Comet P/2006 R2 (Christensen) makes its closest approach to the Earth (3.106 AU) on the 18th May, 2013.
Comet P/2006 R2 (Christensen) is at Opposition (3.118 AU) on the 8th May, 2013.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag2013 05 07 15 25 54.5 +03 29 13 3.1213 4.0767 158.4 5.2 19.6 2013 05 08 15 25 17.9 +03 32 16 3.1185 4.0743 158.5 5.2 19.6 2013 05 09 15 24 41.1 +03 35 13 3.1160 4.0720 158.5 5.2 19.6 2013 05 10 15 24 04.2 +03 38 03 3.1138 4.0697 158.4 5.2 19.6 2013 05 11 15 23 27.1 +03 40 46 3.1118 4.0674 158.3 5.3 19.6 2013 05 12 15 22 49.8 +03 43 22 3.1101 4.0651 158.1 5.3 19.6 2013 05 13 15 22 12.6 +03 45 51 3.1087 4.0628 157.9 5.4 19.6 2013 05 14 15 21 35.2 +03 48 13 3.1076 4.0604 157.6 5.4 19.5 2013 05 15 15 20 57.9 +03 50 28 3.1068 4.0581 157.3 5.5 19.5 2013 05 16 15 20 20.6 +03 52 35 3.1062 4.0558 156.9 5.6 19.5 2013 05 17 15 19 43.3 +03 54 35 3.1059 4.0535 156.5 5.7 19.5 2013 05 18 15 19 06.1 +03 56 28 3.1058 4.0511 156.1 5.8 19.5 2013 05 19 15 18 29.0 +03 58 13 3.1061 4.0488 155.6 5.9 19.5 2013 05 20 15 17 52.0 +03 59 50 3.1066 4.0465 155.0 6.1 19.5 2013 05 21 15 17 15.2 +04 01 19 3.1074 4.0442 154.5 6.2 19.5 2013 05 22 15 16 38.7 +04 02 40 3.1084 4.0418 153.9 6.3 19.5 2013 05 23 15 16 02.3 +04 03 54 3.1097 4.0395 153.2 6.5 19.5 2013 05 24 15 15 26.2 +04 04 59 3.1113 4.0372 152.6 6.6 19.5 2013 05 25 15 14 50.4 +04 05 57 3.1131 4.0349 151.9 6.8 19.5 2013 05 26 15 14 14.9 +04 06 47 3.1152 4.0325 151.2 6.9 19.5 2013 05 27 15 13 39.7 +04 07 28 3.1175 4.0302 150.5 7.1 19.5 2013 05 28 15 13 04.8 +04 08 01 3.1201 4.0279 149.7 7.3 19.5 2013 05 29 15 12 30.4 +04 08 27 3.1229 4.0255 149.0 7.5 19.5 2013 05 30 15 11 56.4 +04 08 44 3.1260 4.0232 148.2 7.6 19.5 2013 05 31 15 11 22.8 +04 08 53 3.1293 4.0209 147.4 7.8 19.5