Comet P/2013 TW5 (Spacewatch) is at Opposition (5.047 AU) in the constellation Sextans on the 6th March 2015.
Comet P/2013 TW5 (Spacewatch) makes its closest approach to the Earth (5.044 AU) in the constellation Sextans on the 1st March 2015.
Ephemeris
Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(ICRF/J2000.0)_DEC Mag 2015-Feb-28 00:00 10 42 54.86 -10 51 46.3 18.24 2015-Mar-01 00:00 10 42 27.29 -10 52 42.4 18.24 2015-Mar-02 00:00 10 41 59.74 -10 53 34.5 18.24 2015-Mar-03 00:00 10 41 32.21 -10 54 22.5 18.25 2015-Mar-04 00:00 10 41 04.73 -10 55 06.6 18.25 2015-Mar-05 00:00 10 40 37.31 -10 55 46.9 18.25 2015-Mar-06 00:00 10 40 09.97 -10 56 23.3 18.25 2015-Mar-07 00:00 10 39 42.74 -10 56 56.1 18.25 2015-Mar-08 00:00 10 39 15.62 -10 57 25.3 18.26 2015-Mar-09 00:00 10 38 48.63 -10 57 50.9 18.26 2015-Mar-10 00:00 10 38 21.80 -10 58 13.1 18.26 2015-Mar-11 00:00 10 37 55.13 -10 58 31.9 18.26 2015-Mar-12 00:00 10 37 28.65 -10 58 47.4 18.27 2015-Mar-13 00:00 10 37 02.38 -10 58 59.7 18.27 2015-Mar-14 00:00 10 36 36.32 -10 59 09.0 18.27 2015-Mar-15 00:00 10 36 10.50 -10 59 15.2 18.28
Comet C/2013 TW5 (Spacewatch) is at Perihelion (5.831 AU) on the 16th August 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 08 15 09 52 11.4 +08 10 05 6.8345 5.8307 7.1 1.2 19.3 2014 08 16 09 52 56.7 +08 03 20 6.8356 5.8307 6.5 1.1 19.3 2014 08 17 09 53 42.0 +07 56 33 6.8365 5.8307 6.1 1.1 19.3 2014 08 18 09 54 27.3 +07 49 46 6.8372 5.8307 5.6 1.0 19.3 2014 08 19 09 55 12.6 +07 42 58 6.8378 5.8307 5.3 0.9 19.3 2014 08 20 09 55 57.8 +07 36 08 6.8381 5.8307 5.0 0.9 19.3 2014 08 21 09 56 43.1 +07 29 18 6.8382 5.8307 4.8 0.8 19.3 2014 08 22 09 57 28.3 +07 22 26 6.8381 5.8307 4.8 0.8 19.3 2014 08 23 09 58 13.4 +07 15 34 6.8379 5.8308 4.8 0.8 19.3 2014 08 24 09 58 58.6 +07 08 40 6.8374 5.8308 5.0 0.9 19.3 2014 08 25 09 59 43.6 +07 01 46 6.8367 5.8309 5.3 0.9 19.3 2014 08 26 10 00 28.7 +06 54 50 6.8359 5.8309 5.7 1.0 19.3 2014 08 27 10 01 13.7 +06 47 54 6.8348 5.8310 6.1 1.1 19.3 2014 08 28 10 01 58.6 +06 40 57 6.8336 5.8311 6.6 1.1 19.3 2014 08 29 10 02 43.5 +06 33 59 6.8321 5.8312 7.1 1.2 19.3 2014 08 30 10 03 28.2 +06 27 00 6.8304 5.8313 7.7 1.3 19.3 2014 08 31 10 04 13.0 +06 20 00 6.8286 5.8314 8.3 1.4 19.3
Comet P/2013 TW5 (Spacewatch) makes its closest approach to the Earth (5.008 AU) on the 7th February 2014
Comet P/2013 TW5 (Spacewatch) is at Opposition (5.014 AU) on the 1st February 2014
Orbital elements: P/2013 TW5 (Spacewatch) T 2015 Sept. 9.57159 TT MPC q 3.0543865 (2000.0) P Q n 0.06260672 Peri. 268.20832 -0.57756521 +0.67575203 a 6.2813850 Node 313.90618 -0.21748724 -0.66815058 e 0.5137400 Incl. 39.47276 -0.78684035 -0.31134224 P 15.7 From 22 observations 2013 Oct. 3-8.
MPEC 2013 - T92