Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2014 Apr. 5: South)

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Best time and the azimuth, altitude (A,h) are at lat. 35 deg in the Southern Hemisphere. Azimuth indicates 0 for south, 90 for west, 180 for north, 270 for east.

C/2012 X1 ( LINEAR ) It brightened rapidly in outburst in mid October. Now it is bright as 8.3 mag (Mar. 29, Marco Goiato). It keeps 8-9 mag until early summer. In the Northern Hemishpere, it keeps observable in the morning sky until July. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition for a long time until the comet fades out. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 20 42.11 -5 20.9 1.876 1.698 64 8.3 4:51 (245, 39) Apr. 12 20 56.61 -6 37.2 1.846 1.731 67 8.3 4:56 (242, 43) C/2012 K1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is bright as 10.4 mag (Mar. 29, Marco Goiato). The brightening is somewhat slow, but it is expected to brighten up to 6-7 mag in 2014 autumn. It keeps observable in good condition for a long time in the Northern Hemisphere. It keeps locating low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 15 48.16 36 35.2 1.739 2.416 121 10.0 2:57 (180, 19) Apr. 12 15 23.97 40 42.2 1.629 2.333 123 9.7 2:06 (180, 15) C/2013 R1 ( Lovejoy ) It passed only 0.4 A.U. from the earth, and 0.8 A.U. from the sun in November and December, and brightened up to 4.7 mag (Nov. 28, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is 10.6 mag (Mar. 29, Marco Goiato). It keeps observable until 2014 autumn when the comet fades out. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 18 24.26 -7 40.2 1.514 1.932 98 10.1 4:51 (202, 61) Apr. 12 18 17.15 -9 29.3 1.492 2.025 106 10.2 4:56 (181, 64) C/2014 E2 ( Jacques ) New bright comet. Now it is 10.2 mag (Mar. 27, Michael Mattiazzo). It will approach to the sun down to 0.65 a.u. in July, and it is expected to brighten up to 7 mag. Before the perihelion passage, it keeps observable until mid May in the Northern Hemisphere, or until early June in the Southern Hemisphere. After the perihelion passage, it will be observable in excellent condition after late July in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps unobservable until early September. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 9 32.46 -27 22.4 0.958 1.756 127 10.4 20:35 (180, 82) Apr. 12 8 48.48 -20 49.0 0.975 1.654 113 10.1 19:24 (180, 75) 4P/Faye The condition in this apparition is bad. It locates low around the brightest days. Now it is not observable. It will appear in the morning sky at 13 mag in late July. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 0 51.54 6 7.2 2.743 1.743 0 12.8 4:51 (275,-17) Apr. 12 1 10.14 7 38.2 2.723 1.722 2 12.6 4:56 (271,-15) 290P/2013 N1 ( Jager ) First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 1998. It brightened up to 10 mag at the discovery. Now it is 12.7 mag (Mar. 28, Sandor Szabo). A bit fainter than originally expected. But in the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition from autumn to spring. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 7 5.22 18 51.4 1.914 2.168 90 12.8 19:13 (162, 34) Apr. 12 7 16.05 17 42.7 1.996 2.175 86 12.9 19:04 (160, 35) 134P/Kowal-Vavrova Now it is 12.9 mag (Mar. 28, Sandor Szabo). It will brighten up to 13 mag and to be observable in excellent condition from spring to summer. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 14 7.83 -12 19.5 1.634 2.600 160 12.9 1:17 (180, 67) Apr. 12 14 5.24 -11 49.1 1.602 2.592 168 12.9 0:47 (180, 67) C/2013 A1 ( Siding Spring ) Now it is 14.1 mag and visible visually (Feb. 24, Chris Wyatt). It is expected to brighten up to 7.5 mag and to be observable in excellent condition from summer to autumn in 2014 in the Southern Hemisphere. It keeps observable for a long time in the Southern Hemisphere, although it becomes low temporarily in May. It keeps unobservable for a while in the Northern Hemisphere. It will pass extremely close to Mars in 2014 October. