* Astronomy

Comet P/2015 Q2 (Pimentel) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.072 AU) in the constellation Eridanus on the 9th September 2015

Comet P/2015 Q2 (Pimentel) is at Opposition (1.072 AU) on the 9th 

Ephemeris

Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.    Delta     r     El.    Ph.   Mag
2015 09 08 000000 02 01 08.2 -51 13 17   1.075   1.820  121.8  28.1  18.3
2015 09 09 000000 01 54 24.3 -52 41 17   1.075   1.820  121.9  28.0  18.3
2015 09 10 000000 01 47 09.1 -54 07 19   1.075   1.820  121.8  28.0  18.3
2015 09 11 000000 01 39 20.8 -55 30 58   1.077   1.820  121.7  28.1  18.3
2015 09 12 000000 01 30 57.5 -56 51 47   1.080   1.820  121.4  28.1  18.3
2015 09 13 000000 01 21 57.7 -58 09 19   1.084   1.821  121.1  28.3  18.3
2015 09 14 000000 01 12 20.0 -59 23 09   1.089   1.821  120.6  28.4  18.3
2015 09 15 000000 01 02 03.6 -60 32 49   1.095   1.821  120.1  28.5  18.3
2015 09 16 000000 00 51 08.5 -61 37 56   1.102   1.821  119.5  28.7  18.3
2015 09 17 000000 00 39 35.2 -62 38 06   1.111   1.822  118.8  28.9  18.3
2015 09 18 000000 00 27 25.4 -63 32 58   1.120   1.822  118.0  29.1  18.4
2015 09 19 000000 00 14 41.8 -64 22 14   1.130   1.823  117.1  29.4  18.4
2015 09 20 000000 00 01 28.4 -65 05 40   1.141   1.824  116.2  29.6  18.4
2015 09 21 000000 23 47 50.1 -65 43 06   1.153   1.824  115.3  29.9  18.4
2015 09 22 000000 23 33 53.4 -66 14 28   1.166   1.825  114.3  30.1  18.4
2015 09 23 000000 23 19 45.1 -66 39 46   1.180   1.826  113.2  30.3  18.5
2015 09 24 000000 23 05 32.9 -66 59 05   1.195   1.827  112.1  30.6  18.5
2015 09 25 000000 22 51 24.8 -67 12 38   1.210   1.828  111.0  30.8  18.5