Comet C/2014 W6 (Catalina) is at Perihelion (3.088 AU) in the constellation Hydra on the 19th March 2015
Comet C/2014 W6 (Catalina) makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.206 AU) in the constellation Hydra on the 13th March 2015.
Comet C/2014 W6 (Catalina) is at Opposition (2.206 AU) in the constellation Hydra on the 11th March 2015
Ephemeris
Date UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. Mag 2015 03 10 000000 11 01 04.4 -28 02 50 2.207 3.089 147.3 10.0 17.1 2015 03 11 000000 10 59 36.3 -28 13 44 2.206 3.089 147.3 10.0 17.1 2015 03 12 000000 10 58 08.2 -28 24 20 2.206 3.088 147.3 10.0 17.1 2015 03 13 000000 10 56 39.9 -28 34 39 2.206 3.088 147.2 10.0 17.1 2015 03 14 000000 10 55 11.7 -28 44 39 2.206 3.088 147.1 10.1 17.1 2015 03 15 000000 10 53 43.6 -28 54 22 2.206 3.088 146.9 10.1 17.1 2015 03 16 000000 10 52 15.6 -29 03 47 2.207 3.088 146.8 10.2 17.1 2015 03 17 000000 10 50 47.9 -29 12 55 2.208 3.088 146.5 10.2 17.1 2015 03 18 000000 10 49 20.5 -29 21 44 2.210 3.088 146.3 10.3 17.1 2015 03 19 000000 10 47 53.5 -29 30 16 2.212 3.088 146.0 10.4 17.1 2015 03 20 000000 10 46 27.0 -29 38 30 2.214 3.088 145.7 10.5 17.1 2015 03 21 000000 10 45 01.0 -29 46 26 2.216 3.088 145.3 10.6 17.1 2015 03 22 000000 10 43 35.7 -29 54 06 2.219 3.088 144.9 10.7 17.1 2015 03 23 000000 10 42 11.1 -30 01 28 2.222 3.088 144.5 10.8 17.1 2015 03 24 000000 10 40 47.3 -30 08 34 2.225 3.088 144.0 10.9 17.1 2015 03 25 000000 10 39 24.3 -30 15 23 2.229 3.088 143.5 11.1 17.1 2015 03 26 000000 10 38 02.3 -30 21 56 2.233 3.088 143.0 11.2 17.1 2015 03 27 000000 10 36 41.2 -30 28 13 2.237 3.089 142.5 11.3 17.1 2015 03 28 000000 10 35 21.2 -30 34 14 2.241 3.089 142.0 11.5 17.2 2015 03 29 000000 10 34 02.3 -30 40 01 2.246 3.089 141.4 11.6 17.2 2015 03 30 000000 10 32 44.6 -30 45 32 2.251 3.089 140.8 11.8 17.2 2015 03 31 000000 10 31 28.1 -30 50 49 2.256 3.090 140.2 11.9 17.2
Orbital elements: C/2014 W6 (Catalina) T 2015 Feb. 19.45389 TT MPCW q 3.1821055 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 202.51631 -0.94379601 +0.14674696 Node 338.13242 +0.23907443 -0.31565218 e 1.0 Incl. 52.67007 -0.22823783 -0.93745881 From 17 observations 2014 Nov. 20-22.
MPEC 2014 - W69