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 2 40.42 -26 3.4 3.709 3.025 40 13.4 19:13 ( 72, 21) Apr. 12 2 42.58 -25 20.0 3.660 2.953 39 13.2 19:04 ( 71, 17) 17P/Holmes It brightened up to 2 mag by unusual major outburst in 2007. It is coming back now. It will be 14 mag at best by normal prediction. But actually, it is already very bright as 13.5 mag (Nov. 25, Hidetaka Sato). Now it is not observable. It will appear in the morning sky in May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 23 51.99 5 41.7 3.003 2.058 15 13.4 4:51 (267, -5) Apr. 12 0 5.98 7 51.6 2.986 2.060 18 13.4 4:56 (262, -2) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 New outburst occured in early March. Now it is bright as 13.1 mag (Mar. 12, Chris Wyatt). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 15 56.67 -30 55.5 5.453 6.152 130 13.6 3:05 (180, 86) Apr. 12 15 54.80 -30 58.6 5.372 6.150 137 13.6 2:36 (180, 86) C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS ) It brightened up to 11-12 mag in 2012. Now it is 13.7 mag (Mar. 28, Sandor Szabo). It will be observable in good condition at 14 mag until 2014 early summer. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 12 32.17 -11 19.8 6.365 7.357 172 13.9 23:37 (180, 66) Apr. 12 12 26.34 -10 47.9 6.414 7.392 166 13.9 23:03 (180, 66) C/2013 V1 ( Boattini ) Now it is 13.9 mag (Mar. 19, Taras Prystavski). It keeps 14 mag for a long time until 2014 summer. It keeps observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It keeps unobservable after this in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 3 21.31 45 18.6 2.121 1.675 50 13.9 19:13 (137,-13) Apr. 12 3 33.92 48 14.8 2.148 1.665 48 13.9 19:04 (139,-16) C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 14.0 mag (Mar. 29, Sandor Szabo). It keeps bright at 13-14 mag for a long time until 2014. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 19 58.08 4 22.0 6.519 6.315 73 14.1 4:51 (226, 39) Apr. 12 19 57.51 4 20.7 6.425 6.333 80 14.1 4:56 (216, 44) 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 Now it is 14.9 mag (Mar. 5, Taras Prystavski). It keeps bright as 13-14 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2014. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 20 20.50 -25 31.4 3.185 3.057 73 14.3 4:51 (265, 55) Apr. 12 20 28.99 -25 23.5 3.095 3.057 78 14.2 4:56 (260, 60) C/2013 Y2 ( PanSTARRS ) Brightening rapidly. Now it is 14.0 mag (Mar. 28, Sandor Szabo). It will brighten up to 13-14 mag and will be observable in excellent condition from spring to summer in the Southern Hemisphere. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemispehre. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 8 1.81 -21 32.0 1.568 2.101 107 14.4 19:13 (175, 76) Apr. 12 8 9.17 -20 36.5 1.578 2.068 104 14.3 19:04 (165, 75) C/2011 J2 ( LINEAR ) Now it is bright as 13.9 mag (Mar. 29, Sandor Szabo). It keeps 13-14 mag and observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere for a long time from 2013 to 2014. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2014 autumn. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 0 42.73 53 0.5 4.170 3.567 47 14.4 4:51 (226,-36) Apr. 12 0 49.02 52 31.9 4.230 3.584 44 14.5 4:56 (225,-32) (596) Scheila Big asteroid discovered in 1906. It suddenly showed the cometary activity on Dec. 11, 2010, probably due to an impact of a small object. It has already turned to be stellar. