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Updated on September 21, 2020

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. P/2003 F2 ( NEAT ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2020 May 19 (Erwin Schwab). P/2005 L1 ( McNaught ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2020 Mar. 5 (Erwin Schwab). P/2007 R2 ( Gibbs ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2020 Aug. 17 (Erwin Schwab). P/2007 VQ11 ( Catalina ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2020 Aug. 18 (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/2016 G1 ( PanSTARRS ) was fainter than 22 mag on 2020 Feb. 27 (Erwin Schwab). 2020 September 17 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/2007 R2 (Gibbs) 01 12 +07.2 18.8 1:28 ( 0, 62) 1:28 (180, 48) 16P/Brooks 2 18 55 -21.9 19.0 19:28 ( 5, 33) 19:16 (173, 77) P/2007 VQ11 (Catalina) 06 52 +11.3 19.1 4:19 (291, 45) 4:32 (226, 31) 102P/Shoemaker 1 19 46 -37.2 19.2 20:00 ( 0, 18) 20:00 ( 0, 88) 4P/Faye 17 46 -14.9 19.3 19:28 ( 27, 36) 19:16 (134, 63) P/2009 U4 (McNaught) 14 53 -18.4 19.5 19:28 ( 60, 8) 19:16 ( 89, 33) P/2013 TL117 (Lemmon) 04 39 +29.7 19.5 4:19 (303, 81) 4:32 (185, 25) 179P/Jedicke 22 46 -25.9 19.9 22:58 ( 0, 29) 22:58 (180, 81) 293P/Spacewatch 07 24 +23.0 19.9 4:19 (272, 45) 4:32 (225, 17) P/2015 F1 (PanSTARRS) 09 50 +15.5 20.0 4:19 (259, 11) 4:32 (254, -4) P/2005 T2 (Christensen) 01 01 +19.8 20.1 1:18 ( 0, 75) 1:18 (180, 35) P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) 06 17 +29.7 20.1 4:19 (271, 61) 4:32 (208, 19) 119P/Parker-Hartley 18 51 -24.3 20.1 19:28 ( 6, 30) 19:16 (166, 79) P/2012 TK8 (Tenagra) 22 19 -03.2 20.1 22:31 ( 0, 52) 22:31 (180, 58) P/2007 B1 (Christensen) 07 05 +24.0 20.2 4:19 (273, 49) 4:32 (220, 19) P/2005 W3 (Kowalski) 21 51 +05.4 20.3 22:04 ( 0, 60) 22:04 (180, 50) P/2006 S4 (Christensen) 15 15 -42.5 20.3 19:28 ( 40, -5) 19:16 ( 62, 46) P/2013 EW90 (Tenagra) 08 54 +00.3 20.3 4:19 (280, 14) 4:32 (258, 17) P/2007 Q2 (Gilmore) 18 05 -13.6 20.6 19:28 ( 22, 39) 19:16 (145, 65) 75D/Kohoutek 01 23 +19.0 20.6 1:39 ( 0, 74) 1:39 (180, 36) P/2011 W1 (PanSTARRS) 00 28 +01.0 20.7 0:44 ( 0, 56) 0:44 (180, 54) 233P/La Sagra 08 17 +22.9 20.7 4:19 (264, 34) 4:32 (234, 9) P/2013 W1 (PanSTARRS) 09 48 +13.7 20.8 4:19 (261, 11) 4:32 (255, -2) 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 17 41 -27.0 20.8 19:28 ( 23, 24) 19:16 (109, 71) 281P/MOSS 01 21 +02.6 20.8 1:38 ( 0, 58) 1:38 (180, 52) 274P/Tombaugh-Tenagra 01 15 -13.3 20.9 1:31 ( 0, 42) 1:31 (180, 68) 94P/Russell 4 00 20 -06.0 20.9 0:36 ( 0, 49) 0:36 (180, 61) P/2005 XA54 (LONEOS-Hill) 07 58 +09.9 21.0 4:19 (280, 31) 4:32 (240, 21) 70P/Kojima 01 13 -01.5 21.0 1:29 ( 0, 54) 1:29 (180, 56) 195P/Hill 23 04 +35.1 21.1 23:16 (180, 90) 23:16 (180, 20) 297P/Beshore 12 35 +04.3 21.1 19:28 ( 99, -6) 19:16 ( 89, -8) 201P/LONEOS 19 05 -29.4 21.1 19:28 ( 3, 26) 19:18 (180, 84) P/2014 E1 (Larson) 10 11 +24.5 21.1 4:19 (249, 12) 4:32 (249,-13) 298P/Christensen 11 04 +11.7 21.1 4:19 (252, -5) 4:32 (267,-16) 111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett 04 21 +18.5 21.2 4:19 (345, 73) 4:32 (181, 36) 77P/Longmore 04 03 +38.5 21.2 4:19 (180, 86) 4:19 (180, 16) 265P/LINEAR 18 12 -35.4 21.2 19:28 ( 13, 18) 19:16 ( 85, 80) P/2014 W12 (Gibbs) 14 21 -20.8 21.3 19:28 ( 64, 1) 19:16 ( 83, 28) P/2015 X6 (PanSTARRS) 06 14 +20.4 21.3 4:19 (288, 58) 4:32 (211, 28) (52872) Okyrhoe 22 18 -05.1 21.4 22:31 ( 0, 50) 22:31 (180, 60) P/2010 B2 (WISE) 09 17 +22.1 21.4 4:19 (258, 22) 4:32 (244, -1) 311P/PanSTARRS 05 48 +27.3 21.4 4:19 (282, 66) 4:32 (202, 24) (465402) 2008 HW1 13 40 -02.7 21.5 19:28 ( 84, 4) 19:16 ( 93, 9) 61P/Shajn-Schaldach 15 16 -12.6 21.5 19:28 ( 61, 16) 19:16 ( 99, 34) P/2012 K3 (Gibbs) 04 07 +05.1 21.6 4:19 (358, 60) 4:23 (180, 50) 118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 19 17 -17.9 21.6 19:30 ( 0, 37) 19:30 (180, 73) D/1977 C1 (Skiff-Kosai) 03 29 +16.2 21.7 3:45 ( 0, 71) 3:45 (180, 39) 98P/Takamizawa 13 35 -02.0 21.7 19:28 ( 85, 3) 19:16 ( 93, 8) 116P/Wild 4 04 37 +24.4 21.8 4:19 (323, 77) 4:32 (185, 30) P/2009 WX51 (Catalina) 07 50 +26.4 21.9 4:19 (264, 41) 4:32 (227, 11) P/2003 F2 (NEAT) 15 39 -30.2 22.2 19:28 ( 45, 7) 19:16 ( 82, 47) 176P/(118401) LINEAR 14 28 -14.8 22.3 19:28 ( 67, 6) 19:16 ( 89, 26) P/2010 TO20 (LINEAR-Grauer) 15 50 -21.1 22.4 19:28 ( 49, 16) 19:16 ( 95, 46) 288P/(300163) 2006 VW139 15 08 -16.6 22.5 19:28 ( 60, 12) 19:16 ( 94, 35) P/2005 L1 (McNaught) 13 46 -04.4 22.8 19:28 ( 82, 4) 19:16 ( 93, 12) P/2016 G1 (PanSTARRS) 15 13 -11.0 23.0 19:28 ( 63, 17) 19:16 (100, 33) 324P/La Sagra 16 43 -21.4 23.0 19:28 ( 38, 23) 19:16 (105, 57) 107P/(4015) Wilson-Harrington 12 13 -03.9 23.0 19:28 ( 96,-15) 19:16 ( 80, -8) 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 09 06 +11.3 23.5 4:19 (269, 18) 4:32 (250, 8) P/2014 MG4 (Spacewatch-PanSTARRS) 07 42 +25.5 24.0 4:19 (266, 42) 4:32 (226, 12) 85D/Boethin 08 25 +22.3 25.4 4:19 (264, 32) 4:32 (236, 8) 354P/LINEAR 10 23 +09.8 25.9 4:19 (259, 2) 4:32 (263, -7) P/2003 T12 = P/2012 A3 (SOHO) 11 10 +03.8 30.6 4:19 (257,-11) 4:32 (275,-13)