Comet P/2011 CR42 (Catalina) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.537 AU) on the 1st May 2018.
Comet P/2011 CR42 (Catalina) is at Opposition (1.539 AU) on the 27th April 2018.
Comet P/2011 CR42 (Catalina) is at Opposition (3.465 AU) on the 4th November 2014
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 11 01 02 39 25.4 +11 56 21 3.4636 4.4539 175.5 1.0 2014 11 02 02 38 43.8 +11 54 05 3.4638 4.4544 176.2 0.9 2014 11 03 02 38 02.2 +11 51 49 3.4642 4.4550 176.6 0.8 2014 11 04 02 37 20.6 +11 49 33 3.4650 4.4555 176.6 0.8 2014 11 05 02 36 39.0 +11 47 19 3.4661 4.4560 176.2 0.8 2014 11 06 02 35 57.5 +11 45 05 3.4675 4.4565 175.5 1.0 2014 11 07 02 35 16.1 +11 42 52 3.4692 4.4571 174.7 1.2 2014 11 08 02 34 34.8 +11 40 41 3.4713 4.4576 173.8 1.4 2014 11 09 02 33 53.6 +11 38 30 3.4736 4.4581 172.7 1.6 2014 11 10 02 33 12.6 +11 36 21 3.4763 4.4586 171.7 1.8 2014 11 11 02 32 31.9 +11 34 14 3.4793 4.4591 170.6 2.1 2014 11 12 02 31 51.3 +11 32 08 3.4826 4.4596 169.5 2.3 2014 11 13 02 31 11.0 +11 30 04 3.4862 4.4601 168.4 2.6 2014 11 14 02 30 31.0 +11 28 02 3.4901 4.4606 167.3 2.8 2014 11 15 02 29 51.3 +11 26 02 3.4943 4.4611 166.1 3.0 2014 11 16 02 29 12.0 +11 24 04 3.4989 4.4616 165.0 3.3 2014 11 17 02 28 33.1 +11 22 08 3.5037 4.4620 163.8 3.5 2014 11 18 02 27 54.5 +11 20 15 3.5089 4.4625 162.7 3.8 2014 11 19 02 27 16.4 +11 18 24 3.5143 4.4630 161.6 4.0 2014 11 20 02 26 38.7 +11 16 36 3.5201 4.4634 160.4 4.3