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RE: Comet C/2013 H2 (BOATTINI)

Blobrana · L

Comet C/2013 H2 (Boattini) makes its closest approach to the Earth (7.331 AU) in the constellation Bootes on the 11th April 2015

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 04 10    15 15 56.6 +35 02 21   7.3315  7.9910   128.3     5.6  19.9
2015 04 11    15 15 13.0 +35 09 56   7.3314  7.9931   128.5     5.6  19.9
2015 04 12    15 14 28.9 +35 17 26   7.3315  7.9952   128.6     5.6  19.9
2015 04 13    15 13 44.3 +35 24 49   7.3319  7.9974   128.7     5.6  19.9
2015 04 14    15 12 59.3 +35 32 06   7.3326  7.9995   128.8     5.6  19.9
2015 04 15    15 12 13.8 +35 39 17   7.3336  8.0017   128.9     5.6  19.9
2015 04 16    15 11 28.0 +35 46 21   7.3348  8.0038   129.0     5.6  19.9
2015 04 17    15 10 41.7 +35 53 18   7.3363  8.0060   129.0     5.6  19.9
2015 04 18    15 09 55.1 +36 00 09   7.3380  8.0082   129.0     5.6  19.9
2015 04 19    15 09 08.1 +36 06 52   7.3400  8.0103   129.0     5.6  19.9
2015 04 20    15 08 20.8 +36 13 28   7.3423  8.0125   129.0     5.6  19.9
2015 04 21    15 07 33.1 +36 19 57   7.3448  8.0147   129.0     5.6  19.9
2015 04 22    15 06 45.1 +36 26 19   7.3477  8.0169   128.9     5.6  19.9
2015 04 23    15 05 56.8 +36 32 33   7.3507  8.0191   128.8     5.6  19.9
2015 04 24    15 05 08.3 +36 38 40   7.3541  8.0213   128.7     5.6  19.9
2015 04 25    15 04 19.5 +36 44 39   7.3576  8.0234   128.6     5.6  19.9
2015 04 26    15 03 30.5 +36 50 30   7.3615  8.0256   128.4     5.6  19.9
2015 04 27    15 02 41.2 +36 56 14   7.3656  8.0278   128.3     5.6  19.9
2015 04 28    15 01 51.8 +37 01 49   7.3700  8.0301   128.1     5.7  19.9
2015 04 29    15 01 02.2 +37 07 17   7.3746  8.0323   127.9     5.7  19.9
2015 04 30    15 00 12.4 +37 12 37   7.3795  8.0345   127.7     5.7  19.9

