Comet 178P/Hug-Bell is at Opposition (3.285 AU) in the constellation Coma Bernenices on the 16th March 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 03 15 12 02 10.3 +14 30 53 3.2820 4.2551 166.5 3.1 22.4 2015 03 16 12 01 29.3 +14 35 40 3.2852 4.2585 166.5 3.1 22.4 2015 03 17 12 00 48.4 +14 40 23 3.2886 4.2620 166.4 3.1 22.4 2015 03 18 12 00 07.4 +14 45 00 3.2924 4.2654 166.2 3.2 22.4 2015 03 19 11 59 26.3 +14 49 32 3.2965 4.2688 165.9 3.3 22.4 2015 03 20 11 58 45.4 +14 53 58 3.3009 4.2723 165.5 3.3 22.4 2015 03 21 11 58 04.4 +14 58 19 3.3056 4.2757 165.1 3.4 22.4 2015 03 22 11 57 23.6 +15 02 33 3.3106 4.2791 164.6 3.6 22.4 2015 03 23 11 56 43.0 +15 06 42 3.3159 4.2825 164.0 3.7 22.4 2015 03 24 11 56 02.4 +15 10 44 3.3215 4.2859 163.3 3.8 22.4 2015 03 25 11 55 22.1 +15 14 39 3.3274 4.2893 162.6 4.0 22.4
Comet 178P/Hug-Bell is at Opposition (1.378 AU) on the 5th January 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 01 03 07 06 27.9 +22 43 20 1.3699 2.3525 177.0 1.2 17.9 2014 01 04 07 05 31.8 +22 50 43 1.3738 2.3568 178.3 0.7 17.9 2014 01 05 07 04 35.9 +22 58 01 1.3779 2.3612 179.4 0.2 17.9 2014 01 06 07 03 40.2 +23 05 16 1.3822 2.3655 179.1 0.4 17.9 2014 01 07 07 02 44.9 +23 12 26 1.3869 2.3699 177.9 0.9 18.0 2014 01 08 07 01 49.9 +23 19 31 1.3918 2.3742 176.7 1.4 18.0 2014 01 09 07 00 55.5 +23 26 32 1.3971 2.3786 175.4 1.9 18.0 2014 01 10 07 00 01.6 +23 33 27 1.4026 2.3830 174.2 2.4 18.0 2014 01 11 06 59 08.4 +23 40 16 1.4083 2.3874 173.0 2.9 18.0 2014 01 12 06 58 15.8 +23 47 00 1.4144 2.3918 171.7 3.4 18.0 2014 01 13 06 57 24.1 +23 53 38 1.4207 2.3962 170.5 3.9 18.1 2014 01 14 06 56 33.3 +24 00 10 1.4273 2.4007 169.3 4.4 18.1 2014 01 15 06 55 43.4 +24 06 35 1.4341 2.4051 168.1 4.8 18.1 2014 01 16 06 54 54.5 +24 12 54 1.4412 2.4096 166.9 5.3 18.1 2014 01 17 06 54 06.6 +24 19 07 1.4486 2.4140 165.6 5.8 18.1 2014 01 18 06 53 19.9 +24 25 13 1.4563 2.4185 164.4 6.3 18.2 2014 01 19 06 52 34.4 +24 31 12 1.4642 2.4229 163.2 6.7 18.2 2014 01 20 06 51 50.2 +24 37 04 1.4724 2.4274 162.0 7.2 18.2 2014 01 21 06 51 07.2 +24 42 50 1.4808 2.4319 160.9 7.6 18.2 2014 01 22 06 50 25.6 +24 48 28 1.4895 2.4364 159.7 8.1 18.2 2014 01 23 06 49 45.4 +24 54 00 1.4984 2.4409 158.5 8.5 18.3 2014 01 24 06 49 06.6 +24 59 24 1.5076 2.4455 157.3 8.9 18.3 2014 01 25 06 48 29.3 +25 04 42 1.5170 2.4500 156.2 9.3 18.3 2014 01 26 06 47 53.5 +25 09 52 1.5267 2.4545 155.0 9.8 18.3 2014 01 27 06 47 19.4 +25 14 55 1.5366 2.4591 153.8 10.2 18.3 2014 01 28 06 46 46.8 +25 19 51 1.5467 2.4636 152.7 10.6 18.4 2014 01 29 06 46 15.9 +25 24 40 1.5571 2.4682 151.6 11.0 18.4 2014 01 30 06 45 46.6 +25 29 22 1.5677 2.4727 150.4 11.3 18.4 2014 01 31 06 45 19.1 +25 33 56 1.5786 2.4773 149.3 11.7 18.4
Comet 178P/Hug-Bell makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.345 AU) on the 20th December 2013
Comet 178P/Hug-Bell is at perihelion (1.934 AU) on the 23rd July, 2013.