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Updated on November 24, 2019

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. P/1999 XN120 ( Catalina ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2016 Nov. 28 (Erwin Schwab), fainter than 21.2 mag on 2016 Dec. 4 (Jean-Gabriel Bosch). P/2010 TO20 ( LINEAR-Grauer ) was fainter than 22.0 mag on 2017 Jan. 27 (Erwin Schwab). P/1998 VS24 ( LINEAR ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2017 Aug. 20 (Erwin Schwab). P/2008 CL94 ( Lemmon ) was fainter than 21.0 mag on 2017 Nov. 8 (Erwin Schwab). 82P/Gehrels 3 was fainter than 20 mag on 2017 Dec. 23 (Jean-Francois Soulier). P/2002 EJ57 ( LINEAR ) was fainter than 20.0 mag on 2018 Jan. 12 (Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato), fainter than 19.5 mag on 2018 Feb. 23 (Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 115P/Maury was fainter than 20 mag on 2018 Mar. 10 (Jean-Francois Soulier). P/2013 R3 ( Catalina-PanSTARRS ) was fainter than 22 mag on 2018 Aug. 8 (Erwin Schwab). P/2003 F2 ( NEAT ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2019 Feb. 7 (Erwin Schwab). 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/2012 K3 ( Gibbs ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2019 Mar. 10 (Erwin Schwab). P/2014 C1 ( TOTAS ) was fainter than 20.0 mag on 2019 June 5 (Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 168P/Hergenrother was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2019 Aug. 4 (Erwin Schwab). P/2008 Y12 = P/2014 K3 ( SOHO ) was fainter than 18.5 mag on 2019 Sept. 30 (Michael Jager and Gerald Rhemann). P/2002 T5 ( LINEAR ) was fainter than 20.5 mag on 2019 Oct. 24 (Erwin Schwab). P/2013 T2 ( Schwartz ) was fainter than 20.5 mag on 2019 Oct. 24 (Erwin Schwab). 2019 November 26 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) 168P/Hergenrother 07 33 +61.1 16.4 3:17 (180, 64) 2:59 (182, -6) P/2006 H1 (McNaught) 19 27 -30.4 18.1 18:18 ( 40, 11) 20:35 ( 68, 23) P/2013 T2 (Schwartz) 21 01 -19.7 18.4 18:18 ( 26, 31) 20:35 ( 91, 37) P/2002 T5 (LINEAR) 00 01 -30.3 19.1 19:41 ( 0, 25) 20:35 (109, 78) P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) 03 45 +24.5 19.3 23:25 ( 0, 80) 23:25 (180, 30) 87P/Bus 11 30 +01.9 19.4 5:15 (314, 47) 2:59 (252, 20) P/2012 K3 (Gibbs) 20 59 -23.4 19.4 18:18 ( 25, 27) 20:35 ( 86, 38) (196256) 2003 EH1 10 38 -41.8 19.5 5:15 (348, 12) 2:59 (295, 50) 254P/McNaught 18 53 -14.7 19.7 18:18 ( 57, 17) 20:35 ( 78, 8) 294P/LINEAR 13 35 -20.0 19.7 5:15 (304, 11) 2:59 (289, 8) P/2013 EW90 (Tenagra) 05 24 -18.4 20.1 1:08 ( 0, 37) 1:08 (180, 73) P/2014 MG4 (Spacewatch-PanSTARRS) 06 09 +31.1 20.1 1:53 ( 0, 86) 1:53 (180, 24) P/2007 