Comets Waiting for First Observation

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Updated on January 20, 2022

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 was observed on 2021 Jan. 13 at 23.7 mag at Lowell Discovery Telescope, but not officially confirmed yet. 283P/Spacewatch was observed on 2020 Dec. 6 at 23.1 mag by H. Nohara, but not officially confirmed yet. 332P/Ikeya-Murakami was observed on 2020 Oct. 12 at 24.5 mag at Lowell Discovery Telescope, but not officially confirmed yet. 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 was fainter than 20.5 mag on 2020 Feb. 14 (Hidetaka Sato). P/2005 L1 ( McNaught ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2021 Mar. 11 (Erwin Schwab). P/2010 TO20 ( LINEAR-Grauer ) was fainter than 22.0 mag on 2017 Jan. 27 (Erwin Schwab). P/2011 W1 ( PanSTARRS ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2021 Sept. 9 (Erwin Schwab), fainter than 19.5 mag on 2021 Nov. 28 (Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). P/2013 YG46 ( Spacewatch ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2020 Oct. 28 (Erwin Schwab), fainter than 20.5 mag on 2021 Nov. 7 (Erwin Schwab). P/2015 X6 ( PanSTARRS ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2021 Jan. 15 (Erwin Schwab). P/2016 G1 ( PanSTARRS ) was fainter than 22 mag on 2020 Feb. 27 (Erwin Schwab), fainter than 21.5 mag on 2021 Sept. 27 (Erwin Schwab). 2022 February 1 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) 181P/Shoemaker-Levy 6 23 54 -00.7 17.2 18:54 ( 69, 27) 20:43 ( 94, 6) 325P/Yang-Gao 15 45 -33.6 17.4 5:32 (341, 18) 3:43 (283, 49) 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 11 03 +24.7 17.5 2:20 ( 0, 80) 2:20 (180, 30) 61P/Shajn-Schaldach 20 29 -16.1 18.5 5:32 (281,-12) 3:43 (302,-14) P/2011 W1 (PanSTARRS) 04 27 +17.3 18.6 19:42 ( 0, 72) 20:43 (162, 36) 71P/Clark 10 48 +22.0 19.4 2:05 ( 0, 77) 2:05 (180, 33) 319P/Catalina-McNaught 18 59 -18.3 19.5 5:32 (296, 4) 3:43 (290, 4) 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 15 48 -19.4 19.8 5:32 (334, 31) 3:43 (264, 43) 283P/Spacewatch 16 59 -10.7 20.0 5:32 (312, 30) 3:43 (267, 24) P/2013 G4 (PanSTARRS) 11 25 +04.1 20.4 2:42 ( 0, 59) 2:42 (180, 51) 299P/Catalina-PanSTARRS 07 31 +16.2 20.4 22:45 ( 0, 71) 22:45 (180, 39) 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova 20 31 -20.4 20.5 5:32 (285,-15) 3:43 (305,-11) 237P/LINEAR 10 09 -08.4 20.6 1:26 ( 0, 46) 1:26 (180, 64) 86P/Wild 3 17 49 -22.8 20.6 5:32 (311, 13) 3:43 (284, 20) 133P/(7968) Elst-Pizarro 09 30 +14.0 20.6 0:48 ( 0, 69) 0:48 (180, 41) P/2007 S1 (Zhao) 21 31 -14.9 20.6 18:54 ( 79,-10) 20:43 ( 60,-14) P/2004 V3 (Siding Spring) 14 48 -60.2 20.6 5:32 (356, -5) 3:43 (329, 56) D/1977 C1 (Skiff-Kosai) 10 39 +13.2 20.6 1:56 ( 