Comets Waiting for First Observation

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Updated on November 1, 2026

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return.

  • P/2015 X3 ( PanSTARRS ) was observed on 2026 Oct. 9 at 20.0 mag by John Maikner, but not officially announced yet.

  • 36P/Whipple was fainter than 20 mag on 2026 July 9 (Jean-Francois Soulier).
  • 373P/Rinner was fainter than 20 mag on 2026 Sept. 14 (Jean-Francois Soulier).

2026 November 9 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)
252P/LINEAR                         13 16 -09.6  11.6   5:01 (286,  6)   3:15 (285, -4)
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1          12 23 -09.7  14.1   5:01 (295, 16)   3:15 (278,  6)
373P/Rinner                         09 11 +02.5  17.8   5:01 (334, 55)   3:15 (235, 36)
69P/Taylor                          07 29 +12.9  17.8   4:18 (  0, 68)   3:15 (200, 40)
P/2020 G1 (Pimentel)                19 25 -04.0  18.1  18:25 ( 46, 40)  20:13 (105, 26)
P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill)             07 48 +38.8  18.1   4:37 (180, 86)   3:15 (196, 14)
P/2011 N1 (ASH)                     21 17 -50.2  18.8  18:25 (  3,  5)  20:13 ( 47, 62)
407P/PanSTARRS-Fuls                 14 14 -10.7  19.0   5:01 (279, -6)   3:15 (295,-15)
P/2009 B1 (Boattini)                08 50 +22.4  19.2   5:01 (325, 75)   3:15 (216, 23)
P/2017 D1 (Fuls)                    05 25 +16.3  19.3   2:14 (  0, 71)   2:14 (180, 39)
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1              08 03 +27.6  19.3   4:52 (  0, 83)   3:15 (203, 23)
P/2017 S8 (PanSTARRS)               23 04 -03.8  19.5  19:50 (  0, 51)  20:13 (169, 58)
P/2007 K2 (Gibbs)                   11 46 -01.8  19.5   5:01 (295, 28)   3:15 (266,  9)
P/2019 B2 (Groeller)                10 59 -01.4  19.6   5:01 (304, 37)   3:15 (258, 19)
231P/LINEAR-NEAT                    09 36 +12.5  19.7   5:01 (315, 60)   3:15 (233, 25)
P/2010 D2 (WISE)                    21 36 +66.3  19.7  18:25 (179, 59)  20:13 (169,-14)
296P/Garradd                        13 13 -25.6  19.7   5:01 (299, -3)   3:15 (298,  6)
186P/Garradd                        09 42 +23.2  19.8   5:01 (295, 67)   3:15 (226, 16)
P/2019 A4 (PanSTARRS)               03 35 -02.1  19.8   0:25 (  0, 53)   0:25 (180, 57)
P/2015 X3 (PanSTARRS)               02 03 -16.3  19.9  22:48 (  0, 39)  22:48 (180, 71)
430P/Scotti                         04 27 +22.3  20.0   1:17 (  0, 77)   1:17 (180, 33)
P/2018 H2 (PanSTARRS)               10 57 +13.6  20.2   5:01 (290, 47)   3:15 (246, 10)
275P/Hermann                        12 37 -04.3  20.2   5:01 (288, 17)   3:15 (275,  0)
82P/Gehrels 3                       08 07 +19.3  20.2   4:56 (  0, 74)   3:15 (208, 31)
P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)              03 30 +19.8  20.2   0:20 (  0, 75)   0:20 (180, 35)
332P/Ikeya-Murakami                 10 21 +20.1  20.3   5:01 (290, 58)   3:15 (235, 12)
P/2013 W1 (PanSTARRS)               02 53 +07.0  20.3  23:38 (  0, 62)  23:38 (180, 48)
P/2011 V1 (Boattini)                02 03 +10.5  20.4  22:48 (  0, 66)  22:48 (180, 44)
P/2012 T3 (PanSTARRS)               18 32 -23.5  20.7  18:25 ( 44, 17)  20:13 ( 79, 26)
