Comet C/2015 D3 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (7.562 AU) in the constellation Crater on the 18th March 2015
Ephemeris
Date UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. Mag 2015 03 17 000000 10 52 57.2 -12 53 07 7.540 8.485 160.6 2.2 19.2 2015 03 18 000000 10 52 23.8 -12 46 12 7.540 8.483 160.2 2.3 19.2 2015 03 19 000000 10 51 50.5 -12 39 15 7.540 8.481 159.8 2.3 19.2 2015 03 20 000000 10 51 17.4 -12 32 17 7.540 8.479 159.4 2.4 19.2 2015 03 21 000000 10 50 44.5 -12 25 16 7.541 8.478 158.9 2.4 19.2 2015 03 22 000000 10 50 11.8 -12 18 13 7.542 8.476 158.3 2.5 19.2 2015 03 23 000000 10 49 39.3 -12 11 08 7.543 8.474 157.7 2.6 19.2 2015 03 24 000000 10 49 07.1 -12 04 02 7.545 8.472 157.1 2.6 19.2 2015 03 25 000000 10 48 35.0 -11 56 55 7.547 8.470 156.4 2.7 19.2 2015 03 26 000000 10 48 03.3 -11 49 46 7.549 8.468 155.7 2.8 19.2 2015 03 27 000000 10 47 31.8 -11 42 36 7.552 8.466 154.9 2.9 19.2 2015 03 28 000000 10 47 00.5 -11 35 25 7.555 8.464 154.2 2.9 19.2 2015 03 29 000000 10 46 29.6 -11 28 13 7.558 8.462 153.4 3.0 19.2 2015 03 30 000000 10 45 58.9 -11 21 00 7.562 8.461 152.5 3.1 19.2 2015 03 31 000000 10 45 28.6 -11 13 47 7.566 8.459 151.7 3.2 19.2
Comet C/2015 D3 (PANSTARRS) is at Opposition (7.568 AU) on the 12th March 2015
Orbital elements: C/2015 D3 (PANSTARRS) T 2016 June 10.14161 TT MPCW q 8.0356646 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 5.62450 -0.89315544 +0.33013509 Node 157.10384 +0.37594824 +0.17529711 e 1.0 Incl. 128.27678 +0.24685275 +0.92751374 From 34 observations 2015 Feb. 19-27.
MPEC 2015 - D112