0, 68) 1:56 (180, 42) 256P/LINEAR 07 54 +44.0 20.7 23:07 (180, 81) 23:07 (180, 11) 111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett 08 16 +23.1 20.7 23:29 ( 0, 78) 23:29 (180, 32) 100P/Hartley 1 12 26 +35.4 20.8 3:42 (180, 90) 3:42 (180, 20) P/2011 Q3 (McNaught) 19 30 -26.2 20.8 5:32 (298, -6) 3:43 (300, 3) P/2005 E1 (Tubbiolo) 06 30 +27.3 21.0 21:44 ( 0, 82) 21:44 (180, 28) 201P/LONEOS 13 08 -04.4 21.0 4:25 ( 0, 50) 3:43 (200, 58) 48P/Johnson 10 45 +18.6 21.0 2:02 ( 0, 73) 2:02 (180, 37) 302P/Lemmon-PanSTARRS 13 09 -00.8 21.2 4:26 ( 0, 54) 3:43 (199, 54) 199P/Shoemaker 4 14 04 +16.6 21.2 5:20 ( 0, 71) 3:43 (208, 34) P/2014 R5 (Lemmon-PanSTARRS) 19 28 -21.6 21.2 5:32 (294, -3) 3:43 (296, 0) 2010 RH69 00 53 +03.1 21.2 18:54 ( 60, 40) 20:43 (105, 15) P/2014 A3 (PanSTARRS) 00 06 +08.1 21.3 18:54 ( 75, 34) 20:43 (102, 3) 259P/Garradd 20 51 -28.0 21.3 5:32 (289,-22) 3:43 (314, -9) 287P/Christensen 16 45 -07.5 21.3 5:32 (313, 35) 3:43 (261, 25) 214P/LINEAR 04 40 +41.8 21.3 19:54 (180, 83) 20:43 (171, 12) P/2004 DO29 (Spacewatch-LINEAR) 06 01 +10.4 21.4 21:15 ( 0, 65) 21:15 (180, 45) P/2017 S8 (PanSTARRS) 22 50 -00.5 21.6 18:54 ( 79, 14) 20:43 ( 84, -8) P/2012 T2 (PanSTARRS) 16 35 -19.6 21.7 5:32 (323, 26) 3:43 (272, 33) P/2012 O3 (McNaught) 18 33 -35.2 21.8 5:32 (313, -2) 3:43 (301, 18) 49P/Arend-Rigaux 18 46 -16.3 21.8 5:32 (296, 8) 3:43 (286, 5) P/2019 A4 (PanSTARRS) 23 26 -13.5 21.9 18:54 ( 63, 13) 20:43 ( 79, 7) 337P/WISE 15 09 -00.0 22.0 5:32 (338, 53) 3:43 (236, 39) P/2016 P1 (PanSTARRS) 20 30 -25.4 22.0 5:32 (289,-17) 3:43 (309, -8) 2017 BQ100 12 27 +03.1 22.1 3:44 ( 0, 58) 3:43 (181, 52) P/2005 L1 (McNaught) 20 36 -17.3 22.1 5:32 (281,-14) 3:43 (304,-15) 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 12 50 -07.6 22.3 4:06 ( 0, 47) 3:43 (193, 62) P/2013 YG46 (Spacewatch) 13 21 -01.0 22.4 4:37 ( 0, 54) 3:43 (204, 54) 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu 22 07 -13.3 22.4 18:54 ( 75, -2) 20:43 ( 67, -8) P/2010 TO20 (LINEAR-Grauer) 19 32 -23.7 22.5 5:32 (295, -5) 3:43 (299, 1) P/2014 MG4 (Spacewatch-PanSTARRS) 09 26 +13.8 22.6 0:43 ( 0, 69) 0:43 (180, 41) P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT) 23 22 +05.9 22.7 18:54 ( 80, 24) 20:43 ( 94, -5) P/2015 X6 (PanSTARRS) 14 23 -09.0 22.8 5:32 (357, 46) 3:43 (233, 53) 297P/Beshore 21 41 -19.9 23.1 18:54 ( 73,-11) 20:43 ( 58, -9) P/2016 G1 (PanSTARRS) 02 06 +06.8 23.1 18:54 ( 43, 55) 20:43 (121, 27) P/2012 G1 (PanSTARRS) 20 16 -16.9 23.8 5:32 (284,-10) 3:43 (300,-11) P/2014 U4 (PanSTARRS) 06 33 +32.0 23.9 21:47 ( 0, 87) 21:47 (180, 23) 298P/Christensen 18 44 -27.2 24.2 5:32 (305, 1) 3:43 (295, 12) 2017 MB1 13 30 -00.4 24.2 4:47 ( 0, 55) 3:43 (207, 52) 332P/Ikeya-Murakami 17 04 -29.1 24.4 5:32 (323, 15) 3:43 (285, 32)