Comet C/2012 Y3 (McNaught) is at Opposition (4.621 AU) on the 20th January 2014.
Orbital elements: C/2012 Y3 (McNaught) T 2012 Aug. 26.59107 TT MPC q 1.7817191 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 236.15392 +0.48855992 -0.30493737 Node 121.69328 -0.00638094 +0.93566775 e 1.0 Incl. 73.90221 -0.87250701 -0.17759240 From 54 observations 2012 Dec. 30-2013 Jan. 1.
MPEC 2013 - A03
Comet C/2012 Y3 (MCNAUGHT) was discovered by R. McNaught, on the 30th December, 2012.The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate perihelion passage was on the 26th August, 2012 at a distance of approximately 1.7 AU from the Sun.
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2012 12 29 05 39 45.0 -60 32 05 2.0606 2.3675 95.5 24.4 16.3 2012 12 30 05 37 59.3 -60 04 34 2.0638 2.3754 95.9 24.3 16.3 2012 12 31 05 36 17.6 -59 36 36 2.0671 2.3833 96.2 24.2 16.3 2013 01 01 05 34 40.1 -59 08 12 2.0706 2.3912 96.5 24.1 16.4 2013 01 02 05 33 06.5 -58 39 23 2.0742 2.3992 96.9 24.0 16.4 2013 01 03 05 31 36.9 -58 10 09 2.0780 2.4072 97.2 23.9 16.4 2013 01 04 05 30 11.2 -57 40 31 2.0820 2.4152 97.5 23.8 16.4 2013 01 05 05 28 49.4 -57 10 31 2.0861 2.4232 97.7 23.7 16.4 2013 01 06 05 27 31.3 -56 40 08 2.0904 2.4312 98.0 23.6 16.5 2013 01 07 05 26 16.9 -56 09 25 2.0949 2.4393 98.3 23.5 16.5 2013 01 08 05 25 06.1 -55 38 22 2.0996 2.4474 98.6 23.4 16.5 2013 01 09 05 23 58.9 -55 06 59 2.1045 2.4555 98.8 23.3 16.5 2013 01 10 05 22 55.2 -54 35 19 2.1095 2.4637 99.0 23.2 16.5
