Comet 262P/McNaught-Russell is at Opposition (3.918 AU) on the 4th March 2014.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 03 01 10 05 25.0 -21 33 03 3.8979 4.7745 149.0 6.1 23.2 2014 03 02 10 04 46.1 -21 27 10 3.9043 4.7816 149.1 6.1 23.3 2014 03 03 10 04 07.5 -21 21 11 3.9110 4.7887 149.1 6.1 23.3 2014 03 04 10 03 29.3 -21 15 05 3.9180 4.7959 149.1 6.1 23.3 2014 03 05 10 02 51.6 -21 08 53 3.9252 4.8030 149.1 6.1 23.3 2014 03 06 10 02 14.4 -21 02 35 3.9328 4.8101 149.0 6.1 23.3 2014 03 07 10 01 37.7 -20 56 10 3.9406 4.8172 148.9 6.1 23.3 2014 03 08 10 01 01.5 -20 49 40 3.9487 4.8243 148.7 6.1 23.3 2014 03 09 10 00 25.9 -20 43 05 3.9571 4.8314 148.5 6.2 23.3 2014 03 10 09 59 50.8 -20 36 25 3.9657 4.8385 148.3 6.2 23.3 2014 03 11 09 59 16.3 -20 29 40 3.9747 4.8456 148.0 6.2 23.3 2014 03 12 09 58 42.5 -20 22 50 3.9839 4.8526 147.7 6.3 23.4 2014 03 13 09 58 09.2 -20 15 57 3.9934 4.8597 147.3 6.3 23.4 2014 03 14 09 57 36.6 -20 08 59 4.0032 4.8668 147.0 6.4 23.4 2014 03 15 09 57 04.6 -20 01 57 4.0132 4.8738 146.6 6.5 23.4 2014 03 16 09 56 33.4 -19 54 52 4.0235 4.8809 146.1 6.5 23.4 2014 03 17 09 56 02.7 -19 47 44 4.0341 4.8879 145.7 6.6 23.4 2014 03 18 09 55 32.8 -19 40 33 4.0450 4.8950 145.2 6.7 23.4 2014 03 19 09 55 03.6 -19 33 19 4.0561 4.9020 144.7 6.7 23.4 2014 03 20 09 54 35.2 -19 26 03 4.0675 4.9090 144.1 6.8 23.5 2014 03 21 09 54 07.4 -19 18 44 4.0791 4.9160 143.6 6.9 23.5 2014 03 22 09 53 40.4 -19 11 24 4.0910 4.9230 143.0 7.0 23.5 2014 03 23 09 53 14.2 -19 04 02 4.1032 4.9300 142.4 7.1 23.5 2014 03 24 09 52 48.7 -18 56 38 4.1156 4.9370 141.7 7.2 23.5 2014 03 25 09 52 24.0 -18 49 13 4.1283 4.9440 141.1 7.3 23.5 2014 03 26 09 52 00.1 -18 41 47 4.1412 4.9510 140.4 7.4 23.5 2014 03 27 09 51 37.0 -18 34 21 4.1544 4.9580 139.8 7.5 23.5 2014 03 28 09 51 14.7 -18 26 54 4.1678 4.9650 139.1 7.6 23.6 2014 03 29 09 50 53.2 -18 19 27 4.1815 4.9719 138.4 7.7 23.6 2014 03 30 09 50 32.6 -18 12 00 4.1954 4.9789 137.6 7.8 23.6 2014 03 31 09 50 12.7 -18 04 33 4.2095 4.9858 136.9 7.9 23.6
Comet 262P/McNaught-Russell is at Perihelion (1.280 AU) on the 4th December, 2012
Comet 262P/McNaught-Russell makes its closest approach to the Earth (0.840 AU) on the 17th November, 2012.
Google earth file: Comet 262PMcNaught-Russell.kmz (18kb, kmz)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2012 11 17 21 26 02.6 +04 12 50 0.8401 1.3021 90.4 49.4 14.3 2012 11 18 21 29 46.9 +03 49 22 0.8401 1.2997 90.2 49.5 14.3 2012 11 19 21 33 33.5 +03 26 05 0.8403 1.2974 90.0 49.6 14.3 2012 11 20 21 37 22.5 +03 02 59 0.8406 1.2952 89.8 49.7 14.2 2012 11 21 21 41 13.6 +02 40 05 0.8411 1.2932 89.6 49.8 14.2 2012 11 22 21 45 06.9 +02 17 25 0.8418 1.2913 89.4 49.9 14.2 2012 11 23 21 49 02.2 +01 54 59 0.8426 1.2896 89.2 50.0 14.2 2012 11 24 21 52 59.4 +01 32 47 0.8436 1.2880 89.1 50.0 14.2 2012 11 25 21 56 58.5 +01 10 52 0.8447 1.2865 88.9 50.1 14.2 2012 11 26 22 00 59.4 +00 49 14 0.8461 1.2852 88.7 50.1 14.2 2012 11 27 22 05 01.9 +00 27 53 0.8475 1.2840 88.5 50.2 14.2 2012 11 28 22 09 05.9 +00 06 51 0.8492 1.2830 88.3 50.2 14.2 2012 11 29 22 13 11.4 -00 13 51 0.8511 1.2821 88.2 50.3 14.2 2012 11 30 22 17 18.3 -00 34 13 0.8531 1.2814 88.0 50.3 14.2 2012 12 01 22 21 26.5 -00 54 13 0.8553 1.2808 87.8 50.3 14.2 2012 12 02 22 25 35.8 -01 13 52 0.8577 1.2804 87.7 50.3 14.2 2012 12 03 22 29 46.1 -01 33 08 0.8602 1.2801 87.5 50.3 14.2 2012 12 04 22 33 57.5 -01 51 59 0.8630 1.2799 87.4 50.3 14.3