Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2011 Sept. 17: South)

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Best time and the azimuth, altitude (A,h) are at lat. 35 deg in the Southern Hemisphere.
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* C/2009 P1 ( Garradd )

Now it is 7.0 mag (Sept. 14, Marco Goiato). It keeps so bright as 6-8 mag for a long time from 2011 to 2012, and will be observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition until October when it brightens up to 6.5 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  18 40.31   19 53.6   1.540   2.033   104    6.8  19:16 (174, 35)  
Sept.24  18 22.93   19 40.5   1.616   1.976    95    6.8  19:21 (160, 33)  

* 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova

It passed very near by the earth, within 0.1 A.U., and brightened up to 8.0 mag in the southern sky (Aug. 14, Willian Souza). It appeared in the morning sky in the Northern Hemisphere. Now it is very bright as 7.5 mag (Sept. 15, Todd Augustyniak). It keeps observable while fading gradually after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until winter when it becomes fainter than 16 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   9 50.95    8 15.8   0.527   0.586    26    7.5   4:33 (260,  0)  
Sept.24  10  6.46    8 51.4   0.673   0.539    30    7.2   4:23 (259,  0)  

* C/2010 X1 ( Elenin )

It has brightened faster than expected, and reached up to 8.1 mag in mid August (Aug. 19, Michael Mattiazzo). However, it turned to be fading and got diffuse rapidly after that. It has been already became fainter than 10.5 mag and unable to be detected (Sept. 14, Michael Mattiazzo). Altnough it was expected to be a naked eye comet, the nucleus is disintegrating and the comet will disappear soon. However, it is still detected by STEREO spacecraft images at 12-13 mag (Sept. 11, Alan Watson). It is not observable now. After appearing in the morning sky in October, it becomes observable in the excellent condition at midnight. However, the comet can be already too faint to see.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  12 47.04   -4 46.0   0.564   0.507    19   10.3  19:16 ( 84,  0)  
Sept.24  12 28.01   -1 34.2   0.428   0.581     6   10.4  19:21 ( 79,-13)  

* C/2010 G2 ( Hill )

Now it is 10.0 mag (Sept. 7, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It will brighten up to 10-11 mag in autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable for a long time until 2012 spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   7 53.19   53  0.2   2.132   1.989    68   10.6   4:33 (210,-10)  
Sept.24   7 47.50   52  0.9   2.022   1.998    74   10.6   4:23 (208, -7)  

* C/2011 Q4 ( SWAN )

New comet discovered in the spacecraft images. Now it is so bright as 10.5 mag (Sept. 15, Chris Wyatt). In the Southern Hemisphere, it must have located high and been observable in excellent condition from spring to summer. It locates high still now. But it will be getting lower in the evening sky after this, and it will be unobservable in late September. In the Northern Hemisphere, it locates extremely low and hard to observe. It will appear in the morning sky at 15 mag in late November, then it will be observable while fading gradually.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  14 15.60  -14 44.4   1.613   1.114    42   11.0  19:16 ( 88, 24)  
Sept.24  14 17.03  -11 49.7   1.764   1.113    35   11.2  19:21 ( 87, 16)  

* 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3

It brightened up to 15.0 mag on July 10 (Ken-ichi Kadota). The condition of this apparition is bad. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is only observable from December to February in the evening very low sky after the perihelion passage. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable for a long time, although it keeps locating extremely low. The component B was not detected, fainter than 20 mag, on May 14 (Hidetaka Sato).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  13 25.50   -6 32.4   1.802   1.038    28   12.6  19:16 ( 88, 10)  
Sept.24  13 50.61   -9 57.1   1.755   1.001    28   12.4  19:21 ( 84, 10)  

* 78P/Gehrels 2

Already bright and visible visually at 12.2 mag (Sept. 15, Chris Wyatt). It will be observable in good condition at 12 mag in autumn and winter.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  23 52.42    5 57.7   1.226   2.224   170   12.7   0:12 (180, 49)  
Sept.24  23 48.39    5  8.9   1.201   2.201   174   12.5  23:36 (180, 50)  

* C/2011 M1 ( LINEAR )

