Visual Comets in the Future (Northern Hemisphere)

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Updated on January 10, 2025

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Please see the "Weekly Information about Bright Comets" and "Comet Catalog in order of Day of Perihelion" for more information.


Month	Evening	Midnight	Morning
Comet	Mag	h	Comet	Mag	h	Comet	Mag	h
2025 Jan	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	10	9	C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	12	41	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	11	7
333P/LINEAR	12	47	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	64	13P/Olbers	12	14
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	12	65		C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	12	11
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS)	13	5		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	64
2025 Feb	C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	13	59	C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	13	17	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	11	23
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	29	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	65	13P/Olbers	13	21
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	25
2025 Mar	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	66	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	65	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	12	40
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	13	39	C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	13	3	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	7
	C/2021 G2 (ATLAS)	13	25	13P/Olbers	13	23
		C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	13	1
		C/2021 G2 (ATLAS)	13	43
2025 Apr	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	66	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	12	14	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	12	59
C/2021 G2 (ATLAS)	13	10	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	43	C/2021 G2 (ATLAS)	13	45
	C/2021 G2 (ATLAS)	13	47
2025 May	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	13	13	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	12	49	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	12	83
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	60	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	19	C/2021 G2 (ATLAS)	13	32
C/2021 G2 (ATLAS)	13	27	C/2021 G2 (ATLAS)	13	49
2025 Jun	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	13	47	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	13	84	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	13	84
2025 Jul	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	13	65	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	13	84	217P/LINEAR	13	3
	C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	6	C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan- ATLAS)	13	53
		C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	48
2025 Aug	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	13	70	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	13	38	C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	74
	C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	26	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	13	8
2025 Sep	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	12	57	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	12	12	414P/STEREO	12	13
210P/Christensen	13	12	C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	48	C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	81
2025 Oct	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	11	42	C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	82	414P/STEREO	12	1
210P/Christensen	11	11	24P/Schaumasse	13	18	C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	82
C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	11		24P/Schaumasse	13	73
2025 Nov	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	9	23	24P/Schaumasse	10	18	210P/Christensen	8	11
C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	34	C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	82	24P/Schaumasse	10	74
	C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	13	26	C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	35
		C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	13	76
2025 Dec	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	9	3	24P/Schaumasse	8	14	24P/Schaumasse	8	73
C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	80	C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	81	210P/Christensen	9	30
	C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	13	51	88P/Howell	12	3
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	10	C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	5
		C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	13	79
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	52
2026 Jan	C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	80	24P/Schaumasse	8	6	24P/Schaumasse	8	68
C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	13	17	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	32	88P/Howell	11	4
	C/2022 N2 (PanSTARRS)	13	44	210P/Christensen	13	33
