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Updated on February 21, 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. 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). 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). P/2013 EW90 ( Tenagra ) was fainter than 21 mag on 2020 Jan. 16 (Erwin Schwab). 2020 February 23 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/2006 H1 (McNaught) 22 31 -13.6 18.7 19:13 ( 86,-18) 20:14 ( 62,-14) P/2002 T5 (LINEAR) 00 41 -21.9 19.1 19:13 ( 61, 2) 20:14 ( 74, 16) 296P/Garradd 11 16 -37.1 19.2 1:09 ( 0, 18) 1:09 ( 0, 88) 254P/McNaught 20 58 -15.7 19.5 5:13 (286, -4) 4:11 (288, 1) P/2016 G1 (PanSTARRS) 14 21 -15.4 19.5 4:13 ( 0, 40) 4:11 (181, 70) P/2013 T2 (Schwartz) 00 31 +06.8 19.8 19:13 ( 86, 18) 20:14 ( 97, -3) 282P/(323137) 2003 BM80 09 03 +23.1 20.0 22:52 ( 0, 78) 22:52 (180, 32) P/2012 SB6 (Lemmon) 22 57 -10.2 20.0 19:13 ( 85,-11) 20:14 ( 69,-12) P/2015 F1 (PanSTARRS) 06 15 +26.4 20.1 20:04 ( 0, 81) 20:14 (177, 29) P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) 03 34 +24.0 20.1 19:13 ( 73, 64) 20:14 (139, 18) P/2013 EW90 (Tenagra) 04 54 -10.5 20.2 19:13 ( 10, 44) 20:14 (134, 58) P/2014 MG4 (Spacewatch-PanSTARRS) 05 31 +29.7 20.3 19:21 ( 0, 85) 20:14 (167, 24) P/2007 VQ11 (Catalina) 01 12 -00.3 20.3 19:13 ( 73, 22) 20:14 ( 97, 10) P/2005 JD108 (Catalina-NEAT) 16 12 -20.5 20.3 5:13 (346, 33) 4:11 (247, 61) 294P/LINEAR 18 54 -36.0 20.3 5:13 (320, 4) 4:11 (292, 35) P/2003 F2 (NEAT) 15 14 -25.9 20.5 5:06 ( 0, 29) 4:11 (237, 75) P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) 10 02 +10.9 20.7 23:51 ( 0, 66) 23:51 (180, 44) P/2012 K3 (Gibbs) 23 51 -09.9 20.7 19:13 ( 78, 0) 20:14 ( 77, -1) (196256) 2003 EH1 03 29 -80.7 20.7 19:13 ( 5,-27) 20:14 ( 9, 41) P/2013 R3 (Catalina-PanSTARRS) 06 03 +24.3 20.9 19:53 ( 0, 79) 20:14 (174, 30) P/2011 R3 (Novichonok-Gerke) 20 04 -04.0 20.9 5:13 (285, 13) 4:11 (271, 5) 198P/ODAS 12 45 -05.0 21.0 2:37 ( 0, 50) 2:37 (180, 60) 298P/Christensen 04 23 +27.1 21.1 19:13 ( 63, 75) 20:14 (151, 22) 82P/Gehrels 3 13 18 -09.3 21.2 3:10 ( 0, 46) 3:10 (180, 64) P/2011 U2 (Bressi) 19 51 -17.0 21.3 5:13 (297, 8) 4:11 (280, 15) 244P/Scotti 22 24 -10.7 21.3 19:13 ( 90,-18) 20:14 ( 63,-17) 2005 CR16 00 33 -03.4 21.4 19:13 ( 77, 12) 20:14 ( 88, 4) 119P/Parker-Hartley 19 09 -21.3 21.5 5:13 (307, 12) 4:11 (279, 26) 195P/Hill 22 31 +24.5 21.8 19:13 (117, 4) 20:14 ( 97,-37) 311P/PanSTARRS 22 38 -05.4 21.9 19:13 ( 92,-12) 20:14 ( 70,-18) 281P/MOSS 23 41 -06.4 22.0 19:13 ( 82, 0) 20:14 ( 79, -5) P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) 15 16 -23.1 22.1 5:08 ( 0, 32) 4:11 (230, 73) P/2010 TO20 (LINEAR-Grauer) 16 07 -21.4 22.3 5:13 (347, 33) 4:11 (247, 63) 121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2 22 16 -25.2 22.5 5:13 (284,-25) 4:11 (307, -7) P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 05 25 +25.8 22.6 19:14 ( 0, 81) 20:14 (165, 28) P/2002 EJ57 (LINEAR) 16 54 -27.5 23.1 5:13 (338, 24) 4:11 (268, 56) 324P/La Sagra 16 35 -35.6 23.3 5:13 (344, 17) 4:11 (281, 62) 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 06 06 +16.9 24.0 19:55 ( 0, 72) 20:14 (174, 38) P/2014 C1 (TOTAS) 20 37 -16.9 24.3 5:13 (290, -1) 4:11 (286, 6) P/2012 O2 (McNaught) 02 27 -07.3 24.4 19:13 ( 53, 31) 20:14 (103, 29) 168P/Hergenrother 06 01 +49.1 24.5 19:51 (180, 76) 20:14 (176, 6) 354P/LINEAR 02 34 +20.0 25.7 19:13 ( 79, 50) 20:14 (126, 12) 322P/SOHO 15 34 -28.7 25.9 5:13 (357, 26) 4:11 (254, 73) P/2000 R2 (LINEAR) 03 41 +07.5 26.2 19:13 ( 47, 54) 20:14 (130, 33) P/1999 RO28 (LONEOS) 07 54 +19.1 26.5 21:43 ( 0, 74) 21:43 (180, 36) P/2008 Y12 = P/2014 K3 (SOHO) 18 55 -38.0 26.5 5:13 (321, 2) 4:11 (295, 36)