Comet 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura is at Opposition (3.820 AU) in the constellation Ophiuchus on the 24th May 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 05 23 16 12 36.9 -05 03 49 3.8180 4.7999 164.2 3.3 2015 05 24 16 11 52.3 -05 04 11 3.8201 4.8024 164.2 3.3 2015 05 25 16 11 07.8 -05 04 38 3.8226 4.8049 164.2 3.3 2015 05 26 16 10 23.3 -05 05 08 3.8253 4.8075 164.1 3.3 2015 05 27 16 09 38.9 -05 05 43 3.8284 4.8100 163.9 3.3 2015 05 28 16 08 54.5 -05 06 21 3.8317 4.8125 163.6 3.4 2015 05 29 16 08 10.3 -05 07 04 3.8354 4.8150 163.3 3.5 2015 05 30 16 07 26.2 -05 07 50 3.8394 4.8175 162.9 3.5 2015 05 31 16 06 42.3 -05 08 41 3.8436 4.8199 162.5 3.6
Comet 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura is at Opposition (2.402 AU) on the 18th April 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 04 18 14 23 13.9 +26 07 06 2.4022 3.2522 141.9 11.0 2014 04 19 14 22 12.6 +26 07 23 2.4079 3.2574 141.9 11.0 2014 04 20 14 21 11.2 +26 07 24 2.4137 3.2627 141.8 11.0 2014 04 21 14 20 09.9 +26 07 09 2.4198 3.2679 141.7 11.0 2014 04 22 14 19 08.8 +26 06 38 2.4262 3.2732 141.5 11.0 2014 04 23 14 18 07.8 +26 05 51 2.4328 3.2784 141.3 11.0 2014 04 24 14 17 07.0 +26 04 47 2.4396 3.2837 141.1 11.1 2014 04 25 14 16 06.5 +26 03 27 2.4467 3.2889 140.9 11.1 2014 04 26 14 15 06.2 +26 01 51 2.4540 3.2941 140.6 11.2 2014 04 27 14 14 06.4 +25 59 59 2.4616 3.2993 140.3 11.2 2014 04 28 14 13 07.0 +25 57 51 2.4693 3.3045 140.0 11.3 2014 04 29 14 12 08.0 +25 55 27 2.4774 3.3097 139.7 11.4 2014 04 30 14 11 09.6 +25 52 47 2.4856 3.3149 139.3 11.4
Comet 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.338 AU) on the 25th March 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 03 24 14 46 17.9 +24 39 23 2.3383 3.1183 134.4 13.2 2014 03 25 14 45 33.1 +24 45 25 2.3382 3.1237 135.0 13.1 2014 03 26 14 44 47.1 +24 51 18 2.3383 3.1291 135.5 12.9 2014 03 27 14 43 59.8 +24 57 00 2.3385 3.1345 136.1 12.8 2014 03 28 14 43 11.5 +25 02 31 2.3390 3.1400 136.6 12.6 2014 03 29 14 42 22.0 +25 07 52 2.3397 3.1454 137.1 12.5 2014 03 30 14 41 31.5 +25 13 01 2.3406 3.1508 137.6 12.3 2014 03 31 14 40 39.9 +25 17 58 2.3418 3.1562 138.1 12.2
Comet 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura is at Perihelion (1.600 AU) on the 7th May, 2013.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 05 06 04 28 30.4 +21 26 18 2.4759 1.6004 23.3 14.5 16.1 2013 05 07 04 31 17.5 +21 44 20 2.4792 1.6003 23.1 14.3 16.1 2013 05 08 04 34 05.5 +22 02 09 2.4824 1.6003 22.8 14.1 16.1 2013 05 09 04 36 54.1 +22 19 45 2.4857 1.6003 22.5 14.0 16.1 2013 05 10 04 39 43.5 +22 37 09 2.4890 1.6004 22.2 13.8 16.1 2013 05 11 04 42 33.7 +22 54 20 2.4923 1.6006 21.9 13.6 16.1 2013 05 12 04 45 24.7 +23 11 18 2.4956 1.6008 21.7 13.5 16.1 2013 05 13 04 48 16.3 +23 28 03 2.4989 1.6011 21.4 13.3 16.1 2013 05 14 04 51 08.7 +23 44 34 2.5022 1.6015 21.1 13.1 16.1 2013 05 15 04 54 01.8 +24 00 52 2.5055 1.6019 20.9 13.0 16.1 2013 05 16 04 56 55.7 +24 16 57 2.5088 1.6024 20.6 12.8 16.1 2013 05 17 04 59 50.3 +24 32 47 2.5121 1.6029 20.3 12.7 16.1 2013 05 18 05 02 45.5 +24 48 24 2.5154 1.6035 20.1 12.5 16.2 2013 05 19 05 05 41.5 +25 03 46 2.5188 1.6042 19.8 12.4 16.2 2013 05 20 05 08 38.2 +25 18 55 2.5221 1.6049 19.6 12.2 16.2
Comet 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.806 AU) on the 6th October, 2012.