Comets Waiting for First Observation

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Updated on November 25, 2025

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. 407P/PanSTARRS-Fuls was observed on 2025 Nov. 14 at 20.6 mag by John Maikner, but not officially announced yet. 489P/Denning was observed on 2025 Aug. 2 at 20.7 mag by John Maikner, but not officially confirmed yet. P/2010 H2 ( Vales ) was fainter than 22 mag on 2025 Jan. 27 (Erwin Schwab). P/2010 T2 ( PanSTARRS ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2023 Oct. 17 (Erwin Schwab). 2025 November 20 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/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill) 04 18 +29.1 19.0 0:23 ( 0, 84) 0:23 (180, 26) 407P/PanSTARRS-Fuls 07 52 +22.9 19.2 3:57 ( 0, 78) 3:03 (195, 31) (248590) 2006 CS 03 50 -61.5 19.5 23:49 ( 0, -7) 23:49 ( 0, 63) 340P/Boattini 21 51 -11.1 19.6 18:20 ( 9, 44) 20:28 (115, 48) 218P/LINEAR 12 11 -02.0 19.6 5:11 (301, 33) 3:03 (265, 11) P/1999 RO28 (LONEOS) 22 39 -25.5 19.8 18:43 ( 0, 30) 20:28 (106, 65) 317P/WISE 16 53 -23.5 19.8 18:20 ( 65, -6) 20:28 ( 58, -3) P/2012 O1 (McNaught) 20 35 -25.7 20.0 18:20 ( 25, 25) 20:28 ( 84, 40) P/2009 B1 (Boattini) 22 21 +15.1 20.0 18:24 ( 0, 70) 20:28 (144, 32) 82P/Gehrels 3 03 14 +18.2 20.3 23:15 ( 0, 73) 23:15 (180, 37) P/2005 S2 (Skiff) 20 59 -16.0 20.4 18:20 ( 23, 36) 20:28 ( 99, 40) 186P/Garradd 07 48 +45.5 20.5 3:53 (180, 80) 3:03 (189, 9) 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 20 27 -17.0 20.6 18:20 ( 31, 32) 20:28 ( 93, 34) 379P/Spacewatch 13 11 -07.4 20.6 5:11 (294, 19) 3:03 (278, 2) P/2017 FL36 (PanSTARRS) 04 21 +43.6 20.8 0:27 (180, 81) 0:27 (180, 11) 469P/PanSTARRS 14 50 -06.2 20.8 5:11 (278, 0) 3:03 (292,-18) 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 00 14 -40.6 21.0 20:15 ( 0, 15) 20:28 ( 24, 84) P/2021 A5 (PanSTARRS) 22 24 +02.1 21.1 18:26 ( 0, 57) 20:28 (136, 43) P/2022 BV9 (Lemmon) 12 42 -10.2 21.1 5:11 (301, 22) 3:03 (276, 9) (944) Hidalgo 16 01 -53.3 21.1 18:20 ( 43,-29) 20:28 ( 29, 10) P/2017 B4 (PanSTARRS) 10 05 +15.2 21.1 5:11 (323, 66) 3:03 (230, 23) P/2012 K3 (Gibbs) 15 06 -07.3 21.2 5:11 (276, -4) 3:03 (296,-21) 246P/NEAT 06 45 +30.1 21.2 2:51 ( 0, 85) 2:51 (180, 25) 373P/Rinner 23 34 +08.8 21.2 19:36 ( 0, 64) 20:28 (162, 44) 245P/WISE 14 58 -32.7 21.2 5:11 (299,-17) 3:03 (313, -2) P/2005 T3 (Read) 00 37 +02.5 21.2 20:39 ( 0, 58) 20:39 (180, 52) P/2010 