VQ11 (Catalina) 00 01 -07.6 20.2 19:41 ( 0, 47) 20:35 (152, 60) 163P/NEAT 10 56 +14.5 20.2 5:15 (313, 62) 2:59 (237, 18) P/2013 R3 (Catalina-PanSTARRS) 06 60 +23.9 20.2 2:43 ( 0, 79) 2:43 (180, 31) 115P/Maury 14 51 -10.3 20.2 5:15 (285, 3) 2:59 (293,-13) P/2012 SB6 (Lemmon) 20 25 -26.6 20.2 18:18 ( 31, 21) 20:35 ( 79, 33) P/2015 F1 (PanSTARRS) 07 09 +25.4 20.3 2:52 ( 0, 80) 2:52 (180, 30) 258P/PanSTARRS 09 03 +15.7 20.5 4:46 ( 0, 71) 2:59 (211, 33) P/2016 G1 (PanSTARRS) 12 54 -09.6 20.8 5:15 (303, 25) 2:59 (275, 10) 282P/(323137) 2003 BM80 09 36 +20.3 20.9 5:15 (357, 75) 2:59 (217, 26) P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) 10 21 +08.6 20.9 5:15 (335, 61) 2:59 (234, 28) 198P/ODAS 12 17 -01.6 20.9 5:15 (305, 37) 2:59 (263, 13) 91P/Russell 3 11 36 -11.4 20.9 5:15 (322, 35) 2:59 (265, 27) P/2005 JD108 (Catalina-NEAT) 15 08 -17.4 20.9 5:15 (288, -5) 2:59 (301,-11) P/2003 F2 (NEAT) 13 31 -12.2 21.1 5:15 (298, 16) 2:59 (282, 4) P/2011 R3 (Novichonok-Gerke) 18 46 -06.2 21.1 18:18 ( 65, 22) 20:35 ( 84, 2) 296P/Garradd 10 54 -17.5 21.1 5:15 (336, 34) 2:59 (265, 39) 244P/Scotti 21 17 -16.8 21.2 18:18 ( 24, 35) 20:35 ( 96, 38) 298P/Christensen 04 51 +26.2 21.3 0:35 ( 0, 81) 0:35 (180, 29) 2005 CR16 23 46 -09.4 21.3 19:26 ( 0, 46) 20:35 (144, 60) P/2011 U2 (Bressi) 18 30 -20.4 21.4 18:18 ( 57, 9) 20:35 ( 70, 7) P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 06 06 +25.9 21.5 1:49 ( 0, 81) 1:49 (180, 29) 195P/Hill 21 47 +25.4 21.6 18:18 ( 52, 75) 20:35 (137, 15) 82P/Gehrels 3 12 40 -05.2 21.7 5:15 (303, 30) 2:59 (269, 10) 281P/MOSS 22 49 -12.7 21.7 18:30 ( 0, 42) 20:35 (120, 54) 9P/Tempel 1 05 39 +26.1 21.8 1:23 ( 0, 81) 1:23 (180, 29) 119P/Parker-Hartley 17 47 -21.9 21.9 18:18 ( 62, 1) 20:35 ( 63, 0) P/2012 O2 (McNaught) 01 27 -27.5 22.3 21:07 ( 0, 28) 21:07 (180, 82) P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) 14 16 -17.9 22.3 5:15 (296, 4) 2:59 (293, -1) 121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2 20 59 -31.2 22.4 18:18 ( 22, 20) 20:35 ( 77, 41) 311P/PanSTARRS 19 44 -18.9 22.4 18:18 ( 45, 22) 20:35 ( 81, 21) P/2010 TO20 (LINEAR-Grauer) 15 09 -17.9 22.7 5:15 (288, -6) 2:59 (301,-11) P/2002 EJ57 (LINEAR) 15 38 -23.7 22.9 5:15 (289,-14) 2:59 (310,-12) P/2008 Y12 = P/2014 K3 (SOHO) 16 19 -33.1 22.9 18:18 ( 64,-21) 20:35 ( 41, -6) P/2000 R2 (LINEAR) 03 10 -02.5 23.2 22:49 ( 0, 53) 22:49 (180, 57) P/2014 C1 (TOTAS) 17 49 -21.6 23.3 18:18 ( 62, 2) 20:35 ( 63, 0) 324P/La Sagra 14 28 -28.9 23.6 5:15 (303, -4) 2:59 (304, 3) 322P/SOHO 14 37 -20.8 24.2 5:15 (295, -1) 2:59 (299, -3) 354P/LINEAR 00 58 +15.4 24.4 20:38 ( 0, 70) 20:38 (180, 40) P/1999 RO28 (LONEOS) 09 06 +11.6 24.8 4:49 ( 0, 66) 2:59 (215, 37)