Comet P/2014 A2 (Hill) is at Opposition (3.916 AU) in the constellation Bootes on the 4th May 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 05 01 15 10 54.2 +11 34 41 3.9004 4.8115 151.8 5.7 24.8 2015 05 02 15 10 16.5 +11 36 19 3.9052 4.8169 151.8 5.7 24.8 2015 05 03 15 09 38.6 +11 37 49 3.9103 4.8224 151.8 5.7 24.8 2015 05 04 15 09 00.7 +11 39 12 3.9156 4.8278 151.8 5.7 24.8 2015 05 05 15 08 22.8 +11 40 27 3.9213 4.8331 151.7 5.7 24.8 2015 05 06 15 07 44.9 +11 41 35 3.9272 4.8385 151.6 5.7 24.8 2015 05 07 15 07 07.1 +11 42 35 3.9334 4.8439 151.5 5.7 24.8 2015 05 08 15 06 29.3 +11 43 28 3.9398 4.8493 151.3 5.7 24.8 2015 05 09 15 05 51.6 +11 44 13 3.9465 4.8547 151.1 5.8 24.8 2015 05 10 15 05 14.0 +11 44 50 3.9535 4.8601 150.8 5.8 24.9 2015 05 11 15 04 36.5 +11 45 20 3.9608 4.8654 150.5 5.9 24.9 2015 05 12 15 03 59.2 +11 45 42 3.9683 4.8708 150.2 5.9 24.9 2015 05 13 15 03 22.0 +11 45 56 3.9761 4.8762 149.8 6.0 24.9 2015 05 14 15 02 45.0 +11 46 02 3.9842 4.8815 149.5 6.0 24.9 2015 05 15 15 02 08.3 +11 46 01 3.9925 4.8869 149.0 6.1 24.9 2015 05 16 15 01 31.8 +11 45 51 4.0011 4.8923 148.6 6.2 24.9 2015 05 17 15 00 55.6 +11 45 34 4.0100 4.8976 148.1 6.3 24.9 2015 05 18 15 00 19.7 +11 45 09 4.0191 4.9029 147.6 6.3 24.9 2015 05 19 14 59 44.1 +11 44 37 4.0285 4.9083 147.1 6.4 24.9 2015 05 20 14 59 08.8 +11 43 56 4.0381 4.9136 146.5 6.5 24.9 2015 05 21 14 58 33.9 +11 43 08 4.0480 4.9190 145.9 6.6 25.0 2015 05 22 14 57 59.4 +11 42 13 4.0581 4.9243 145.3 6.7 25.0 2015 05 23 14 57 25.3 +11 41 10 4.0685 4.9296 144.7 6.8 25.0 2015 05 24 14 56 51.6 +11 39 59 4.0792 4.9350 144.1 6.9 25.0 2015 05 25 14 56 18.4 +11 38 40 4.0901 4.9403 143.4 7.0 25.0 2015 05 26 14 55 45.6 +11 37 15 4.1012 4.9456 142.7 7.1 25.0 2015 05 27 14 55 13.3 +11 35 42 4.1126 4.9509 142.1 7.2 25.0 2015 05 28 14 54 41.4 +11 34 01 4.1242 4.9562 141.4 7.3 25.0 2015 05 29 14 54 10.1 +11 32 14 4.1360 4.9615 140.7 7.4 25.0 2015 05 30 14 53 39.3 +11 30 19 4.1481 4.9668 139.9 7.5 25.1 2015 05 31 14 53 09.1 +11 28 17 4.1604 4.9721 139.2 7.7 25.1
Comet P/2014 A2 (Hill) is at Opposition (1.360 AU) on the 8th February 2014.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 02 01 10 22 15.5 +35 20 41 1.3391 2.2655 153.8 11.1 19.2 2014 02 02 10 21 52.6 +35 37 12 1.3413 2.2692 154.1 10.9 19.2 2014 02 03 10 21 28.4 +35 53 28 1.3439 2.2730 154.4 10.8 19.2 2014 02 04 10 21 03.1 +36 09 26 1.3467 2.2768 154.6 10.7 19.2 2014 02 05 10 20 36.6 +36 25 06 1.3497 2.2806 154.8 10.6 19.2 2014 02 06 10 20 09.2 +36 40 27 1.3530 2.2845 154.9 10.6 19.2 2014 02 07 10 19 40.8 +36 55 29 1.3565 2.2884 154.9 10.5 19.3 2014 02 08 10 19 11.5 +37 10 11 1.3603 2.2923 155.0 10.5 