Comet 327P/Van Ness (2002 Q1) reaches perihelion on the 10th December 2015
Comet 327P/Van Ness makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.271 AU) in the constellation Hercules on the 5th September 2015
Ephemeris
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 09 01 18 18 36.2 +19 48 42 1.2544 1.8597 110.0 30.7 16.2 2015 09 02 18 19 09.3 +19 21 14 1.2539 1.8545 109.6 30.8 16.2 2015 09 03 18 19 44.7 +18 53 33 1.2536 1.8494 109.2 31.0 16.2 2015 09 04 18 20 22.5 +18 25 41 1.2534 1.8443 108.8 31.2 16.1 2015 09 05 18 21 02.7 +17 57 39 1.2532 1.8392 108.3 31.4 16.1 2015 09 06 18 21 45.2 +17 29 26 1.2532 1.8342 107.9 31.5 16.1 2015 09 07 18 22 30.1 +17 01 03 1.2533 1.8292 107.5 31.7 16.1 2015 09 08 18 23 17.3 +16 32 32 1.2536 1.8242 107.1 31.9 16.1 2015 09 09 18 24 06.9 +16 03 53 1.2539 1.8192 106.6 32.0 16.1 2015 09 10 18 24 58.8 +15 35 07 1.2543 1.8143 106.2 32.2 16.1 2015 09 11 18 25 53.0 +15 06 15 1.2549 1.8094 105.7 32.4 16.1 2015 09 12 18 26 49.5 +14 37 17 1.2556 1.8046 105.3 32.6 16.1 2015 09 13 18 27 48.3 +14 08 14 1.2563 1.7997 104.8 32.7 16.0 2015 09 14 18 28 49.4 +13 39 07 1.2572 1.7949 104.4 32.9 16.0 2015 09 15 18 29 52.8 +13 09 57 1.2582 1.7902 103.9 33.0 16.0 2015 09 16 18 30 58.4 +12 40 44 1.2593 1.7855 103.5 33.2 16.0 2015 09 17 18 32 06.2 +12 11 29 1.2606 1.7808 103.0 33.4 16.0 2015 09 18 18 33 16.3 +11 42 13 1.2619 1.7761 102.6 33.5 16.0 2015 09 19 18 34 28.6 +11 12 57 1.2633 1.7715 102.1 33.7 16.0 2015 09 20 18 35 43.0 +10 43 41 1.2649 1.7669 101.6 33.8 16.0 2015 09 21 18 36 59.7 +10 14 25 1.2665 1.7623 101.2 34.0 16.0 2015 09 22 18 38 18.4 +09 45 12 1.2683 1.7578 100.7 34.1 16.0 2015 09 23 18 39 39.3 +09 16 00 1.2702 1.7533 100.2 34.3 16.0 2015 09 24 18 41 02.3 +08 46 52 1.2721 1.7489 99.8 34.4 16.0 2015 09 25 18 42 27.4 +08 17 48 1.2742 1.7445 99.3 34.6 15.9 2015 09 26 18 43 54.5 +07 48 47 1.2764 1.7401 98.8 34.7 15.9 2015 09 27 18 45 23.6 +07 19 52 1.2787 1.7358 98.4 34.8 15.9 2015 09 28 18 46 54.7 +06 51 01 1.2811 1.7315 97.9 35.0 15.9 2015 09 29 18 48 27.9 +06 22 17 1.2836 1.7273 97.4 35.1 15.9 2015 09 30 18 50 02.9 +05 53 40 1.2862 1.7231 96.9 35.2 15.9
Comet P/2002 Q1 (Van Ness) is at Opposition (1.804 AU) in the constellation Lyra on the 30th May 2015
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 05 29 19 04 49.6 +29 48 30 1.8048 2.4187 115.3 22.3 18.1 2015 05 30 19 04 40.1 +30 01 49 1.7938 2.4125 115.7 22.3 18.1 2015 05 31 19 04 29.1 +30 14 57 1.7829 2.4063 116.0 22.3 18.1 2015 06 01 19 04 16.5 +30 27 53 1.7721 2.4001 116.3 22.3 18.0 2015 06 02 19 04 02.3 +30 40 37 1.7615 2.3939 116.6 22.3 18.0 2015 06 03 19 03 46.6 +30 53 08 1.7509 2.3877 116.9 22.3 18.0 2015 06 04 19 03 29.3 +31 05 26 1.7404 2.3815 117.2 22.3 18.0 2015 06 05 19 03 10.4 +31 17 30 1.7301 2.3753 117.5 22.3 17.9 2015 06 06 19 02 50.0 +31 29 20 1.7199 2.3691 117.8 22.3 17.9 2015 06 07 19 02 28.0 +31 40 54 1.7097 2.3629 118.0 22.3 17.9 2015 06 08 19 02 04.5 +31 52 13 1.6997 2.3568 118.3 22.3 17.9 2015 06 09 19 01 39.3 +32 03 15 1.6898 2.3506 118.6 22.3 17.9 2015 06 10 19 01 12.7 +32 14 01 1.6799 2.3444 118.8 22.3 17.8 2015 06 11 19 00 44.5 +32 24 28 1.6702 2.3382 119.0 22.3 17.8 2015 06 12 19 00 14.8 +32 34 38 1.6606 2.3320 119.3 22.3 17.8 2015 06 13 18 59 43.6 +32 44 28 1.6512 2.3259 119.5 22.3 17.8 2015 06 14 18 59 10.9 +32 53 58 1.6418 2.3197 119.7 22.3 17.7 2015 06 15 18 58 36.7 +33 03 08 1.6325 2.3135 119.9 22.4 17.7 2015 06 16 18 58 01.1 +33 11 57 1.6234 2.3073 120.2 22.4 17.7 2015 06 17 18 57 24.2 +33 20 25 1.6143 2.3012 120.3 22.4 17.7 2015 06 18 18 56 45.9 +33 28 29 1.6054 2.2950 120.5 22.4 17.6 2015 06 19 18 56 06.2 +33 36 11 1.5966 2.2889 120.7 22.4 17.6 2015 06 20 18 55 25.3 +33 43 30 1.5879 2.2827 120.9 22.5 17.6 2015 06 21 18 54 43.1 +33 50 24 1.5793 2.2766 121.1 22.5 17.6 2015 06 22 18 53 59.8 +33 56 53 1.5708 2.2704 121.2 22.5 17.5 2015 06 23 18 53 15.2 +34 02 57 1.5624 2.2643 121.4 22.5 17.5 2015 06 24 18 52 29.6 +34 08 35 1.5542 2.2581 121.5 22.6 17.5 2015 06 25 18 51 42.9 +34 13 46 1.5460 2.2520 121.6 22.6 17.5 2015 06 26 18 50 55.2 +34 18 31 1.5380 2.2459 121.8 22.6 17.4 2015 06 27 18 50 06.6 +34 22 47 1.5301 2.2398 121.9 22.7 17.4 2015 06 28 18 49 17.1 +34 26 36 1.5223 2.2336 122.0 22.7 17.4 2015 06 29 18 48 26.7 +34 29 56 1.5146 2.2275 122.1 22.8 17.4 2015 06 30 18 47 35.5 +34 32 47 1.5070 2.2214 122.1 22.8 17.4