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Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) passes close to Gamma Cephei on the 13th May, 2013.

 



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A great chance to see Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) passing near The Andromeda galaxy (M31) over the next few days. A small telescope and low magnification is recommended.



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Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 03 02    23 33 35.6 -25 16 03   1.1052  0.3915    20.6    63.0   1.6
2013 03 03    23 41 29.8 -23 06 24   1.1010  0.3735    19.7    63.3   1.4
2013 03 04    23 48 57.2 -20 50 01   1.0983  0.3567    18.8    63.4   1.2
2013 03 05    23 55 55.0 -18 27 24   1.0970  0.3415    17.9    63.3   1.0
2013 03 06    00 02 20.5 -15 59 13   1.0971  0.3283    17.1    63.0   0.9
2013 03 07    00 08 11.1 -13 26 23   1.0985  0.3174    16.5    62.4   0.7
2013 03 08    00 13 24.7 -10 49 58   1.1011  0.3091    15.9    61.7   0.6
2013 03 09    00 18 00.1 -08 11 18   1.1047  0.3038    15.5    60.9   0.5
2013 03 10    00 21 56.9 -05 31 49   1.1092  0.3016    15.2    60.0   0.5
2013 03 11    00 25 16.0 -02 53 01   1.1145  0.3026    15.1    59.1   0.5
2013 03 12    00 27 59.3 -00 16 19   1.1204  0.3069    15.2    58.2   0.6
2013 03 13    00 30 09.9 +02 17 02   1.1267  0.3142    15.5    57.5   0.7
2013 03 14    00 31 51.4 +04 46 07   1.1334  0.3242    15.9    56.9   0.9
2013 03 15    00 33 08.0 +07 10 14   1.1404  0.3366    16.4    56.4   1.1
2013 03 16    00 34 03.4 +09 29 01   1.1476  0.3511    17.0    56.0   1.3
2013 03 17    00 34 41.4 +11 42 21   1.1550  0.3674    17.7    55.7   1.5
2013 03 18    00 35 05.2 +13 50 15   1.1625  0.3850    18.6    55.3   1.7
2013 03 19    00 35 17.6 +15 52 53   1.1701  0.4038    19.4    55.1   1.9
2013 03 20    00 35 20.8 +17 50 30   1.1779  0.4235    20.3    54.8   2.1
2013 03 21    00 35 16.7 +19 43 24   1.1858  0.4439    21.3    54.5   2.3
2013 03 22    00 35 07.0 +21 31 51   1.1937  0.4648    22.2    54.3   2.6
2013 03 23    00 34 52.8 +23 16 12   1.2017  0.4861    23.2    54.0   2.8
2013 03 24    00 34 35.1 +24 56 43   1.2098  0.5078    24.2    53.7   3.0
2013 03 25    00 34 14.7 +26 33 41   1.2179  0.5296    25.2    53.4   3.2
2013 03 26    00 33 52.4 +28 07 23   1.2260  0.5516    26.2    53.1   3.4
2013 03 27    00 33 28.4 +29 38 03   1.2342  0.5737    27.2    52.8   3.5
2013 03 28    00 33 03.4 +31 05 55   1.2425  0.5958    28.2    52.4   3.7
2013 03 29    00 32 37.5 +32 31 11   1.2507  0.6180    29.2    52.1   3.9
2013 03 30    00 32 11.0 +33 54 04   1.2589  0.6401    30.2    51.8   4.1
2013 03 31    00 31 44.1 +35 14 43   1.2672  0.6622    31.2    51.4   4.2


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Managed to eventually see Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) through 10 x 50 binoculars



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Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) will be at its 'best' for northern hemisphere observers from March 12 to March 17

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Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) is at perihelion  (0.302 AU) on the 10th March, 2013



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Bright comet 'lighting sky' as it flies by Earth

Stargazers could enjoy a rare spectacle as a bright comet swings into the Northern Hemisphere.
The icy mass, called C/2011 L4 Pan-Starrs, should be visible with binoculars or a telescope from 8 March.
 
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Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.097 AU) on the 5th March, 2013. 



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Comet Will Be Visible from Hawaii in March

Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4, discovered by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope on Haleakala in June 2011, is expected to become visible to the naked eye in Hawaii in March.
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Update:
Google earth file: Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) (18kb, kmz, Version 2)



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