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Comet P/2009 WX51 (Catalina) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.515 AU) in the constellation Leo on the 18th July 2015 

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 07 15    09 51 12.2 +15 40 35   1.5168  0.8599    32.7    39.7
2015 07 16    09 56 23.1 +15 06 21   1.5159  0.8661    33.1    39.9
2015 07 17    10 01 31.7 +14 31 43   1.5153  0.8725    33.5    40.0
2015 07 18    10 06 38.1 +13 56 42   1.5151  0.8792    33.9    40.2
2015 07 19    10 11 42.2 +13 21 21   1.5152  0.8861    34.3    40.3
2015 07 20    10 16 44.0 +12 45 41   1.5156  0.8932    34.7    40.4
2015 07 21    10 21 43.4 +12 09 45   1.5164  0.9006    35.1    40.5
2015 07 22    10 26 40.5 +11 33 35   1.5175  0.9081    35.5    40.5
2015 07 23    10 31 35.2 +10 57 13   1.5189  0.9158    35.9    40.6
2015 07 24    10 36 27.5 +10 20 40   1.5207  0.9237    36.3    40.6
2015 07 25    10 41 17.5 +09 44 00   1.5228  0.9318    36.6    40.6
2015 07 26    10 46 05.1 +09 07 13   1.5252  0.9400    37.0    40.6
2015 07 27    10 50 50.4 +08 30 23   1.5280  0.9484    37.4    40.5
2015 07 28    10 55 33.3 +07 53 29   1.5311  0.9569    37.7    40.5
2015 07 29    11 00 13.8 +07 16 36   1.5346  0.9656    38.1    40.4
2015 07 30    11 04 52.0 +06 39 43   1.5383  0.9744    38.4    40.3
2015 07 31    11 09 27.9 +06 02 54   1.5424  0.9834    38.7    40.2


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Comet P/2009 WX51 (Catalina) is at Perihelion (0.796 AU) in the constellation Cancer on the 25th June 2015

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 06 24    07 55 39.4 +25 08 39   1.6025  0.7965    24.4    31.8
2015 06 25    08 01 20.2 +24 49 55   1.5959  0.7963    24.8    32.3
2015 06 26    08 07 00.7 +24 30 14   1.5896  0.7964    25.1    32.8
2015 06 27    08 12 40.9 +24 09 37   1.5834  0.7968    25.5    33.3
2015 06 28    08 18 20.5 +23 48 04   1.5775  0.7976    25.9    33.8
2015 06 29    08 23 59.3 +23 25 37   1.5718  0.7987    26.3    34.3
2015 06 30    08 29 37.4 +23 02 16   1.5663  0.8001    26.6    34.7
2015 07 01    08 35 14.5 +22 38 03   1.5611  0.8019    27.0    35.2
2015 07 02    08 40 50.4 +22 12 58   1.5561  0.8040    27.4    35.6
2015 07 03    08 46 25.2 +21 47 03   1.5514  0.8065    27.8    36.0
2015 07 04    08 51 58.6 +21 20 19   1.5469  0.8093    28.2    36.4
2015 07 05    08 57 30.6 +20 52 48   1.5427  0.8124    28.6    36.8


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Comet P/2009 WX51 (Catalina) makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.021 AU) on the 28th October 2014 

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 10 21    00 33 20.8 -01 09 31   2.0276  2.9804   159.4     6.7
2014 10 22    00 32 13.2 -01 14 20   2.0257  2.9729   158.2     7.1
2014 10 23    00 31 06.0 -01 19 03   2.0241  2.9654   156.9     7.6
2014 10 24    00 29 59.4 -01 23 40   2.0228  2.9579   155.7     8.0
2014 10 25    00 28 53.4 -01 28 11   2.0218  2.9503   154.4     8.4
2014 10 26    00 27 48.1 -01 32 35   2.0210  2.9427   153.2     8.8
2014 10 27    00 26 43.4 -01 36 52   2.0206  2.9351   151.9     9.2
2014 10 28    00 25 39.6 -01 41 02   2.0204  2.9275   150.7     9.6
2014 10 29    00 24 36.5 -01 45 04   2.0205  2.9199   149.4    10.0
2014 10 30    00 23 34.4 -01 48 58   2.0209  2.9123   148.2    10.4
2014 10 31    00 22 33.2 -01 52 45   2.0215  2.9046   146.9    10.7


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Comet P/2009 WX51 (Catalina) is at Opposition (2.101 AU) on the 5th October 2014 

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 10 04    00 52 44.3 +00 21 22   2.1076  3.1053   174.8     1.7
2014 10 05    00 51 37.8 +00 15 49   2.1004  3.0981   175.1     1.6
2014 10 06    00 50 30.8 +00 10 15   2.0935  3.0909   175.1     1.6
2014 10 07    00 49 23.3 +00 04 42   2.0869  3.0836   174.8     1.7
2014 10 08    00 48 15.4 -00 00 51   2.0806  3.0764   174.2     1.9
2014 10 09    00 47 07.1 -00 06 22   2.0746  3.0691   173.4     2.2
2014 10 10    00 45 58.6 -00 11 53   2.0690  3.0618   172.4     2.5
2014 10 11    00 44 49.7 -00 17 22   2.0636  3.0545   171.4     2.8
2014 10 12    00 43 40.7 -00 22 49   2.0586  3.0472   170.3     3.2
2014 10 13    00 42 31.6 -00 28 14   2.0539  3.0398   169.2     3.5
2014 10 14    00 41 22.4 -00 33 37   2.0495  3.0325   168.0     3.9
2014 10 15    00 40 13.1 -00 38 56   2.0455  3.0251   166.8     4.3
2014 10 16    00 39 03.9 -00 44 12   2.0417  3.0177   165.6     4.7
2014 10 17    00 37 54.9 -00 49 25   2.0383  3.0103   164.4     5.1
2014 10 18    00 36 45.9 -00 54 33   2.0352  3.0028   163.2     5.5
2014 10 19    00 35 37.2 -00 59 37   2.0323  2.9954   161.9     5.9
2014 10 20    00 34 28.8 -01 04 36   2.0298  2.9879   160.7     6.3


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Comet P/2009 WX51 (CATALINA) was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on the 22nd November 2009.
The orbital elements of the comet indicate perihelion passage on the 31st January, 2010, at a distance of approximately 0.79 AU from the Sun, and an orbital period of 5.41 years.

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Orbital elements:
    P/2009 WX51 (Catalina)
Epoch 2010 Feb. 13.0 TT = JDT 2455240.5
T 2010 Jan. 31.07408 TT                                 MPC
q   0.7999560            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.18232528     Peri.  118.03122     -0.85754520     -0.50688494
a   3.0801471      Node    31.74167     +0.39375615     -0.75646479
e   0.7402864      Incl.    9.59142     +0.33101710     -0.41331426
P   5.41

MPEC 2010 - G105

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