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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)

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