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Comet P/2012 TK8 (Tenagra) is at Opposition (3.237 AU) in the constellation Sextans on the 5th March 2015 

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 03 01    10 53 34.3 -00 07 43   3.2313  4.2141   171.8     1.9  21.8
2015 03 02    10 52 56.8 -00 04 32   3.2322  4.2163   172.4     1.8  21.8
2015 03 03    10 52 19.3 -00 01 18   3.2333  4.2186   172.9     1.7  21.8
2015 03 04    10 51 41.8 +00 01 57   3.2348  4.2208   173.2     1.6  21.8
2015 03 05    10 51 04.3 +00 05 15   3.2365  4.2230   173.3     1.6  21.8
2015 03 06    10 50 27.0 +00 08 34   3.2386  4.2252   173.2     1.6  21.8
2015 03 07    10 49 49.8 +00 11 55   3.2410  4.2274   173.0     1.6  21.8
2015 03 08    10 49 12.8 +00 15 18   3.2436  4.2296   172.5     1.7  21.8
2015 03 09    10 48 35.9 +00 18 42   3.2466  4.2318   171.9     1.9  21.8
2015 03 10    10 47 59.2 +00 22 06   3.2499  4.2340   171.2     2.0  21.8
2015 03 11    10 47 22.8 +00 25 32   3.2535  4.2362   170.5     2.2  21.8
2015 03 12    10 46 46.7 +00 28 59   3.2574  4.2384   169.6     2.4  21.8
2015 03 13    10 46 10.8 +00 32 26   3.2616  4.2406   168.7     2.6  21.8
2015 03 14    10 45 35.3 +00 35 53   3.2661  4.2427   167.7     2.9  21.8
2015 03 15    10 45 00.2 +00 39 20   3.2710  4.2449   166.8     3.1  21.9
2015 03 16    10 44 25.4 +00 42 48   3.2761  4.2471   165.8     3.3  21.9
2015 03 17    10 43 51.0 +00 46 15   3.2815  4.2493   164.7     3.5  21.9
2015 03 18    10 43 17.1 +00 49 42   3.2872  4.2515   163.7     3.8  21.9
2015 03 19    10 42 43.6 +00 53 08   3.2932  4.2537   162.7     4.0  21.9
2015 03 20    10 42 10.6 +00 56 34   3.2995  4.2559   161.6     4.2  21.9


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Comet P/2012 TK8 (Tenagra) makes its closest approach to the Earth (3.231 AU) in the constellation Leo on the 27th February 2015.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 02 25    10 56 03.9 -00 20 00   3.2310  4.2053   168.4     2.7  21.8
2015 02 26    10 55 26.7 -00 17 00   3.2307  4.2075   169.3     2.5  21.8
2015 02 27    10 54 49.3 -00 13 57   3.2306  4.2097   170.2     2.3  21.8
2015 02 28    10 54 11.8 -00 10 51   3.2308  4.2119   171.0     2.1  21.8
2015 03 01    10 53 34.3 -00 07 43   3.2313  4.2141   171.8     1.9  21.8
2015 03 02    10 52 56.8 -00 04 32   3.2322  4.2163   172.4     1.8  21.8
2015 03 03    10 52 19.3 -00 01 18   3.2333  4.2186   172.9     1.7  21.8
2015 03 04    10 51 41.8 +00 01 57   3.2348  4.2208   173.2     1.6  21.8
2015 03 05    10 51 04.3 +00 05 15   3.2365  4.2230   173.3     1.6  21.8
2015 03 06    10 50 27.0 +00 08 34   3.2386  4.2252   173.2     1.6  21.8
2015 03 07    10 49 49.8 +00 11 55   3.2410  4.2274   173.0     1.6  21.8
2015 03 08    10 49 12.8 +00 15 18   3.2436  4.2296   172.5     1.7  21.8
2015 03 09    10 48 35.9 +00 18 42   3.2466  4.2318   171.9     1.9  21.8
2015 03 10    10 47 59.2 +00 22 06   3.2499  4.2340   171.2     2.0  21.8


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Comet P/2012 TK8 (Tenagra) is at Opposition (2.324 AU) on the 5th January 2014



