Comet 292P/Li is at Opposition (2.823 AU) on the 1st February 2015.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 01 31 09 27 56.1 +37 52 48 2.8179 3.7507 158.2 5.6 20.5 2015 02 01 09 27 10.4 +37 59 18 2.8229 3.7557 158.2 5.6 20.5 2015 02 02 09 26 24.5 +38 05 38 2.8281 3.7607 158.2 5.6 20.5 2015 02 03 09 25 38.4 +38 11 48 2.8337 3.7658 158.0 5.6 20.5 2015 02 04 09 24 52.2 +38 17 47 2.8395 3.7708 157.8 5.7 20.5 2015 02 05 09 24 06.0 +38 23 36 2.8456 3.7758 157.6 5.7 20.5 2015 02 06 09 23 19.8 +38 29 13 2.8520 3.7809 157.3 5.8 20.6 2015 02 07 09 22 33.6 +38 34 40 2.8587 3.7859 157.0 5.9 20.6 2015 02 08 09 21 47.5 +38 39 56 2.8657 3.7909 156.6 5.9 20.6 2015 02 09 09 21 01.5 +38 45 01 2.8729 3.7960 156.1 6.0 20.6 2015 02 10 09 20 15.7 +38 49 54 2.8805 3.8010 155.6 6.2 20.6 2015 02 11 09 19 30.1 +38 54 36 2.8883 3.8061 155.1 6.3 20.6 2015 02 12 09 18 44.8 +38 59 06 2.8964 3.8111 154.5 6.4 20.6 2015 02 13 09 17 59.8 +39 03 25 2.9048 3.8161 153.9 6.5 20.6 2015 02 14 09 17 15.2 +39 07 33 2.9135 3.8212 153.3 6.7 20.6 2015 02 15 09 16 31.0 +39 11 29 2.9224 3.8262 152.6 6.8 20.7 2015 02 16 09 15 47.2 +39 15 13 2.9316 3.8313 151.9 7.0 20.7 2015 02 17 09 15 04.0 +39 18 45 2.9411 3.8363 151.2 7.1 20.7 2015 02 18 09 14 21.3 +39 22 06 2.9508 3.8414 150.4 7.3 20.7 2015 02 19 09 13 39.2 +39 25 15 2.9608 3.8464 149.7 7.5 20.7 2015 02 20 09 12 57.7 +39 28 13 2.9711 3.8515 148.9 7.6 20.7 2015 02 21 09 12 16.9 +39 30 59 2.9816 3.8565 148.1 7.8 20.7 2015 02 22 09 11 36.8 +39 33 34 2.9924 3.8616 147.3 8.0 20.7 2015 02 23 09 10 57.5 +39 35 57 3.0034 3.8667 146.4 8.1 20.8 2015 02 24 09 10 19.0 +39 38 09 3.0147 3.8717 145.6 8.3 20.8 2015 02 25 09 09 41.3 +39 40 10 3.0262 3.8768 144.7 8.5 20.8 2015 02 26 09 09 04.4 +39 41 59 3.0380 3.8818 143.9 8.6 20.8 2015 02 27 09 08 28.5 +39 43 38 3.0500 3.8869 143.0 8.8 20.8 2015 02 28 09 07 53.5 +39 45 06 3.0622 3.8919 142.1 9.0 20.8
Comet 292P/Li is at Perihelion (2.522 AU) on the 4th February 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 02 01 02 10 17.9 -03 48 16 2.5419 2.5226 77.7 22.4 18.5 2014 02 02 02 11 25.6 -03 31 06 2.5532 2.5225 77.1 22.4 18.6 2014 02 03 02 12 34.0 -03 13 57 2.5645 2.5224 76.4 22.3 18.6 2014 02 04 02 13 43.3 -02 56 52 2.5758 2.5224 75.8 22.3 18.6 2014 02 05 02 14 53.3 -02 39 48 2.5872 2.5224 75.2 22.2 18.6 2014 02 06 02 16 04.1 -02 22 48 2.5985 2.5224 74.6 22.1 18.6 2014 02 07 02 17 15.6 -02 05 50 2.6099 2.5224 74.0 22.1 18.6 2014 02 08 02 18 27.9 -01 48 55 2.6212 2.5225 73.4 22.0 18.6 2014 02 09 02 19 40.9 -01 32 03 2.6326 2.5226 72.8 21.9 18.6 2014 02 10 02 20 54.7 -01 15 14 2.6439 2.5227 72.1 21.9 18.6 2014 02 11 02 22 09.1 -00 58 29 2.6553 2.5229 71.5 21.8 18.6 2014 02 12 02 23 24.3 -00 41 46 2.6667 2.5231 70.9 21.7 18.6 2014 02 13 02 24 40.1 -00 25 07 2.6780 2.5233 70.3 21.6 18.7 2014 02 14 02 25 56.7 -00 08 31 2.6894 2.5235 