Comet 270P/Gehrels is at Opposition (2.797 AU) the 8th January 2014
Comet 270P/Gehrels makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.791 AU) on the 2nd January 2014
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 01 01 07 17 46.3 +18 50 24 2.7915 3.7664 171.2 2.3 16.0 2014 01 02 07 17 10.5 +18 51 07 2.7914 3.7682 172.3 2.0 16.0 2014 01 03 07 16 34.5 +18 51 50 2.7916 3.7700 173.3 1.7 16.0 2014 01 04 07 15 58.4 +18 52 35 2.7921 3.7718 174.3 1.5 16.0 2014 01 05 07 15 22.2 +18 53 21 2.7929 3.7736 175.2 1.3 16.0 2014 01 06 07 14 46.0 +18 54 08 2.7940 3.7755 175.9 1.1 16.0 2014 01 07 07 14 09.7 +18 54 56 2.7954 3.7773 176.4 0.9 16.0 2014 01 08 07 13 33.4 +18 55 45 2.7971 3.7792 176.6 0.9 16.0 2014 01 09 07 12 57.3 +18 56 35 2.7991 3.7810 176.4 0.9 16.0 2014 01 10 07 12 21.2 +18 57 25 2.8014 3.7829 175.9 1.1 16.0 2014 01 11 07 11 45.2 +18 58 16 2.8040 3.7848 175.1 1.3 16.0 2014 01 12 07 11 09.5 +18 59 07 2.8069 3.7866 174.2 1.5 16.0 2014 01 13 07 10 33.9 +18 59 59 2.8101 3.7885 173.2 1.8 16.0 2014 01 14 07 09 58.6 +19 00 52 2.8136 3.7904 172.2 2.0 16.0 2014 01 15 07 09 23.6 +19 01 45 2.8174 3.7924 171.2 2.3 16.0 2014 01 16 07 08 48.9 +19 02 38 2.8215 3.7943 170.1 2.6 16.0 2014 01 17 07 08 14.6 +19 03 32 2.8259 3.7962 169.0 2.8 16.0 2014 01 18 07 07 40.6 +19 04 26 2.8306 3.7981 167.9 3.1 16.1 2014 01 19 07 07 07.1 +19 05 20 2.8356 3.8001 166.8 3.4 16.1 2014 01 20 07 06 34.0 +19 06 14 2.8409 3.8020 165.7 3.7 16.1 2014 01 21 07 06 01.4 +19 07 09 2.8464 3.8040 164.6 3.9 16.1 2014 01 22 07 05 29.4 +19 08 03 2.8523 3.8060 163.4 4.2 16.1 2014 01 23 07 04 57.9 +19 08 57 2.8584 3.8080 162.3 4.5 16.1 2014 01 24 07 04 27.0 +19 09 52 2.8648 3.8099 161.2 4.8 16.1 2014 01 25 07 03 56.7 +19 10 46 2.8715 3.8119 160.1 5.0 16.1 2014 01 26 07 03 27.0 +19 11 40 2.8785 3.8139 159.0 5.3 16.1 2014 01 27 07 02 58.1 +19 12 34 2.8858 3.8159 157.9 5.6 16.1 2014 01 28 07 02 29.8 +19 13 28 2.8933 3.8180 156.7 5.8 16.1 2014 01 29 07 02 02.3 +19 14 22 2.9011 3.8200 155.6 6.1 16.1 2014 01 30 07 01 35.5 +19 15 15 2.9092 3.8220 154.5 6.4 16.1 2014 01 31 07 01 09.5 +19 16 08 2.9176 3.8241 153.4 6.6 16.2
Comet 270P/Gehrels is at Perihelion (3.602 AU) on the 8th July, 2013.
Comet P/1997 C1 (Gehrels) makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.923 AU) on the 4th November, 2012
P/1997 C1 = 2012 S5 (Gehrels) Epoch 2013 July 7.0 TT = JDT 2456480.5 T 2013 July 7.99372 TT MPC q 3.6016592 (2000.0) P Q n 0.05485919 Peri. 210.93931 +0.23857500 -0.97047884 a 6.8596682 Node 225.28500 +0.90086538 +0.23477858 e 0.4749514 Incl. 2.85500 +0.36266174 +0.05522527 P 18.0 From 162 observations 1997 Feb. 1-2012 Oct. 8
MPEC 2012 - T24