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Comet C/2012 X1 (LINEAR) is at Opposition (1.773 AU) on the 9th August 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 08 01    22 20 23.4 -44 30 22   1.6952  2.6044   146.8    12.3  13.3
2014 08 02    22 19 31.2 -44 49 50   1.7040  2.6137   146.9    12.2  13.3
2014 08 03    22 18 37.8 -45 08 50   1.7130  2.6230   147.0    12.2  13.4
2014 08 04    22 17 43.3 -45 27 24   1.7222  2.6323   147.1    12.1  13.4
2014 08 05    22 16 47.9 -45 45 30   1.7318  2.6416   147.1    12.0  13.4
2014 08 06    22 15 51.4 -46 03 08   1.7416  2.6510   147.1    12.0  13.4
2014 08 07    22 14 54.2 -46 20 17   1.7516  2.6603   147.0    12.0  13.5
2014 08 08    22 13 56.1 -46 36 58   1.7619  2.6697   146.9    12.0  13.5
2014 08 09    22 12 57.4 -46 53 11   1.7725  2.6791   146.8    12.0  13.5
2014 08 10    22 11 58.1 -47 08 54   1.7833  2.6884   146.6    12.0  13.6
2014 08 11    22 10 58.2 -47 24 08   1.7944  2.6978   146.4    12.0  13.6
2014 08 12    22 09 57.9 -47 38 54   1.8057  2.7072   146.2    12.0  13.6
2014 08 13    22 08 57.2 -47 53 09   1.8173  2.7166   145.9    12.1  13.6
2014 08 14    22 07 56.2 -48 06 56   1.8291  2.7260   145.6    12.1  13.7
2014 08 15    22 06 55.1 -48 20 13   1.8412  2.7354   145.3    12.2  13.7
2014 08 16    22 05 53.8 -48 33 01   1.8535  2.7449   145.0    12.2  13.7
2014 08 17    22 04 52.5 -48 45 20   1.8660  2.7543   144.6    12.3  13.8
2014 08 18    22 03 51.2 -48 57 10   1.8788  2.7637   144.2    12.4  13.8
2014 08 19    22 02 50.1 -49 08 31   1.8918  2.7731   143.7    12.5  13.8
2014 08 20    22 01 49.2 -49 19 22   1.9050  2.7826   143.3    12.6  13.8
2014 08 21    22 00 48.7 -49 29 45   1.9185  2.7920   142.8    12.7  13.9
2014 08 22    21 59 48.6 -49 39 40   1.9321  2.8015   142.3    12.8  13.9
2014 08 23    21 58 48.9 -49 49 06   1.9461  2.8109   141.8    12.9  13.9
2014 08 24    21 57 49.8 -49 58 04   1.9602  2.8204   141.2    13.0  14.0
2014 08 25    21 56 51.4 -50 06 34   1.9745  2.8299   140.7    13.1  14.0
2014 08 26    21 55 53.8 -50 14 37   1.9891  2.8393   140.1    13.2  14.0
2014 08 27    21 54 56.9 -50 22 14   2.0039  2.8488   139.5    13.3  14.1
2014 08 28    21 54 00.9 -50 29 23   2.0189  2.8583   138.9    13.4  14.1
2014 08 29    21 53 05.9 -50 36 06   2.0341  2.8678   138.3    13.6  14.1
2014 08 30    21 52 11.9 -50 42 24   2.0495  2.8773   137.6    13.7  14.1
2014 08 31    21 51 19.1 -50 48 16   2.0651  2.8868   137.0    13.8  14.2


