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Updated on November 29, 2020

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. 142P/Ge-Wang was fainter than 19 mag on 2020 May 24 (Jean-Francois Soulier). P/2005 L1 ( McNaught ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2020 Mar. 5 (Erwin Schwab). P/2008 CL94 ( Lemmon ) was fainter than 21.0 mag on 2017 Nov. 8 (Erwin Schwab). P/2010 TO20 ( LINEAR-Grauer ) was fainter than 22.0 mag on 2017 Jan. 27 (Erwin Schwab). P/2012 K3 ( Gibbs ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2019 Mar. 10 (Erwin Schwab). P/2012 TK8 ( Tenagra ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2020 Aug. 17 (Erwin Schwab). P/2013 EW90 ( Tenagra ) was fainter than 21 mag on 2020 Jan. 16 (Erwin Schwab). P/2013 YG46 ( Spacewatch ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2020 Oct. 28 (Erwin Schwab). P/2015 F1 ( PanSTARRS ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2020 Oct. 28 (Erwin Schwab). P/2016 G1 ( PanSTARRS ) was fainter than 22 mag on 2020 Feb. 27 (Erwin Schwab). 2020 December 14 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) 4P/Faye 19 18 -16.1 18.1 18:20 ( 64, 7) 20:55 ( 67, -4) 98P/Takamizawa 17 23 -19.4 18.2 5:29 (283,-15) 2:53 (314,-21) P/2009 U4 (McNaught) 18 34 -28.3 18.5 18:20 ( 61, -8) 20:55 ( 51, -4) (465402) 2008 HW1 15 19 -16.3 18.6 5:29 (298, 10) 2:53 (291, -2) P/2007 B1 (Christensen) 08 46 +28.3 18.7 3:15 ( 0, 83) 2:53 (185, 27) P/2015 F1 (PanSTARRS) 11 28 +06.5 18.9 5:29 (346, 61) 2:53 (236, 30) P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) 06 10 +32.0 19.2 0:40 ( 0, 87) 0:40 (180, 23) P/2014 E1 (Larson) 12 17 +14.3 19.4 5:29 (315, 63) 2:53 (239, 16) 311P/PanSTARRS 06 32 +24.9 19.5 1:02 ( 0, 80) 1:02 (180, 30) P/2013 EW90 (Tenagra) 10 08 -04.2 19.5 4:37 ( 0, 51) 2:53 (224, 51) 102P/Shoemaker 1 21 28 -13.0 19.6 18:20 ( 42, 31) 20:55 ( 88, 19) 265P/LINEAR 20 58 -17.9 19.8 18:20 ( 45, 23) 20:55 ( 79, 16) 201P/LONEOS 20 35 -22.5 19.8 18:20 ( 47, 16) 20:55 ( 72, 14) 75D/Kohoutek 00 55 +12.6 20.0 19:22 ( 0, 68) 20:55 (151, 37) 179P/Jedicke 22 47 -23.8 20.0 18:20 ( 17, 29) 20:55 ( 88, 41) P/2006 S4 (Christensen) 17 15 -47.8 20.1 5:29 (311,-27) 2:53 (330, 3) 119P/Parker-Hartley 19 50 -23.0 20.1 18:20 ( 54, 8) 20:55 ( 66, 6) 233P/La Sagra 11 37 +15.8 20.2 5:29 (335, 69) 2:53 (231, 22) P/2015 X6 (PanSTARRS) 06 59 +21.1 20.3 1:29 ( 0, 76) 1:29 (180, 34) P/2013 A2 (Scotti) 08 33 +23.9 20.3 3:02 ( 0, 79) 2:53 (182, 31) P/2010 B2 (WISE) 13 03 -03.7 20.3 5:29 (317, 42) 2:53 (261, 19) P/2005 W3 (Kowalski) 22 14 -00.2 20.3 18:20 ( 39, 48) 20:55 (106, 21) 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 19 03 -25.6 20.4 18:20 ( 59, -1) 20:55 ( 57, -1) P/2014 W12 (Gibbs) 17 02 -27.0 20.4 5:29 (293,-15) 2:53 (315,-12) P/2012 TK8 (Tenagra) 22 31 -03.3 20.5 18:20 ( 31, 47) 20:55 (106, 27) 297P/Beshore 15 21 -11.5 20.6 5:29 (294, 13) 2:53 (288, -5) P/2011 W1 (PanSTARRS) 00 05 -01.8 20.6 18:32 ( 0, 53) 20:55 (127, 43) 116P/Wild 4 03 55 +23.8 20.6 22:21 ( 0, 79) 22:21 (180, 31) P/2015 J3 (NEOWISE) 13 10 -00.7 20.6 5:29 (313, 43) 2:53 (260, 16) 77P/Longmore 03 04 +40.9 20.6 21:30 (180, 84) 21:30 (180, 14) 274P/Tombaugh-Tenagra 00 36 -13.0 20.7 19:02 ( 0, 42) 20:55 (124, 56) 111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett 03 46 +17.4 20.7 22:12 ( 0, 72) 22:12 (180, 38) 323P/SOHO 13 35 -10.9 20.8 5:29 (314, 31) 2:53 (272, 17) 281P/MOSS 00 50 +00.3 20.9 19:16 ( 0, 55) 20:55 (141, 48) D/1977 C1 (Skiff-Kosai) 02 46 +14.0 20.9 21:12 ( 0, 69) 21:12 (180, 41) P/2007 Q2 (Gilmore) 21 19 -14.3 21.0 18:20 ( 43, 29) 20:55 ( 85, 18) 298P/Christensen 13 51 -06.3 21.0 5:29 (307, 32) 2:53 (270, 11) 6P/d'Arrest 14 29 +00.6 21.1 5:29 (294, 31) 2:53 (270, -1) P/2016 P1 (PanSTARRS) 12 33 -17.7 21.1 5:29 (334, 33) 2:53 (270, 33) 195P/Hill 22 54 +28.3 21.2 18:20 ( 66, 76) 20:55 (134, 9) 193P/LINEAR-NEAT 17 38 -30.7 21.2 18:20 ( 66,-20) 20:55 ( 40,-11) P/2009 WX51 (Catalina) 15 13 -16.3 21.3 5:29 (299, 11) 2:53 (290, 0) 302P/Lemmon-PanSTARRS 11 12 +08.9 21.3 5:29 (353, 64) 2:53 (231, 31) 61P/Shajn-Schaldach 16 38 -17.2 21.4 5:29 (287, -5) 2:53 (304,-15) P/2005 T2 (Christensen) 00 39 +12.4 21.4 19:06 ( 0, 67) 20:55 (146, 36) P/2013 W1 (PanSTARRS) 13 45 -07.2 21.5 5:29 (309, 33) 2:53 (270, 12) P/2012 G1 (PanSTARRS) 14 35 -24.4 21.7 5:29 (312, 12) 2:53 (292, 12) 142P/Ge-Wang 19 48 -13.8 21.8 18:20 ( 61, 14) 20:55 ( 73, 0) 118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 20 03 -18.1 21.8 18:20 ( 56, 14) 20:55 ( 72, 5) (52872) Okyrhoe 22 15 -06.6 21.8 18:20 ( 34, 43) 20:55 (100, 25) P/2014 U4 (PanSTARRS) 20 53 -20.9 21.9 18:20 ( 44, 20) 20:55 ( 76, 17) 288P/(300163) 2006 VW139 17 14 -22.8 21.9 5:29 (287,-15) 2:53 (315,-17) P/2012 K3 (Gibbs) 03 19 +01.7 22.0 21:45 ( 0, 57) 21:45 (180, 53) 176P/(118401) LINEAR 16 18 -21.6 22.0 5:29 (294, -4) 2:53 (304, -9) 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 10 09 +04.3 22.3 4:37 ( 0, 59) 2:53 (218, 44) P/2005 L1 (McNaught) 15 41 -13.2 22.5 5:29 (292, 8) 2:53 (292, -7) P/2016 G1 (PanSTARRS) 18 15 -16.1 22.5 18:20 ( 74, -5) 20:55 ( 57,-16) P/2010 TO20 (LINEAR-Grauer) 17 01 -23.9 22.6 5:29 (290,-14) 2:53 (313,-14) 320P/McNaught 17 08 -24.6 22.9 5:29 (290,-15) 2:53 (315,-14) 324P/La Sagra 18 58 -16.7 23.0 18:20 ( 67, 3) 20:55 ( 63, -8) 107P/(4015) Wilson-Harrington 13 28 -11.8 23.1 5:29 (317, 32) 2:53 (272, 18) 206P/Barnard-Boattini 21 09 +01.1 23.2 18:20 ( 57, 39) 20:55 ( 97, 8) P/2014 MG4 (Spacewatch-PanSTARRS) 07 51 +25.2 23.5 2:20 ( 0, 80) 2:20 (180, 30) P/2013 YG46 (Spacewatch) 10 11 +20.7 23.9 4:39 ( 0, 76) 2:53 (209, 29) 354P/LINEAR 12 57 -08.9 26.1 5:29 (322, 38) 2:53 (265, 23)