Comet C/2014 XB8 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.505 AU) in the constellation Andromeda on the 21st September 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 09 20 00 15 15.1 +25 22 41 2.4962 3.4181 152.4 7.8 20.8 2015 09 21 00 12 24.0 +25 15 04 2.4961 3.4227 153.2 7.6 20.8 2015 09 22 00 09 33.1 +25 07 05 2.4965 3.4273 154.0 7.4 20.8 2015 09 23 00 06 42.6 +24 58 43 2.4975 3.4319 154.7 7.2 20.8 2015 09 24 00 03 52.6 +24 50 00 2.4991 3.4365 155.3 7.0 20.9 2015 09 25 00 01 03.3 +24 40 56 2.5013 3.4411 155.9 6.8 20.9 2015 09 26 23 58 14.8 +24 31 32 2.5040 3.4458 156.3 6.7 20.9 2015 09 27 23 55 27.2 +24 21 48 2.5073 3.4504 156.6 6.6 20.9 2015 09 28 23 52 40.6 +24 11 45 2.5111 3.4551 156.8 6.6 20.9 2015 09 29 23 49 55.2 +24 01 24 2.5156 3.4598 156.9 6.5 20.9 2015 09 30 23 47 11.0 +23 50 46 2.5206 3.4645 157.0 6.5 20.9 2015 10 01 23 44 28.3 +23 39 51 2.5262 3.4693 156.8 6.5 20.9 2015 10 02 23 41 47.1 +23 28 40 2.5323 3.4740 156.6 6.6 20.9 2015 10 03 23 39 07.5 +23 17 15 2.5390 3.4788 156.3 6.6 20.9 2015 10 04 23 36 29.6 +23 05 36 2.5463 3.4836 155.9 6.7 20.9 2015 10 05 23 33 53.6 +22 53 45 2.5541 3.4884 155.4 6.9 21.0
Comet C/2014 XB8 (PANSTARRS) is at Perihelion (3.011 AU) in the constellation Aries on the 5th April 2015
Date UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. Mag 2015 04 04 000000 02 25 16.7 +10 43 46 3.892 3.007 24.1 7.8 21.2 2015 04 05 000000 02 25 20.6 +10 51 05 3.901 3.007 23.1 7.5 21.2 2015 04 06 000000 02 25 25.0 +10 58 23 3.909 3.007 22.2 7.2 21.2 2015 04 07 000000 02 25 29.7 +11 05 41 3.917 3.007 21.3 6.9 21.2 2015 04 08 000000 02 25 34.7 +11 12 58 3.925 3.007 20.3 6.6 21.3 2015 04 09 000000 02 25 40.1 +11 20 14 3.933 3.007 19.4 6.4 21.3 2015 04 10 000000 02 25 45.8 +11 27 29 3.940 3.007 18.5 6.1 21.3 2015 04 11 000000 02 25 51.8 +11 34 44 3.947 3.007 17.6 5.8 21.3 2015 04 12 000000 02 25 58.1 +11 41 58 3.954 3.007 16.6 5.5 21.3 2015 04 13 000000 02 26 04.6 +11 49 11 3.960 3.007 15.7 5.2 21.3 2015 04 14 000000 02 26 11.4 +11 56 23 3.966 3.008 14.8 4.9 21.3 2015 04 15 000000 02 26 18.5 +12 03 35 3.972 3.008 13.9 4.6 21.3 2015 04 16 000000 02 26 25.8 +12 10 46 3.977 3.008 13.0 4.3 21.3 2015 04 17 000000 02 26 33.3 +12 17 57 3.983 3.008 12.0 4.0 21.3 2015 04 18 000000 02 26 41.0 +12 25 07 3.988 3.009 11.1 3.7 21.3 2015 04 19 000000 02 26 48.9 +12 32 16 3.992 3.009 10.2 3.4 21.3 2015 04 20 000000 02 26 56.9 +12 39 25 3.996 3.010 9.3 3.1 21.3