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RE: Comet C/2012 Q1 (KOWALSKI)

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Comet C/2012 Q1 (Kowalski) makes its closest approach to the Earth (9.373 AU) on the 20th September 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 09 19    00 11 14.1 +02 57 59   9.3730 10.3685   171.9     0.8  19.0
2014 09 20    00 11 00.0 +02 54 38   9.3728 10.3703   172.9     0.7  19.0
2014 09 21    00 10 45.8 +02 51 16   9.3729 10.3720   173.9     0.6  19.0
2014 09 22    00 10 31.7 +02 47 54   9.3734 10.3738   175.0     0.5  19.0
2014 09 23    00 10 17.5 +02 44 31   9.3742 10.3755   176.0     0.4  19.0
2014 09 24    00 10 03.3 +02 41 08   9.3752 10.3773   176.9     0.3  19.0
2014 09 25    00 09 49.1 +02 37 45   9.3766 10.3790   177.8     0.2  19.0
2014 09 26    00 09 34.8 +02 34 22   9.3783 10.3808   178.5     0.1  19.0
2014 09 27    00 09 20.6 +02 30 58   9.3803 10.3825   178.5     0.1  19.0
2014 09 28    00 09 06.4 +02 27 35   9.3826 10.3843   178.0     0.2  19.0
2014 09 29    00 08 52.3 +02 24 11   9.3853 10.3860   177.1     0.3  19.0
2014 09 30    00 08 38.1 +02 20 48   9.3882 10.3878   176.1     0.4  19.0

Blobrana · L

Comet C/2012 Q1 (Kowalski) is at Opposition (8.847 AU) on the 16th September, 2013.

Blobrana · L

Comet C/2012 Q1 (Kowalski) makes its closest approach to the Earth (8.843 AU) on the 11th September, 2013.

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Orbital elements:
    C/2012 Q1 (Kowalski)
T 2015 Nov. 28.07623 TT                                 MPC
q   8.5829412            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  209.36123     +0.89136034     -0.44495725
                   Node   174.28537     +0.31126861     +0.73961176
e   1.0            Incl.   60.35882     -0.32952785     -0.50496286
From 29 observations 2012 Aug. 28-Sept. 4.

MPEC 2012 - R08

Comet C/2012 Q1 (KOWALSKI) was discovered on the 28th August, 2012, by R. A. Kowalski (Mt. Lemmon Survey).
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 28th November, 2015, at a distance of 8.6 AU from the Sun.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2012 09 04    22 11 20.0 +15 05 56  10.0063 10.9320   155.5     2.2  19.4
2012 09 05    22 11 05.4 +15 02 20  10.0033 10.9286   155.5     2.2  19.4
2012 09 06    22 10 50.8 +14 58 41  10.0006 10.9252   155.4     2.2  19.4
2012 09 07    22 10 36.3 +14 55 00   9.9982 10.9218   155.3     2.2  19.4
2012 09 08    22 10 21.9 +14 51 17   9.9960 10.9184   155.1     2.2  19.4
2012 09 09    22 10 07.7 +14 47 32   9.9942 10.9150   154.9     2.2  19.4
2012 09 10    22 09 53.5 +14 43 44   9.9926 10.9115   154.7     2.3  19.4
2012 09 11    22 09 39.4 +14 39 54   9.9913 10.9081   154.4     2.3  19.4
2012 09 12    22 09 25.5 +14 36 03   9.9903 10.9047   154.1     2.3  19.4
2012 09 13    22 09 11.7 +14 32 09   9.9896 10.9013   153.8     2.3  19.4
2012 09 14    22 08 58.0 +14 28 14   9.9892 10.8979   153.4     2.4  19.4
2012 09 15    22 08 44.5 +14 24 16   9.9890 10.8946   153.0     2.4  19.4
2012 09 16    22 08 31.1 +14 20 17   9.9891 10.8912   152.5     2.4  19.4
2012 09 17    22 08 17.9 +14 16 16   9.9895 10.8878   152.1     2.5  19.4
2012 09 18    22 08 04.9 +14 12 14   9.9902 10.8844   151.6     2.5  19.4
2012 09 19    22 07 52.0 +14 08 09   9.9912 10.8810   151.0     2.6  19.4
2012 09 20    22 07 39.4 +14 04 04   9.9924 10.8776   150.5     2.6  19.4
2012 09 21    22 07 26.9 +13 59 57   9.9939 10.8742   149.9     2.7  19.4
2012 09 22    22 07 14.6 +13 55 49   9.9957 10.8708   149.3     2.7  19.4
2012 09 23    22 07 02.6 +13 51 39   9.9978 10.8674   148.7     2.8  19.4
2012 09 24    22 06 50.7 +13 47 29  10.0001 10.8641   148.0     2.8  19.4
2012 09 25    22 06 39.1 +13 43 17  10.0027 10.8607   147.4     2.9  19.4
2012 09 26    22 06 27.7 +13 39 04  10.0056 10.8573   146.7     2.9  19.4
2012 09 27    22 06 16.5 +13 34 50  10.0087 10.8539   146.0     3.0  19.4
2012 09 28    22 06 05.5 +13 30 35  10.0121 10.8505   145.3     3.0  19.4
2012 09 29    22 05 54.8 +13 26 20  10.0158 10.8472   144.5     3.1  19.4
2012 09 30    22 05 44.4 +13 22 04  10.0197 10.8438   143.8     3.1  19.4