Comets Waiting for First Observation

Japanese version Home page

Updated on June 20, 2009

Please see also the Weekly Information about Bright Comets and Comet Catalog.

Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) was observed on Dec. 16, 2007, by Josef Mueller at 19.2 mag, but not officially announced yet. 127P/Holt-Olmstead was observed on June 3, by Richard Miles at 21.2 mag, but not officially announced yet. 2009 June 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) 64P/Swift-Gehrels 04 00 +26.2 13.3 2:59 (240, 4) 5:37 (235, 3) 24P/Schaumasse 06 12 +25.1 14.0 21:04 (137,-15) 18:26 (109,-17) P/2003 A1 (LINEAR) 03 52 +11.6 17.7 2:59 (253, -4) 5:37 (245, 14) P/2004 X1 (LINEAR) 14 59 -31.8 18.0 21:04 ( 2, 23) 20:54 (180, 87) 137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 03 14 +19.4 18.6 2:59 (252, 8) 5:37 (232, 15) P/2004 F3 (NEAT) 05 46 +25.1 18.8 2:59 (224,-14) 5:37 (250,-16) P/2002 Q1 (Van Ness) 04 22 +00.4 19.1 2:59 (258,-16) 5:37 (258, 15) P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) 07 60 +19.2 19.4 21:04 (115, -2) 18:26 (119, 6) P/2000 Y3 (Scotti) 23 23 -04.7 19.4 2:59 (312, 38) 5:23 (180, 60) 30P/Reinmuth 1 03 11 +10.9 19.6 2:59 (259, 4) 5:37 (238, 22) P/2002 S1 (Skiff) 20 46 -49.5 19.8 2:46 ( 0, 6) 2:46 ( 0, 76) P/1999 XB69 (LINEAR) 06 18 +20.9 19.9 21:04 (133,-18) 18:26 (106,-14) 54P/de Vico-Swift-NEAT 22 09 -18.6 20.1 2:59 (340, 34) 4:08 (180, 74) 127P/Holt-Olmstead 00 35 -05.5 20.3 2:59 (297, 25) 5:37 (207, 58) D/1960 S1 (van Houten) 22 46 -12.6 20.4 2:59 (327, 36) 4:45 (180, 68) P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) 06 57 +19.6 20.5 21:04 (125,-13) 18:26 (110, -6) 49P/Arend-Rigaux 19 45 -17.6 20.7 1:45 ( 0, 37) 1:45 (180, 73) 2P/Encke 00 15 +05.2 20.8 2:59 (292, 36) 5:37 (194, 49) 48P/Johnson 11 22 +16.6 21.2 21:04 ( 85, 37) 18:26 (160, 36) 82P/Gehrels 3 05 11 +22.7 21.2 2:59 (232,-11) 5:37 (248, -8) 164P/Christensen 17 36 -22.3 21.2 23:32 ( 0, 33) 23:32 (180, 77) P/2001 YX127 (LINEAR) 02 46 +16.4 21.3 2:59 (258, 12) 5:37 (229, 22) 152P/Helin-Lawrence 07 30 +25.0 21.6 21:04 (124, -4) 18:26 (119, -3) 2000 EJ37 09 42 +08.9 21.6 21:04 ( 92, 12) 18:26 (130, 31) D/1819 W1 (Blanpain) 07 59 +24.0 23.5 21:04 (119, 1) 18:26 (123, 3) P/2003 O3 (LINEAR) 05 07 +28.5 23.9 2:59 (229, -6) 5:37 (242,-10) 85P/Boethin 08 45 +19.3 24.0 21:04 (109, 7) 18:26 (126, 14) 18D/Perrine-Mrkos 05 10 +20.4 25.1 2:59 (234,-12) 5:37 (249, -6)