Comet P/2005 S3 (Read) makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.860 AU) on the 2nd September 2015.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 09 01 21 48 42.6 -09 04 52 2.8607 3.8526 167.6 3.2 20.1 2015 09 02 21 48 06.3 -09 07 52 2.8605 3.8490 166.5 3.5 20.1 2015 09 03 21 47 30.2 -09 10 53 2.8605 3.8454 165.5 3.8 20.1 2015 09 04 21 46 54.6 -09 13 52 2.8608 3.8418 164.4 4.1 20.1 2015 09 05 21 46 19.2 -09 16 51 2.8614 3.8382 163.3 4.3 20.1 2015 09 06 21 45 44.3 -09 19 49 2.8623 3.8346 162.2 4.6 20.1 2015 09 07 21 45 09.8 -09 22 46 2.8635 3.8310 161.1 4.9 20.1 2015 09 08 21 44 35.8 -09 25 41 2.8649 3.8274 160.0 5.2 20.1 2015 09 09 21 44 02.3 -09 28 36 2.8666 3.8238 158.9 5.4 20.1 2015 09 10 21 43 29.3 -09 31 28 2.8686 3.8202 157.8 5.7 20.1 2015 09 11 21 42 56.8 -09 34 19 2.8709 3.8166 156.7 6.0 20.1 2015 09 12 21 42 25.0 -09 37 08 2.8734 3.8130 155.6 6.3 20.1 2015 09 13 21 41 53.7 -09 39 55 2.8762 3.8094 154.5 6.5 20.1 2015 09 14 21 41 23.1 -09 42 40 2.8792 3.8058 153.4 6.8 20.1 2015 09 15 21 40 53.2 -09 45 22 2.8825 3.8022 152.3 7.1 20.1 2015 09 16 21 40 23.9 -09 48 02 2.8861 3.7986 151.2 7.3 20.1 2015 09 17 21 39 55.4 -09 50 40 2.8899 3.7950 150.2 7.6 20.1 2015 09 18 21 39 27.7 -09 53 14 2.8939 3.7914 149.1 7.8 20.1 2015 09 19 21 39 00.7 -09 55 46 2.8982 3.7878 148.0 8.1 20.1 2015 09 20 21 38 34.5 -09 58 15 2.9028 3.7842 146.9 8.3 20.1
Comet P/2005 S3 (Read) is at Opposition (2.879 AU) in the constellation Capricornus on the 22nd August 2015
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 08 20 21 56 10.7 -08 29 09 2.8860 3.8960 175.8 1.1 20.2 2015 08 21 21 55 33.2 -08 32 02 2.8823 3.8924 176.1 1.0 20.2 2015 08 22 21 54 55.6 -08 34 57 2.8789 3.8888 176.1 1.0 20.2 2015 08 23 21 54 18.0 -08 37 53 2.8758 3.8852 175.8 1.1 20.2 2015 08 24 21 53 40.3 -08 40 50 2.8730 3.8815 175.3 1.2 20.2 2015 08 25 21 53 02.7 -08 43 49 2.8704 3.8779 174.5 1.4 20.2 2015 08 26 21 52 25.1 -08 46 48 2.8682 3.8743 173.7 1.6 20.2 2015 08 27 21 51 47.6 -08 49 48 2.8662 3.8707 172.7 1.9 20.2 2015 08 28 21 51 10.3 -08 52 48 2.8645 3.8671 171.8 2.1 20.2 2015 08 29 21 50 33.0 -08 55 49 2.8631 3.8635 170.8 2.4 20.2 2015 08 30 21 49 56.0 -08 58 50 2.8620 3.8599 169.7 2.7 20.1 2015 08 31 21 49 19.2 -09 01 51 2.8612 3.8563 168.7 2.9 20.1
Comet P/2005 S3 (Read) is at Opposition (4.254 AU) on the 12th July 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 07 01 19 29 16.6 -20 42 12 4.3046 5.3034 168.0 2.3 22.4 2014 07 02 19 28 42.6 -20 43 03 4.2985 5.3004 169.1 2.1 22.4 2014 07 03 19 28 08.3 -20 43 54 4.2927 5.2974 170.2 1.9 22.4 2014 07 04 19 27 33.8 -20 44 45 4.2873 5.2945 171.3 1.7 22.4 2014 07 05 19 26 59.1 -20 45 36 4.2821 5.2915 172.4 1.5 22.4 2014 07 06 19 26 24.1 -20 46 28 4.2772 5.2885 173.4 1.3 22.4 2014 07 07 19 25 48.9 -20 47 20 4.2726 5.2855 174.5 1.1 22.4 2014 07 08 19 25 13.6 -20 48 12 4.2684 5.2825 175.6 0.9 22.4 2014 07 09 19 24 38.2 -20 49 04 4.2644 5.2796 176.6 0.7 22.4 2014 07 10 19 24 02.6 -20 49 56 4.2607 5.2766 177.6 0.5 22.4 2014 07 11 19 23 26.9 -20 50 48 4.2573 5.2736 178.4 0.3 22.4 2014 07 12 19 22 51.2 -20 51 40 4.2542 5.2706 178.8 0.2 22.4 2014 07 13 19 22 15.4 -20 52 32 4.2514 5.2676 178.3 0.3 22.4 2014 07 14 19 21 39.6 -20 53 24 4.2490 5.2646 177.4 0.5 22.4 2014 07 15 19 21 03.8 -20 54 16 4.2468 5.2616 176.4 0.7 22.4 2014 07 16 19 20 28.0 -20 55 07 4.2449 5.2586 175.4 0.9 22.3 2014 07 17 19 19 52.2 -20 55 58 4.2433 5.2556 174.3 1.1 22.3 2014 07 18 19 19 16.5 -20 56 49 4.2420 5.2526 173.2 1.3 22.3 2014 07 19 19 18 40.9 -20 57 39 4.2410 5.2496 172.2 1.5 22.3 2014 07 20 19 18 05.4 -20 58 29 4.2403 5.2466 171.1 1.7 22.3 2014 07 21 19 17 30.0 -20 59 19 4.2399 5.2436 170.0 1.9 22.3 2014 07 22 19 16 54.7 -21 00 08 4.2398 5.2405 168.9 2.1 22.3 2014 07 23 19 16 19.7 -21 00 57 4.2400 5.2375 167.8 2.3 22.3 2014 07 24 19 15 44.9 -21 01 45 4.2405 5.2345 166.7 2.6 22.3 2014 07 25 19 15 10.2 -21 02 33 4.2413 5.2315 165.6 2.8 22.3 2014 07 26 19 14 35.9 -21 03 20 4.2424 5.2284 164.6 3.0 22.3 2014 07 27 19 14 01.8 -21 04 06 4.2438 5.2254 163.5 3.2 22.3 2014 07 28 19 13 28.0 -21 04 51 4.2454 5.2224 162.4 3.4 22.3 2014 07 29 19 12 54.6 -21 05 36 4.2474 5.2193 161.3 3.6 22.3 2014 07 30 19 12 21.5 -21 06 21 4.2496 5.2163 160.2 3.8 22.3 2014 07 31 19 11 48.7 -21 07 04 4.2521 5.2133 159.1 4.0 22.3