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Updated on May 30, 2020

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. 282P/(323137) 2003 BM80 was observed on 2020 Feb. 15 at 20.5 mag by John J. Maikner, but not officially announced yet. 198P/ODAS was fainter than 20 mag on 2019 Feb. 3 (Jean-Francois Soulier), fainter than 19.5 mag on 2019 Feb. 26 (Jean-Francois Soulier). P/2002 T5 ( LINEAR ) was fainter than 20.5 mag on 2019 Oct. 24 (Erwin Schwab). P/2003 F2 ( NEAT ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2020 May 19 (Erwin Schwab). P/2005 L1 ( McNaught ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2020 Mar. 5 (Erwin Schwab). P/2008 CL94 ( Lemmon ) was fainter than 21.0 mag on 2017 Nov. 8 (Erwin Schwab). P/2010 TO20 ( LINEAR-Grauer ) was fainter than 22.0 mag on 2017 Jan. 27 (Erwin Schwab). P/2011 R3 ( Novichonok-Gerke ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2020 May 19 (Erwin Schwab). P/2012 K3 ( Gibbs ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2019 Mar. 10 (Erwin Schwab). P/2013 EW90 ( Tenagra ) was fainter than 21 mag on 2020 Jan. 16 (Erwin Schwab). P/2016 G1 ( PanSTARRS ) was fainter than 22 mag on 2020 Feb. 27 (Erwin Schwab). 2020 May 22 at lat. 35 deg in the Northern/Sothern Hemisphere: Lat. 35 N deg Lat. 35 S deg Comet R.A. Decl. m1 Best Time(A, h) Best Time(A, h) P/2003 T12 = P/2012 A3 (SOHO) 04 21 +17.1 17.1 20:42 (126,-16) 18:29 (103,-11) 254P/McNaught 22 53 -14.9 18.6 3:11 (303, 17) 5:24 (231, 62) 84P/Giclas 02 25 +09.1 18.7 3:11 (252,-10) 5:24 (254, 6) P/2002 T5 (LINEAR) 02 03 -15.1 18.8 3:11 (275,-19) 5:24 (271, 25) (3200) Phaethon 03 30 +27.3 19.1 3:11 (227, -9) 5:24 (248,-17) 156P/Russell-LINEAR 22 26 -31.2 19.1 3:11 (319, 9) 5:24 (258, 76) 312P/NEAT 22 03 -03.4 19.4 3:11 (304, 34) 5:24 (198, 57) P/2012 SB6 (Lemmon) 01 40 +11.1 19.5 3:11 (257, 0) 5:24 (245, 14) P/2006 H1 (McNaught) 00 53 +05.5 19.5 3:11 (268, 7) 5:24 (242, 26) P/2007 VQ11 (Catalina) 03 31 +10.4 19.9 3:11 (239,-21) 5:24 (262, -8) P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) 04 39 +26.8 20.1 20:42 (130, -7) 18:29 (114,-13) P/2011 R3 (Novichonok-Gerke) 20 52 +02.2 20.2 3:11 (318, 50) 4:52 (180, 53) P/2006 S4 (Christensen) 15 27 -43.2 20.4 23:24 ( 0, 12) 23:24 ( 0, 82) P/2009 U4 (McNaught) 13 50 -06.8 20.4 21:47 ( 0, 48) 21:47 (180, 62) P/2003 F2 (NEAT) 14 52 -30.7 20.5 22:50 ( 0, 24) 22:50 (180, 86) P/2015 F1 (PanSTARRS) 07 12 +24.7 20.5 20:42 (107, 19) 18:29 (135, 14) 294P/LINEAR 21 11 -27.9 20.5 3:11 (331, 21) 5:12 (180, 83) P/2013 EW90 (Tenagra) 06 15 +01.2 20.6 20:42 ( 95, -5) 18:29 (107, 21) P/2005 T2 (Christensen) 23 40 +05.6 20.6 3:11 (278, 22) 5:24 (225, 38) 119P/Parker-Hartley 19 44 -21.2 20.6 3:11 (350, 33) 3:46 (180, 76) P/2011 U2 (Bressi) 20 33 -12.5 20.6 3:11 (334, 39) 4:34 (180, 67) 102P/Shoemaker 1 21 02 -46.2 20.7 3:11 (341, 5) 5:03 ( 0, 79) 16P/Brooks 2 19 49 -18.6 20.7 3:11 (348, 36) 3:51 (180, 74) 4P/Faye 18 37 -13.3 20.8 2:39 ( 0, 42) 2:39 (180, 68) 244P/Scotti 23 33 -03.4 20.8 3:11 (287, 17) 5:24 (231, 46) 282P/(323137) 2003 BM80 09 09 +20.3 20.9 20:42 ( 87, 41) 18:29 (158, 32) 179P/Jedicke 22 56 -18.3 20.9 3:11 (305, 