	C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	13	82	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	51
		C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	13	80
2026 Feb	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	5	22	24P/Schaumasse	8	17	24P/Schaumasse	8	63
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	4	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	51	88P/Howell	10	4
C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	13	49	C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	13	85	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	51
		C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	13	27
2026 Mar	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	7	35	24P/Schaumasse	10	40	88P/Howell	9	2
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	35	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	53	24P/Schaumasse	10	61
C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	13	86	C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	13	86	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	17
		C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	13	10
		C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	37
2026 Apr	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	10	34	24P/Schaumasse	12	59	88P/Howell	9	2
24P/Schaumasse	13	15	10P/Tempel 2	13	10	24P/Schaumasse	12	59
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54	C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	14	10P/Tempel 2	13	44
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	53	C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	48
	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	11	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	56
2026 May	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	12	22	10P/Tempel 2	10	22	88P/Howell	9	8
C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	10	C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	49	10P/Tempel 2	10	46
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	4	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	40	C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	50
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	28	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	77
2026 Jun	C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	42	10P/Tempel 2	9	31	10P/Tempel 2	9	46
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	37	C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	49	88P/Howell	10	22
C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	13	5	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	89	78P/Gehrels 2	12	5
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	40	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	5	C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	43
		C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	90
		P/2021 N1 (ZTF)	13	20
2026 Jul	10P/Tempel 2	8	3	10P/Tempel 2	8	38	10P/Tempel 2	8	43
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	66	88P/Howell	12	3	88P/Howell	11	46
C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	46	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	88	78P/Gehrels 2	12	21
169P/NEAT	13	88	C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	46	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	69
	169P/NEAT	13	56	C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	9
	260P/McNaught	13	7	169P/NEAT	13	15
		260P/McNaught	13	50
		P/2021 N1 (ZTF)	13	32
2026 Aug	10P/Tempel 2	8	3	10P/Tempel 2	8	30	10P/Tempel 2	8	21
169P/NEAT	10	79	169P/NEAT	11	40	78P/Gehrels 2	12	38
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	82	88P/Howell	12	24	88P/Howell	12	68
C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	38	260P/McNaught	13	19	169P/NEAT	12	3
	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	82	260P/McNaught	13	67
	161P/Hartley- IRAS	13	7	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	31
	C/2023 R1 (PanSTARRS)	13	7	161P/Hartley- IRAS	13	36
2026 Sep	10P/Tempel 2	8	9	10P/Tempel 2	8	21	169P/NEAT	10	17
161P/Hartley- IRAS	10	19	161P/Hartley- IRAS	10	47	161P/Hartley- IRAS	10	39
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	82	88P/Howell	12	48	78P/Gehrels 2	12	54
	260P/McNaught	13	31	88P/Howell	12	70
	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	43	260P/McNaught	13	79
		C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	4
2026 Oct	10P/Tempel 2	9	28	10P/Tempel 2	9	22	169P/NEAT	11	23
161P/Hartley- IRAS	10	65	161P/Hartley- IRAS	10	50	252P/LINEAR	12	10
11P/Tempel- Swift- LINEAR	13	24	78P/Gehrels 2	12	14	78P/Gehrels 2	12	68
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	72	11P/Tempel- Swift- LINEAR	13	90	11P/Tempel- Swift- LINEAR	13	37
88P/Howell	13	3	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	20	260P/McNaught	13	80
	260P/McNaught	13	40	88P/Howell	13	70
	88P/Howell	13	70
2026 Nov	161P/Hartley- IRAS	10	62	10P/Tempel 2	11	14	252P/LINEAR	11	7
10P/Tempel 2	11	37	78P/Gehrels 2	12	34	78P/Gehrels 2	12	68
11P/Tempel- Swift- LINEAR	12	29	11P/Tempel- Swift- LINEAR	12	87	11P/Tempel- Swift- LINEAR	12	29
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	59	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	3	C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)	13	42