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 1 59.53 4 50.0 4.252 3.302 16 15.0 19:13 ( 93, -4) Apr. 12 2 8.25 5 50.6 4.282 3.309 12 15.0 19:04 ( 92, -7) C/2012 F3 ( PanSTARRS ) It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag and to be observable in good condition in 2015. Now it is 15.5 mag (Mar. 29, Sandor Szabo). In 2014, it will be observable at 15 mag in good condition from winter to summer. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 13 55.11 -1 52.6 3.799 4.771 164 15.2 1:04 (180, 57) Apr. 12 13 52.50 -1 23.8 3.741 4.730 169 15.1 0:34 (180, 56) P/2012 B1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 15.2 mag (Mar. 5, Taras Prystavski), brighter than origianlly predicted. It will be observable at 14-16 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2014. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 16 21.81 -24 45.9 3.399 4.081 127 15.7 3:30 (180, 80) Apr. 12 16 20.73 -24 56.9 3.333 4.094 134 15.7 3:02 (180, 80) C/2012 K6 ( McNaught ) It brightened up to 14.0 mag from spring to summer in 2013 (June 11, Sandor Szabo). Now it is 15.2 mag, much brighter than origianlly predicted (Mar. 28, Sandor Szabo). In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be observable at 15-16 mag in excellent condition until spring. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 12 29.24 32 23.6 3.615 4.440 141 15.9 23:33 (180, 23) Apr. 12 12 18.88 33 38.9 3.711 4.480 135 16.0 22:55 (180, 21) 284P/2013 J1 ( McNaught ) First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 13 mag in 2007. It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag again and observable in good condition from summer to autumn in 2014. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 21 22.95 -10 59.1 2.938 2.509 55 16.0 4:51 (258, 35) Apr. 12 21 34.83 -10 15.3 2.849 2.491 59 15.9 4:56 (254, 39) 52P/Harrington-Abell Now it is 15.3 mag (Mar. 6, Taras Prystavski). It will be fading gradually after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in June. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 6 35.01 28 6.6 1.619 1.794 82 16.1 19:13 (158, 23) Apr. 12 6 52.54 27 1.8 1.686 1.805 79 16.3 19:04 (158, 24) 124P/Mrkos Now it is 15.8 mag (Mar. 28, Sandor Szabo). It will approach to the earth down to 0.68 a.u., brighten up to 16 mag, and will be observable in excellent condition in spring. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 10 51.84 5 51.0 0.714 1.646 147 16.1 21:56 (180, 50) Apr. 12 10 42.93 1 51.2 0.750 1.645 139 16.3 21:20 (180, 54) 209P/LINEAR Now it is 16.5 mag (Mar. 24, D. Buczynski). It will approach to the earth down to 0.06 a.u. from May to June, and it is expected to brighten up to 11 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition until the highlight in late May while the comet will be brightening rapidly. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now. But it will be observable in mid May. Then it keeps observable in excellent condition at the highlight and after that while the comet will be fading. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 7 2.11 72 28.7 0.467 1.066 84 16.4 19:13 (175,-18) Apr. 12 7 16.89 71 56.2 0.422 1.029 81 16.2 19:04 (175,-18) C/2013 V5 ( Oukaimeden ) Now it is 16.6 mag (Feb. 20, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It is expected to brighten up to 6 mag in 2014 autumn. At this time, it keeps observable while brightening gradually until April when it becomes 16 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 4 49.81 18 58.6 3.353 2.956 58 16.3 19:13 (131, 19) Apr. 12 4 50.04 18 47.2 3.379 2.868 51 16.2 19:04 (127, 16) C/2012 V2 ( LINEAR ) It became much brighter than expected, and reached up to 8.5 mag (Aug. 15, Alexandre Amorim). Now it is fading rapidly. It has already faded down to 15.5 mag (Mar. 5, Taras Prystavski). In the Southern Hemisphere, it will keep observable in good condition