Comet C/2013 J6 (Catalina) is at Opposition (4.042 AU) on the 3rd June 2014
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 06 01 15 53 03.8 -66 22 57 4.0253 4.7973 135.1 8.6 24.3 2014 06 02 15 50 34.7 -66 24 34 4.0335 4.8049 135.0 8.6 24.3 2014 06 03 15 48 06.5 -66 25 51 4.0420 4.8125 135.0 8.6 24.4 2014 06 04 15 45 39.2 -66 26 50 4.0507 4.8201 134.9 8.6 24.4 2014 06 05 15 43 13.0 -66 27 30 4.0596 4.8277 134.7 8.6 24.4 2014 06 06 15 40 48.0 -66 27 53 4.0689 4.8353 134.6 8.6 24.4 2014 06 07 15 38 24.3 -66 27 57 4.0784 4.8429 134.4 8.6 24.4 2014 06 08 15 36 02.1 -66 27 44 4.0881 4.8505 134.2 8.6 24.4 2014 06 09 15 33 41.5 -66 27 15 4.0981 4.8580 134.0 8.6 24.4 2014 06 10 15 31 22.6 -66 26 29 4.1084 4.8656 133.7 8.7 24.4 2014 06 11 15 29 05.4 -66 25 26 4.1189 4.8732 133.5 8.7 24.5 2014 06 12 15 26 50.2 -66 24 09 4.1297 4.8808 133.2 8.7 24.5 2014 06 13 15 24 37.0 -66 22 36 4.1407 4.8884 132.9 8.8 24.5 2014 06 14 15 22 25.8 -66 20 49 4.1519 4.8960 132.5 8.8 24.5 2014 06 15 15 20 16.8 -66 18 48 4.1634 4.9035 132.2 8.8 24.5 2014 06 16 15 18 10.0 -66 16 33 4.1752 4.9111 131.8 8.9 24.5 2014 06 17 15 16 05.5 -66 14 06 4.1871 4.9187 131.4 8.9 24.5 2014 06 18 15 14 03.4 -66 11 25 4.1994 4.9263 131.0 8.9 24.5 2014 06 19 15 12 03.7 -66 08 33 4.2118 4.9339 130.6 9.0 24.6 2014 06 20 15 10 06.6 -66 05 30 4.2245 4.9414 130.2 9.0 24.6 2014 06 21 15 08 11.9 -66 02 15 4.2374 4.9490 129.7 9.1 24.6 2014 06 22 15 06 19.8 -65 58 50 4.2505 4.9566 129.3 9.1 24.6 2014 06 23 15 04 30.4 -65 55 15 4.2638 4.9642 128.8 9.2 24.6 2014 06 24 15 02 43.6 -65 51 31 4.2774 4.9718 128.3 9.2 24.6 2014 06 25 15 00 59.5 -65 47 39 4.2911 4.9793 127.8 9.3 24.6 2014 06 26 14 59 18.1 -65 43 38 4.3051 4.9869 127.3 9.3 24.6 2014 06 27 14 57 39.4 -65 39 29 4.3193 4.9945 126.8 9.4 24.7 2014 06 28 14 56 03.5 -65 35 13 4.3337 5.0021 126.2 9.4 24.7 2014 06 29 14 54 30.4 -65 30 51 4.3483 5.0096 125.7 9.5 24.7 2014 06 30 14 53 00.0 -65 26 22 4.3631 5.0172 125.1 9.5 24.7
Orbital elements: C/2013 J6 (Catalina) Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 T 2013 Apr. 9.53039 TT MPC q 2.4154827 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0169622 Peri. 125.63382 -0.27945610 -0.25210829 Node 68.42525 -0.79550531 -0.47952632 e 0.9590280 Incl. 85.04939 +0.53765751 -0.84053311 From 103 observations 2013 May 9-June 12
MPEC 2013 - L61
Key to Orbital elements
Comet C/2013 J6 (Catalina) is at Opposition (1.786 AU) on the 12th June, 2013.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 06 11 16 10 58.6 +28 23 15 1.7710 2.5078 126.2 19.1 19.7 2013 06 12 16 08 34.2 +27 51 03 1.7745 2.5107 126.1 19.1 19.7 2013 06 13 16 06 12.5 +27 18 27 1.7784 2.5137 126.0 19.1 19.8 2013 06 14 16 03 53.6 +26 45 28 1.7827 2.5167 125.9 19.1 19.8 2013 06 15 16 01 37.5 +26 12 08 1.7875 2.5197 125.8 19.1 19.8 2013 06 16 15 59 24.3 +25 38 28 1.7928 2.5228 125.6 19.1 19.8 2013 06 17 15 57 14.0 +25 04 32 1.7984 2.5259 125.3 19.2 19.8 2013 06 18 15 55 06.7 +24 30 20 1.8045 2.5291 125.1 19.2 19.8 2013 06 19 15 53 02.3 +23 55 55 1.8110 2.5323 124.8 19.2 19.8 2013 06 20 15 51 01.0 +23 21 18 1.8179 2.5355 124.5 19.3 19.8
Comet C/2013 J6 (Catalina) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.771 AU) on the 3rd June, 2013.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 06 01 16 37 09.0 +33 16 20 1.7725 2.4933 124.7 19.5 19.7 2013 06 02 16 34 22.7 +32 49 47 1.7717 2.4957 125.0 19.4 19.7 2013 06 03 16 31 38.1 +32 22 34 1.7712 2.4982 125.3 19.4 19.7 2013 06 04 16 28 55.1 +31 54 42 1.7712 2.5006 125.5 19.3 19.7 2013 06 05 16 26 14.1 +31 26 11 1.7716 2.5031 125.7 19.2 19.7 2013 06 06 16 23 35.0 +30 57 05 1.7724 2.5057 125.9 19.2 19.7 2013 06 07 16 20 58.0 +30 27 23 1.7737 2.5083 126.0 19.1 19.7 2013 06 08 16 18 23.3 +29 57 07 1.7754 2.5110 126.1 19.1 19.7 2013 06 09 16 15 50.9 +29 26 20 1.7775 2.5137 126.1 19.0 19.8 2013 06 10 16 13 20.9 +28 55 03 1.7800 2.5164 126.2 19.0 19.8
Orbital elements: C/2013 J6 (Catalina) T 2013 Apr. 13.15995 TT MPC q 2.4347713 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 126.86293 -0.28211543 -0.25482588 Node 68.09177 -0.80641622 -0.45927390 e 1.0 Incl. 85.49695 +0.51971508 -0.85095902 From 74 observations 2013 May 9-20.
MPEC 2013 - K31
Comet C/2013 J6 (CATALINA) was discovered on the 9th May, 2013, by the Catalina Sky Survey telescope.The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage was on the 13th April, 2013, at a distance of 2.4 au from the Sun.