14) 5:24 (237, 63) P/2013 O2 (PanSTARRS) 22 26 +03.3 21.0 3:11 (293, 35) 5:24 (204, 49) 2001 QF6 20 10 -03.9 21.1 3:11 (337, 49) 4:11 (180, 59) 2005 CR16 02 04 +05.1 21.1 3:11 (258, -8) 5:24 (254, 13) 304P/Ory 00 20 -00.2 21.1 3:11 (277, 10) 5:24 (240, 36) 61P/Shajn-Schaldach 15 13 -10.7 21.2 23:11 ( 0, 44) 23:11 (180, 66) 298P/Christensen 06 48 +28.5 21.3 20:42 (113, 17) 18:29 (133, 8) 191P/McNaught 21 20 -19.2 21.3 3:11 (325, 28) 5:20 (180, 74) P/2012 TK8 (Tenagra) 22 38 -04.7 21.3 3:11 (298, 27) 5:24 (214, 55) 297P/Beshore 09 41 +23.6 21.4 20:42 ( 86, 49) 18:29 (167, 30) 176P/(118401) LINEAR 13 42 -10.8 21.4 21:40 ( 0, 44) 21:40 (180, 66) 277P/LINEAR 00 01 +15.0 21.4 3:11 (267, 22) 5:24 (224, 27) 288P/(300163) 2006 VW139 14 34 -12.2 21.4 22:31 ( 0, 43) 22:31 (180, 67) P/2012 K3 (Gibbs) 02 17 +03.1 21.4 3:11 (258,-12) 5:24 (258, 12) 293P/Spacewatch 03 28 +15.7 21.5 3:11 (236,-17) 5:24 (258,-10) 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 18 42 -27.0 21.5 2:44 ( 0, 28) 2:44 (180, 82) P/2014 W12 (Gibbs) 13 19 -20.5 21.5 21:17 ( 0, 34) 21:17 (180, 76) 77P/Longmore 02 48 +27.4 21.5 3:11 (234, -2) 5:24 (243, -9) 195P/Hill 23 18 +30.7 21.6 3:11 (256, 39) 5:24 (206, 19) P/2005 W3 (Kowalski) 22 12 +05.2 21.6 3:11 (295, 39) 5:24 (198, 48) 118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 20 12 -13.9 21.7 3:11 (340, 39) 4:13 (180, 69) 184P/Lovas 2 21 00 -11.4 21.7 3:11 (325, 37) 5:01 (180, 66) P/2007 R2 (Gibbs) 22 27 -11.0 21.7 3:11 (305, 24) 5:24 (215, 62) 281P/MOSS 00 54 +01.3 21.8 3:11 (271, 4) 5:24 (245, 29) P/2007 B1 (Christensen) 03 47 +16.6 21.8 3:11 (232,-20) 5:24 (260,-14) 324P/La Sagra 16 44 -34.5 21.8 0:46 ( 0, 20) 0:46 (180, 90) (52872) Okyrhoe 22 35 -03.3 21.8 3:11 (297, 29) 5:24 (212, 54) P/2016 G1 (PanSTARRS) 13 38 -05.6 21.9 21:36 ( 0, 49) 21:36 (180, 61) P/2007 Q2 (Gilmore) 18 12 -07.8 21.9 2:13 ( 0, 47) 2:13 (180, 63) P/2010 TO20 (LINEAR-Grauer) 15 52 -21.1 21.9 23:49 ( 0, 34) 23:49 (180, 76) 198P/ODAS 11 59 -00.3 22.0 20:42 ( 19, 53) 19:57 (180, 55) 233P/La Sagra 03 12 +13.7 22.1 3:11 (240,-16) 5:24 (257, -6) 121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2 23 31 -21.6 22.1 3:11 (302, 6) 5:24 (253, 59) 311P/PanSTARRS 01 38 +14.1 22.1 3:11 (254, 2) 5:24 (243, 12) 94P/Russell 4 00 16 -04.4 22.1 3:11 (281, 8) 5:24 (242, 40) P/2005 L1 (McNaught) 12 32 +05.4 22.3 20:42 ( 6, 60) 20:30 (180, 50) 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 22 13 +04.5 22.4 3:11 (295, 38) 5:24 (199, 49) P/2013 J4 (PanSTARRS) 04 15 +20.1 22.4 20:42 (129,-15) 18:29 (105,-14) P/2013 W1 (PanSTARRS) 03 33 +16.3 22.4 3:11 (235,-17) 5:24 (258,-11) 2010 OA101 03 38 -32.2 22.6 3:11 (282,-46) 5:24 (299, 15) 85D/Boethin 00 33 +03.7 23.0 3:11 (272, 10) 5:24 (239, 31) 2017 MM7 01 25 +17.8 23.6 3:11 (253, 7) 5:24 (238, 12) 2005 HC4 09 17 +24.4 24.0 20:42 ( 91, 45) 18:29 (161, 28) P/2014 MG4 (Spacewatch-PanSTARRS) 06 11 +28.1 24.2 20:42 (118, 10) 18:29 (127, 2) 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 06 54 +17.7 24.2 20:42 (103, 12) 18:29 (127, 17) 354P/LINEAR 05 54 +25.7 25.9 20:42 (118, 5) 18:29 (123, 1) 321P/SOHO 08 24 +13.5 25.9 20:42 ( 87, 28) 18:29 (143, 33)