C1 (Scotti) 04 12 +10.4 21.3 0:17 ( 0, 65) 0:17 (180, 45) P/2019 S3 (PanSTARRS) 21 20 -18.7 21.3 18:20 ( 16, 35) 20:28 (100, 46) 175P/Hergenrother 08 21 +19.0 21.3 4:26 ( 0, 74) 3:03 (203, 33) 412P/WISE 05 14 +37.2 21.4 1:20 (180, 88) 1:20 (180, 18) P/2011 N1 (ASH) 18 57 -41.2 21.4 18:20 ( 35, 1) 20:28 ( 57, 28) P/2010 D2 (WISE) 21 22 +19.9 21.4 18:20 ( 43, 71) 20:28 (134, 20) P/2011 P1 (McNaught) 15 03 -20.9 21.5 5:11 (288,-11) 3:03 (306,-11) 187P/LINEAR 10 33 +16.9 21.5 5:11 (308, 63) 3:03 (234, 17) P/2023 B3 (PanSTARRS) 15 05 -09.8 21.5 5:11 (278, -5) 3:03 (297,-19) 7P/Pons-Winnecke 08 11 +27.3 21.5 4:16 ( 0, 82) 3:03 (198, 25) P/2017 U3 (PanSTARRS) 20 17 -11.5 21.5 18:20 ( 37, 36) 20:28 ( 97, 29) P/2010 H4 (Scotti) 12 01 +01.7 21.5 5:11 (300, 37) 3:03 (260, 11) 198P/ODAS 07 18 +24.4 21.5 3:23 ( 0, 79) 3:03 (185, 30) P/2011 V1 (Boattini) 16 08 -22.8 21.6 18:20 ( 72,-15) 20:28 ( 51,-12) 2018 BJ11 06 33 +27.6 21.6 2:38 ( 0, 83) 2:38 (180, 27) 231P/LINEAR-NEAT 05 19 +09.5 21.6 1:25 ( 0, 64) 1:25 (180, 46) P/2010 T2 (PanSTARRS) 09 52 +21.3 21.6 5:11 (321, 73) 3:03 (223, 20) 2010 RH69 11 36 -02.8 21.6 5:11 (309, 38) 3:03 (260, 19) P/2015 X6 (PanSTARRS) 10 39 +10.8 21.8 5:11 (314, 58) 3:03 (240, 21) P/2019 A4 (PanSTARRS) 20 41 -24.1 21.8 18:20 ( 25, 27) 20:28 ( 87, 41) 304P/Ory 19 24 -24.1 21.8 18:20 ( 41, 18) 20:28 ( 77, 25) P/2010 H2 (Vales) 15 54 -19.7 21.9 18:20 ( 77,-16) 20:28 ( 51,-16) P/2016 G1 (PanSTARRS) 23 51 +00.2 21.9 19:53 ( 0, 55) 20:28 (165, 54) P/2000 R2 (LINEAR) 19 59 -18.7 22.1 18:20 ( 37, 27) 20:28 ( 87, 30) 2019 OE31 13 11 -04.7 22.1 5:11 (292, 20) 3:03 (276, 0) 324P/La Sagra 16 27 -26.8 22.1 18:20 ( 66,-13) 20:28 ( 51, -6) 249P/LINEAR 07 30 +15.1 22.2 3:35 ( 0, 70) 3:03 (190, 39) P/2005 E1 (Tubbiolo) 16 25 -25.3 22.2 18:20 ( 68,-13) 20:28 ( 52, -7) P/2015 R2 (PanSTARRS) 02 27 -03.2 22.3 22:28 ( 0, 52) 22:28 (180, 58) 489P/Denning 10 50 +12.1 22.3 5:11 (308, 57) 3:03 (240, 18) 316P/LONEOS-Christensen 09 38 +04.3 22.4 5:11 (345, 58) 3:03 (232, 36) 366P/Spacewatch 19 27 -28.1 22.5 18:20 ( 38, 15) 20:28 ( 74, 28) 311P/PanSTARRS 17 11 -23.7 22.6 18:20 ( 63, -3) 20:28 ( 60, 0) 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu 13 17 -06.0 22.6 5:11 (292, 18) 3:03 (278, 0) 367P/Catalina 19 39 -28.4 23.5 18:20 ( 36, 17) 20:28 ( 75, 30) 2008 BJ22 17 12 -14.6 23.8 18:20 ( 70, 2) 20:28 ( 67, -6) P/2008 Y12 = P/2014 K3 (SOHO) 17 16 -36.5 29.0 18:20 ( 52,-10) 20:28 ( 51, 8)