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RE: Comet P/2007 T2 (Kowalski)

Blobrana · L

Comet P/2007 T2 (Kowalski) is at Opposition (4.258 AU) in the constellation Virgo on the 15th March 2015.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 03 14    11 40 20.9 +04 32 28   4.2558  5.2491   177.6     0.4  28.8
2015 03 15    11 39 39.3 +04 36 24   4.2574  5.2511   177.8     0.4  28.8
2015 03 16    11 38 57.7 +04 40 20   4.2593  5.2529   177.3     0.5  28.9
2015 03 17    11 38 16.1 +04 44 14   4.2615  5.2548   176.5     0.7  28.9
2015 03 18    11 37 34.6 +04 48 07   4.2640  5.2567   175.5     0.8  28.9
2015 03 19    11 36 53.2 +04 51 59   4.2669  5.2586   174.5     1.0  28.9
2015 03 20    11 36 11.9 +04 55 50   4.2702  5.2604   173.4     1.3  28.9

Blobrana · L

Comet P/2007 T2 (Kowalski) is at Opposition (2.845 AU) on the 23rd February 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 02 22    10 34 24.0 +16 13 53   2.8397  3.8237   173.2     1.8  26.6
2014 02 23    10 33 24.1 +16 18 31   2.8452  3.8295   173.3     1.7  26.6
2014 02 24    10 32 24.3 +16 23 05   2.8509  3.8353   173.2     1.8  26.6
2014 02 25    10 31 24.7 +16 27 33   2.8571  3.8411   172.8     1.8  26.6
2014 02 26    10 30 25.2 +16 31 57   2.8635  3.8469   172.3     2.0  26.6
2014 02 27    10 29 26.0 +16 36 16   2.8703  3.8527   171.6     2.2  26.6
2014 02 28    10 28 27.2 +16 40 30   2.8774  3.8584   170.8     2.4  26.7
2014 03 01    10 27 28.6 +16 44 38   2.8848  3.8642   169.9     2.6  26.7
2014 03 02    10 26 30.5 +16 48 40   2.8926  3.8699   168.9     2.8  26.7
2014 03 03    10 25 32.7 +16 52 37   2.9007  3.8756   167.9     3.1  26.7
2014 03 04    10 24 35.5 +16 56 28   2.9092  3.8813   166.9     3.3  26.7
2014 03 05    10 23 38.8 +17 00 13   2.9179  3.8870   165.8     3.6  26.7
2014 03 06    10 22 42.6 +17 03 51   2.9270  3.8927   164.7     3.9  26.7
2014 03 07    10 21 47.0 +17 07 23   2.9364  3.8983   163.6     4.1  26.7
2014 03 08    10 20 52.0 +17 10 49   2.9461  3.9040   162.5     4.4  26.8
2014 03 09    10 19 57.7 +17 14 08   2.9561  3.9096   161.3     4.7  26.8
2014 03 10    10 19 04.1 +17 17 21   2.9664  3.9152   160.2     4.9  26.8
2014 03 11    10 18 11.2 +17 20 27   2.9771  3.9208   159.1     5.2  26.8
2014 03 12    10 17 19.1 +17 23 27   2.9880  3.9264   157.9     5.5  26.8
2014 03 13    10 16 27.8 +17 26 19   2.9993  3.9320   156.8     5.7  26.8
2014 03 14    10 15 37.3 +17 29 05   3.0108  3.9376   155.6     6.0  26.8
2014 03 15    10 14 47.6 +17 31 44   3.0226  3.9431   154.5     6.2  26.9
2014 03 16    10 13 58.8 +17 34 17   3.0347  3.9487   153.3     6.5  26.9
2014 03 17    10 13 10.9 +17 36 42   3.0471  3.9542   152.2     6.7  26.9
2014 03 18    10 12 23.8 +17 39 01   3.0598  3.9597   151.0     7.0  26.9
2014 03 19    10 11 37.8 +17 41 12   3.0727  3.9652   149.9     7.2  26.9
2014 03 20    10 10 52.7 +17 43 17   3.0859  3.9707   148.7     7.5  26.9
2014 03 21    10 10 08.5 +17 45 15   3.0994  3.9762   147.6     7.7  27.0
2014 03 22    10 09 25.4 +17 47 06   3.1132  3.9817   146.4     7.9  27.0
2014 03 23    10 08 43.2 +17 48 50   3.1272  3.9871   145.3     8.2  27.0
2014 03 24    10 08 02.1 +17 50 28   3.1414  3.9926   144.2     8.4  27.0
2014 03 25    10 07 22.1 +17 51 58   3.1559  3.9980   143.1     8.6  27.0
2014 03 26    10 06 43.1 +17 53 22   3.1707  4.0034   141.9     8.8  27.0
2014 03 27    10 06 05.1 +17 54 39   3.1857  4.0088   140.8     9.0  27.0
2014 03 28    10 05 28.3 +17 55 49   3.2009  4.0142   139.7     9.3  27.1
2014 03 29    10 04 52.5 +17 56 52   3.2163  4.0196   138.6     9.5  27.1
2014 03 30    10 04 17.9 +17 57 49   3.2320  4.0249   137.5     9.7  27.1
2014 03 31    10 03 44.4 +17 58 40   3.2479  4.0303   136.4     9.8  27.1

Blobrana · L

Comet P/2007 T2 (Kowalski) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.621 AU) on the 10th March, 2013

Blobrana · L

Comet P/2007 T2 (Kowalski) is at perihelion (0.695 AU) on the 25th February, 2013

Blobrana · L

A new comet was discovered on October 09, 2007 by Richard A. Kowalski and the Catalina Sky Survey. The cometary nature of the magnitude 16.5 object was confirmed by later observations.
The preliminary orbital elements of the periodic comet P/2007 T2 (Kowalski) indicate a perihelion passage on September 19, 2007 at a distance of 0.6 AU of the Sun, and a 5.9 years period.

(MPEC 2007-T76)

Ephemerides