Comet 256P/LINEAR is at Opposition (3.054 AU) on the 21st July 2014
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 07 20 20 30 36.7 -42 59 44 3.0505 4.0036 156.6 5.8 2014 07 21 20 29 46.9 -43 05 33 3.0541 4.0073 156.6 5.8 2014 07 22 20 28 56.9 -43 11 12 3.0581 4.0109 156.6 5.8 2014 07 23 20 28 06.7 -43 16 42 3.0623 4.0146 156.5 5.8 2014 07 24 20 27 16.4 -43 22 02 3.0668 4.0183 156.4 5.8 2014 07 25 20 26 25.9 -43 27 12 3.0715 4.0219 156.2 5.8 2014 07 26 20 25 35.4 -43 32 12 3.0766 4.0256 156.0 5.9 2014 07 27 20 24 44.9 -43 37 02 3.0819 4.0292 155.7 6.0 2014 07 28 20 23 54.4 -43 41 42 3.0875 4.0329 155.4 6.0 2014 07 29 20 23 04.0 -43 46 11 3.0933 4.0366 155.0 6.1 2014 07 30 20 22 13.7 -43 50 30 3.0994 4.0402 154.6 6.2 2014 07 31 20 21 23.7 -43 54 39 3.1058 4.0439 154.2 6.3
Comet 256P/LINEAR makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.783 AU) on the 2nd May, 2013.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 05 01 15 10 11.3 +12 49 08 1.7831 2.7069 150.7 10.5 2013 05 02 15 09 19.8 +12 44 24 1.7829 2.7076 150.8 10.5 2013 05 03 15 08 27.9 +12 39 26 1.7829 2.7084 150.9 10.4 2013 05 04 15 07 35.8 +12 34 11 1.7831 2.7092 151.0 10.4 2013 05 05 15 06 43.5 +12 28 41 1.7836 2.7100 151.0 10.4 2013 05 06 15 05 51.2 +12 22 55 1.7844 2.7109 150.9 10.4 2013 05 07 15 04 58.7 +12 16 54 1.7853 2.7117 150.9 10.4 2013 05 08 15 04 06.3 +12 10 37 1.7866 2.7126 150.8 10.5 2013 05 09 15 03 14.0 +12 04 04 1.7880 2.7134 150.6 10.5 2013 05 10 15 02 21.8 +11 57 15 1.7898 2.7143 150.5 10.6 2013 05 11 15 01 29.8 +11 50 12 1.7917 2.7152 150.2 10.6 2013 05 12 15 00 38.1 +11 42 53 1.7940 2.7162 150.0 10.7 2013 05 13 14 59 46.7 +11 35 18 1.7964 2.7171 149.7 10.8 2013 05 14 14 58 55.6 +11 27 29 1.7991 2.7181 149.4 10.9 2013 05 15 14 58 05.0 +11 19 25 1.8021 2.7191 149.0 11.0 2013 05 16 14 57 14.9 +11 11 06 1.8053 2.7200 148.6 11.2 2013 05 17 14 56 25.3 +11 02 33 1.8087 2.7211 148.2 11.3 2013 05 18 14 55 36.3 +10 53 45 1.8124 2.7221 147.8 11.4 2013 05 19 14 54 48.0 +10 44 44 1.8163 2.7231 147.3 11.6 2013 05 20 14 54 00.3 +10 35 29 1.8205 2.7242 146.8 11.7 2013 05 21 14 53 13.4 +10 26 00 1.8248 2.7252 146.3 11.9 2013 05 22 14 52 27.2 +10 16 18 1.8295 2.7263 145.7 12.1 2013 05 23 14 51 41.9 +10 06 24 1.8343 2.7274 145.2 12.2 2013 05 24 14 50 57.4 +09 56 17 1.8394 2.7286 144.6 12.4 2013 05 25 14 50 13.8 +09 45 58 1.8447 2.7297 144.0 12.6 2013 05 26 14 49 31.2 +09 35 27 1.8503 2.7308 143.4 12.8 2013 05 27 14 48 49.5 +09 24 44 1.8560 2.7320 142.7 13.0 2013 05 28 14 48 08.8 +09 13 50 1.8620 2.7332 142.1 13.2 2013 05 29 14 47 29.1 +09 02 45 1.8683 2.7344 141.4 13.4 2013 05 30 14 46 50.5 +08 51 29 1.8747 2.7356 140.7 13.6 2013 05 31 14 46 13.0 +08 40 03 1.8814 2.7368 140.0 13.8
Comet 256P/LINEAR is at perihelion (2.690 AU) on the 17th March, 2013
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 03 17 15 31 31.0 +12 53 23 2.0129 2.6899 123.2 18.0 2013 03 18 15 31 34.4 +12 55 54 2.0040 2.6899 124.0 17.9 2013 03 19 15 31 36.1 +12 58 22 1.9953 2.6900 124.7 17.7 2013 03 20 15 31 36.3 +13 00 49 1.9866 2.6900 125.5 17.5 2013 03 21 15 31 34.8 +13 03 12 1.9781 2.6900 126.3 17.4 2013 03 22 15 31 31.8 +13 05 33 1.9698 2.6901 127.0 17.2 2013 03 23 15 31 27.1 +13 07 50 1.9616 2.6902 127.8 17.0 2013 03 24 15 31 20.8 +13 10 04 1.9535 2.6903 128.6 16.8 2013 03 25 15 31 12.9 +13 12 13 1.9456 2.6904 129.3 16.7 2013 03 26 15 31 03.3 +13 14 18 1.9378 2.6906 130.1 16.5 2013 03 27 15 30 52.2 +13 16 19 1.9302 2.6907 130.8 16.3 2013 03 28 15 30 39.5 +13 18 14 1.9227 2.6909 131.6 16.1 2013 03 29 15 30 25.2 +13 20 04 1.9154 2.6911 132.4 15.9 2013 03 30 15 30 09.4 +13 21 48 1.9082 2.6913 133.1 15.7 2013 03 31 15 29 51.9 +13 23 26 1.9013 2.6915 133.9 15.5