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Comet 285P LINEAR
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Comet 285P/LINEAR is at Opposition (3.895 AU) on the 10th February 2015.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 02 09    09 02 08.5 -06 58 51   3.8906  4.8150   157.2     4.6  24.8
2015 02 10    09 01 30.9 -06 53 58   3.8950  4.8196   157.2     4.6  24.8
2015 02 11    09 00 53.5 -06 48 59   3.8997  4.8243   157.2     4.6  24.8
2015 02 12    09 00 16.4 -06 43 54   3.9047  4.8290   157.1     4.6  24.8
2015 02 13    08 59 39.5 -06 38 45   3.9100  4.8337   156.9     4.6  24.8
2015 02 14    08 59 03.0 -06 33 31   3.9156  4.8384   156.7     4.6  24.8
2015 02 15    08 58 26.8 -06 28 13   3.9215  4.8431   156.5     4.7  24.8
2015 02 16    08 57 51.0 -06 22 49   3.9277  4.8477   156.2     4.7  24.8
2015 02 17    08 57 15.5 -06 17 22   3.9342  4.8524   155.8     4.8  24.8
2015 02 18    08 56 40.5 -06 11 51   3.9410  4.8570   155.4     4.9  24.8
2015 02 19    08 56 05.9 -06 06 16   3.9482  4.8617   154.9     4.9  24.8
2015 02 20    08 55 31.7 -06 00 37   3.9556  4.8663   154.5     5.0  24.9
2015 02 21    08 54 58.0 -05 54 55   3.9633  4.8710   153.9     5.1  24.9
2015 02 22    08 54 24.9 -05 49 10   3.9713  4.8756   153.4     5.2  24.9
2015 02 23    08 53 52.2 -05 43 22   3.9796  4.8802   152.8     5.3  24.9
2015 02 24    08 53 20.1 -05 37 31   3.9882  4.8848   152.1     5.4  24.9
2015 02 25    08 52 48.6 -05 31 37   3.9971  4.8895   151.5     5.6  24.9
2015 02 26    08 52 17.6 -05 25 42   4.0063  4.8941   150.8     5.7  24.9
2015 02 27    08 51 47.2 -05 19 44   4.0157  4.8987   150.1     5.8  24.9
2015 02 28    08 51 17.5 -05 13 44   4.0254  4.9033   149.3     5.9  24.9


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Comet 285P/LINEAR is at Opposition (1.506 AU) on the 12th December 2013

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 12 11    05 09 50.8 -15 34 18   1.4982  2.3499   141.5    15.1  19.6
2013 12 12    05 09 00.9 -15 34 03   1.5056  2.3561   141.3    15.1  19.6
2013 12 13    05 08 11.6 -15 33 23   1.5132  2.3624   141.2    15.1  19.6
2013 12 14    05 07 23.0 -15 32 18   1.5210  2.3686   141.0    15.2  19.7
2013 12 15    05 06 35.0 -15 30 50   1.5290  2.3749   140.8    15.2  19.7
2013 12 16    05 05 47.8 -15 28 59   1.5372  2.3812   140.6    15.2  19.7
2013 12 17    05 05 01.5 -15 26 44   1.5456  2.3874   140.4    15.2  19.7
2013 12 18    05 04 16.0 -15 24 07   1.5541  2.3937   140.1    15.3  19.7
2013 12 19    05 03 31.4 -15 21 08   1.5629  2.4000   139.8    15.3  19.8
2013 12 20    05 02 47.8 -15 17 47   1.5719  2.4063   139.5    15.4  19.8
2013 12 21    05 02 05.2 -15 14 05   1.5811  2.4126   139.1    15.5  19.8
2013 12 22    05 01 23.7 -15 10 03   1.5905  2.4190   138.8    15.5  19.8
2013 12 23    05 00 43.3 -15 05 40   1.6001  2.4253   138.4    15.6  19.9
2013 12 24    05 00 04.0 -15 00 58   1.6099  2.4316   138.0    15.7  19.9
2013 12 25    04 59 25.9 -14 55 56   1.6199  2.4380   137.6    15.8  19.9
2013 12 26    04 58 49.0 -14 50 36   1.6300  2.4443   137.1    15.9  19.9
2013 12 27    04 58 13.3 -14 44 58   1.6404  2.4506   136.7    16.0  20.0
2013 12 28    04 57 39.0 -14 39 02   1.6509  2.4570   136.2    16.1  20.0
2013 12 29    04 57 05.9 -14 32 49   1.6617  2.4634   135.7    16.2  20.0
2013 12 30    04 56 34.2 -14 26 19   1.6726  2.4697   135.2    16.3  20.0
2013 12 31    04 56 03.9 -14 19 33   1.6837  2.4761   134.7    16.4  20.1


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Comet 285P/LINEAR makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.364 AU) on the 2nd November 2013



