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Updated on October 22, 2019

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. 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/2006 F1 ( Kowalski ) was fainter than 20 mag on 2017 May 26 (Jean-Francois Soulier). 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). 115P/Maury was fainter than 20 mag on 2018 Mar. 10 (Jean-Francois Soulier). 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). 2019 October 28 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) 168P/Hergenrother 07 25 +55.3 14.2 4:51 (184, 70) 3:31 (193, -2) P/2006 W1 (Gibbs) 19 20 -16.0 17.7 18:35 ( 29, 34) 19:57 (103, 45) P/2006 H1 (McNaught) 18 25 -33.5 18.0 18:35 ( 32, 13) 19:57 ( 74, 42) P/2013 T2 (Schwartz) 19 53 -26.4 18.3 18:35 ( 17, 27) 19:57 ( 95, 57) P/2012 K3 (Gibbs) 20 02 -25.2 18.9 18:35 ( 15, 28) 19:57 ( 99, 58) P/2002 T5 (LINEAR) 00 06 -31.3 19.0 21:40 ( 0, 24) 21:40 (180, 86) 112P/Urata-Niijima 22 04 -35.9 19.3 19:38 ( 0, 19) 19:57 ( 79, 86) (196256) 2003 EH1 10 06 -12.3 19.3 4:51 (311, 28) 3:31 (265, 29) P/2004 WR9 (LINEAR) 02 11 +14.7 19.3 23:44 ( 0, 70) 23:44 (180, 40) P/2008 Y12 = P/2014 K3 (SOHO) 14 36 -25.0 19.4 18:35 ( 72,-18) 19:57 ( 55, -4) P/2009 SK280 (Spacewatch-Hill) 00 10 -10.8 19.4 21:44 ( 0, 44) 21:44 (180, 66) P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) 03 60 +24.8 19.6 1:38 ( 0, 80) 1:38 (180, 30) 254P/McNaught 18 21 -12.4 19.7 18:35 ( 46, 29) 19:57 ( 97, 31) 294P/LINEAR 12 01 -06.2 19.8 4:51 (286, 11) 3:31 (276, 2) 87P/Bus 10 44 +06.5 19.9 4:51 (288, 34) 3:31 (255, 10) P/2007 VQ11 (Catalina) 00 04 -06.8 20.1 21:38 ( 0, 48) 21:38 (180, 62) P/2012 SB6 (Lemmon) 19 47 -30.2 20.2 18:35 ( 17, 23) 19:57 ( 88, 57) P/2014 MG4 (Spacewatch-PanSTARRS) 06 18 +30.8 20.3 3:56 ( 0, 86) 3:31 (186, 24) 163P/NEAT 10 08 +16.1 20.3 4:51 (285, 47) 3:31 (241, 11) P/2013 EW90 (Tenagra) 05 36 -15.6 20.3 3:13 ( 0, 39) 3:13 (180, 71) P/2013 R3 (Catalina-PanSTARRS) 07 03 +23.7 20.6 4:40 ( 0, 79) 3:31 (198, 29) P/2006 F1 (Kowalski) 01 40 -17.8 20.6 23:14 ( 0, 37) 23:14 (180, 73) P/2015 F1 (PanSTARRS) 07 12 +24.9 20.7 4:49 ( 0, 80) 3:31 (200, 27) 115P/Maury 14 05 -07.3 20.7 4:51 (269,-14) 3:31 (296,-21) 198P/ODAS 11 45 +01.9 20.8 4:51 (282, 19) 3:31 (267, 1) 258P/PanSTARRS 08 48 +16.4 20.9 4:51 (306, 62) 3:31 (226, 24) P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) 10 05 +10.0 21.0 4:51 (292, 44) 3:31 (245, 16) P/2005 JD108 (Catalina-NEAT) 14 42 -15.7 21.0 18:35 ( 79,-13) 19:57 ( 62,-10) P/2011 R3 (Novichonok-Gerke) 18 26 -05.4 21.0 18:35 ( 50, 36) 19:57 (104, 28) P/2016 G1 (PanSTARRS) 12 15 -05.9 21.1 4:51 (284, 9) 3:31 (278, -1) 2005 CR16 23 50 -09.2 21.1 21:24 ( 0, 46) 21:24 (180, 64) 244P/Scotti 21 07 -17.8 21.1 18:42 ( 0, 37) 19:57 (131, 66) 282P/(323137) 2003 BM80 09 22 +20.8 21.1 4:51 (288, 59) 3:31 (230, 15) P/2003 F2 (NEAT) 12 49 -06.6 21.2 4:51 (279, 1) 3:31 (283, -7) 91P/Russell 3 11 05 -06.9 21.3 4:51 (296, 21) 3:31 (269, 14) P/2011 U2 (Bressi) 18 07 -20.7 21.4 18:35 ( 43, 21) 19:57 ( 87, 33) P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 06 15 +25.4 21.5 3:52 ( 0, 80) 3:31 (186, 29) 195P/Hill 21 44 +27.4 21.5 19:18 ( 0, 82) 19:57 (170, 27) P/2012 O2 (McNaught) 01 40 -32.0 21.5 23:13 ( 0, 23) 23:13 (180, 87) 281P/MOSS 22 49 -13.3 21.6 20:23 ( 0, 42) 20:23 (180, 68) 296P/Garradd 10 24 -11.1 21.6 4:51 (307, 26) 3:31 (266, 25) 82P/Gehrels 3 12 12 -02.2 21.7 4:51 (281, 12) 3:31 (274, -2) 298P/Christensen 05 09 +25.2 21.7 2:46 ( 0, 80) 2:46 (180, 30) 119P/Parker-Hartley 17 23 -21.4 21.9 18:35 ( 51, 14) 19:57 ( 80, 24) 9P/Tempel 1 05 55 +25.6 22.0 3:32 ( 0, 81) 3:31 (180, 29) 121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2 20 46 -32.7 22.2 18:35 ( 3, 22) 19:57 ( 90, 70) P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) 13 47 -15.4 22.3 4:51 (278,-15) 3:31 (300,-13) 311P/PanSTARRS 18 53 -20.8 22.4 18:35 ( 33, 27) 19:57 ( 93, 42) P/2000 R2 (LINEAR) 03 34 -00.9 22.4 1:12 ( 0, 54) 1:12 (180, 56) P/2002 EJ57 (LINEAR) 15 07 -21.7 22.7 18:35 ( 71,-11) 19:57 ( 62, -2) 322P/SOHO 13 51 -16.0 22.7 4:51 (278,-17) 3:31 (301,-13) P/2014 C1 (TOTAS) 16 46 -20.3 22.8 18:35 ( 58, 8) 19:57 ( 76, 16) P/2010 TO20 (LINEAR-Grauer) 14 45 -16.1 22.8 18:35 ( 79,-12) 19:57 ( 63, -9) 324P/La Sagra 13 43 -25.8 23.6 4:51 (288,-20) 3:31 (307, -5) 354P/LINEAR 01 16 +17.8 23.7 22:49 ( 0, 73) 22:49 (180, 37) P/1999 RO28 (LONEOS) 08 49 +12.5 24.4 4:51 (311, 59) 3:31 (229, 27)