Extremely diffuse. It is faint as 15.0 mag by CCD observations (Aug. 20, Michael Jager). The central part is extremely faint as 18 mag. However, it was reported so bright as 9.2 mag visually (Sept. 7, Juan Jose Gonzalez). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until winter, although it becomes very low from mid August to late September. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until November. It will keep the current brightness until autumn in calculation. However, it may be disintegrated in the near future.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  11  1.42   29 35.6   1.662   0.912    28   12.7   4:33 (250,-25)  
Sept.24  11  9.93   23 47.9   1.719   0.944    27   12.9   4:23 (255,-21)  

* 213P/2009 B3 ( Van Ness )

First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 13 mag in a major outburst in 2005. Now it is bright as 11.2 mag (Sept. 7, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It will be observable in an excellent condition from summer to winter. The fragment B is also observed at 19-20 mag. Another fragments C and D at 22 and 21 mag were observed on Sept. 7 at Ishigakijima Observatory.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  22 49.56    4 31.9   1.236   2.225   166   13.4  23:05 (180, 50)  
Sept.24  22 44.84    4 26.4   1.270   2.240   160   13.5  22:32 (180, 51)  

* C/2009 F4 ( McNaught )

Now it is so bright as 13.0 mag (Sept. 1, Hidetaka Sato). It keeps bright as 13-14 mag for a long time after this until 2013. It is not observable in the Northern Hemisphere, but it is observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  11 39.35  -75 24.1   5.632   5.510    77   13.5  19:16 ( 16, 29)  
Sept.24  11 47.48  -75 56.4   5.663   5.503    75   13.5   4:23 (345, 30)  

* 49P/Arend-Rigaux

It brightened rapidly and reached up to 13.5 mag (Sept. 14, Artyom Novichonok and Vladimir Gerke). It will be obserbale at 13-14 mag in good condition in autumn. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   7 17.29    8 39.5   1.582   1.468    64   14.3   4:33 (234, 29)  
Sept.24   7 39.70    8 36.5   1.537   1.451    65   14.0   4:23 (235, 28)  

* C/2011 A3 ( Gibbs )

Now it is 13.5 mag, much brighter than originally expected (Aug. 20, Michael Jager). It keeps 14 mag from 2011 summer to 2012 summer. But it is not observable around the perihelion. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere in 2011, and in the Southern Hemisphere in 2012. It was reported that it is very bright as 10.3 mag with a large coma of 6 arcmin visually (Aug. 26, Juan Jose Gonzalez). However, it looks very small by CCD images.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  14 45.98    4 54.8   3.123   2.551    47   14.1  19:16 (110, 19)  
Sept.24  14 57.82    3 16.0   3.142   2.521    44   14.0  19:21 (105, 16)  

* C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS )

Now it is 13.7 mag and visible visually (Sept. 2, Jakub Cerny). It will be observable at 13-14 mag for a long time from 2011 to 2012.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  18  5.23  -10 17.1   5.153   5.378    97   14.0  19:16 (150, 62)  
Sept.24  18  1.71  -10 42.2   5.268   5.362    89   14.1  19:21 (134, 58)  

* C/2011 Q2 ( McNaught )

Now it is bright as 13.7 mag (Sept. 14, Hidetaka Sato). It is observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. But it will be getting lower, and will be unobservable in early November. It will brighten up to 11-12 mag in winter, however, it is not observable around the perihelion passage. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2012 summer, when it will be fainter than 15 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  14 31.98  -36 13.5   2.604   2.211    56   14.2  19:16 ( 68, 37)  
Sept.24  14 47.82  -35 39.7   2.598   2.140    52   14.1  19:21 ( 67, 33)  

* (596) Scheila

Big asteroid discovered in 1906. It suddenly showed the cometary activity on Dec. 11, probably due to an impact of a small object. It was very bright as 11.5 mag visually (Dec. 17, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It had a dust coma still on Jan. 9 (Joseph Brimacombe). Then it turned to be stellar at 13.8 mag (Apr. 5, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is not observable.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  12 16.89    8 59.4   3.633   2.658    11   14.2  19:16 ( 91,-14)  
Sept.24  12 28.08    7 37.0   3.629   2.647    10   14.2  19:21 ( 87,-17)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

Now it is not observable. It will appear in the morning sky in early November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  11 40.87   -4 13.3   7.258   6.261     6   14.3  19:16 ( 75,-13)  
Sept.24  11 45.64   -4 47.1   7.258   6.261     6   14.3   4:23 (285,-12)  