for a long time until 2014 summer when the comet fades out. It will never be observable again in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 16 54.41 -71 45.9 2.901 3.300 104 16.3 4:04 ( 0, 53) Apr. 12 16 40.25 -71 51.6 2.896 3.370 109 16.5 3:22 ( 0, 53) C/2013 V2 ( Borisov ) Now it is 15.9 mag (Mar. 6, Taras Prystavski). It keeps 16 mag for a long time until 2015 summer. It keeps observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It becomes observable only after 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 5 17.75 52 12.4 4.139 3.922 70 16.5 19:13 (156, -5) Apr. 12 5 27.72 52 8.1 4.190 3.894 66 16.5 19:04 (155, -5) C/2014 C3 ( NEOWISE ) Now it is 15.1 mag (Mar. 11, Catalina Sky Survey). It is observable at 15-16 mag in excellent condition at opposition in March. But it will fade out very rapidly after that. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 11 58.24 23 9.6 1.183 2.099 147 16.6 23:00 (180, 32) Apr. 12 11 24.16 27 11.7 1.313 2.139 134 16.9 21:59 (180, 28) 169P/NEAT It brightened up to 13.5 mag in March (Mar. 1, Taras Prystavski). It keeps observable in the evening sky for a while. But it is fading rapidly now. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 4 41.92 14 15.5 1.205 1.057 56 16.7 19:13 (127, 21) Apr. 12 5 20.60 15 41.8 1.277 1.146 58 17.5 19:04 (131, 23) P/2014 E1 ( Larson ) Now it is 16.7 mag (Mar. 11, Catalina Sky Survey). It keeps 16.5 mag until June. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 14 31.75 -8 56.7 1.213 2.165 155 16.8 1:41 (180, 64) Apr. 12 14 26.76 -9 43.2 1.176 2.157 163 16.7 1:08 (180, 65) P/2005 JQ5 ( Catalina ) It brightened up to 9 mag at the discovery in 2005. It will approach to the sun down to 0.8 a.u. on May 29. However, it will brighten up to 14 mag at best. In this apparition, it keeps observable in the morning sky all through the period. But it locates extremely low around the perihelion passage in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 20 9.84 -16 25.0 0.937 1.166 73 17.4 4:51 (250, 53) Apr. 12 20 51.31 -14 39.9 0.892 1.099 70 16.7 4:56 (249, 50) 154P/Brewington It brightened very rapidly, and brightened up to 10.5 mag from autumn to winter. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 17.3 mag (Mar. 23, A. Klotz, F. Kugel). However, Sandor Szabo reported it was visible visually at 13.5 mag on Mar. 28. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition until May when it becomes fainter than 18 mag. It will not be observable after this in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 4 19.04 35 36.3 2.412 2.018 55 16.8 19:13 (137, 2) Apr. 12 4 39.49 35 45.6 2.508 2.062 52 17.0 19:04 (138, 2) C/2011 KP36 ( Spacewatch ) Now it is 17.9 mag (Mar. 9, W. Hasubick). Distant object, but it keeps observable at 14 mag for a long time from 2015 to 2016. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 19 16.40 -4 5.0 7.315 7.299 85 17.0 4:51 (220, 52) Apr. 12 19 18.14 -3 47.1 7.175 7.265 91 16.9 4:56 (208, 56) C/2013 G3 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.5 mag (Mar. 1, A. Klotz, F. Kugel). It keeps 17 mag for a long time from 2014 to 2015. It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It is observable only until 2014 summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 16 18.09 20 22.3 3.680 4.316 123 17.2 3:26 (180, 35) Apr. 12 16 17.12 22 17.3 3.611 4.289 126 17.1 2:58 (180, 33) C/2013 G9 ( Tenagra ) Now it is 16.9 mag (Mar. 6, A. Klotz, F. Kugel). It keeps 17-18 mag for a long time from 2014 to 2016. