Comet C/2013 P4 (PANSTARRS) is at Opposition (4.979 AU) on the 9th October 2014
Comet C/2013 P4 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (4.978 AU) on the 7th October 2014
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 10 05 00 49 58.6 +10 15 24 4.9787 5.9742 174.0 1.0 18.7 2014 10 06 00 49 37.4 +10 13 00 4.9783 5.9745 174.6 0.9 18.7 2014 10 07 00 49 16.2 +10 10 35 4.9782 5.9748 175.1 0.8 18.7 2014 10 08 00 48 55.0 +10 08 08 4.9784 5.9751 175.4 0.8 18.7 2014 10 09 00 48 33.9 +10 05 41 4.9789 5.9753 175.5 0.8 18.7 2014 10 10 00 48 12.8 +10 03 12 4.9797 5.9756 175.3 0.8 18.7 2014 10 11 00 47 51.7 +10 00 43 4.9808 5.9759 174.9 0.9 18.8 2014 10 12 00 47 30.7 +09 58 13 4.9822 5.9762 174.3 1.0 18.8 2014 10 13 00 47 09.8 +09 55 43 4.9839 5.9765 173.5 1.1 18.8 2014 10 14 00 46 49.0 +09 53 12 4.9859 5.9768 172.7 1.2 18.8 2014 10 15 00 46 28.4 +09 50 41 4.9882 5.9771 171.8 1.4 18.8 2014 10 16 00 46 07.8 +09 48 09 4.9909 5.9775 170.9 1.5 18.8 2014 10 17 00 45 47.5 +09 45 38 4.9938 5.9778 170.0 1.7 18.8 2014 10 18 00 45 27.3 +09 43 06 4.9970 5.9781 169.0 1.8 18.8 2014 10 19 00 45 07.2 +09 40 35 5.0005 5.9784 168.0 2.0 18.8 2014 10 20 00 44 47.4 +09 38 03 5.0043 5.9788 167.0 2.2 18.8 2014 10 21 00 44 27.8 +09 35 32 5.0083 5.9791 166.0 2.3 18.8 2014 10 22 00 44 08.5 +09 33 01 5.0127 5.9795 164.9 2.5 18.8 2014 10 23 00 43 49.3 +09 30 31 5.0174 5.9798 163.9 2.6 18.8 2014 10 24 00 43 30.5 +09 28 02 5.0224 5.9802 162.8 2.8 18.8 2014 10 25 00 43 12.0 +09 25 33 5.0277 5.9805 161.8 3.0 18.8 2014 10 26 00 42 53.7 +09 23 06 5.0332 5.9809 160.8 3.1 18.8 2014 10 27 00 42 35.8 +09 20 39 5.0391 5.9813 159.7 3.3 18.8 2014 10 28 00 42 18.2 +09 18 13 5.0452 5.9816 158.6 3.5 18.8 2014 10 29 00 42 00.9 +09 15 49 5.0516 5.9820 157.6 3.6 18.8 2014 10 30 00 41 44.0 +09 13 26 5.0583 5.9824 156.5 3.8 18.8 2014 10 31 00 41 27.5 +09 11 05 5.0652 5.9828 155.5 3.9 18.8
Comet C/2013 P4 (PANSTARRS) is at Perihelion (5.967 AU) on the 12th August 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 08 11 01 02 06.3 +11 17 48 5.4039 5.9663 119.3 8.5 18.9 2014 08 12 01 02 06.1 +11 18 17 5.3907 5.9663 120.3 8.4 18.9 2014 08 13 01 02 05.2 +11 18 42 5.3775 5.9663 121.2 8.3 18.9 2014 08 14 01 02 03.8 +11 19 03 5.3645 5.9663 122.2 8.3 18.9 2014 08 15 01 02 01.7 +11 19 21 5.3517 5.9663 123.2 8.2 18.9 2014 08 16 01 01 59.1 +11 19 34 5.3389 5.9663 124.1 8.1 18.9 2014 08 17 01 01 56.0 +11 19 44 5.3264 5.9663 125.1 8.0 18.9 2014 08 18 01 01 52.2 +11 19 49 5.3140 5.9664 126.1 7.9 18.9 2014 08 19 01 01 47.9 +11 19 51 5.3017 5.9664 127.0 7.8 18.9 2014 08 20 01 01 43.0 +11 19 48 5.2897 5.9664 128.0 7.7 18.9 2014 08 21 01 01 37.5 +11 19 42 5.2778 5.9665 129.0 7.6 18.9 2014 08 22 01 01 31.5 +11 19 32 5.2660 5.9665 130.0 7.5 18.9 2014 08 23 01 01 24.9 +11 19 18 5.2545 5.9666 131.0 7.4 18.9 2014 08 24 01 01 17.8 +11 19 00 5.2431 5.9666 132.0 7.2 18.9 2014 08 25 01 01 10.1 +11 18 38 5.2319 5.9667 132.9 7.1 18.9 2014 08 26 01 01 01.9 +11 18 12 5.2209 5.9667 133.9 7.0 18.8 2014 08 27 01 00 53.1 +11 17 43 5.2101 5.9668 134.9 6.9 18.8 2014 08 28 01 00 43.8 +11 17 09 5.1995 5.9669 135.9 6.8 18.8 2014 08 29 01 00 34.0 +11 16 32 5.1891 5.9670 136.9 6.6 18.8 2014 08 30 01 00 23.7 +11 15 51 5.1790 5.9670 137.9 6.5 18.8 2014 08 31 01 00 12.9 +11 15 06 5.1690 5.9671 138.9 6.4 18.8
Preliminary orbital elements of the comet C/2013 P4 (PANSTARRS) indicate a perihelion passage on June 23, 2015, at a distance of 4.4 AU from the Sun.
MPEC 2013 - Q34