2P/Encke	13	63	C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)	13	43
	2P/Encke	13	9
2026 Dec	2P/Encke	10	62	78P/Gehrels 2	12	66	161P/Hartley- IRAS	11	5
161P/Hartley- IRAS	10	39	10P/Tempel 2	12	7	252P/LINEAR	11	6
10P/Tempel 2	12	44	2P/Encke	13	6	78P/Gehrels 2	12	66
11P/Tempel- Swift- LINEAR	13	33	11P/Tempel- Swift- LINEAR	13	69	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	11
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	44	C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)	13	48	C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)	13	11
C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)	13	19
2027 Jan	2P/Encke	6	40	78P/Gehrels 2	13	67	161P/Hartley- IRAS	11	31
161P/Hartley- IRAS	11	12	C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)	13	49	78P/Gehrels 2	13	24
78P/Gehrels 2	13	31	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	9	252P/LINEAR	13	7
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	28		C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	23
C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)	13	54		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	40
2027 Feb	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	16	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	1	161P/Hartley- IRAS	12	46
C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)	13	59	C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)	13	26	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	30
78P/Gehrels 2	13	38	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	27	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	39
	78P/Gehrels 2	13	67
2027 Mar	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	10	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	40	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	39
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	12	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	11	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	33
C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)	13	58	C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)	13	8	2P/Encke	13	1
2027 Apr	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	41	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	41	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	10
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	16	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	19	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	34
2027 May	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	42	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	32	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	33
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	18	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	13	20
2027 Jun	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	39	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	13
2027 Jul	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	23		45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	11	34
2027 Aug	7P/Pons- Winnecke	13	20	104P/Kowal 2	13	5	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	8	25
300P/Catalina	13	9		104P/Kowal 2	13	52
2027 Sep	300P/Catalina	12	8	104P/Kowal 2	12	2	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	8	11
7P/Pons- Winnecke	12	13		104P/Kowal 2	11	51
2027 Oct	300P/Catalina	12	19		104P/Kowal 2	10	46
7P/Pons- Winnecke	12	10		45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	12	11
2027 Nov	7P/Pons- Winnecke	13	13		104P/Kowal 2	10	45
2027 Dec	(3200) Phaethon	13	89	(3200) Phaethon	13	88	104P/Kowal 2	10	46
		41P/Tuttle- Giacobini- Kresak	13	46
		(3200) Phaethon	13	26
2028 Jan	15P/Finlay	11	1	104P/Kowal 2	12	17	41P/Tuttle- Giacobini- Kresak	10	43
		104P/Kowal 2	11	45
		22P/Kopff	13	41
		9P/Tempel 1	13	12
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	30
2028 Feb	15P/Finlay	11	5	104P/Kowal 2	13	32	41P/Tuttle- Giacobini- Kresak	10	33
64P/Swift- Gehrels	13	4	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	5	22P/Kopff	11	41
67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	13	6		104P/Kowal 2	13	45
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	30
		9P/Tempel 1	13	12
2028 Mar	15P/Finlay	11	8	22P/Kopff	9	7	22P/Kopff	9	41
67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	13	6	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	29	41P/Tuttle- Giacobini- Kresak	11	27
64P/Swift- Gehrels	13	2		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	29
		9P/Tempel 1	13	12
		364P/PanSTARRS	13	16
2028 Apr	67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	12	3	22P/Kopff	8	16	22P/Kopff	8	41
15P/Finlay	13	8	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	30	41P/Tuttle- Giacobini- Kresak	13	26
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	13		364P/PanSTARRS	13	13
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	18
		98P/Takamizawa	13	23
		9P/Tempel 1	13	14
2028 May	96P/Machholz 1	9	1	22P/Kopff	6	24	22P/Kopff	6	43
67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	12	1	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	12	7	96P/Machholz 1	8	13
