4178 162.4 3.9 22.2 2013 12 15 04 07 41.7 +22 49 00 3.4765 4.4197 161.2 4.1 22.2
Comet 71P/Clark makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.886 AU) on the 26th September, 2012.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag2012 09 25 01 53 57.4 +01 38 07 1.8864 2.8195 153.5 9.1 17.9 2012 09 26 01 53 05.7 +01 34 17 1.8862 2.8248 154.6 8.8 17.9 2012 09 27 01 52 13.2 +01 30 27 1.8862 2.8300 155.7 8.4 18.0 2012 09 28 01 51 19.8 +01 26 38 1.8865 2.8353 156.8 8.0 18.0