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Post Info TOPIC: Comet C/2012 Y1 (LINEAR)


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RE: Comet C/2012 Y1 (LINEAR)
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Comet C/2012 Y1 (LINEAR) is at Opposition (4.068 AU) on the 15th April 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 04 14    13 41 47.3 -04 36 12   4.0602  5.0590   174.3     1.1  25.1
2014 04 15    13 41 15.7 -04 31 06   4.0677  5.0670   174.4     1.1  25.1
2014 04 16    13 40 44.2 -04 26 03   4.0755  5.0750   174.3     1.1  25.1
2014 04 17    13 40 12.8 -04 21 02   4.0836  5.0830   174.0     1.2  25.1
2014 04 18    13 39 41.5 -04 16 04   4.0921  5.0909   173.6     1.3  25.1
2014 04 19    13 39 10.4 -04 11 09   4.1008  5.0989   172.9     1.4  25.1
2014 04 20    13 38 39.4 -04 06 16   4.1098  5.1069   172.2     1.5  25.2
2014 04 21    13 38 08.7 -04 01 27   4.1192  5.1148   171.4     1.7  25.2
2014 04 22    13 37 38.1 -03 56 41   4.1288  5.1228   170.5     1.9  25.2
2014 04 23    13 37 07.8 -03 51 58   4.1388  5.1308   169.6     2.0  25.2
2014 04 24    13 36 37.7 -03 47 18   4.1490  5.1387   168.6     2.2  25.2
2014 04 25    13 36 07.9 -03 42 42   4.1596  5.1467   167.6     2.4  25.2
2014 04 26    13 35 38.3 -03 38 10   4.1705  5.1546   166.6     2.6  25.2
2014 04 27    13 35 09.1 -03 33 41   4.1816  5.1626   165.6     2.8  25.2
2014 04 28    13 34 40.2 -03 29 17   4.1931  5.1705   164.6     3.0  25.2
2014 04 29    13 34 11.7 -03 24 56   4.2049  5.1785   163.6     3.2  25.3
2014 04 30    13 33 43.5 -03 20 40   4.2169  5.1864   162.5     3.3  25.3


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Orbital elements:
    C/2012 Y1 (LINEAR)
T 2012 Dec. 8.59572 TT                                  MPC
q   2.1202862            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  242.56443     +0.13525802     -0.98109896
                   Node   201.08074     +0.98918745     +0.14170371
e   1.0            Incl.   22.62749     +0.05668731     -0.13177590
From 30 observations 2012 Dec. 18-21.

MPEC 2012 - Y18

Comet C/2012 Y1 (LINEAR) was discovered by the Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico, on the 18th December, 2012.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate perihelion passage was on the 8th December, 2012 at a distance of approximately 2.1 AU from the Sun.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2012 12 19    05 46 52.2 -13 33 14   1.2536  2.1238   143.0    16.2  18.8
2012 12 20    05 46 41.5 -13 39 03   1.2553  2.1246   142.9    16.2  18.8
2012 12 21    05 46 30.9 -13 44 24   1.2573  2.1253   142.7    16.3  18.8
2012 12 22    05 46 20.5 -13 49 17   1.2594  2.1262   142.6    16.3  18.8
2012 12 23    05 46 10.3 -13 53 42   1.2616  2.1271   142.4    16.4  18.8
2012 12 24    05 46 00.4 -13 57 39   1.2641  2.1281   142.1    16.5  18.8
2012 12 25    05 45 50.9 -14 01 07   1.2667  2.1291   141.9    16.6  18.8
2012 12 26    05 45 41.7 -14 04 08   1.2695  2.1302   141.7    16.6  18.8
2012 12 27    05 45 33.0 -14 06 40   1.2725  2.1314   141.4    16.7  18.8
2012 12 28    05 45 24.9 -14 08 45   1.2757  2.1326   141.1    16.8  18.8
2012 12 29    05 45 17.2 -14 10 23   1.2790  2.1339   140.8    16.9  18.8
2012 12 30    05 45 10.2 -14 11 34   1.2826  2.1353   140.5    17.0  18.8
2012 12 31    05 45 03.9 -14 12 17   1.2863  2.1367   140.2    17.1  18.8
2013 01 01    05 44 58.2 -14 12 35   1.2901  2.1382   139.9    17.2  18.9
2013 01 02    05 44 53.3 -14 12 25   1.2942  2.1398   139.6    17.3  18.9
2013 01 03    05 44 49.2 -14 11 50   1.2984  2.1414   139.2    17.5  18.9
2013 01 04    05 44 46.0 -14 10 49   1.3027  2.1431   138.8    17.6  18.9
2013 01 05    05 44 43.6 -14 09 23   1.3073  2.1448   138.5    17.7  18.9
2013 01 06    05 44 42.1 -14 07 32   1.3120  2.1466   138.1    17.8  18.9
2013 01 07    05 44 41.7 -14 05 16   1.3169  2.1485   137.7    18.0  18.9
2013 01 08    05 44 42.2 -14 02 36   1.3219  2.1504   137.3    18.1  18.9
2013 01 09    05 44 43.8 -13 59 33   1.3272  2.1524   136.9    18.2  18.9
2013 01 10    05 44 46.5 -13 56 07   1.3325  2.1545   136.4    18.3  19.0


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