Blobrana · L

Comet C/2013 H2 (Boattini) is at Opposition (6.701 AU) on the 12th May 2014

Blobrana · L

Comet C/2013 H2 (Boattini) makes its closest approach to the Earth (6.701 AU) on the 10th May 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 05 09    16 00 15.4 +17 19 33   6.7010  7.5284   142.6     4.7  19.4
2014 05 10    15 59 30.3 +17 26 00   6.7007  7.5289   142.7     4.7  19.4
2014 05 11    15 58 45.0 +17 32 21   6.7007  7.5295   142.8     4.7  19.4
2014 05 12    15 57 59.6 +17 38 37   6.7010  7.5300   142.8     4.7  19.4
2014 05 13    15 57 14.0 +17 44 47   6.7016  7.5306   142.7     4.7  19.4
2014 05 14    15 56 28.3 +17 50 51   6.7026  7.5312   142.7     4.7  19.4
2014 05 15    15 55 42.4 +17 56 49   6.7039  7.5318   142.6     4.7  19.4
2014 05 16    15 54 56.4 +18 02 40   6.7054  7.5324   142.5     4.7  19.4
2014 05 17    15 54 10.4 +18 08 26   6.7073  7.5330   142.3     4.7  19.4
2014 05 18    15 53 24.2 +18 14 06   6.7095  7.5336   142.1     4.7  19.4
2014 05 19    15 52 38.1 +18 19 39   6.7120  7.5342   141.9     4.7  19.4
2014 05 20    15 51 51.8 +18 25 05   6.7148  7.5348   141.7     4.8  19.4
2014 05 21    15 51 05.6 +18 30 26   6.7179  7.5354   141.4     4.8  19.4
2014 05 22    15 50 19.3 +18 35 39   6.7213  7.5360   141.1     4.8  19.4
2014 05 23    15 49 33.0 +18 40 46   6.7250  7.5366   140.8     4.9  19.4
2014 05 24    15 48 46.8 +18 45 47   6.7290  7.5373   140.4     4.9  19.4
2014 05 25    15 48 00.6 +18 50 41   6.7334  7.5379   140.1     4.9  19.4
2014 05 26    15 47 14.5 +18 55 28   6.7380  7.5385   139.6     5.0  19.4
2014 05 27    15 46 28.4 +19 00 08   6.7429  7.5392   139.2     5.0  19.4
2014 05 28    15 45 42.5 +19 04 42   6.7481  7.5398   138.8     5.1  19.4
2014 05 29    15 44 56.6 +19 09 08   6.7536  7.5405   138.3     5.1  19.4
2014 05 30    15 44 10.9 +19 13 28   6.7594  7.5412   137.8     5.2  19.4
2014 05 31    15 43 25.3 +19 17 41   6.7655  7.5418   137.3     5.2  19.4

Blobrana · L

Comet C/2013 H2 (Boattini) is at Perihelion (7.499 AU) on the 22nd January 2014

Blobrana · L

Comet C/2013 H2 (Boattini) makes its closest approach to the Earth (6.670 AU) on the 3rd June, 2013.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 06 01    16 43 08.9 -04 04 54   6.6709  7.6415   162.0     2.4  19.5
2013 06 02    16 42 24.6 -03 59 54   6.6701  7.6403   161.8     2.4  19.5
2013 06 03    16 41 40.2 -03 54 57   6.6698  7.6391   161.6     2.4  19.5
2013 06 04    16 40 55.9 -03 50 02   6.6698  7.6379   161.4     2.4  19.5
2013 06 05    16 40 11.6 -03 45 11   6.6701  7.6367   161.0     2.5  19.4
2013 06 06    16 39 27.3 -03 40 22   6.6708  7.6355   160.6     2.5  19.4
2013 06 07    16 38 43.1 -03 35 35   6.6718  7.6343   160.2     2.6  19.4
2013 06 08    16 37 58.9 -03 30 52   6.6732  7.6331   159.7     2.6  19.4
2013 06 09    16 37 14.9 -03 26 12   6.6749  7.6319   159.1     2.7  19.4
2013 06 10    16 36 30.9 -03 21 34   6.6770  7.6308   158.5     2.8  19.4
2013 06 11    16 35 47.1 -03 17 00   6.6794  7.6296   157.9     2.9  19.4
2013 06 12    16 35 03.4 -03 12 29   6.6822  7.6284   157.2     3.0  19.4
2013 06 13    16 34 19.9 -03 08 01   6.6853  7.6273   156.5     3.0  19.4
2013 06 14    16 33 36.6 -03 03 36   6.6887  7.6261   155.7     3.1  19.4
2013 06 15    16 32 53.4 -02 59 14   6.6925  7.6250   155.0     3.2  19.5
2013 06 16    16 32 10.4 -02 54 56   6.6966  7.6238   154.2     3.3  19.5
2013 06 17    16 31 27.7 -02 50 41   6.7010  7.6227   153.4     3.4  19.5
2013 06 18    16 30 45.1 -02 46 29   6.7057  7.6215   152.5     3.5  19.5
2013 06 19    16 30 02.9 -02 42 21   6.7108  7.6204   151.7     3.6  19.5
2013 06 20    16 29 20.8 -02 38 16   6.7162  7.6193   150.8     3.7  19.5

Blobrana · L

Comet C/2013 H2 (Boattini) is at Opposition (6.673 AU) on the 30th May, 2013.

