Comet 86P/Wild 3 is at Opposition (1.345 AU) in the constellation Sagittarius on the 2nd July 2015
Comet 86P/Wild 3 makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.338 AU) in the constellation Sagittarius on the 25th June 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 06 24 18 59 02.5 -34 40 46 1.3383 2.3330 164.3 6.8 17.2 2015 06 25 18 58 14.7 -34 50 30 1.3383 2.3347 164.9 6.5 17.2 2015 06 26 18 57 26.2 -35 00 05 1.3386 2.3364 165.4 6.3 17.2 2015 06 27 18 56 37.0 -35 09 30 1.3390 2.3381 165.9 6.1 17.2 2015 06 28 18 55 47.2 -35 18 46 1.3398 2.3398 166.3 5.9 17.2 2015 06 29 18 54 56.9 -35 27 52 1.3407 2.3415 166.6 5.8 17.2 2015 06 30 18 54 06.1 -35 36 47 1.3419 2.3433 166.8 5.7 17.2 2015 07 01 18 53 15.0 -35 45 31 1.3434 2.3450 167.0 5.6 17.2 2015 07 02 18 52 23.6 -35 54 04 1.3451 2.3468 167.0 5.6 17.2 2015 07 03 18 51 32.1 -36 02 25 1.3471 2.3486 166.9 5.6 17.2 2015 07 04 18 50 40.4 -36 10 34 1.3492 2.3505 166.8 5.7 17.2 2015 07 05 18 49 48.8 -36 18 32 1.3517 2.3523 166.5 5.8 17.2
Comet 86P/Wild 3 passes Messier 22 on the 7th April 2015.
Comet 86P/Wild 3 is at Perihelion (2.264 AU) in the constellation Sagittarius on the 3rd April 2015.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 04 01 18 30 04.4 -22 44 48 1.9660 2.2636 93.8 26.1 17.8 2015 04 02 18 31 26.7 -22 49 54 1.9544 2.2636 94.5 26.1 17.8 2015 04 03 18 32 47.9 -22 55 03 1.9429 2.2635 95.2 26.1 17.8 2015 04 04 18 34 08.1 -23 00 14 1.9314 2.2636 95.8 26.1 17.8 2015 04 05 18 35 27.4 -23 05 28 1.9200 2.2636 96.5 26.0 17.7 2015 04 06 18 36 45.6 -23 10 45 1.9086 2.2636 97.2 26.0 17.7 2015 04 07 18 38 02.7 -23 16 06 1.8973 2.2637 97.9 26.0 17.7 2015 04 08 18 39 18.7 -23 21 30 1.8859 2.2638 98.6 25.9 17.7 2015 04 09 18 40 33.7 -23 26 58 1.8747 2.2639 99.3 25.9 17.7 2015 04 10 18 41 47.5 -23 32 29 1.8635 2.2640 100.0 25.8 17.7 2015 04 11 18 43 00.2 -23 38 04 1.8523 2.2642 100.7 25.8 17.7 2015 04 12 18 44 11.8 -23 43 44 1.8411 2.2643 101.5 25.7 17.6 2015 04 13 18 45 22.1 -23 49 28 1.8301 2.2645 102.2 25.6 17.6 2015 04 14 18 46 31.2 -23 55 16 1.8190 2.2648 102.9 25.6 17.6 2015 04 15 18 47 39.1 -24 01 09 1.8081 2.2650 103.6 25.5 17.6 2015 04 16 18 48 45.7 -24 07 06 1.7972 2.2653 104.4 25.4 17.6 2015 04 17 18 49 51.1 -24 13 09 1.7863 2.2655 105.1 25.3 17.6 2015 04 18 18 50 55.1 -24 19 17 1.7755 2.2658 105.8 25.2 17.6 2015 04 19 18 51 57.8 -24 25 30 1.7648 2.2662 106.6 25.1 17.6 2015 04 20 18 52 59.2 -24 31 48 1.7542 2.2665 107.4 25.0 17.6 2015 04 21 18 53 59.2 -24 38 12 1.7436 2.2669 108.1 24.9 17.5 2015 04 22 18 54 57.8 -24 44 42 1.7331 2.2673 108.9 24.8 17.5 2015 04 23 18 55 54.9 -24 51 18 1.7226 2.2677 109.6 24.7 17.5 2015 04 24 18 56 50.7 -24 57 59 1.7123 2.2681 110.4 24.6 17.5 2015 04 25 18 57 45.0 -25 04 47 1.7020 2.2686 111.2 24.4 17.5 2015 04 26 18 58 37.9 -25 11 41 1.6918 2.2690 112.0 24.3 17.5 2015 04 27 18 59 29.2 -25 18 41 1.6817 2.2695 112.8 24.1 17.5 2015 04 28 19 00 19.1 -25 25 48 1.6717 2.2700 113.6 24.0 17.5 2015 04 29 19 01 07.4 -25 33 01 1.6617 2.2706 114.4 23.8 17.4 2015 04 30 19 01 54.2 -25 40 21 1.6519 2.2711 115.2 23.7 17.4