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Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 01 03    07 05 25.7 +23 27 38   2.3213  3.3038   177.2     0.8  20.0
2014 01 04    07 04 38.1 +23 27 10   2.3225  3.3055   178.3     0.5  20.0
2014 01 05    07 03 50.6 +23 26 42   2.3239  3.3072   179.1     0.3  20.0
2014 01 06    07 03 03.2 +23 26 13   2.3257  3.3088   178.8     0.4  20.0
2014 01 07    07 02 15.9 +23 25 42   2.3277  3.3105   177.7     0.7  20.0
2014 01 08    07 01 28.7 +23 25 10   2.3301  3.3122   176.6     1.0  20.0
2014 01 09    07 00 41.8 +23 24 36   2.3327  3.3139   175.4     1.4  20.0
2014 01 10    06 59 55.2 +23 24 01   2.3357  3.3156   174.2     1.7  20.0
2014 01 11    06 59 08.9 +23 23 25   2.3389  3.3173   173.0     2.1  20.1
2014 01 12    06 58 22.9 +23 22 47   2.3425  3.3190   171.9     2.4  20.1
2014 01 13    06 57 37.4 +23 22 09   2.3464  3.3207   170.7     2.8  20.1
2014 01 14    06 56 52.4 +23 21 28   2.3505  3.3224   169.5     3.1  20.1
2014 01 15    06 56 07.9 +23 20 47   2.3550  3.3241   168.3     3.4  20.1
2014 01 16    06 55 23.9 +23 20 04   2.3597  3.3258   167.1     3.8  20.1
2014 01 17    06 54 40.6 +23 19 19   2.3647  3.3276   165.9     4.1  20.1
2014 01 18    06 53 57.8 +23 18 34   2.3700  3.3293   164.8     4.5  20.1
2014 01 19    06 53 15.8 +23 17 47   2.3756  3.3310   163.6     4.8  20.1
2014 01 20    06 52 34.5 +23 16 59   2.3815  3.3328   162.4     5.1  20.1
2014 01 21    06 51 54.0 +23 16 09   2.3877  3.3345   161.2     5.4  20.1
2014 01 22    06 51 14.3 +23 15 18   2.3941  3.3363   160.1     5.8  20.1
2014 01 23    06 50 35.4 +23 14 26   2.4008  3.3380   158.9     6.1  20.1
2014 01 24    06 49 57.4 +23 13 33   2.4078  3.3398   157.7     6.4  20.1
2014 01 25    06 49 20.4 +23 12 39   2.4151  3.3415   156.6     6.7  20.2
2014 01 26    06 48 44.3 +23 11 43   2.4227  3.3433   155.4     7.0  20.2
2014 01 27    06 48 09.1 +23 10 47   2.4305  3.3451   154.3     7.3  20.2
2014 01 28    06 47 35.0 +23 09 49   2.4385  3.3469   153.1     7.6  20.2
2014 01 29    06 47 02.0 +23 08 50   2.4469  3.3486   152.0     7.9  20.2
2014 01 30    06 46 30.0 +23 07 51   2.4555  3.3504   150.9     8.2  20.2
2014 01 31    06 45 59.1 +23 06 50   2.4643  3.3522   149.7     8.5  20.2


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Comet P/2012 TK8 (Tenagra) makes its closest approach to the Earth  (2.319 AU) on the 31st December 2013



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Comet P/2012 TK8 (Tenagra) is at Perihelion (3.091 AU) on the 10th May, 2013.

Ephemeris 

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 05 08    03 26 54.4 +22 40 54   4.0857  3.0913     8.5     2.8  21.0
2013 05 09    03 28 33.6 +22 45 57   4.0877  3.0913     8.0     2.6  21.0
2013 05 10    03 30 12.9 +22 50 57   4.0895  3.0913     7.5     2.4  21.0
2013 05 11    03 31 52.4 +22 55 54   4.0912  3.0913     7.0     2.3  21.0
2013 05 12    03 33 32.0 +23 00 48   4.0928  3.0913     6.5     2.1  21.0
2013 05 13    03 35 11.7 +23 05 39   4.0942  3.0913     6.1     2.0  21.0
2013 05 14    03 36 51.5 +23 10 28   4.0955  3.0913     5.6     1.8  21.0
2013 05 15    03 38 31.5 +23 15 13   4.0967  3.0913     5.2     1.7  21.0
2013 05 16    03 40 11.5 +23 19 55   4.0978  3.0914     4.8     1.6  21.0
2013 05 17    03 41 51.7 +23 24 35   4.0987  3.0914     4.4     1.4  21.0
2013 05 18    03 43 31.9 +23 29 11   4.0995  3.0915     4.1     1.3  21.0
2013 05 19    03 45 12.3 +23 33 44   4.1001  3.0916     3.9     1.3  21.0
2013 05 20    03 46 52.7 +23 38 14   4.1007  3.0916     3.7     1.2  21.0
2013 05 21    03 48 33.3 +23 42 40   4.1011  3.0917     3.6     1.2  21.0
2013 05 22    03 50 13.9 +23 47 03   4.1014  3.0918     3.6     1.2  21.0
2013 05 23    03 51 54.6 +23 51 24   4.1015  3.0919     3.7     1.2  21.0
2013 05 24    03 53 35.3 +23 55 40   4.1015  3.0920     3.9     1.3  21.0
2013 05 25    03 55 16.1 +23 59 54   4.1014  3.0921     4.1     1.3  21.0
2013 05 26    03 56 57.0 +24 04 04   4.1012  3.0922     4.4     1.4  21.0
2013 05 27    03 58 38.0 +24 08 10   4.1009  3.0924     4.8     1.6  21.0
2013 05 28    04 00 19.0 +24 12 14   4.1004  3.0925     5.2     1.7  21.0
2013 05 29    04 02 00.1 +24 16 13   4.0998  3.0927     5.6     1.8  21.0
2013 05 30    04 03 41.3 +24 20 10   4.0990  3.0928     6.0     2.0  21.0
2013 05 31    04 05 22.5 +24 24 03   4.0982  3.0930     6.5     2.1  21.0


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Orbital elements:
    P/2012 TK8 (Tenagra)
T 2013 May  9.79861 TT                                  MPC
q   3.0897030            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.11520344     Peri.  128.08763     +0.52820316     -0.84282728
a   4.1830440      Node   289.72658     +0.74070670     +0.51675572
e   0.2613745      Incl.    6.29225     +0.41515659     +0.15035196
P   8.56
From 15 observations 2012 Oct. 6-15.

MPEC 2012 - U41

Comet P/2012 TK8 (TENAGRA) was discovered by the Tenagra II Observatory on the 6th October, 2012.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 9th May, 2013, at a distance of approximately 3.1 AU from the Sun, and an orbital period of 8.56 years



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