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	31	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	31	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	12	42
		98P/Takamizawa	12	25
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	6
		364P/PanSTARRS	13	1
2028 Jun	96P/Machholz 1	9	87	22P/Kopff	5	29	22P/Kopff	5	44
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	31	96P/Machholz 1	9	61	96P/Machholz 1	9	40
	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	10	20	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	10	53
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	20	6P/d'Arrest	11	7
		98P/Takamizawa	12	34
2028 Jul	22P/Kopff	5	5	22P/Kopff	5	40	22P/Kopff	5	43
96P/Machholz 1	12	73	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	8	28	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	8	62
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	26	96P/Machholz 1	12	45	6P/d'Arrest	11	23
71P/Clark	13	29	98P/Takamizawa	12	15	96P/Machholz 1	12	8
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	1	98P/Takamizawa	12	45
		19P/Borrelly	13	17
2028 Aug	22P/Kopff	6	14	22P/Kopff	6	38	22P/Kopff	6	30
71P/Clark	13	20	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	7	32	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	7	62
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	16	98P/Takamizawa	13	22	19P/Borrelly	11	19
		6P/d'Arrest	13	31
		98P/Takamizawa	13	46
2028 Sep	22P/Kopff	7	36	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	7	35	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	7	57
71P/Clark	13	12	22P/Kopff	7	35	22P/Kopff	7	3
	19P/Borrelly	9	4	19P/Borrelly	9	18
2028 Oct	22P/Kopff	9	40	19P/Borrelly	8	17	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	8	47
71P/Clark	13	9	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	8	44	19P/Borrelly	8	15
4P/Faye	13	43	22P/Kopff	9	27	118P/Shoemaker- Levy 4	13	63
106P/Schuster	13	30	118P/Shoemaker- Levy 4	13	37
	4P/Faye	13	8
	106P/Schuster	13	20
2028 Nov	19P/Borrelly	6	17	19P/Borrelly	6	40	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	10	11
58P/Jackson- Neujmin	11	13	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	10	44	118P/Shoemaker- Levy 4	12	62
22P/Kopff	11	45	22P/Kopff	11	16	81P/Wild 2	13	73
4P/Faye	12	41	118P/Shoemaker- Levy 4	12	60
71P/Clark	13	7	81P/Wild 2	13	40
106P/Schuster	13	46	106P/Schuster	13	19
2028 Dec	19P/Borrelly	6	79	19P/Borrelly	6	38	81P/Wild 2	11	72
185P/Petriew	11	33	81P/Wild 2	11	73	118P/Shoemaker- Levy 4	12	25
4P/Faye	12	37	58P/Jackson- Neujmin	12	46	116P/Wild 4	13	37
58P/Jackson- Neujmin	12	48	118P/Shoemaker- Levy 4	12	62
118P/Shoemaker- Levy 4	12	21	22P/Kopff	13	4
22P/Kopff	13	47
71P/Clark	13	6
2029 Jan	19P/Borrelly	7	90	19P/Borrelly	7	36	81P/Wild 2	10	30
81P/Wild 2	10	36	81P/Wild 2	10	75	116P/Wild 4	13	38
185P/Petriew	11	42	118P/Shoemaker- Levy 4	12	64
4P/Faye	12	31
118P/Shoemaker- Levy 4	12	68
2029 Feb	19P/Borrelly	9	76	19P/Borrelly	9	31	81P/Wild 2	10	1
81P/Wild 2	10	77	81P/Wild 2	10	76	19P/Borrelly	10	1
4P/Faye	11	22	118P/Shoemaker- Levy 4	13	41	116P/Wild 4	13	37
185P/Petriew	12	48		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	23
118P/Shoemaker- Levy 4	13	73
2029 Mar	81P/Wild 2	10	77	81P/Wild 2	10	46	26P/Grigg- Skjellerup	10	30
19P/Borrelly	10	68	19P/Borrelly	10	31	19P/Borrelly	10	3
4P/Faye	11	15	116P/Wild 4	13	16	116P/Wild 4	13	35
118P/Shoemaker- Levy 4	13	74	118P/Shoemaker- Levy 4	13	28	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	3
2029 Apr	81P/Wild 2	10	75	81P/Wild 2	10	28	26P/Grigg- Skjellerup	10	46
4P/Faye	12	6	26P/Grigg- Skjellerup	12	2	19P/Borrelly	12	3
19P/Borrelly	12	65	19P/Borrelly	12	30	116P/Wild 4	13	33
	116P/Wild 4	13	33	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	23
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	23
2029 May	81P/Wild 2	10	59	81P/Wild 2	10	15	26P/Grigg- Skjellerup	12	52
116P/Wild 4	13	28	26P/Grigg- Skjellerup	12	11	116P/Wild 4	13	22
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	15	116P/Wild 4	13	33	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	18
19P/Borrelly	13	59	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24
	19P/Borrelly	13	25
2029 Jun	81P/Wild 2	11	39	81P/Wild 2	11	2	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	5
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	25	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24	116P/Wild 4	13	3
116P/Wild 4	13	33	116P/Wild 4	13	33
2029 Jul	81P/Wild 2	11	25	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	13
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	25
2029 Aug	81P/Wild 2	12	16		46P/Wirtanen	11	48
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	22
2029 Sep	81P/Wild 2	13	11		46P/Wirtanen	9	51
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	15
2029 Oct		249P/LINEAR	12	37	46P/Wirtanen	8	51
		249P/LINEAR	10	85
2029 Nov		249P/LINEAR	13	45	46P/Wirtanen	8	54
		C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli- Bernstein)	13	1
		249P/LINEAR	13	84
2029 Dec	62P/Tsuchinshan 1	12	65	62P/Tsuchinshan 1	12	29	46P/Wirtanen	9	62
		C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli- Bernstein)	13	4

The h means the highest altitude in that month at lat. 35 deg in the Northern Hemisphere.