Comet P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.224 AU) in the constellation Microscopium on the 29th August 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 08 28 21 08 03.4 -28 03 40 1.2225 2.1785 154.6 11.5 2015 08 29 21 07 04.3 -27 54 51 1.2225 2.1742 153.6 11.9 2015 08 30 21 06 06.6 -27 45 47 1.2227 2.1698 152.7 12.3 2015 08 31 21 05 10.2 -27 36 30 1.2230 2.1656 151.7 12.8 2015 09 01 21 04 15.3 -27 26 59 1.2237 2.1613 150.7 13.2 2015 09 02 21 03 21.9 -27 17 15 1.2245 2.1571 149.8 13.6 2015 09 03 21 02 30.1 -27 07 19 1.2255 2.1529 148.8 14.1 2015 09 04 21 01 39.9 -26 57 10 1.2268 2.1487 147.8 14.5 2015 09 05 21 00 51.4 -26 46 49 1.2282 2.1445 146.8 14.9 2015 09 06 21 00 04.7 -26 36 16 1.2299 2.1403 145.8 15.3 2015 09 07 20 59 19.9 -26 25 31 1.2317 2.1362 144.9 15.8 2015 09 08 20 58 36.9 -26 14 36 1.2338 2.1321 143.9 16.2 2015 09 09 20 57 55.9 -26 03 30 1.2361 2.1281 142.9 16.6 2015 09 10 20 57 16.9 -25 52 13 1.2385 2.1240 141.9 17.0
Comet P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) is at Opposition (1.269 AU) in the constellation Piscis Austrinus on the 9th August 2015.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 08 05 21 33 07.5 -30 17 39 1.2892 2.2834 164.6 6.8 2015 08 06 21 32 04.6 -30 14 30 1.2837 2.2786 165.0 6.6 2015 08 07 21 31 00.8 -30 11 08 1.2783 2.2739 165.3 6.5 2015 08 08 21 29 56.2 -30 07 32 1.2732 2.2692 165.5 6.4 2015 08 09 21 28 50.9 -30 03 43 1.2684 2.2645 165.6 6.4 2015 08 10 21 27 44.9 -29 59 40 1.2638 2.2598 165.6 6.4 2015 08 11 21 26 38.4 -29 55 22 1.2594 2.2551 165.5 6.5 2015 08 12 21 25 31.5 -29 50 50 1.2553 2.2504 165.3 6.5 2015 08 13 21 24 24.2 -29 46 03 1.2514 2.2458 165.1 6.7 2015 08 14 21 23 16.6 -29 41 01 1.2478 2.2412 164.8 6.8 2015 08 15 21 22 09.0 -29 35 44 1.2444 2.2366 164.4 7.0 2015 08 16 21 21 01.3 -29 30 12 1.2413 2.2320 163.9 7.2 2015 08 17 21 19 53.6 -29 24 24 1.2384 2.2274 163.3 7.5 2015 08 18 21 18 46.2 -29 18 20 1.2358 2.2229 162.7 7.8 2015 08 19 21 17 39.0 -29 12 01 1.2334 2.2183 162.1 8.1 2015 08 20 21 16 32.2 -29 05 27 1.2312 2.2138 161.3 8.4 2015 08 21 21 15 25.9 -28 58 37 1.2293 2.2093 160.6 8.8 2015 08 22 21 14 20.1 -28 51 31 1.2276 2.2049 159.8 9.1 2015 08 23 21 13 15.1 -28 44 10 1.2262 2.2004 159.0 9.5 2015 08 24 21 12 10.8 -28 36 34 1.2250 2.1960 158.1 9.9 2015 08 25 21 11 07.4 -28 28 43 1.2240 2.1916 157.3 10.3 2015 08 26 21 10 05.0 -28 20 36 1.2233 2.1872 156.4 10.7 2015 08 27 21 09 03.6 -28 12 16 1.2228 2.1828 155.5 11.1 2015 08 28 21 08 03.4 -28 03 40 1.2225 2.1785 154.6 11.5 2015 08 29 21 07 04.3 -27 54 51 1.2225 2.1742 153.6 11.9 2015 08 30 21 06 06.6 -27 45 47 1.2227 2.1698 152.7 12.3 2015 08 31 21 05 10.2 -27 36 30 1.2230 2.1656 151.7 12.8
Comet P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) is at Opposition (3.567 AU) on the 23rd May 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 05 22 15 37 48.8 -42 21 45 3.5722 4.5248 157.7 4.9 2014 05 23 15 36 54.8 -42 20 03 3.5675 4.5205 157.7 4.9 2014 05 24 15 36 00.9 -42 18 12 3.5631 4.5163 157.7 4.9 2014 05 25 15 35 07.0 -42 16 14 3.5590 4.5120 157.6 4.9 2014 05 26 15 34 13.3 -42 14 08 3.5552 4.5077 157.5 4.9 2014 05 27 15 33 19.7 -42 11 54 3.5516 4.5034 157.3 5.0 2014 05 28 15 32 26.3 -42 09 33 3.5484 4.4992 157.1 5.0 2014 05 29 15 31 33.2 -42 07 04 3.5454 4.4949 156.8 5.1 2014 05 30 15 30 40.4 -42 04 28 3.5427 4.4906 156.5 5.2 2014 05 31 15 29 47.9 -42 01 45 3.5403 4.4863 156.1 5.2