* 27P/Crommelin

It has returned after 27-year blank since 1984. It brightened very rapidly, and became very bright as 9.1 mag (July 10, Tsutomu Seki). However, it is not observable now. It will never be observable again in this apparition. It is visible in SWAN images still on Sept. 13 (Hirohisa Sato).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  10 41.71   -8 48.8   2.013   1.100    17   14.3   4:33 (281,  0)  
Sept.24  11  4.89  -11 56.3   2.098   1.188    18   15.1   4:23 (284,  0)  

* C/2011 L3 ( McNaught )

It was very bright and visible visually as 12.4 mag in July and early August (Aug. 2, Jakub Koukal). Now it is fading, but still bright as 13.7 mag (Sept. 3, Jakub Cerny). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable at 14-15 mag in good condition until autumn. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  17 41.49   34 12.5   1.712   1.979    89   14.6  19:16 (163, 18)  
Sept.24  17 35.61   34 11.8   1.826   2.001    84   14.8  19:21 (155, 16)  

* 71P/Clark

It brightened up to 17.1 mag in late June (June 24, J. F. Hernandez). It will brighten up to 13 mag in winter. But the condition of this apparition is bad, and it will not be observable around the perihelion passage. It is already too low to observe in the Northern Hemisphere. It will be unobservable soon also in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  13 26.37   -6 28.8   2.597   1.784    28   15.0  19:16 ( 88,  9)  
Sept.24  13 42.30   -8 26.9   2.596   1.754    26   14.8  19:21 ( 84,  7)  

* 62P/Tsuchinshan 1

It is not observable at all due to the bad condition in this apparition.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  11 47.15    7 54.5   2.628   1.632     5   15.0  19:16 ( 86,-19)  
Sept.24  12  5.52    6  1.1   2.666   1.672     6   15.3  19:21 ( 82,-21)  

* C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR )

Brightening rapidly. Now it is visible visually at 13.6 mag (Sept. 3, Jakub Cerny). It is expected to be 13 mag and will be observable in good condition in 2013. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable for a long time after this. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   1  0.06   65 58.5   6.866   7.269   109   15.1   1:20 (180,-11)  
Sept.24   0 46.70   66  1.9   6.781   7.242   113   15.1   0:39 (180,-11)  

* 48P/Johnson

It brightened rapidly. Now it is bright and visible visually at 14.2 mag (Aug. 7, Alan Hale). It will be observable at 15 mag in good condition from July to October. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  20 15.79  -28  4.8   1.565   2.303   125   15.1  20:32 (180, 83)  
Sept.24  20 19.20  -28 16.7   1.633   2.301   119   15.2  20:08 (180, 83)  

* P/2010 JC81 ( WISE )

Appearing in the morning sky, it was revealed to be a comet. Now it is very bright as 14.7 mag (Aug. 1, G. V. Borisov, V. Rumyantsev). It has already passed the perihelion in April, and it will be fading after this. But it is still bright as 13.8 mag (Sept. 4, Sandor Szabo). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition for a long time until 2012 summer. It is not observable at all in the Southern Hemisphere. If the current brightness is temporal, it may fade out rapidly.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   9 18.03   48 15.9   2.829   2.390    54   15.2   4:33 (222,-17)  
Sept.24   9 36.94   48  8.7   2.824   2.437    57   15.3   4:23 (223,-17)  

* C/2010 M1 ( Gibbs )

It was expected to keep 14-15 mag for a long time from 2011 summer to 2012 summer. However, it is lost. It was observed only during two days in 2010 June. So the orbital elements are extremely uncertain. The condition is good in the Southern Hemisphere. But in the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2012 August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  15 38.30  -53 43.2   2.885   2.802    75   15.3  19:16 ( 46, 51)  
Sept.24  15 41.08  -54 24.9   2.931   2.759    70   15.2  19:21 ( 45, 46)  

* 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

It will brighten up to 11 mag in autumn. However, it is not observable at all due to the bad condition in this apparition.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  10 38.84    9  0.8   2.225   1.286    15   16.3   4:33 (266,-10)  
Sept.24  11  3.70    7  2.4   2.169   1.237    16   15.3   4:23 (269,-10)  

* C/2009 Y1 ( Catalina )

Now it is bright at 13.8 mag and visible visually (Sept. 2, Jakub Cerny). It will be fading slowly after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in December.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  22 31.68  -24 54.4   2.567   3.490   152   15.5  22:46 (180, 80)  
Sept.24  22 22.57  -27  0.9   2.679   3.539   143   15.7  22:10 (180, 82)  

