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Comet C/2012 LP26 (Palomar) is at Perihelion (6.535 AU) in the constellation Aquila on the 17th August 2015

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 08 10    19 48 30.6 -03 58 07   5.6021  6.5362   155.2     3.7  18.4
2015 08 11    19 48 15.8 -04 01 55   5.6069  6.5362   154.5     3.8  18.4
2015 08 12    19 48 01.3 -04 05 44   5.6120  6.5361   153.7     3.9  18.4
2015 08 13    19 47 47.0 -04 09 36   5.6173  6.5361   153.0     4.0  18.4
2015 08 14    19 47 33.1 -04 13 28   5.6229  6.5361   152.2     4.1  18.4
2015 08 15    19 47 19.5 -04 17 23   5.6288  6.5361   151.4     4.3  18.4
2015 08 16    19 47 06.3 -04 21 18   5.6349  6.5361   150.6     4.4  18.4
2015 08 17    19 46 53.4 -04 25 15   5.6413  6.5361   149.8     4.5  18.4
2015 08 18    19 46 40.8 -04 29 13   5.6479  6.5361   148.9     4.6  18.4
2015 08 19    19 46 28.6 -04 33 13   5.6548  6.5361   148.1     4.7  18.4
2015 08 20    19 46 16.9 -04 37 13   5.6619  6.5361   147.3     4.8  18.4
2015 08 21    19 46 05.5 -04 41 14   5.6693  6.5361   146.4     4.9  18.4
2015 08 22    19 45 54.5 -04 45 17   5.6769  6.5362   145.5     5.0  18.4
2015 08 23    19 45 43.9 -04 49 20   5.6848  6.5362   144.7     5.1  18.4
2015 08 24    19 45 33.8 -04 53 23   5.6929  6.5363   143.8     5.2  18.4
2015 08 25    19 45 24.1 -04 57 27   5.7013  6.5363   142.9     5.4  18.4
2015 08 26    19 45 14.8 -05 01 32   5.7098  6.5364   142.0     5.5  18.4
2015 08 27    19 45 06.0 -05 05 38   5.7187  6.5364   141.2     5.6  18.4
2015 08 28    19 44 57.6 -05 09 43   5.7277  6.5365   140.3     5.7  18.4
2015 08 29    19 44 49.7 -05 13 49   5.7370  6.5366   139.4     5.8  18.4
2015 08 30    19 44 42.2 -05 17 55   5.7464  6.5367   138.5     5.9  18.5
2015 08 31    19 44 35.3 -05 22 02   5.7562  6.5368   137.6     6.0  18.5


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Comet C/2012 LP26 (Palomar) is at Opposition (5.562 AU) in the constellation Aquila on the 24th July 2015 



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Comet C/2012 LP26 (Palomar) makes its closest approach to the Earth (5.562 AU) in the constellation Aquila on the 24th July 2015 

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 07 20    19 54 26.0 -02 47 26   5.5647  6.5387   162.0     2.8  18.4
2015 07 21    19 54 08.1 -02 50 19   5.5637  6.5385   162.2     2.7  18.4
2015 07 22    19 53 50.2 -02 53 16   5.5630  6.5383   162.3     2.7  18.4
2015 07 23    19 53 32.4 -02 56 16   5.5625  6.5382   162.4     2.7  18.4
2015 07 24    19 53 14.5 -02 59 19   5.5624  6.5380   162.4     2.7  18.4
2015 07 25    19 52 56.8 -03 02 26   5.5625  6.5378   162.4     2.7  18.4
2015 07 26    19 52 39.1 -03 05 35   5.5629  6.5377   162.3     2.7  18.4
2015 07 27    19 52 21.4 -03 08 47   5.5636  6.5375   162.1     2.7  18.4
2015 07 28    19 52 03.9 -03 12 02   5.5645  6.5374   161.9     2.8  18.4
2015 07 29    19 51 46.5 -03 15 20   5.5658  6.5373   161.6     2.8  18.4
2015 07 30    19 51 29.2 -03 18 41   5.5673  6.5371   161.3     2.9  18.4
2015 07 31    19 51 12.0 -03 22 04   5.5691  6.5370   161.0     2.9  18.4
2015 08 01    19 50 55.0 -03 25 30   5.5711  6.5369   160.5     3.0  18.4
2015 08 02    19 50 38.2 -03 28 58   5.5735  6.5368   160.1     3.0  18.4
2015 08 03    19 50 21.5 -03 32 29   5.5761  6.5367   159.6     3.1  18.4
2015 08 04    19 50 05.0 -03 36 02   5.5790  6.5366   159.0     3.2  18.4
2015 08 05    19 49 48.7 -03 39 38   5.5822  6.5365   158.5     3.3  18.4
2015 08 06    19 49 32.6 -03 43 15   5.5856  6.5365   157.9     3.4  18.4
2015 08 07    19 49 16.8 -03 46 55   5.5893  6.5364   157.2     3.4  18.4
2015 08 08    19 49 01.1 -03 50 37   5.5933  6.5363   156.6     3.5  18.4
2015 08 09    19 48 45.8 -03 54 21   5.5976  6.5363   155.9     3.6  18.4
2015 08 10    19 48 30.6 -03 58 07   5.6021  6.5362   155.2     3.7  18.4


