Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell is at Opposition (2.789 AU) in the constellation Lepus on the 19th May 2015
Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.750 AU) in the constellation Lupus on the 2nd May 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 05 01 15 40 29.5 -33 27 14 2.7506 3.6916 155.6 6.5 2015 05 02 15 39 36.8 -33 26 09 2.7504 3.6965 156.5 6.2 2015 05 03 15 38 43.7 -33 24 57 2.7504 3.7014 157.5 6.0 2015 05 04 15 37 50.1 -33 23 37 2.7507 3.7064 158.3 5.8 2015 05 05 15 36 56.2 -33 22 10 2.7512 3.7113 159.2 5.5 2015 05 06 15 36 02.0 -33 20 35 2.7521 3.7162 160.1 5.3 2015 05 07 15 35 07.6 -33 18 53 2.7532 3.7211 160.9 5.1 2015 05 08 15 34 12.9 -33 17 04 2.7546 3.7260 161.7 4.9 2015 05 09 15 33 18.1 -33 15 07 2.7563 3.7309 162.4 4.7 2015 05 10 15 32 23.2 -33 13 03 2.7583 3.7357 163.1 4.5 2015 05 11 15 31 28.2 -33 10 52 2.7605 3.7406 163.7 4.3 2015 05 12 15 30 33.1 -33 08 34 2.7631 3.7455 164.3 4.2 2015 05 13 15 29 38.1 -33 06 10 2.7659 3.7503 164.8 4.0 2015 05 14 15 28 43.2 -33 03 38 2.7691 3.7552 165.3 3.9 2015 05 15 15 27 48.4 -33 01 01 2.7725 3.7601 165.7 3.8 2015 05 16 15 26 53.8 -32 58 16 2.7762 3.7649 165.9 3.7 2015 05 17 15 25 59.4 -32 55 26 2.7802 3.7697 166.1 3.7 2015 05 18 15 25 05.2 -32 52 30 2.7845 3.7746 166.2 3.7 2015 05 19 15 24 11.4 -32 49 28 2.7891 3.7794 166.3 3.6 2015 05 20 15 23 17.9 -32 46 20 2.7940 3.7842 166.2 3.7 2015 05 21 15 22 24.8 -32 43 07 2.7992 3.7891 166.0 3.7 2015 05 22 15 21 32.2 -32 39 49 2.8047 3.7939 165.7 3.8 2015 05 23 15 20 40.1 -32 36 25 2.8105 3.7987 165.4 3.9 2015 05 24 15 19 48.5 -32 32 57 2.8165 3.8035 165.0 4.0 2015 05 25 15 18 57.5 -32 29 25 2.8229 3.8083 164.5 4.1 2015 05 26 15 18 07.1 -32 25 48 2.8295 3.8131 163.9 4.2 2015 05 27 15 17 17.4 -32 22 08 2.8365 3.8178 163.3 4.4 2015 05 28 15 16 28.3 -32 18 23 2.8437 3.8226 162.6 4.5 2015 05 29 15 15 40.0 -32 14 35 2.8512 3.8274 161.9 4.7 2015 05 30 15 14 52.4 -32 10 44 2.8590 3.8322 161.1 4.9 2015 05 31 15 14 05.6 -32 06 50 2.8670 3.8369 160.4 5.1
Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell is at Perihelion (1.773 AU) on the 7th March 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 03 06 05 23 14.8 +31 59 27 1.3553 1.7732 96.9 33.7 17.9 2014 03 07 05 25 28.2 +31 52 33 1.3634 1.7731 96.4 33.8 17.9 2014 03 08 05 27 42.7 +31 45 37 1.3715 1.7731 95.9 33.8 17.9 2014 03 09 05 29 58.1 +31 38 39 1.3796 1.7732 95.3 33.9 17.9 2014 03 10 05 32 14.4 +31 31 38 1.3878 1.7733 94.8 33.9 17.9 2014 03 11 05 34 31.7 +31 24 35 1.3961 1.7734 94.3 34.0 18.0 2014 03 12 05 36 49.8 +31 17 28 1.4044 1.7736 93.8 34.0 18.0 2014 03 13 05 39 08.7 +31 10 19 1.4127 1.7739 93.3 34.0 18.0 2014 03 14 05 41 28.4 +31 03 06 1.4211 1.7742 92.8 34.0 18.0 2014 03 15 05 43 48.9 +30 55 50 1.4296 1.7745 92.4 34.0 18.0 2014 03 16 05 46 10.1 +30 48 30 1.4381 1.7749 91.9 34.1 18.0 2014 03 17 05 48 31.9 +30 41 07 1.4466 1.7754 91.4 34.1 18.0 2014 03 18 05 50 54.4 +30 33 40 1.4552 1.7759 90.9 34.1 18.1 2014 03 19 05 53 17.6 +30 26 09 1.4639 1.7765 90.4 34.1 18.1 2014 03 20 05 55 41.3 +30 18 34 1.4726 1.7771 90.0 34.1 18.1
Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell makes its closest approach to the Earth (0.989 AU) on the 21st December 2013
Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell is at Opposition (1.029 AU) on the 2nd December 2013
52P/HarringtonAbell is a periodic comet in our solar system. It was discovered by Robert G. Harrington and George O. Abell in 1955 on plates from the Palomar Sky Survey taken with the 49-inch Samuel Oschin telescopeRead more
52P/HarringtonAbell is a periodic comet in our solar system. It was discovered by Robert G. Harrington and George O. Abell in 1955 on plates from the Palomar Sky Survey taken with the 49-inch Samuel Oschin telescope
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2013 12 01 04 27 10.4 +41 56 02 1.0334 1.9883 159.8 9.8 18.0 2013 12 02 04 26 14.7 +41 56 24 1.0291 1.9843 159.9 9.8 18.0 2013 12 03 04 25 18.6 +41 56 25 1.0250 1.9802 160.0 9.8 18.0 2013 12 04 04 24 22.4 +41 56 06 1.0212 1.9763 160.0 9.8 18.0 2013 12 05 04 23 26.1 +41 55 27 1.0176 1.9723 159.9 9.9 18.0 2013 12 06 04 22 29.9 +41 54 28 1.0142 1.9684 159.7 10.0 17.9 2013 12 07 04 21 33.9 +41 53 08 1.0110 1.9644 159.5 10.1 17.9 2013 12 08 04 20 38.3 +41 51 29 1.0081 1.9606 159.3 10.3 17.9 2013 12 09 04 19 43.2 +41 49 30 1.0053 1.9567 158.9 10.4 17.9 2013 12 10 04 18 48.7 +41 47 12 1.0028 1.9529 158.5 10.6 17.9 2013 12 11 04 17 55.1 +41 44 34 1.0005 1.9491 158.1 10.9 17.8 2013 12 12 04 17 02.3 +41 41 38 0.9984 1.9454 157.6 11.1 17.8 2013 12 13 04 16 10.6 +41 38 23 0.9965 1.9417 157.1 11.4 17.8 2013 12 14 04 15 20.1 +41 34 50 0.9949 1.9380 156.6 11.7 17.8 2013 12 15 04 14 30.9 +41 30 59 0.9934 1.9343 156.0 12.0 17.8 2013 12 16 04 13 43.1 +41 26 51 0.9922 1.9307 155.3 12.3 17.8 2013 12 17 04 12 56.8 +41 22 26 0.9912 1.9271 154.7 12.6 17.8 2013 12 18 04 12 12.2 +41 17 45 0.9903 1.9235 154.0 13.0 17.7 2013 12 19 04 11 29.3 +41 12 48 0.9897 1.9200 153.2 13.3 17.7 2013 12 20 04 10 48.3 +41 07 36 0.9893 1.9165 152.5 13.7 17.7 2013 12 21 04 10 09.3 +41 02 09 0.9890 1.9131 151.7 14.1 17.7 2013 12 22 04 09 32.3 +40 56 28 0.9890 1.9096 150.9 14.5 17.7 2013 12 23 04 08 57.5 +40 50 34 0.9892 1.9063 150.1 14.9 17.7 2013 12 24 04 08 24.9 +40 44 27 0.9895 1.9029 149.3 15.3 17.7 2013 12 25 04 07 54.7 +40 38 07 0.9901 1.8996 148.5 15.7 17.7 2013 12 26 04 07 26.9 +40 31 37 0.9908 1.8963 147.7 16.1 17.6 2013 12 27 04 07 01.5 +40 24 55 0.9918 1.8931 146.8 16.5 17.6 2013 12 28 04 06 38.8 +40 18 04 0.9929 1.8899 146.0 16.9 17.6 2013 12 29 04 06 18.6 +40 11 03 0.9941 1.8867 145.1 17.3 17.6 2013 12 30 04 06 01.2 +40 03 53 0.9956 1.8836 144.3 17.8 17.6 2013 12 31 04 05 46.5 +39 56 35 0.9973 1.8805 143.4 18.2 17.6