Comet 295P/LINEAR is at Opposition (2.331 AU) in the constellation Leo (near to NGC 3839) on the 14th March 2015.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 03 13 11 44 57.7 +10 47 59 2.3259 3.3122 171.6 2.5 19.0 2015 03 14 11 44 02.7 +10 48 15 2.3314 3.3180 171.6 2.5 19.0 2015 03 15 11 43 08.0 +10 48 27 2.3372 3.3238 171.5 2.5 19.1 2015 03 16 11 42 13.4 +10 48 35 2.3433 3.3297 171.2 2.6 19.1 2015 03 17 11 41 19.1 +10 48 38 2.3497 3.3355 170.8 2.7 19.1 2015 03 18 11 40 25.2 +10 48 36 2.3563 3.3413 170.2 2.9 19.1 2015 03 19 11 39 31.6 +10 48 30 2.3633 3.3471 169.6 3.1 19.1 2015 03 20 11 38 38.4 +10 48 19 2.3706 3.3530 168.8 3.3 19.1 2015 03 21 11 37 45.7 +10 48 03 2.3782 3.3588 168.0 3.5 19.1 2015 03 22 11 36 53.5 +10 47 41 2.3861 3.3646 167.1 3.8 19.2 2015 03 23 11 36 01.9 +10 47 15 2.3943 3.3705 166.2 4.0 19.2 2015 03 24 11 35 10.8 +10 46 43 2.4028 3.3763 165.2 4.3 19.2 2015 03 25 11 34 20.4 +10 46 06 2.4116 3.3821 164.2 4.6 19.2 2015 03 26 11 33 30.6 +10 45 23 2.4207 3.3879 163.2 4.9 19.2 2015 03 27 11 32 41.6 +10 44 35 2.4301 3.3938 162.2 5.2 19.2 2015 03 28 11 31 53.3 +10 43 41 2.4398 3.3996 161.2 5.4 19.3 2015 03 29 11 31 05.8 +10 42 41 2.4497 3.4054 160.1 5.7 19.3 2015 03 30 11 30 19.1 +10 41 36 2.4599 3.4112 159.1 6.0 19.3 2015 03 31 11 29 33.2 +10 40 25 2.4704 3.4170 158.0 6.3 19.3
Comet 295P/LINEAR makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.279 AU) in the constellation Virgo on the 23rd February 2015.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 02 22 12 01 50.6 +10 33 35 2.2789 3.2015 154.8 7.6 18.8 2015 02 23 12 01 01.5 +10 34 35 2.2788 3.2073 155.9 7.2 18.8 2015 02 24 12 00 11.7 +10 35 35 2.2789 3.2131 157.0 6.9 18.9 2015 02 25 11 59 21.1 +10 36 34 2.2794 3.2189 158.1 6.6 18.9 2015 02 26 11 58 30.0 +10 37 32 2.2801 3.2248 159.2 6.3 18.9 2015 02 27 11 57 38.2 +10 38 30 2.2811 3.2306 160.3 5.9 18.9 2015 02 28 11 56 45.9 +10 39 26 2.2823 3.2364 161.4 5.6 18.9
Comet 295P/LINEAR is at Perihelion (2.049 AU) on the 14th May 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 05 13 04 22 59.0 +35 35 30 2.9454 2.0487 22.5 10.9 17.5 2014 05 14 04 25 53.8 +35 42 39 2.9480 2.0486 22.2 10.8 17.5 2014 05 15 04 28 49.1 +35 49 36 2.9507 2.0486 22.0 10.6 17.5 2014 05 16 04 31 45.0 +35 56 22 2.9533 2.0486 21.7 10.5 17.5 2014 05 17 04 34 41.4 +36 02 55 2.9559 2.0487 21.5 10.4 17.5 2014 05 18 04 37 38.4 +36 09 17 2.9585 2.0488 21.2 10.3 17.5 2014 05 19 04 40 35.9 +36 15 26 2.9611 2.0490 21.0 10.2 17.5 2014 05 20 04 43 33.9 +36 21 23 2.9637 2.0492 20.8 10.1 17.5 2014 05 21 04 46 32.4 +36 27 07 2.9663 2.0494 20.5 10.0 17.5 2014 05 22 04 49 31.3 +36 32 39 2.9689 2.0497 20.3 9.9 17.5 2014 05 23 04 52 30.7 +36 37 58 2.9715 2.0501 20.1 9.8 17.5 2014 05 24 04 55 30.6 +36 43 05 2.9740 2.0505 19.8 9.6 17.5 2014 05 25 04 58 30.8 +36 47 59 2.9766 2.0509 19.6 9.5 17.5 2014 05 26 05 01 31.4 +36 52 39 2.9791 2.0514 19.4 9.4 17.5 2014 05 27 05 04 32.4 +36 57 07 2.9817 2.0519 19.2 9.3 17.5 2014 05 28 05 07 33.7 +37 01 21 2.9842 2.0524 19.0 9.2 17.5 2014 05 29 05 10 35.3 +37 05 23 2.9867 2.0530 18.7 9.1 17.5 2014 05 30 05 13 37.3 +37 09 11 2.9893 2.0537 18.5 9.0 17.5 2014 05 31 05 16 39.5 +37 12 46 2.9918 2.0543 18.3 8.9 17.5
Comet P/2002 AR2 = 2013 Y1 (LINEAR)
Orbital elements: P/2002 AR2 = 2013 Y1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5 T 2002 Jan. 16.51697 TT MPC q 2.0644279 (2000.0) P Q n 0.07918138 Peri. 73.66603 +0.15637476 -0.98647311 a 5.3709857 Node 7.84709 +0.71143218 +0.07796317 e 0.6156333 Incl. 21.10906 +0.68513589 +0.14419620 P 12.4 From 54 observations 2002 Jan. 6-2013 Dec. 25
MPEC 2013 - Y30
Comet P/2002 AR2 (LINEAR) is at Opposition (1.889 AU) on the 28th September, 2013.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 09 27 00 21 46.1 +00 27 38 1.8947 2.8966 177.8 0.8 18.0 2013 09 28 00 20 48.0 +00 28 58 1.8891 2.8909 178.4 0.6 18.0 2013 09 29 00 19 49.6 +00 30 19 1.8838 2.8852 178.2 0.6 18.0 2013 09 30 00 18 50.8 +00 31 41 1.8788 2.8796 177.3 0.9 18.0