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Updated on June 9, 2013

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. 184P/Lovas 2 was observed on 2013 May 26 at 19-20 mag by Damian Peach, but not officially announced yet. P/2012 F5 ( Gibbs ) was observed on 2013 Feb. 15 at 22.7 mag at Mauna Kea (568). P/2010 R2 ( La Sagra ) was observed on 2013 Apr. 8 at 24.0 mag at Mauna Kea (568). P/2004 FY140 ( LINEAR ) was fainter than 20.0 mag on 2011 Oct. 30 (Artyom Novichonok). P/1998 U3 ( Jager ) was fainter than 19.5 mag on 2013 Jan. 2 (Michael Jager). P/2005 L1 ( McNaught ) was fainter than 20 mag on 2013 May 29 (Jean-Francois Soulier). 2013 June 8 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) 46P/Wirtanen 03 54 +16.1 11.7 3:00 (241,-11) 5:32 (250, 0) 184P/Lovas 2 23 60 +01.2 17.0 3:00 (288, 26) 5:32 (212, 49) P/1998 U3 (Jager) 02 55 +32.3 17.0 3:00 (237, 9) 5:32 (230, 0) P/2005 L1 (McNaught) 17 02 -12.8 17.0 23:53 ( 0, 42) 23:53 (180, 68) 154P/Brewington 22 40 -21.7 17.5 3:00 (321, 22) 5:32 (182, 77) P/1998 Y2 (Li) 00 57 -18.4 17.6 3:00 (295, 3) 5:32 (251, 55) 178P/Hug-Bell 02 39 +07.0 18.6 3:00 (259, -3) 5:32 (246, 19) P/2003 S1 (NEAT) 01 21 +13.0 19.2 3:00 (265, 16) 5:32 (226, 28) 112P/Urata-Niijima 03 31 +21.6 19.3 3:00 (240, -4) 5:32 (243, 0) 87P/Bus 08 24 +17.9 19.5 20:57 (102, 14) 18:25 (132, 21) 84P/Giclas 02 01 +06.5 19.6 3:00 (265, 5) 5:32 (239, 27) 16P/Brooks 2 16 48 -16.3 19.9 23:40 ( 0, 39) 23:40 (180, 71) P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR) 07 34 +22.6 20.0 20:57 (113, 7) 18:25 (126, 9) 156P/Russell-LINEAR 20 18 -46.2 20.1 3:00 (358, 9) 3:14 ( 0, 79) P/2006 F4 (Spacewatch) 18 13 -03.7 20.2 1:09 ( 0, 51) 1:09 (180, 59) 170P/Christensen 19 22 -13.2 20.4 2:18 ( 0, 42) 2:18 (180, 68) 188P/LINEAR-Mueller 13 59 -20.9 20.5 20:57 ( 2, 34) 20:51 (180, 76) (944) Hidalgo 17 09 -66.1 20.6 0:06 ( 0,-11) 0:06 ( 0, 59) P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Car.) 22 14 -16.4 20.8 3:00 (324, 30) 5:09 (180, 71) P/2001 Q11 (NEAT) 16 59 +05.3 20.9 23:50 ( 0, 60) 23:50 (180, 50) P/2007 H3 (Garradd) 08 56 -05.5 20.9 20:57 ( 78, 7) 18:25 (120, 44) 50P/Arend 15 56 -43.0 20.9 22:47 ( 0, 12) 22:47 ( 0, 82) 61P/Shajn-Schaldach 15 11 -10.5 21.1 22:02 ( 0, 44) 22:02 (180, 66) 10P/Tempel 2 08 50 +21.8 21.2 20:57 (102, 21) 18:25 (140, 22) P/2003 U3 (NEAT) 15 37 -28.4 21.3 22:28 ( 0, 27) 22:28 (180, 83) 191P/McNaught 19 46 -20.5 21.3 2:41 ( 0, 35) 2:41 (180, 75) 110P/Hartley 3 23 26 +06.4 21.4 3:00 (290, 36) 5:32 (198, 47) 44P/Reinmuth 2 12 58 -13.4 21.4 20:57 ( 21, 39) 19:50 (180, 68) 118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 19 00 -14.3 21.4 1:56 ( 0, 41) 1:56 (180, 69) P/2006 XG16 (Spacewatch) 03 42 +16.3 21.5 3:00 (243, -9) 5:32 (249, 2) P/2012 F5 (Gibbs) 16 36 -13.6 21.5 23:27 ( 0, 41) 23:27 (180, 69) 52P/Harrington-Abell 01 57 +18.0 21.5 3:00 (256, 12) 5:32 (230, 19) P/2006 F1 (Kowalski) 08 51 +22.4 21.6 20:57 (103, 22) 18:25 (140, 21) 77P/Longmore 02 53 +27.2 21.7 3:00 (241, 6) 5:32 (233, 3) (196256) 2003 EH1 20 45 +36.9 21.7 3:00 (254, 82) 3:40 (180, 18) P/2007 T2 (Kowalski) 06 47 +29.1 21.7 20:57 (124, 3) 18:25 (124, -3) 183P/Korlevic-Juric 00 33 +00.5 21.8 3:00 (283, 19) 5:32 (223, 45) P/2006 S1 (Christensen) 03 25 +17.9 22.2 3:00 (244, -5) 5:32 (245, 4) P/2010 R2 (La Sagra) 09 20 -04.2 24.0 20:57 ( 75, 13) 18:25 (128, 47) P/2000 R2 (LINEAR) 03 46 +13.0 24.1 3:00 (244,-12) 5:32 (252, 3) P/2010 A2 (LINEAR) 06 08 +25.8 25.7 20:57 (128, -6) 18:25 (116, -8)