Comet 87P/Bus is at Opposition (3.028 AU) in the constellation Aquarius on the 5th September 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 09 05 22 51 35.1 -05 59 14 3.0276 4.0359 178.8 0.3 2015 09 06 22 50 54.4 -06 03 48 3.0308 4.0386 178.4 0.4 2015 09 07 22 50 13.8 -06 08 21 3.0342 4.0414 177.4 0.6 2015 09 08 22 49 33.3 -06 12 54 3.0380 4.0441 176.4 0.9 2015 09 09 22 48 53.0 -06 17 26 3.0420 4.0469 175.3 1.2 2015 09 10 22 48 13.0 -06 21 56 3.0464 4.0496 174.1 1.5 2015 09 11 22 47 33.1 -06 26 25 3.0510 4.0523 173.0 1.7 2015 09 12 22 46 53.5 -06 30 53 3.0560 4.0550 171.9 2.0 2015 09 13 22 46 14.2 -06 35 19 3.0613 4.0578 170.7 2.3 2015 09 14 22 45 35.3 -06 39 43 3.0668 4.0605 169.6 2.6 2015 09 15 22 44 56.7 -06 44 05 3.0727 4.0632 168.4 2.8 2015 09 16 22 44 18.5 -06 48 24 3.0789 4.0659 167.3 3.1 2015 09 17 22 43 40.7 -06 52 41 3.0853 4.0686 166.2 3.4 2015 09 18 22 43 03.4 -06 56 55 3.0921 4.0713 165.0 3.7 2015 09 19 22 42 26.5 -07 01 07 3.0992 4.0740 163.9 3.9 2015 09 20 22 41 50.2 -07 05 15 3.1065 4.0767 162.7 4.2 2015 09 21 22 41 14.3 -07 09 20 3.1141 4.0793 161.6 4.5 2015 09 22 22 40 39.1 -07 13 22 3.1220 4.0820 160.5 4.7 2015 09 23 22 40 04.4 -07 17 20 3.1302 4.0847 159.3 5.0 2015 09 24 22 39 30.3 -07 21 15 3.1387 4.0873 158.2 5.2 2015 09 25 22 38 56.9 -07 25 06 3.1475 4.0900 157.1 5.5 2015 09 26 22 38 24.1 -07 28 53 3.1565 4.0927 155.9 5.7 2015 09 27 22 37 52.0 -07 32 36 3.1658 4.0953 154.8 6.0 2015 09 28 22 37 20.5 -07 36 14 3.1754 4.0979 153.7 6.2 2015 09 29 22 36 49.8 -07 39 49 3.1852 4.1006 152.6 6.5 2015 09 30 22 36 19.8 -07 43 19 3.1953 4.1032 151.5 6.7
Comet 87P/Bus is at Opposition (1.456 AU) on the 20th June 2014
Comet 87P/Bus makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.434 AU) on the 7th June 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 06 06 18 06 56.2 -19 04 10 1.4341 2.4222 162.8 7.1 17.6 2014 06 07 18 06 09.6 -19 03 46 1.4340 2.4255 163.9 6.6 17.6 2014 06 08 18 05 22.3 -19 03 23 1.4342 2.4289 165.0 6.2 17.6 2014 06 09 18 04 34.3 -19 03 03 1.4346 2.4322 166.1 5.7 17.6 2014 06 10 18 03 45.8 -19 02 45 1.4352 2.4356 167.2 5.3 17.6 2014 06 11 18 02 56.7 -19 02 29 1.4361 2.4390 168.3 4.9 17.7 2014 06 12 18 02 07.3 -19 02 15 1.4373 2.4423 169.3 4.4 17.7 2014 06 13 18 01 17.5 -19 02 03 1.4387 2.4457 170.4 4.0 17.7 2014 06 14 18 00 27.4 -19 01 53 1.4403 2.4491 171.4 3.6 17.7 2014 06 15 17 59 37.1 -19 01 45 1.4422 2.4525 172.3 3.2 17.7 2014 06 16 17 58 46.6 -19 01 39 1.4443 2.4560 173.3 2.8 17.8 2014 06 17 17 57 56.1 -19 01 36 1.4467 2.4594 174.1 2.4 17.8 2014 06 18 17 57 05.5 -19 01 34 1.4494 2.4628 174.8 2.2 17.8 2014 06 19 17 56 14.9 -19 01 35 1.4523 2.4663 175.3 1.9 17.8 2014 06 20 17 55 24.5 -19 01 38 1.4554 2.4697 175.6 1.8 17.8 2014 06 21 17 54 34.2 -19 01 42 1.4588 2.4732 175.5 1.8 17.9 2014 06 22 17 53 44.3 -19 01 49 1.4625 2.4767 175.2 1.9 17.9 2014 06 23 17 52 54.6 -19 01 58 1.4664 2.4802 174.7 2.2 17.9 2014 06 24 17 52 05.3 -19 02 08 1.4706 2.4836 174.0 2.5 17.9 2014 06 25 17 51 16.5 -19 02 21 1.4750 2.4871 173.2 2.8 17.9 2014 06 26 17 50 28.2 -19 02 36 1.4797 2.4907 172.3 3.2 18.0 2014 06 27 17 49 40.5 -19 02 53 1.4846 2.4942 171.3 3.5 18.0 2014 06 28 17 48 53.5 -19 03 11 1.4898 2.4977 170.3 3.9 18.0 2014 06 29 17 48 07.2 -19 03 32 1.4952 2.5012 169.3 4.3 18.0 2014 06 30 17 47 21.7 -19 03 55 1.5009 2.5048 168.2 4.7 18.1
Comet 87P/Bus is at perihelion (2.104 AU) on the 19th December 2013
Comet 87P/Bus makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.080 AU) on the 22nd January, 2013
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 01 20 07 08 09.5 +18 53 05 2.0808 3.0443 165.8 4.6 20.9 2013 01 21 07 07 16.8 +18 55 01 2.0804 3.0404 164.6 4.9 20.9 2013 01 22 07 06 24.6 +18 56 56 2.0803 3.0365 163.4 5.3 20.8 2013 01 23 07 05 33.0 +18 58 52 2.0805 3.0326 162.2 5.7 20.8 2013 01 24 07 04 42.0 +19 00 47 2.0810 3.0287 161.0 6.1 20.8 2013 01 25 07 03 51.7 +19 02 42 2.0817 3.0248 159.8 6.5 20.8 2013 01 26 07 03 02.1 +19 04 37 2.0827 3.0209 158.6 6.8 20.8 2013 01 27 07 02 13.3 +19 06 31 2.0840 3.0170 157.4 7.2 20.8 2013 01 28 07 01 25.4 +19 08 25 2.0856 3.0131 156.2 7.6 20.8 2013 01 29 07 00 38.3 +19 10 18 2.0874 3.0092 155.0 7.9 20.8 2013 01 30 06 59 52.2 +19 12 11 2.0895 3.0053 153.9 8.3 20.7 2013 01 31 06 59 07.0 +19 14 03 2.0919 3.0014 152.7 8.7 20.7