Comet 70P/Kojima is at Opposition (1.339 AU) in the constellation Virgo on the 18th March 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 03 11 12 09 56.7 +09 18 07 1.3211 2.3001 167.2 5.5 17.0 2015 03 12 12 09 16.0 +09 25 02 1.3229 2.3037 167.9 5.2 17.0 2015 03 13 12 08 34.8 +09 31 52 1.3250 2.3075 168.6 4.9 17.1 2015 03 14 12 07 53.3 +09 38 36 1.3274 2.3112 169.1 4.6 17.1 2015 03 15 12 07 11.4 +09 45 13 1.3300 2.3149 169.6 4.4 17.1 2015 03 16 12 06 29.3 +09 51 43 1.3328 2.3187 170.0 4.3 17.1 2015 03 17 12 05 47.0 +09 58 05 1.3360 2.3224 170.2 4.2 17.1 2015 03 18 12 05 04.6 +10 04 19 1.3393 2.3262 170.3 4.2 17.1 2015 03 19 12 04 22.2 +10 10 24 1.3430 2.3300 170.2 4.2 17.2 2015 03 20 12 03 39.8 +10 16 20 1.3469 2.3338 170.0 4.3 17.2 2015 03 21 12 02 57.6 +10 22 06 1.3510 2.3376 169.7 4.4 17.2 2015 03 22 12 02 15.6 +10 27 42 1.3554 2.3415 169.2 4.6 17.2 2015 03 23 12 01 33.8 +10 33 08 1.3601 2.3453 168.6 4.8 17.2 2015 03 24 12 00 52.4 +10 38 22 1.3650 2.3492 168.0 5.1 17.2 2015 03 25 12 00 11.4 +10 43 26 1.3702 2.3531 167.3 5.4 17.3 2015 03 26 11 59 30.8 +10 48 18 1.3756 2.3570 166.5 5.7 17.3 2015 03 27 11 58 50.8 +10 52 58 1.3813 2.3609 165.7 6.0 17.3 2015 03 28 11 58 11.4 +10 57 27 1.3872 2.3648 164.8 6.3 17.3 2015 03 29 11 57 32.7 +11 01 43 1.3934 2.3687 163.9 6.7 17.3 2015 03 30 11 56 54.7 +11 05 46 1.3998 2.3726 163.0 7.1 17.4 2015 03 31 11 56 17.4 +11 09 37 1.4064 2.3766 162.0 7.4 17.4
Comet 70P/Kojima makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.315 AU) in the constellation Virgo on the 4th March 2015
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 03 01 12 16 04.0 +08 05 42 1.3163 2.2640 157.6 9.6 16.9 2015 03 02 12 15 31.5 +08 13 03 1.3157 2.2675 158.7 9.2 16.9 2015 03 03 12 14 57.9 +08 20 24 1.3153 2.2711 159.7 8.7 16.9 2015 03 04 12 14 23.2 +08 27 45 1.3152 2.2746 160.7 8.3 16.9 2015 03 05 12 13 47.5 +08 35 05 1.3153 2.2782 161.7 7.8 17.0 2015 03 06 12 13 11.0 +08 42 23 1.3157 2.2818 162.7 7.4 17.0 2015 03 07 12 12 33.6 +08 49 38 1.3162 2.2854 163.7 7.0 17.0 2015 03 08 12 11 55.4 +08 56 51 1.3171 2.2891 164.6 6.6 17.0 2015 03 09 12 11 16.5 +09 04 00 1.3182 2.2927 165.5 6.2 17.0 2015 03 10 12 10 36.9 +09 11 06 1.3195 2.2964 166.4 5.9 17.0
Comet 70P/Kojima is at Perihelion (2.007 AU) on the 20th October 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 10 19 09 52 30.7 +13 01 34 2.3197 2.0068 59.5 25.3 17.4 2014 10 20 09 54 38.3 +12 53 05 2.3109 2.0068 60.0 25.4 17.4 2014 10 21 09 56 45.4 +12 44 34 2.3020 2.0068 60.4 25.6 17.3 2014 10 22 09 58 52.0 +12 36 02 2.2931 2.0068 60.9 25.7 17.3 2014 10 23 10 00 58.1 +12 27 30 2.2842 2.0069 61.3 25.8 17.3 2014 10 24 10 03 03.8 +12 18 58 2.2753 2.0069 61.8 25.9 17.3 2014 10 25 10 05 08.9 +12 10 25 2.2664 2.0071 62.3 26.0 17.3 2014 10 26 10 07 13.5 +12 01 53 2.2574 2.0072 62.7 26.1 17.3 2014 10 27 10 09 17.7 +11 53 20 2.2485 2.0074 63.2 26.2 17.3 2014 10 28 10 11 21.2 +11 44 48 2.2395 2.0076 63.7 26.3 17.3 2014 10 29 10 13 24.3 +11 36 16 2.2305 2.0079 64.2 26.4 17.3 2014 10 30 10 15 26.8 +11 27 45 2.2215 2.0082 64.7 26.5 17.3 2014 10 31 10 17 28.8 +11 19 15 2.2125 2.0085 65.1 26.7 17.3
Comet 70P/Kojima is at Opposition (2.347 AU) on the 8th October, 2013.
The comet was discovered by the Japanese astronomer Nobuhisa Kojima at Ishiki, Japan on the 27th December 1970.