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Comet 285P/LINEAR is at Perihelion (1.691 AU) on the 28th June, 2013.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 06 26    02 05 14.0 +14 17 55   1.9457  1.6910    60.3    31.5  18.7
2013 06 27    02 07 58.2 +14 19 22   1.9389  1.6909    60.6    31.6  18.7
2013 06 28    02 10 42.2 +14 20 36   1.9321  1.6908    60.9    31.7  18.7
2013 06 29    02 13 26.1 +14 21 36   1.9254  1.6908    61.3    31.8  18.7
2013 06 30    02 16 09.7 +14 22 24   1.9187  1.6908    61.6    31.9  18.7
2013 07 01    02 18 53.2 +14 22 57   1.9120  1.6909    61.9    32.0  18.7
2013 07 02    02 21 36.4 +14 23 17   1.9053  1.6911    62.2    32.1  18.7
2013 07 03    02 24 19.4 +14 23 23   1.8987  1.6913    62.6    32.2  18.7
2013 07 04    02 27 02.0 +14 23 15   1.8921  1.6916    62.9    32.3  18.7
2013 07 05    02 29 44.4 +14 22 53   1.8855  1.6920    63.2    32.4  18.7
2013 07 06    02 32 26.5 +14 22 17   1.8790  1.6924    63.6    32.5  18.7
2013 07 07    02 35 08.2 +14 21 27   1.8725  1.6929    63.9    32.6  18.6
2013 07 08    02 37 49.6 +14 20 23   1.8660  1.6934    64.3    32.7  18.6
2013 07 09    02 40 30.6 +14 19 04   1.8595  1.6941    64.6    32.8  18.6
2013 07 10    02 43 11.2 +14 17 31   1.8531  1.6947    64.9    32.9  18.6
2013 07 11    02 45 51.4 +14 15 43   1.8467  1.6955    65.3    33.0  18.6
2013 07 12    02 48 31.1 +14 13 41   1.8404  1.6963    65.6    33.1  18.6
2013 07 13    02 51 10.4 +14 11 24   1.8340  1.6972    66.0    33.2  18.6
2013 07 14    02 53 49.2 +14 08 52   1.8277  1.6981    66.4    33.3  18.6
2013 07 15    02 56 27.5 +14 06 05   1.8214  1.6991    66.7    33.3  18.6
2013 07 16    02 59 05.2 +14 03 04   1.8152  1.7002    67.1    33.4  18.6
2013 07 17    03 01 42.5 +13 59 48   1.8090  1.7013    67.4    33.5  18.6
2013 07 18    03 04 19.1 +13 56 17   1.8028  1.7025    67.8    33.6  18.6
2013 07 19    03 06 55.2 +13 52 32   1.7966  1.7038    68.2    33.6  18.6
2013 07 20    03 09 30.7 +13 48 31   1.7905  1.7051    68.5    33.7  18.6
2013 07 21    03 12 05.6 +13 44 16   1.7844  1.7065    68.9    33.7  18.6
2013 07 22    03 14 39.8 +13 39 45   1.7784  1.7079    69.3    33.8  18.6
2013 07 23    03 17 13.4 +13 35 00   1.7723  1.7094    69.7    33.9  18.6
2013 07 24    03 19 46.3 +13 30 00   1.7663  1.7110    70.1    33.9  18.6
2013 07 25    03 22 18.6 +13 24 45   1.7603  1.7126    70.4    34.0  18.6
2013 07 26    03 24 50.1 +13 19 15   1.7544  1.7143    70.8    34.0  18.6
2013 07 27    03 27 20.8 +13 13 30   1.7485  1.7160    71.2    34.1  18.6
2013 07 28    03 29 50.8 +13 07 30   1.7426  1.7178    71.6    34.1  18.6
2013 07 29    03 32 20.1 +13 01 15   1.7367  1.7197    72.0    34.2  18.6
2013 07 30    03 34 48.5 +12 54 45   1.7308  1.7216    72.4    34.2  18.6
2013 07 31    03 37 16.0 +12 48 01   1.7250  1.7236    72.8    34.2  18.5


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Comet P/2003 U2 = 2013 K2 (LINEAR)
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Orbital elements:
    P/2003 U2 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2013 July 7.0 TT = JDT 2456480.5
T 2013 June 28.85458 TT                                 MPC
q   1.6907514            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.10354388     Peri.  177.46675     +0.99729047     -0.05714771
a   4.4914486      Node   186.38865     +0.05802932     +0.99815413
e   0.6235621      Incl.   24.60170     +0.04521413     -0.02055405
P   9.52
From 105 observations 2003 Sept. 19-2013 May 23

MPEC 2013 - K37

Key to Orbital elements

Comet P/2003 U2 = 2013 K2 (LINEAR), has been recovered by the LINEAR program.
The orbital elements of the comet indicate perihelion passage on the 28th June, 2013 at a distance of approximately 1.6 AU from the Sun.



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