P/2022 BV9 (Lemmon)                 13 57 -20.8  20.7   5:01 (289, -9)   3:15 (300, -5)
156P/Russell-LINEAR                 18 48 -37.5  20.7  18:25 ( 33,  8)  20:13 ( 66, 35)
P/2010 C1 (Scotti)                  06 15 +14.8  20.7   3:04 (  0, 70)   3:04 (180, 40)
187P/LINEAR                         12 50 +06.5  20.7   5:01 (277, 21)   3:15 (268, -9)
77P/Longmore                        01 39 +21.6  20.8  22:25 (  0, 77)  22:25 (180, 33)
P/2011 P1 (McNaught)                15 52 -24.6  20.9  18:25 ( 68,-11)  20:13 ( 57, -3)
P/2019 X2 (PanSTARRS)               08 52 +07.5  20.9   5:01 (340, 61)   3:15 (226, 35)
282P/(323137) 2003 BM80             04 36 +28.1  20.9   1:26 (  0, 83)   1:26 (180, 27)
246P/NEAT                           09 16 +29.6  21.0   5:01 (288, 76)   3:15 (217, 14)
298P/Christensen                    06 47 +28.4  21.0   3:37 (  0, 83)   3:15 (185, 26)
160P/LINEAR                         17 40 -32.8  21.0  18:25 ( 46,  2)  20:13 ( 64, 21)
(65803) Didymos                     19 10 -25.5  21.0  18:25 ( 35, 20)  20:13 ( 81, 35)
P/2017 U3 (PanSTARRS)               22 07 -10.3  21.0  18:54 (  0, 45)  20:13 (139, 59)
(944) Hidalgo                       16 30 -57.1  21.0  18:25 ( 35,-22)  20:13 ( 35, 22)
312P/NEAT                           18 52 -16.8  21.1  18:25 ( 44, 25)  20:13 ( 88, 27)
P/2005 T3 (Read)                    02 24 +16.0  21.1  23:10 (  0, 71)  23:10 (180, 39)
340P/Boattini                       02 55 +19.4  21.1  23:41 (  0, 74)  23:41 (180, 36)
P/2021 A5 (PanSTARRS)               07 27 +42.7  21.1   4:17 (180, 82)   3:15 (192, 11)
397P/Lemmon                         18 03 -32.6  21.1  18:25 ( 43,  6)  20:13 ( 66, 25)
(551023) 2012 UQ192                 01 52 -00.5  21.2  22:37 (  0, 55)  22:37 (180, 55)
59P/Kearns-Kwee                     21 20 -12.0  21.2  18:25 (  6, 43)  20:13 (121, 53)
257P/Catalina                       14 34 -12.0  21.2   5:01 (277,-11)   3:15 (299,-18)
P/2010 H4 (Scotti)                  13 44 -10.0  21.2   5:01 (282,  0)   3:15 (290,-10)
P/2010 H5 (Scotti)                  10 14 +24.6  21.2   5:01 (284, 62)   3:15 (231, 10)
P/2023 B3 (PanSTARRS)               16 35 -14.3  21.3  18:25 ( 70,  3)  20:13 ( 71, -2)
P/2012 B1 (PanSTARRS)               05 34 +29.2  21.3   2:24 (  0, 84)   2:24 (180, 26)
P/2016 P1 (PanSTARRS)               12 54 -21.6  21.3   5:01 (299,  3)   3:15 (292,  7)
92P/Sanguin                         16 34 -07.3  21.4  18:25 ( 76,  7)  20:13 ( 76, -6)
359P/LONEOS                         18 52 -17.8  21.4  18:25 ( 44, 24)  20:13 ( 87, 27)
2019 OE31                           14 58 -17.0  21.4  18:25 ( 81,-18)  20:13 ( 53,-18)
17P/Holmes                          15 14 -33.6  21.4  18:25 ( 64,-23)  20:13 ( 44, -3)
415P/Tenagra                        00 41 -18.6  21.5  21:27 (  0, 37)  21:27 (180, 73)
469P/PanSTARRS                      18 22 -06.9  21.5  18:25 ( 58, 28)  20:13 ( 92, 16)
149P/Mueller 4                      11 57 +09.9  21.5   5:01 (282, 33)   3:15 (258,  0)
2010 RH69                           13 22 -07.8  21.6   5:01 (284,  6)   3:15 (285, -7)
P/2014 V1 (PanSTARRS)               16 49 -04.0  21.6  18:25 ( 76, 12)  20:13 ( 81, -5)
460P/PanSTARRS                      14 59 -09.4  21.6  18:25 ( 88,-13)  20:13 ( 59,-23)