* 37P/Forbes

Now it is 17.5 mag (Aug. 17, K. Hills). It is already unobservable in the Northern Hemisphere. It is getting lower in the evening sky, and will be too low to observe in late October also in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  13 59.36  -19  5.2   2.413   1.785    41   15.9  19:16 ( 82, 23)  
Sept.24  14 16.87  -20 20.5   2.421   1.755    38   15.8  19:21 ( 79, 21)  

* 130P/McNaught-Hughes

Now it is bright and visible visually at 14.5 mag (Aug. 29, Jakub Cerny). Brighter than originally predicted. It will be observable at 14-15 mag in good condition from summer to autumn.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  23  1.55  -20  9.0   1.218   2.191   160   15.9  23:17 (180, 75)  
Sept.24  22 58.00  -20 16.6   1.259   2.207   154   16.0  22:46 (180, 75)  

* 65P/Gunn

It became bright as 12 mag in 2010. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.3 mag (Sept. 11, Artyom Novichonok and Vladimir Gerke).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   2 16.10    3 36.3   2.961   3.784   139   16.1   2:35 (180, 51)  
Sept.24   2 12.78    3 16.3   2.921   3.803   147   16.1   2:04 (180, 52)  

* C/2008 FK75 ( Lemmon-Siding Spring )

Now it is 15.8 mag (Aug. 16, Artyom Novichonok). It will be fading very slowly after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable for a long time until 2012 spring when it fades down to 17-18 mag. It will not be observable in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  22 33.30   50 43.8   4.677   5.318   125   16.1  22:48 (180,  4)  
Sept.24  22 30.59   49 47.8   4.687   5.347   126   16.1  22:18 (180,  5)  

* C/2011 R1 ( McNaught )

Now it is 16.3 mag (Sept. 4, Siding Spring Survey). It is expected to be observable at 13 mag for a long time from 2012 summer to 2013 summer. It will be observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. But it is not observable at brightest time in the Northern Hemisphere. It keeps observable for a while at 16 mag while brightening gradually.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   2 56.92  -18 22.5   4.057   4.748   128   16.3   3:16 (180, 73)  
Sept.24   2 52.52  -20 10.3   3.941   4.689   133   16.2   2:44 (180, 75)  

* C/2010 B1 ( Cardinal )

It reached up to 14 mag in 2010 autumn and winter. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.6 mag (Sept. 14, Hidetaka Sato). In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition while fading gradually. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   6 34.61  -57  4.4   3.621   3.661    84   16.2   4:33 (324, 58)  
Sept.24   6 35.79  -60 12.0   3.639   3.700    85   16.3   4:23 (331, 58)  

* 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

Now it is 17.0 mag (Aug. 27, Artyom Novichonok). It will reach up to 10 mag from January to March, but it will be too low to observe. It will be getting lower in the evening sky. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until December when it brightens up to 12 mag. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable only until October when it becomes 15 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  15 48.09    6 46.1   2.367   2.106    62   16.6  19:16 (123, 29)  
Sept.24  15 57.45    5 43.2   2.368   2.044    59   16.3  19:21 (118, 25)  

* 174P/(60558) 2000 EC98 ( Echeclus )

It has brightened in outburst up to 14 mag in 2006 January. Another outburst occured in late May, and brightened up to 14.3 mag (June 4, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It was bright as 14.5 mag still on June 27 (Jakub Koukal). Recent brightness has not been reported. It will be getting lower in the evening sky after this, and will be unobservable in October.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  16  8.90  -16 50.1   8.517   8.226    69   16.4  19:16 (104, 48)  
Sept.24  16 11.32  -16 59.4   8.603   8.207    63   16.5  19:21 ( 99, 42)  

* 115P/Maury

Now it is 16.0 mag (Aug. 19, J. F. Hernandez). It is visible visually at 15.0 mag (Aug. 23, Jakub Cerny). It will brighten up to 16 mag from summer to autumn, and will be observable in good condition.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  17 15.29  -11  4.6   1.863   2.042    85   16.5  19:16 (129, 57)  
Sept.24  17 27.95  -11 57.3   1.924   2.038    81   16.6  19:21 (122, 54)  

* C/2011 O1 ( LINEAR )

Now it is 16.5 mag (Aug. 1, Hidetaka Sato). In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable at 16-17 mag for a long time from 2011 to 2013. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is only observable until October.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  17  7.21  -22 46.3   4.832   4.836    84   16.8  19:16 (109, 63)  
Sept.24  17  8.41  -23 35.4   4.914   4.802    77   16.8  19:21 (100, 57)  