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Comet C/2012 X1 (LINEAR) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.553 AU) on the 28th June 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 06 27    22 32 18.2 -30 08 59   1.5529  2.2869   124.4    21.5  12.5
2014 06 28    22 32 32.2 -30 35 26   1.5529  2.2956   125.3    21.2  12.6
2014 06 29    22 32 44.1 -31 01 56   1.5531  2.3044   126.2    20.9  12.6
2014 06 30    22 32 53.9 -31 28 29   1.5536  2.3133   127.1    20.5  12.6
2014 07 01    22 33 01.7 -31 55 05   1.5542  2.3221   127.9    20.2  12.6
2014 07 02    22 33 07.4 -32 21 41   1.5550  2.3310   128.8    19.9  12.6
2014 07 03    22 33 11.0 -32 48 18   1.5561  2.3399   129.7    19.5  12.7
2014 07 04    22 33 12.4 -33 14 54   1.5574  2.3488   130.5    19.2  12.7
2014 07 05    22 33 11.8 -33 41 29   1.5589  2.3577   131.4    18.9  12.7
2014 07 06    22 33 09.1 -34 08 01   1.5607  2.3666   132.2    18.6  12.7
2014 07 07    22 33 04.3 -34 34 29   1.5627  2.3756   133.0    18.2  12.7
2014 07 08    22 32 57.4 -35 00 53   1.5649  2.3845   133.8    17.9  12.7
2014 07 09    22 32 48.4 -35 27 11   1.5674  2.3935   134.6    17.6  12.8
2014 07 10    22 32 37.3 -35 53 23   1.5701  2.4026   135.4    17.3  12.8
2014 07 11    22 32 24.1 -36 19 28   1.5731  2.4116   136.2    17.0  12.8
2014 07 12    22 32 08.9 -36 45 24   1.5763  2.4206   136.9    16.7  12.8
2014 07 13    22 31 51.6 -37 11 10   1.5797  2.4297   137.7    16.4  12.8
2014 07 14    22 31 32.3 -37 36 47   1.5835  2.4388   138.4    16.1  12.9
2014 07 15    22 31 10.9 -38 02 12   1.5874  2.4478   139.1    15.8  12.9
2014 07 16    22 30 47.5 -38 27 24   1.5917  2.4569   139.8    15.5  12.9
2014 07 17    22 30 22.1 -38 52 24   1.5961  2.4661   140.4    15.2  12.9
2014 07 18    22 29 54.8 -39 17 09   1.6009  2.4752   141.1    15.0  13.0
2014 07 19    22 29 25.4 -39 41 39   1.6059  2.4843   141.7    14.7  13.0
2014 07 20    22 28 54.2 -40 05 53   1.6112  2.4935   142.3    14.4  13.0
2014 07 21    22 28 21.0 -40 29 50   1.6167  2.5027   142.8    14.2  13.0
2014 07 22    22 27 46.0 -40 53 29   1.6225  2.5119   143.3    14.0  13.1
2014 07 23    22 27 09.1 -41 16 49   1.6286  2.5211   143.8    13.8  13.1
2014 07 24    22 26 30.5 -41 39 50   1.6349  2.5303   144.3    13.5  13.1
2014 07 25    22 25 50.1 -42 02 29   1.6415  2.5395   144.7    13.4  13.1
2014 07 26    22 25 08.0 -42 24 47   1.6484  2.5487   145.1    13.2  13.1
2014 07 27    22 24 24.3 -42 46 43   1.6555  2.5580   145.5    13.0  13.2
2014 07 28    22 23 39.0 -43 08 16   1.6629  2.5672   145.8    12.8  13.2
2014 07 29    22 22 52.2 -43 29 25   1.6706  2.5765   146.1    12.7  13.2
2014 07 30    22 22 04.0 -43 50 09   1.6785  2.5858   146.4    12.6  13.3
2014 07 31    22 21 14.3 -44 10 29   1.6867  2.5951   146.6    12.4  13.3


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Comet C/2012 X1 (LINEAR) is at Perihelion (1.599 AU) in the constellation Aquila on the 21st February 2014

