Comet C/2014 W9 (PANSTARRS) is at Opposition (1.023 AU) in the constellation Lupus on the 28th May 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 05 27 16 04 04.8 -35 59 40 1.0154 2.0112 165.0 7.5 19.1 2015 05 28 16 03 21.2 -36 01 24 1.0226 2.0184 165.0 7.5 19.1 2015 05 29 16 02 38.5 -36 02 54 1.0300 2.0257 164.9 7.5 19.1 2015 05 30 16 01 56.7 -36 04 09 1.0376 2.0330 164.7 7.6 19.2 2015 05 31 16 01 15.8 -36 05 09 1.0454 2.0403 164.5 7.6 19.2 2015 06 01 16 00 36.1 -36 05 57 1.0535 2.0477 164.1 7.8 19.2 2015 06 02 15 59 57.5 -36 06 30 1.0618 2.0550 163.8 7.9 19.3 2015 06 03 15 59 20.1 -36 06 52 1.0702 2.0625 163.3 8.1 19.3 2015 06 04 15 58 43.9 -36 07 01 1.0789 2.0699 162.9 8.3 19.3 2015 06 05 15 58 09.1 -36 06 59 1.0878 2.0774 162.3 8.5 19.4 2015 06 06 15 57 35.7 -36 06 45 1.0969 2.0849 161.8 8.8 19.4 2015 06 07 15 57 03.6 -36 06 21 1.1062 2.0924 161.2 9.0 19.4 2015 06 08 15 56 33.1 -36 05 46 1.1158 2.1000 160.5 9.3 19.5 2015 06 09 15 56 04.0 -36 05 03 1.1255 2.1076 159.8 9.6 19.5 2015 06 10 15 55 36.5 -36 04 09 1.1354 2.1152 159.2 9.8 19.5
Comet C/2014 W9 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (0.889 AU) in the constellation Scorpius on the 19th April 2015
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 04 18 16 24 51.6 -31 01 08 0.8895 1.7629 137.1 22.8 18.2 2015 04 19 16 24 54.5 -31 14 00 0.8894 1.7682 138.0 22.3 18.2 2015 04 20 16 24 54.7 -31 26 40 0.8895 1.7736 138.9 21.9 18.2 2015 04 21 16 24 52.2 -31 39 07 0.8897 1.7791 139.7 21.4 18.2 2015 04 22 16 24 47.0 -31 51 19 0.8900 1.7847 140.6 20.9 18.3 2015 04 23 16 24 39.3 -32 03 18 0.8906 1.7903 141.5 20.5 18.3 2015 04 24 16 24 29.0 -32 15 03 0.8912 1.7959 142.4 20.0 18.3 2015 04 25 16 24 16.2 -32 26 32 0.8921 1.8017 143.3 19.5 18.3 2015 04 26 16 24 01.0 -32 37 47 0.8931 1.8075 144.2 19.0 18.3 2015 04 27 16 23 43.5 -32 48 46 0.8942 1.8133 145.1 18.5 18.3 2015 04 28 16 23 23.7 -32 59 29 0.8955 1.8192 146.0 18.0 18.4 2015 04 29 16 23 01.6 -33 09 55 0.8970 1.8251 146.9 17.5 18.4 2015 04 30 16 22 37.5 -33 20 06 0.8987 1.8312 147.8 17.1 18.4
Comet C/2014 W9 (PANSTARRS) is at Perihelion (1.587 AU) on the 15th February 2015.
Date UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. Mag 2015 02 14 000000 14 58 45.8 -13 17 12 1.104 1.588 98.6 37.9 18.2 2015 02 15 000000 15 01 02.2 -13 36 39 1.098 1.587 99.0 37.9 18.2 2015 02 16 000000 15 03 17.6 -13 56 03 1.092 1.587 99.4 37.9 18.2 2015 02 17 000000 15 05 32.0 -14 15 24 1.086 1.588 99.8 37.8 18.2 2015 02 18 000000 15 07 45.4 -14 34 41 1.080 1.588 100.2 37.8 18.2 2015 02 19 000000 15 09 57.7 -14 53 55 1.074 1.588 100.6 37.7 18.2 2015 02 20 000000 15 12 08.9 -15 13 05 1.068 1.588 101.0 37.7 18.2 2015 02 21 000000 15 14 19.0 -15 32 11 1.063 1.589 101.4 37.6 18.1 2015 02 22 000000 15 16 27.9 -15 51 13 1.057 1.589 101.9 37.5 18.1 2015 02 23 000000 15 18 35.5 -16 10 11 1.052 1.590 102.3 37.4 18.1 2015 02 24 000000 15 20 41.9 -16 29 05 1.046 1.591 102.7 37.3 18.1 2015 02 25 000000 15 22 47.1 -16 47 55 1.041 1.592 103.2 37.3 18.1 2015 02 26 000000 15 24 50.9 -17 06 41 1.036 1.593 103.6 37.2 18.1 2015 02 27 000000 15 26 53.3 -17 25 23 1.031 1.594 104.1 37.1 18.1 2015 02 28 000000 15 28 54.3 -17 44 00 1.026 1.595 104.6 36.9 18.1