* C/2008 S3 ( Boattini )

Now it is 16.6 mag (Aug. 29, Artyom Novichonok). It keeps observable at 17 mag for a long time from 2011 to 2012.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   0 22.98   17 48.5   7.109   8.042   156   16.8   0:42 (180, 37)  
Sept.24   0 17.29   17 22.7   7.083   8.045   162   16.8   0:09 (180, 38)  

* 164P/Christensen

Now it is 17.5 mag (Sept. 6, Leonid Elenin). It tends to be brightest after the perihelion passage. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable at 17 mag in good condition from autumn to winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, it locates low and will be hard to observe.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   8 49.48   22  7.8   2.536   1.959    45   17.4   4:33 (240,  4)  
Sept.24   9  5.14   21 48.3   2.514   1.992    48   17.3   4:23 (240,  4)  

* P/2011 N1 ( ASH )

Now it is 17.3 mag (Aug. 22, J. L. Ortiz, N. Morales, I. de la Cueva). It keeps 17-18 mag until early 2013. It keeps observable in good condition until early 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere, although it locates low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be observable in good condition from 2012 autumn to early 2013.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   1  8.05  -46 34.3   2.666   3.418   131   17.5   1:27 (  0, 79)  
Sept.24   1  2.82  -46 59.9   2.648   3.392   130   17.4   0:55 (  0, 78)  

* P/2011 R2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 17.1 mag (Sept. 8, P. Dupouy). It will be observable at 17.5 mag in good condition in autumn.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  23 24.51   -8  1.3   1.106   2.108   173   17.5  23:40 (180, 63)  
Sept.24  23 20.81   -8 48.7   1.108   2.096   166   17.4  23:08 (180, 64)  

* 9P/Tempel 1

Although the condition is bad in this apparition, it brightened up to 12.8 mag in last winter (Dec. 24, Ken-ichi Kadota). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.5 mag (Aug. 21, P. Dupouy, P. A. Mahe). It will be fainter than 18 mag in late September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  23 58.44  -18  5.6   1.657   2.636   163   17.6   0:18 (180, 73)  
Sept.24  23 51.42  -18 27.8   1.707   2.676   161   17.8  23:39 (180, 73)  

* 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh

Now it is 18.3 mag (Aug. 30, D. Herald). It was observed around 16 mag in 2009 and 2010. In 2011, it was observable at 17 mag from spring to autumn. But it will be fainter than 18 mag soon.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17  17  4.32  -24 25.7   4.254   4.263    83   17.7  19:16 (105, 63)  
Sept.24  17  8.84  -24 34.2   4.367   4.271    77   17.8  19:21 ( 99, 57)  

* 2000 EJ37

Peculiar asteroid moving along a cometary orbit. Now it is 17.5 mag (Aug. 1, Siding Spring Survey)。It is observable at 17-18 mag in good condition from September to November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   3 14.61   11 20.8   1.826   2.530   124   17.9   3:33 (180, 44)  
Sept.24   3 12.27   10 35.6   1.808   2.584   131   17.8   3:04 (180, 44)  

* 242P/2010 P3 ( Spahr )

Now it is 18.3 mag (Aug. 31, W. Hasubick). It will be observable in good condition at 18 mag from autumn to winter.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   3 30.53   -5 49.5   3.464   4.081   121   17.9   3:49 (180, 61)  
Sept.24   3 30.74   -6 53.9   3.386   4.074   127   17.8   3:22 (180, 62)  

* 2010 GM163

Peculiar asteroid moving along a cometary orbit. It will pass the perihelion in winter. But it will never be brighter than 18 mag. It becomes observable in good condition in September in the Southern Hemisphere. It locates low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   0 15.38  -37  2.4   2.368   3.239   144   17.9   0:35 (  0, 88)  
Sept.24   0 11.60  -37 40.5   2.376   3.227   142   17.9   0:03 (  0, 87)  

* 244P/2010 Q1 ( Scotti )

It keeps observable at 18 mag for a long time until 2013. No observations have been reported since 2011 February.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Sept.17   5 34.02   25 33.6   3.827   3.948    89   18.0   4:33 (200, 27)  
Sept.24   5 37.90   25 40.2   3.721   3.945    95   17.9   4:23 (197, 27)  

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