264P/Larsen                         11 48 -16.5  21.6   5:01 (306, 17)   3:15 (279, 17)
432P/PanSTARRS                      20 29 -08.3  21.6  18:25 ( 24, 44)  20:13 (113, 42)
336P/McNaught                       10 27 +01.1  21.7   5:01 (310, 44)   3:15 (251, 23)
94P/Russell 4                       22 45 -15.2  21.8  19:32 (  0, 40)  20:13 (153, 68)
201P/LONEOS                         19 11 -27.4  21.8  18:25 ( 34, 19)  20:13 ( 79, 36)
461P/WISE                           17 19 -09.5  21.9  18:25 ( 67, 14)  20:13 ( 81,  4)
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4               19 21 -18.6  22.0  18:25 ( 37, 27)  20:13 ( 90, 34)
230P/LINEAR                         17 37 -19.9  22.0  18:25 ( 56, 11)  20:13 ( 75, 13)
176P/(118401) LINEAR                16 16 -21.5  22.0  18:25 ( 67, -5)  20:13 ( 63, -1)
342P/SOHO                           18 19 -32.6  22.0  18:25 ( 40,  8)  20:13 ( 68, 28)
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko           17 34 -26.0  22.2  18:25 ( 52,  6)  20:13 ( 69, 16)
P/2017 FL36 (PanSTARRS)             10 29 +08.4  22.3   5:01 (302, 49)   3:15 (245, 18)
457P/Lemmon-PanSTARRS               08 20 +13.7  22.3   5:01 (355, 69)   3:15 (214, 34)
36P/Whipple                         17 21 -14.7  22.4  18:25 ( 63, 11)  20:13 ( 77,  7)
P/2016 A7 (PanSTARRS)               10 54 -07.5  22.4   5:01 (310, 33)   3:15 (263, 23)
56P/Slaughter-Burnham               19 13 -27.8  22.5  18:25 ( 33, 19)  20:13 ( 79, 36)
6P/d'Arrest                         12 26 +07.8  22.6   5:01 (279, 26)   3:15 (264, -4)
147P/Kushida-Muramatsu              14 58 -15.5  22.7  18:25 ( 82,-17)  20:13 ( 54,-19)
417P/NEOWISE                        11 34 +11.4  22.8   5:01 (285, 39)   3:15 (253,  4)
297P/Beshore                        11 32 +12.8  22.8   5:01 (284, 40)   3:15 (252,  4)
412P/WISE                           15 08 -22.6  22.8  18:25 ( 75,-19)  20:13 ( 51,-12)
P/2021 R8 (Sheppard)                20 51 -17.3  22.9  18:25 ( 14, 37)  20:13 (107, 51)
P/1999 XN120 (Catalina)             10 31 +06.3  22.9   5:01 (304, 47)   3:15 (247, 19)
(394130) 2006 HY51                  14 26 -11.6  22.9   5:01 (278, -9)   3:15 (298,-16)
278P/McNaught                       11 39 +05.6  23.1   5:01 (289, 34)   3:15 (259,  6)
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3          09 09 +22.6  23.2   5:01 (312, 72)   3:15 (220, 21)
P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR)               15 05 -19.2  23.2  18:25 ( 78,-17)  20:13 ( 53,-15)
P/2019 U4 (PanSTARRS)               07 58 +06.3  23.4   4:46 (  0, 61)   3:15 (212, 43)
316P/LONEOS-Christensen             11 54 -08.3  23.5   5:01 (299, 22)   3:15 (272, 11)
P/2021 Q5 (ATLAS)                   18 51 -14.8  23.6  18:25 ( 46, 26)  20:13 ( 89, 26)
(588045) 2007 FZ18                  20 32 -19.8  23.7  18:25 ( 19, 33)  20:13 (100, 49)
300P/Catalina                       12 27 +02.1  23.7   5:01 (284, 23)   3:15 (268, -1)
2008 BJ22                           21 02 -16.2  23.8  18:25 ( 11, 38)  20:13 (111, 53)
141P/Machholz 2                     11 45 -10.5  24.3   5:01 (302, 22)   3:15 (273, 14)

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