Blobrana · L

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 05 04    17 02 44.5 -06 37 55   5.7176  6.5678   144.9     5.1  18.5
2013 05 05    17 02 06.4 -06 32 23   5.7147  6.5735   145.8     4.9  18.5
2013 05 06    17 01 27.9 -06 26 52   5.7121  6.5793   146.8     4.8  18.5
2013 05 07    17 00 49.1 -06 21 23   5.7098  6.5850   147.7     4.7  18.5
2013 05 08    17 00 09.8 -06 15 56   5.7078  6.5908   148.7     4.6  18.5
2013 05 09    16 59 30.2 -06 10 30   5.7061  6.5965   149.6     4.4  18.5
2013 05 10    16 58 50.3 -06 05 07   5.7047  6.6022   150.5     4.3  18.5
2013 05 11    16 58 10.0 -05 59 45   5.7036  6.6080   151.4     4.2  18.5
2013 05 12    16 57 29.5 -05 54 25   5.7028  6.6137   152.3     4.1  18.5
2013 05 13    16 56 48.7 -05 49 07   5.7024  6.6194   153.1     4.0  18.5
2013 05 14    16 56 07.6 -05 43 51   5.7022  6.6251   154.0     3.8  18.5
2013 05 15    16 55 26.2 -05 38 37   5.7024  6.6309   154.8     3.7  18.5
2013 05 16    16 54 44.7 -05 33 26   5.7029  6.6366   155.6     3.6  18.5
2013 05 17    16 54 02.9 -05 28 17   5.7037  6.6423   156.3     3.5  18.5
2013 05 18    16 53 20.9 -05 23 11   5.7049  6.6480   157.1     3.4  18.5
2013 05 19    16 52 38.7 -05 18 07   5.7063  6.6537   157.8     3.3  18.5
2013 05 20    16 51 56.4 -05 13 06   5.7081  6.6595   158.4     3.2  18.5
2013 05 21    16 51 14.0 -05 08 07   5.7103  6.6652   159.0     3.1  18.5
2013 05 22    16 50 31.4 -05 03 12   5.7127  6.6709   159.6     3.0  18.5
2013 05 23    16 49 48.8 -04 58 19   5.7155  6.6766   160.1     3.0  18.5
2013 05 24    16 49 06.0 -04 53 29   5.7186  6.6823   160.6     2.9  18.5
2013 05 25    16 48 23.2 -04 48 42   5.7220  6.6880   161.0     2.8  18.5
2013 05 26    16 47 40.3 -04 43 58   5.7258  6.6937   161.4     2.8  18.5
2013 05 27    16 46 57.4 -04 39 17   5.7299  6.6994   161.7     2.7  18.6
2013 05 28    16 46 14.5 -04 34 40   5.7343  6.7051   161.9     2.7  18.6
2013 05 29    16 45 31.5 -04 30 06   5.7391  6.7107   162.1     2.7  18.6
2013 05 30    16 44 48.6 -04 25 35   5.7442  6.7164   162.2     2.6  18.6
2013 05 31    16 44 05.7 -04 21 07   5.7496  6.7221   162.2     2.6  18.6

Blobrana · L

Orbital elements:
    C/2013 H2 (Boattini)
T 2011 Mar. 27.79993 TT                                 MPC
q   2.4812602            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.02699039     Peri.  259.51915     +0.34400084     -0.19754097
a  11.0068565      Node   255.11847     +0.46032898     -0.81659602
e   0.7745714      Incl.  108.22924     -0.81838906     -0.54235460
P  36.5
From 42 observations 2013 Apr. 22-25.

MPEC 2013 - H45

Key to Orbital elements

Comet C/2013 H2 (BOATTINI) was discovered on the 22nd April, 2013, by A. Boattini (Mount Lemmon Survey).
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage was on the 27th March, 2011, at a distance of 2.5 AU from the Sun, and an orbital period of 36.5 years.