19.3 2014 02 09 10 18 41.4 +37 24 32 1.3643 2.2962 154.9 10.5 19.3 2014 02 10 10 18 10.6 +37 38 32 1.3686 2.3002 154.8 10.5 19.3 2014 02 11 10 17 39.2 +37 52 10 1.3731 2.3042 154.7 10.6 19.3 2014 02 12 10 17 07.2 +38 05 25 1.3779 2.3083 154.5 10.6 19.3 2014 02 13 10 16 34.7 +38 18 17 1.3829 2.3123 154.3 10.7 19.3 2014 02 14 10 16 01.8 +38 30 46 1.3882 2.3164 154.0 10.8 19.4 2014 02 15 10 15 28.6 +38 42 52 1.3937 2.3205 153.7 10.9 19.4 2014 02 16 10 14 55.1 +38 54 32 1.3994 2.3246 153.3 11.0 19.4 2014 02 17 10 14 21.4 +39 05 49 1.4054 2.3288 152.9 11.1 19.4 2014 02 18 10 13 47.7 +39 16 40 1.4116 2.3330 152.5 11.3 19.4 2014 02 19 10 13 13.9 +39 27 07 1.4180 2.3372 152.0 11.5 19.4 2014 02 20 10 12 40.2 +39 37 08 1.4247 2.3414 151.5 11.6 19.5 2014 02 21 10 12 06.7 +39 46 44 1.4316 2.3457 150.9 11.8 19.5 2014 02 22 10 11 33.3 +39 55 55 1.4387 2.3500 150.4 12.0 19.5 2014 02 23 10 11 00.3 +40 04 39 1.4460 2.3543 149.8 12.2 19.5 2014 02 24 10 10 27.6 +40 12 58 1.4536 2.3586 149.2 12.4 19.5 2014 02 25 10 09 55.4 +40 20 51 1.4614 2.3630 148.6 12.6 19.6 2014 02 26 10 09 23.7 +40 28 18 1.4694 2.3674 147.9 12.8 19.6 2014 02 27 10 08 52.6 +40 35 20 1.4776 2.3718 147.2 13.1 19.6 2014 02 28 10 08 22.2 +40 41 55 1.4861 2.3762 146.6 13.3 19.6
Comet P/2014 A2 (Hill) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.332 AU) on the 19th January, 2014.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 01 17 10 24 53.7 +30 51 16 1.3344 2.2127 144.9 14.8 19.1 2014 01 18 10 24 55.4 +31 09 55 1.3330 2.2160 145.7 14.5 19.1 2014 01 19 10 24 55.2 +31 28 32 1.3319 2.2193 146.4 14.2 19.1 2014 01 20 10 24 53.2 +31 47 06 1.3310 2.2226 147.2 13.9 19.1 2014 01 21 10 24 49.3 +32 05 37 1.3303 2.2260 147.9 13.6 19.1 2014 01 22 10 24 43.7 +32 24 04 1.3298 2.2294 148.6 13.3 19.1 2014 01 23 10 24 36.3 +32 42 25 1.3296 2.2329 149.2 13.0 19.1 2014 01 24 10 24 27.1 +33 00 39 1.3297 2.2363 149.9 12.8 19.1 2014 01 25 10 24 16.2 +33 18 47 1.3299 2.2398 150.5 12.5 19.1 2014 01 26 10 24 03.6 +33 36 45 1.3305 2.2434 151.1 12.3 19.1 2014 01 27 10 23 49.4 +33 54 35 1.3312 2.2469 151.6 12.0 19.1 2014 01 28 10 23 33.6 +34 12 14 1.3322 2.2505 152.1 11.8 19.1 2014 01 29 10 23 16.3 +34 29 41 1.3335 2.2542 152.6 11.6 19.2 2014 01 30 10 22 57.5 +34 46 56 1.3350 2.2578 153.1 11.4 19.2 2014 01 31 10 22 37.2 +35 03 58 1.3368 2.2615 153.5 11.2 19.2
Orbital elements: P/2014 A2 (Hill) T 2013 Oct. 28.38708 TT MPC q 2.0747315 (2000.0) P Q n 0.06844009 Peri. 356.24757 -0.22923224 -0.88852506 a 5.9191910 Node 106.67190 +0.90350463 -0.34614288 e 0.6494907 Incl. 24.51320 +0.36212149 +0.30117823 P 14.4 From 73 observations 2013 Nov. 9-2014 Jan. 15.
MPEC 2014 - B01