69.7 21.5 18.7 2014 02 15 02 27 13.8 +00 08 01 2.7008 2.5238 69.1 21.4 18.7 2014 02 16 02 28 31.7 +00 24 30 2.7121 2.5241 68.5 21.4 18.7 2014 02 17 02 29 50.2 +00 40 55 2.7235 2.5244 67.9 21.3 18.7 2014 02 18 02 31 09.3 +00 57 17 2.7349 2.5247 67.3 21.2 18.7 2014 02 19 02 32 29.1 +01 13 35 2.7462 2.5251 66.8 21.1 18.7 2014 02 20 02 33 49.5 +01 29 49 2.7575 2.5255 66.2 21.0 18.7 2014 02 21 02 35 10.5 +01 46 00 2.7689 2.5259 65.6 20.9 18.7 2014 02 22 02 36 32.2 +02 02 06 2.7802 2.5264 65.0 20.8 18.7 2014 02 23 02 37 54.4 +02 18 08 2.7915 2.5269 64.4 20.7 18.8 2014 02 24 02 39 17.3 +02 34 07 2.8028 2.5274 63.8 20.6 18.8 2014 02 25 02 40 40.7 +02 50 01 2.8141 2.5279 63.2 20.5 18.8 2014 02 26 02 42 04.7 +03 05 51 2.8254 2.5285 62.7 20.4 18.8 2014 02 27 02 43 29.3 +03 21 37 2.8367 2.5291 62.1 20.2 18.8 2014 02 28 02 44 54.5 +03 37 19 2.8479 2.5297 61.5 20.1 18.8
Comet 292P/Li makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.808 AU) on the 24th October, 2013.
Comet 292P/Li is at Opposition (1.828 AU) on the 11th October, 2013
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 10 10 02 04 01.7 -26 17 32 1.8308 2.7019 143.8 12.6 18.1 2013 10 11 02 03 24.1 -26 19 41 1.8278 2.6990 143.9 12.6 18.1 2013 10 12 02 02 45.7 -26 21 33 1.8250 2.6962 143.9 12.6 18.1 2013 10 13 02 02 06.7 -26 23 08 1.8224 2.6934 143.9 12.6 18.1 2013 10 14 02 01 27.1 -26 24 25 1.8201 2.6905 143.8 12.6 18.1 2013 10 15 02 00 46.9 -26 25 23 1.8179 2.6877 143.8 12.7 18.1 2013 10 16 02 00 06.2 -26 26 02 1.8160 2.6850 143.7 12.7 18.1 2013 10 17 01 59 25.1 -26 26 23 1.8143 2.6822 143.6 12.8 18.1 2013 10 18 01 58 43.6 -26 26 24 1.8128 2.6795 143.4 12.8 18.1 2013 10 19 01 58 01.7 -26 26 06 1.8115 2.6767 143.2 12.9 18.1 2013 10 20 01 57 19.5 -26 25 28 1.8104 2.6740 143.0 12.9 18.1 2013 10 21 01 56 37.1 -26 24 30 1.8096 2.6714 142.8 13.0 18.1 2013 10 22 01 55 54.5 -26 23 13 1.8089 2.6687 142.6 13.1 18.1 2013 10 23 01 55 11.8 -26 21 34 1.8084 2.6661 142.3 13.2 18.0 2013 10 24 01 54 29.1 -26 19 36 1.8082 2.6635 142.0 13.3 18.0 2013 10 25 01 53 46.4 -26 17 17 1.8082 2.6609 141.7 13.4 18.0 2013 10 26 01 53 03.7 -26 14 37 1.8084 2.6583 141.3 13.5 18.0 2013 10 27 01 52 21.1 -26 11 36 1.8087 2.6557 141.0 13.6 18.0 2013 10 28 01 51 38.7 -26 08 14 1.8093 2.6532 140.6 13.8 18.0 2013 10 29 01 50 56.6 -26 04 31 1.8101 2.6507 140.2 13.9 18.0 2013 10 30 01 50 14.8 -26 00 27 1.8111 2.6482 139.8 14.0 18.0 2013 10 31 01 49 33.3 -25 56 02 1.8124 2.6457 139.3 14.2 18.0
Orbital elements: P/1998 Y2 (Li) Epoch 2014 Jan. 23.0 TT = JDT 2456680.5 T 2014 Feb. 4.82821 TT MPC q 2.5223583 (2000.0) P Q n 0.06508398 Peri. 319.05802 +0.57208620 -0.70908315 a 6.1209662 Node 91.86356 +0.81799066 +0.45644870 e 0.5879150 Incl. 24.35756 +0.06007207 +0.53745295 P 15.1 From 149 observations 1998 Sept. 23-2013 July 26
MPEC 2013 - O52
Key to Orbital elements