Ephemeris 

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 02 20    18 55 11.9 +01 51 14   2.0302  1.5991    50.7    28.6  11.6
2014 02 21    18 57 54.3 +01 41 17   2.0271  1.5989    50.9    28.7  11.6
2014 02 22    19 00 35.9 +01 31 23   2.0240  1.5989    51.0    28.7  11.6
2014 02 23    19 03 16.9 +01 21 30   2.0209  1.5990    51.2    28.8  11.6
2014 02 24    19 05 57.2 +01 11 40   2.0178  1.5992    51.4    28.9  11.6
2014 02 25    19 08 36.7 +01 01 51   2.0147  1.5996    51.6    29.0  11.6
2014 02 26    19 11 15.5 +00 52 05   2.0115  1.6000    51.7    29.1  11.6
2014 02 27    19 13 53.6 +00 42 20   2.0084  1.6006    51.9    29.2  11.6
2014 02 28    19 16 31.0 +00 32 36   2.0053  1.6012    52.1    29.2  11.6
2014 03 01    19 19 07.6 +00 22 54   2.0021  1.6020    52.3    29.3  11.6
2014 03 02    19 21 43.4 +00 13 14   1.9990  1.6029    52.6    29.4  11.6
2014 03 03    19 24 18.5 +00 03 34   1.9958  1.6039    52.8    29.5  11.6
2014 03 04    19 26 52.8 -00 06 04   1.9926  1.6050    53.0    29.6  11.6
2014 03 05    19 29 26.3 -00 15 42   1.9894  1.6063    53.2    29.6  11.6
2014 03 06    19 31 59.1 -00 25 18   1.9862  1.6076    53.5    29.7  11.6
2014 03 07    19 34 31.1 -00 34 54   1.9830  1.6091    53.7    29.8  11.6
2014 03 08    19 37 02.3 -00 44 30   1.9797  1.6107    54.0    29.9  11.6
2014 03 09    19 39 32.7 -00 54 06   1.9765  1.6124    54.3    30.0  11.6
2014 03 10    19 42 02.4 -01 03 41   1.9732  1.6141    54.5    30.1  11.6
2014 03 11    19 44 31.2 -01 13 16   1.9698  1.6161    54.8    30.2  11.6
2014 03 12    19 46 59.2 -01 22 51   1.9665  1.6181    55.1    30.2  11.6
2014 03 13    19 49 26.5 -01 32 27   1.9631  1.6202    55.4    30.3  11.6
2014 03 14    19 51 53.0 -01 42 03   1.9597  1.6224    55.7    30.4  11.6
2014 03 15    19 54 18.6 -01 51 40   1.9563  1.6248    56.0    30.5  11.6
2014 03 16    19 56 43.5 -02 01 17   1.9528  1.6272    56.3    30.6  11.6
2014 03 17    19 59 07.5 -02 10 55   1.9494  1.6298    56.6    30.6  11.6
2014 03 18    20 01 30.8 -02 20 35   1.9458  1.6324    57.0    30.7  11.6
2014 03 19    20 03 53.2 -02 30 15   1.9423  1.6352    57.3    30.8  11.6
2014 03 20    20 06 14.8 -02 39 57   1.9387  1.6381    57.6    30.9  11.6
2014 03 21    20 08 35.7 -02 49 41   1.9351  1.6410    58.0    31.0  11.6
2014 03 22    20 10 55.7 -02 59 26   1.9314  1.6441    58.3    31.1  11.6
2014 03 23    20 13 14.8 -03 09 13   1.9277  1.6473    58.7    31.1  11.6
2014 03 24    20 15 33.2 -03 19 03   1.9240  1.6506    59.1    31.2  11.6
2014 03 25    20 17 50.7 -03 28 54   1.9202  1.6540    59.5    31.3  11.6
2014 03 26    20 20 07.4 -03 38 49   1.9164  1.6575    59.8    31.4  11.6
2014 03 27    20 22 23.2 -03 48 46   1.9126  1.6610    60.2    31.4  11.6
2014 03 28    20 24 38.2 -03 58 46   1.9087  1.6647    60.6    31.5  11.6
2014 03 29    20 26 52.3 -04 08 49   1.9048  1.6685    61.1    31.6  11.6
2014 03 30    20 29 05.5 -04 18 55   1.9008  1.6724    61.5    31.6  11.6
2014 03 31    20 31 17.9 -04 29 05   1.8968  1.6763    61.9    31.7  11.6


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Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 10 15    12 49 46.8 +25 44 24   3.0708  2.3246    34.9    14.2  14.1
2013 10 16    12 52 12.2 +25 34 58   3.0577  2.3157    35.2    14.4  14.1
2013 10 17    12 54 38.2 +25 25 29   3.0446  2.3069    35.5    14.5  14.0
2013 10 18    12 57 05.0 +25 15 56   3.0316  2.2981    35.8    14.7  14.0
2013 10 19    12 59 32.3 +25 06 20   3.0185  2.2893    36.0    14.8  14.0
2013 10 20    13 02 00.4 +24 56 40   3.0055  2.2805    36.3    15.0  14.0
2013 10 21    13 04 29.2 +24 46 57   2.9925  2.2718    36.6    15.1  13.9
2013 10 22    13 06 58.6 +24 37 10   2.9795  2.2631    36.8    15.3  13.9
2013 10 23    13 09 28.8 +24 27 19   2.9665  2.2544    37.1    15.4  13.9
2013 10 24    13 11 59.6 +24 17 25   2.9535  2.2457    37.4    15.6  13.9
2013 10 25    13 14 31.1 +24 07 27   2.9406  2.2371    37.6    15.7  13.8
2013 10 26    13 17 03.3 +23 57 26   2.9277  2.2285    37.9    15.9  13.8
2013 10 27    13 19 36.2 +23 47 21   2.9149  2.2199    38.2    16.1  13.8
2013 10 28    13 22 09.8 +23 37 13   2.9020  2.2113    38.4    16.2  13.8
2013 10 29    13 24 44.0 +23 27 02   2.8892  2.2028    38.7    16.4  13.7
2013 10 30    13 27 19.0 +23 16 46   2.8765  2.1942    38.9    16.5  13.7
2013 10 31    13 29 54.6 +23 06 28   2.8638  2.1857    39.2    16.7  13.7


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Google earth file: Comet C2012 X1 (LINEAR).kmz (18kb, kmz)



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Orbital elements:
    C/2012 X1 (LINEAR)
T 2014 Mar. 11.64562 TT                                 MPC
q   1.7441262            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  128.68621     -0.23496663     +0.71451180
                   Node   114.25932     -0.95060712     -0.31038737
e   1.0            Incl.   46.28737     +0.20282207     -0.62700285
From 34 observations 2012 Dec. 8-12.

MPEC 2012 - X70

Comet C/2012 X1 (LINEAR) was discovered on the 8th December, 2012.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 11th March, 2014 at a distance of approximately 1.7 AU from the Sun.

Ed ~ may eventually brighten to greater than mag 9.0



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