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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


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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



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Comet C/2013 J6 (Catalina) is at Opposition (1.786 AU) on the 12th June, 2013.

Ephemeris

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


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Comet C/2013 J6 (Catalina) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.771 AU) on the 3rd June, 2013.

Ephemeris

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


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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

Key to Orbital elements

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.



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