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Comet C/2014 S3 (PANSTARRS) is at Opposition (3.480 AU) in the constellation Aquarius on the 21st August 2015 

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Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 08 20    21 51 54.2 -05 56 01   3.4711  4.4776   173.2     1.5  26.2
2015 08 21    21 50 20.5 -06 03 17   3.4794  4.4859   173.4     1.5  26.2
2015 08 22    21 48 47.2 -06 10 33   3.4880  4.4942   173.3     1.5  26.2
2015 08 23    21 47 14.5 -06 17 47   3.4972  4.5025   172.9     1.6  26.3
2015 08 24    21 45 42.3 -06 24 59   3.5068  4.5108   172.3     1.7  26.3
2015 08 25    21 44 10.7 -06 32 09   3.5168  4.5191   171.5     1.9  26.3
2015 08 26    21 42 39.7 -06 39 17   3.5272  4.5274   170.6     2.1  26.3
2015 08 27    21 41 09.4 -06 46 23   3.5381  4.5357   169.6     2.3  26.3
2015 08 28    21 39 39.8 -06 53 25   3.5494  4.5440   168.6     2.5  26.3
2015 08 29    21 38 11.0 -07 00 25   3.5612  4.5523   167.4     2.8  26.3
2015 08 30    21 36 42.9 -07 07 22   3.5734  4.5606   166.3     3.0  26.4
2015 08 31    21 35 15.7 -07 14 16   3.5860  4.5689   165.1     3.3  26.4


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First observations of the surface of objects from the Oort cloud.

Astronomers from the University of Hawaii in Manoa, ESO, ASIAA in Taiwan, DLR in Berlin and IAA in Bangalore, India announced the discovery of two unusual objects in comet-like orbits but with almost no activity, giving scientists a first look at their surfaces. 
The two objects, named C/2013 P2 and C/2014 S3, were discovered using Pan-STARRS survey telescope (PS1) on Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii. Both objects have the orbit of a comet coming from the Oort cloud 
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Comet C/2014 S3 (PANSTARRS) is at Opposition (1.235 AU) on the 24th October 2014 



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Comet C/2014 S3 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to he Earth (1.226 AU) on the 20th October 2014

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Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.    Delta     r     El.    Ph.   Mag
2014 10 19 000000 02 38 06.3 +03 20 58   1.227   2.199  162.8   7.7  20.9
2014 10 20 000000 02 32 08.5 +02 56 31   1.227   2.203  164.7   6.9  20.9
2014 10 21 000000 02 26 10.2 +02 32 02   1.227   2.207  166.3   6.1  20.9
2014 10 22 000000 02 20 12.1 +02 07 35   1.229   2.211  167.7   5.5  20.9
2014 10 23 000000 02 14 15.1 +01 43 16   1.231   2.216  168.6   5.1  20.9
2014 10 24 000000 02 08 19.8 +01 19 08   1.235   2.220  169.0   4.9  20.9
2014 10 25 000000 02 02 27.0 +00 55 16   1.240   2.225  168.9   4.9  20.9
2014 10 26 000000 01 56 37.3 +00 31 42   1.246   2.229  168.2   5.2  21.0
2014 10 27 000000 01 50 51.4 +00 08 32   1.254   2.234  167.1   5.7  21.0
2014 10 28 000000 01 45 10.0 -00 14 12   1.262   2.238  165.6   6.3  21.0
2014 10 29 000000 01 39 33.5 -00 36 26   1.271   2.243  164.0   7.0  21.0
2014 10 30 000000 01 34 02.7 -00 58 08   1.282   2.248  162.1   7.8  21.1
2014 10 31 000000 01 28 37.8 -01 19 15   1.293   2.252  160.2   8.6  21.1


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