Comet C/2013 F1 (Boattini) is at Opposition (1.738 AU) on the 28th April, 2013
Comet C/2013 F1 (Boattini) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.641 AU) on the 7th April, 2013.
Orbital elements: C/2013 F1 (Boattini) T 2012 Dec. 8.01552 TT MPC q 1.9337690 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 96.22417 -0.17497451 -0.85565087 Node 29.59041 -0.30879204 -0.42205834 e 1.0 Incl. 80.53828 +0.93489646 -0.29954691 From 47 observations 2013 Mar. 23-24.
MPEC 2013 - R07
Key to Orbital elements
Comet C/2013 F1 (BOATTINI) was discovered on the 23rd March, 2013, by A. Boattini (Mt. Lemmon Survey).The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage was on the 8th December, 2012, at a distance of 1.9 AU from the Sun.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 03 23 15 49 18.5 +34 22 22 1.6817 2.3174 117.5 22.4 17.8 2013 03 24 15 46 36.4 +34 20 06 1.6769 2.3239 118.5 22.2 17.8 2013 03 25 15 43 51.3 +34 17 23 1.6724 2.3304 119.4 21.9 17.8 2013 03 26 15 41 03.4 +34 14 13 1.6682 2.3370 120.4 21.6 17.8 2013 03 27 15 38 12.8 +34 10 34 1.6642 2.3437 121.3 21.3 17.8 2013 03 28 15 35 19.7 +34 06 25 1.6605 2.3503 122.3 21.0 17.8 2013 03 29 15 32 24.1 +34 01 46 1.6571 2.3570 123.2 20.8 17.8 2013 03 30 15 29 26.2 +33 56 34 1.6540 2.3638 124.1 20.5 17.8 2013 03 31 15 26 26.1 +33 50 50 1.6512 2.3705 125.1 20.2 17.8 2013 04 01 15 23 24.1 +33 44 33 1.6488 2.3773 126.0 19.9 17.8 2013 04 02 15 20 20.2 +33 37 41 1.6466 2.3842 126.8 19.6 17.9 2013 04 03 15 17 14.7 +33 30 13 1.6449 2.3910 127.7 19.3 17.9 2013 04 04 15 14 07.7 +33 22 10 1.6434 2.3979 128.6 19.0 17.9 2013 04 05 15 10 59.4 +33 13 30 1.6423 2.4048 129.4 18.8 17.9 2013 04 06 15 07 50.1 +33 04 14 1.6416 2.4118 130.2 18.5 17.9 2013 04 07 15 04 39.8 +32 54 20 1.6413 2.4188 131.0 18.2 17.9 2013 04 08 15 01 28.8 +32 43 48 1.6414 2.4258 131.7 17.9 17.9 2013 04 09 14 58 17.4 +32 32 38 1.6418 2.4329 132.5 17.7 17.9 2013 04 10 14 55 05.7 +32 20 51 1.6426 2.4399 133.2 17.4 18.0 2013 04 11 14 51 53.9 +32 08 26 1.6439 2.4470 133.8 17.2 18.0 2013 04 12 14 48 42.3 +31 55 23 1.6455 2.4542 134.5 17.0 18.0 2013 04 13 14 45 31.0 +31 41 43 1.6476 2.4613 135.0 16.7 18.0 2013 04 14 14 42 20.4 +31 27 26 1.6501 2.4685 135.6 16.5 18.0 2013 04 15 14 39 10.5 +31 12 32 1.6530 2.4758 136.1 16.3 18.0 2013 04 16 14 36 01.6 +30 57 03 1.6563 2.4830 136.6 16.1 18.0 2013 04 17 14 32 53.8 +30 40 59 1.6601 2.4903 137.0 16.0 18.1 2013 04 18 14 29 47.5 +30 24 21 1.6643 2.4976 137.4 15.8 18.1 2013 04 19 14 26 42.7 +30 07 10 1.6689 2.5049 137.7 15.6 18.1 2013 04 20 14 23 39.6 +29 49 26 1.6740 2.5123 138.0 15.5 18.1 2013 04 21 14 20 38.5 +29 31 12 1.6795 2.5196 138.2 15.4 18.1 2013 04 22 14 17 39.4 +29 12 28 1.6855 2.5270 138.4 15.3 18.2 2013 04 23 14 14 42.5 +28 53 16 1.6919 2.5345 138.6 15.2 18.2 2013 04 24 14 11 47.9 +28 33 36 1.6987 2.5419 138.6 15.2 18.2 2013 04 25 14 08 55.8 +28 13 31 1.7060 2.5494 138.7 15.1 18.2 2013 04 26 14 06 06.4 +27 53 01 1.7137 2.5569 138.6 15.1 18.2 2013 04 27 14 03 19.6 +27 32 09 1.7218 2.5644 138.6 15.1 18.3 2013 04 28 14 00 35.6 +27 10 55 1.7304 2.5720 138.4 15.1 18.3 2013 04 29 13 57 54.6 +26 49 21 1.7394 2.5795 138.3 15.1 18.3 2013 04 30 13 55 16.5 +26 27 28 1.7489 2.5871 138.0 15.1 18.3