Comet 86P/Wild makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.406 AU) on the 3rd March 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 03 01 10 28 19.0 +32 28 38 2.4067 3.3307 154.9 7.2 20.7 2014 03 02 10 27 27.6 +32 32 43 2.4063 3.3271 154.3 7.4 20.7 2014 03 03 10 26 36.3 +32 36 35 2.4062 3.3236 153.6 7.6 20.7 2014 03 04 10 25 45.2 +32 40 16 2.4064 3.3200 152.9 7.8 20.7 2014 03 05 10 24 54.4 +32 43 44 2.4069 3.3164 152.2 8.0 20.7 2014 03 06 10 24 03.8 +32 47 00 2.4076 3.3128 151.4 8.2 20.7 2014 03 07 10 23 13.6 +32 50 03 2.4086 3.3093 150.6 8.5 20.7 2014 03 08 10 22 23.7 +32 52 54 2.4098 3.3057 149.8 8.7 20.7 2014 03 09 10 21 34.3 +32 55 32 2.4113 3.3021 149.0 8.9 20.7 2014 03 10 10 20 45.4 +32 57 56 2.4130 3.2985 148.2 9.1 20.7 2014 03 11 10 19 57.1 +33 00 08 2.4150 3.2949 147.3 9.4 20.7 2014 03 12 10 19 09.3 +33 02 07 2.4173 3.2914 146.4 9.6 20.7 2014 03 13 10 18 22.2 +33 03 53 2.4198 3.2878 145.6 9.8 20.7 2014 03 14 10 17 35.8 +33 05 26 2.4225 3.2842 144.7 10.1 20.7 2014 03 15 10 16 50.1 +33 06 47 2.4254 3.2806 143.8 10.3 20.7 2014 03 16 10 16 05.2 +33 07 54 2.4286 3.2770 142.9 10.6 20.7 2014 03 17 10 15 21.1 +33 08 48 2.4321 3.2734 141.9 10.8 20.7 2014 03 18 10 14 37.9 +33 09 29 2.4357 3.2698 141.0 11.0 20.7 2014 03 19 10 13 55.6 +33 09 58 2.4396 3.2662 140.1 11.3 20.6 2014 03 20 10 13 14.2 +33 10 13 2.4437 3.2626 139.2 11.5 20.6 2014 03 21 10 12 33.8 +33 10 16 2.4479 3.2590 138.2 11.7 20.6 2014 03 22 10 11 54.4 +33 10 06 2.4525 3.2554 137.3 12.0 20.6 2014 03 23 10 11 16.1 +33 09 44 2.4572 3.2518 136.3 12.2 20.6 2014 03 24 10 10 38.8 +33 09 09 2.4621 3.2482 135.4 12.4 20.6 2014 03 25 10 10 02.7 +33 08 22 2.4672 3.2446 134.5 12.7 20.6 2014 03 26 10 09 27.7 +33 07 23 2.4725 3.2410 133.5 12.9 20.6 2014 03 27 10 08 53.9 +33 06 11 2.4780 3.2374 132.6 13.1 20.6 2014 03 28 10 08 21.3 +33 04 47 2.4837 3.2338 131.6 13.3 20.6 2014 03 29 10 07 49.9 +33 03 12 2.4895 3.2302 130.7 13.6 20.6 2014 03 30 10 07 19.9 +33 01 24 2.4956 3.2266 129.7 13.8 20.6 2014 03 31 10 06 51.1 +32 59 25 2.5018 3.2230 128.8 14.0 20.6
Comet 86P/Wild is at Opposition (2.433 AU) on the 17th February 2014
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 02 16 10 39 11.6 +31 19 31 2.4369 3.3769 158.8 6.1 20.9 2014 02 17 10 38 23.8 +31 25 46 2.4329 3.3734 158.9 6.1 20.9 2014 02 18 10 37 35.3 +31 31 52 2.4292 3.3698 158.9 6.1 20.8 2014 02 19 10 36 46.4 +31 37 50 2.4257 3.3663 158.8 6.1 20.8 2014 02 20 10 35 57.0 +31 43 40 2.4225 3.3628 158.7 6.1 20.8 2014 02 21 10 35 07.1 +31 49 20 2.4196 3.3592 158.5 6.2 20.8 2014 02 22 10 34 16.9 +31 54 51 2.4170 3.3556 158.2 6.3 20.8 2014 02 23 10 33 26.3 +32 00 12 2.4147 3.3521 157.9 6.4 20.8 2014 02 24 10 32 35.5 +32 05 23 2.4127 3.3485 157.5 6.5 20.8 2014 02 25 10 31 44.4 +32 10 24 2.4109 3.3450 157.1 6.6 20.8 2014 02 26 10 30 53.2 +32 15 14 2.4094 3.3414 156.6 6.8 20.8 2014 02 27 10 30 01.8 +32 19 54 2.4082 3.3378 156.1 6.9 20.8 2014 02 28 10 29 10.4 +32 24 22 2.4073 3.3343 155.5 7.1 20.8