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Post Info TOPIC: Comet C/2015 D3 (PANSTARRS)


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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


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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



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