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Comet C/2012 LP26 (Palomar) makes its closest approach to the Earth (6.187 AU) on the 30th June 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 07 01    17 49 05.8 +03 32 34   6.1869  7.0909   150.7     4.0  19.0
2014 07 02    17 48 47.9 +03 31 02   6.1872  7.0884   150.3     4.1  19.0
2014 07 03    17 48 30.2 +03 29 25   6.1878  7.0858   149.9     4.1  19.0
2014 07 04    17 48 12.6 +03 27 45   6.1887  7.0833   149.5     4.2  19.0
2014 07 05    17 47 55.2 +03 26 00   6.1898  7.0807   149.0     4.2  19.0
2014 07 06    17 47 38.0 +03 24 11   6.1911  7.0782   148.5     4.3  19.0
2014 07 07    17 47 21.0 +03 22 18   6.1927  7.0757   148.0     4.4  19.0
2014 07 08    17 47 04.2 +03 20 21   6.1946  7.0732   147.5     4.4  19.0
2014 07 09    17 46 47.6 +03 18 20   6.1967  7.0706   147.0     4.5  19.0
2014 07 10    17 46 31.2 +03 16 15   6.1990  7.0681   146.4     4.6  19.0
2014 07 11    17 46 15.1 +03 14 06   6.2016  7.0656   145.8     4.6  19.0
2014 07 12    17 45 59.2 +03 11 53   6.2044  7.0631   145.2     4.7  19.0
2014 07 13    17 45 43.5 +03 09 36   6.2075  7.0606   144.6     4.8  19.0
2014 07 14    17 45 28.2 +03 07 15   6.2108  7.0581   144.0     4.9  19.0
2014 07 15    17 45 13.1 +03 04 51   6.2143  7.0556   143.3     4.9  19.0
2014 07 16    17 44 58.3 +03 02 23   6.2181  7.0532   142.7     5.0  19.0
2014 07 17    17 44 43.8 +02 59 51   6.2221  7.0507   142.0     5.1  19.0
2014 07 18    17 44 29.6 +02 57 15   6.2263  7.0482   141.3     5.2  19.0
2014 07 19    17 44 15.7 +02 54 36   6.2308  7.0458   140.6     5.3  19.0
2014 07 20    17 44 02.2 +02 51 54   6.2354  7.0433   139.9     5.3  19.0
2014 07 21    17 43 49.0 +02 49 07   6.2404  7.0408   139.2     5.4  19.0
2014 07 22    17 43 36.2 +02 46 18   6.2455  7.0384   138.5     5.5  19.0
2014 07 23    17 43 23.7 +02 43 25   6.2508  7.0359   137.7     5.6  19.0
2014 07 24    17 43 11.6 +02 40 29   6.2564  7.0335   137.0     5.7  19.0
2014 07 25    17 42 59.8 +02 37 29   6.2622  7.0311   136.2     5.7  19.0
2014 07 26    17 42 48.5 +02 34 27   6.2682  7.0286   135.5     5.8  19.0
2014 07 27    17 42 37.5 +02 31 21   6.2744  7.0262   134.7     5.9  19.0
2014 07 28    17 42 27.0 +02 28 12   6.2808  7.0238   134.0     6.0  19.0
2014 07 29    17 42 16.9 +02 25 00   6.2874  7.0214   133.2     6.1  19.0
2014 07 30    17 42 07.2 +02 21 45   6.2942  7.0190   132.4     6.1  19.0
2014 07 31    17 41 57.9 +02 18 28   6.3012  7.0165   131.6     6.2  19.0


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Comet C/2012 LP26 (Palomar) is at Opposition (6.200 AU) on the 20th June 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 06 20    17 52 28.0 +03 44 39   6.2002  7.1193   152.8     3.7  19.0
2014 06 21    17 52 09.4 +03 43 55   6.1977  7.1167   152.8     3.7  19.0
2014 06 22    17 51 50.9 +03 43 06   6.1954  7.1141   152.7     3.8  19.0
2014 06 23    17 51 32.3 +03 42 14   6.1935  7.1115   152.7     3.8  19.0
2014 06 24    17 51 13.8 +03 41 17   6.1917  7.1089   152.5     3.8  19.0
2014 06 25    17 50 55.3 +03 40 15   6.1903  7.1063   152.4     3.8  19.0
2014 06 26    17 50 36.8 +03 39 09   6.1890  7.1038   152.2     3.8  19.0
2014 06 27    17 50 18.4 +03 37 59   6.1881  7.1012   151.9     3.9  19.0
2014 06 28    17 50 00.1 +03 36 44   6.1874  7.0986   151.7     3.9  19.0
2014 06 29    17 49 41.9 +03 35 25   6.1870  7.0960   151.4     3.9  19.0
2014 06 30    17 49 23.8 +03 34 01   6.1868  7.0935   151.0     4.0  19.0


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Orbital elements:
    C/2012 LP26 (Palomar)
Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5
T 2015 Aug. 17.19880 TT                                 MPC
q   6.5315960            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0001071      Peri.  145.20678     +0.51247830     +0.83793797
 +/-0.0000769      Node   154.02653     -0.85249210     +0.52270654
e   0.9993008      Incl.   25.37560     -0.10306899     -0.15696446
From 23 observations 2012 May 23-2013 Feb. 7

MPEC 2013 - C31

Key to Orbital elements

Comet C/2012 LP26 (PALOMAR) was discovered by the Palomar Transient Factory, on the 10th June, 2012.
The orbital elements of the comet indicate perihelion passage on the 17th August, 2015 at a distance of approximately 6.5 AU from the Sun.



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