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Comet P/2013 T2 (Schwartz) is at Opposition (3.297 AU) on the 30th January 2015.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 01 29    08 59 49.0 +27 12 45   3.2939  4.2676   170.2     2.3  24.9
2015 01 30    08 58 57.8 +27 15 21   3.2970  4.2711   170.3     2.2  24.9
2015 01 31    08 58 06.5 +27 17 53   3.3005  4.2745   170.2     2.3  24.9
2015 02 01    08 57 15.3 +27 20 20   3.3044  4.2780   170.0     2.3  24.9
2015 02 02    08 56 24.2 +27 22 42   3.3085  4.2814   169.6     2.4  24.9
2015 02 03    08 55 33.2 +27 25 00   3.3130  4.2848   169.1     2.5  24.9
2015 02 04    08 54 42.3 +27 27 12   3.3177  4.2883   168.5     2.6  24.9
2015 02 05    08 53 51.7 +27 29 19   3.3228  4.2917   167.9     2.8  24.9
2015 02 06    08 53 01.3 +27 31 22   3.3283  4.2951   167.1     2.9  24.9
2015 02 07    08 52 11.1 +27 33 19   3.3340  4.2985   166.3     3.1  24.9
2015 02 08    08 51 21.3 +27 35 10   3.3400  4.3019   165.5     3.3  25.0
2015 02 09    08 50 31.8 +27 36 57   3.3464  4.3053   164.5     3.5  25.0
2015 02 10    08 49 42.7 +27 38 37   3.3531  4.3086   163.6     3.7  25.0


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Comet P/2013 T2 (Schwartz) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.111 AU) on the 28 October 2013

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 10 27    04 06 17.9 +33 47 10   1.1109  2.0095   145.3    16.3  19.3
2013 10 28    04 05 22.8 +33 51 41   1.1108  2.0148   146.4    15.8  19.3
2013 10 29    04 04 25.7 +33 55 56   1.1110  2.0201   147.4    15.4  19.3
2013 10 30    04 03 26.7 +33 59 56   1.1113  2.0255   148.5    14.9  19.3
2013 10 31    04 02 25.9 +34 03 39   1.1119  2.0308   149.5    14.4  19.3
2013 11 01    04 01 23.5 +34 07 05   1.1126  2.0362   150.5    13.9  19.3
2013 11 02    04 00 19.4 +34 10 15   1.1136  2.0416   151.6    13.4  19.3
2013 11 03    03 59 13.9 +34 13 08   1.1147  2.0470   152.6    12.9  19.3
2013 11 04    03 58 07.1 +34 15 44   1.1161  2.0524   153.6    12.4  19.4
2013 11 05    03 56 59.0 +34 18 03   1.1177  2.0578   154.6    11.9  19.4
2013 11 06    03 55 49.8 +34 20 05   1.1196  2.0633   155.6    11.5  19.4
2013 11 07    03 54 39.7 +34 21 49   1.1216  2.0687   156.5    11.0  19.4
2013 11 08    03 53 28.7 +34 23 16   1.1239  2.0742   157.5    10.5  19.4
2013 11 09    03 52 16.9 +34 24 26   1.1265  2.0797   158.4    10.1  19.4
2013 11 10    03 51 04.6 +34 25 19   1.1292  2.0851   159.3     9.7  19.5


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Orbital elements:
    P/2013 T2 (Schwartz)
T 2013 June 20.65835 TT                                 MPC
q   1.6000917            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.15762970     Peri.  342.51986     +0.96649311     +0.25658269
a   3.3939910      Node     2.64749     -0.21178555     +0.81359910
e   0.5285516      Incl.    9.35618     -0.14504465     +0.52174881
P   6.25
From 49 observations 2013 Sept. 14-Oct. 20.

MPEC 2013 - U18

Comet P/2013 T2 (SCHWARTZ) was discovered by M. Schwartz, on the 14th September, 2013. The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate perihelion passage was on the 20th June, 2013 at a distance of approximately 1.6 AU from the Sun, and an orbital period of 6.25 years.



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