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 14 56.77 -12 54.2 4.857 5.739 149 17.2 2:06 (180, 68) Apr. 12 14 48.69 -12 43.9 4.779 5.720 157 17.2 1:30 (180, 68) C/2013 G7 ( McNaught ) Now it is 17.4 mag (Jan. 27, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It keeps 17-18 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2014. It is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It is not observable in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 13 1.43 -59 8.0 4.012 4.680 126 17.2 0:11 ( 0, 66) Apr. 12 12 42.24 -59 21.3 3.990 4.682 128 17.2 23:18 ( 0, 66) C/2012 K8 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 17.2 mag (Mar. 12, W. Hasubick). It keeps observable at 18 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2016. It keeps locating high in the Northern Hemisphere. It keeps locating very low in the Southern Hemipshere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 19 15.58 37 39.7 6.586 6.529 82 17.2 4:51 (199, 14) Apr. 12 19 13.99 39 3.8 6.516 6.522 85 17.2 4:56 (192, 15) P/2013 TL117 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 17.2 mag (Feb. 24, A. Klotz, F. Kugel). It keeps close to the earth around 0.7 a.u. until spring. It will brighten up to 17 mag in February and March, and will be observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates very low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 7 28.57 28 19.1 0.711 1.272 94 17.3 19:13 (171, 26) Apr. 12 8 2.64 25 12.3 0.761 1.318 95 17.6 19:04 (174, 30) 280P/2013 C1 ( Larsen ) It was observed at 17.5 mag in early 2013. It will be observable at 17.5 mag again from spring to summer in 2014. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 19 16.82 -13 33.0 2.629 2.749 86 17.5 4:51 (230, 60) Apr. 12 19 23.73 -13 17.7 2.553 2.763 91 17.4 4:56 (219, 63) 299P/2014 D2 ( Catalina-PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.6 mag (Mar. 10, Ken-ichi Kadota). It keeps 17 mag for a long time until 2015. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 10 51.93 -7 58.0 2.629 3.527 149 17.6 21:57 (180, 63) Apr. 12 10 49.22 -7 26.8 2.664 3.513 142 17.6 21:27 (180, 62) C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) It passed the perihelion on 2013 Mar. 10, and brightened up to 0-1 mag. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.9 mag (Mar. 11, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It will keep 16-17 mag until spring. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 17 15.13 35 41.0 5.231 5.595 106 17.8 4:23 (180, 19) Apr. 12 17 11.32 36 28.4 5.248 5.665 109 17.9 3:52 (180, 19) C/2013 C2 ( Tenagra ) Now it is 18.3 mag (Mar. 6, J.-F. Soulier). It keeps 18 mag for a very long time from 2013 to 2018. It locates high in the Southern Hemisphere. But it locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 10 59.46 -18 5.3 8.453 9.327 149 17.8 22:05 (180, 73) Apr. 12 10 58.09 -17 46.0 8.491 9.322 144 17.8 21:36 (180, 73) 294P/2013 X2 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 18.3 mag (Jan. 25, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It keeps 18 mag from spring to summer. It is observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It is not observable in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 16 40.58 -63 50.1 0.637 1.354 109 17.9 3:49 ( 0, 61) Apr. 12 16 57.78 -65 9.8 0.641 1.378 112 17.9 3:39 ( 0, 60) C/2013 H2 ( Boattini ) It was observed at 18 mag in 2013 summer. It is observable at 18 mag until summer also in 2014. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 16 22.20 12 59.1 6.891 7.513 125 17.9 3:31 (180, 42) Apr. 12 16 18.44 13 57.2 6.825 7.515 130 17.9 2:59 (180, 41) C/2014 C2 ( STEREO ) New bright comet discovered in the STEREO spacecraft images. It brightened up to 3.8 mag on Jan. 31 thanks to the forward scattering. It approached to the Sun down to 0.5 a.u. on Feb. 18. It was observed at 15 mag on the ground. Now it is fading. But it is still bright as 16.0 mag (Mar. 20, Taras Prystavski). In the Southern Hemispehre, it will not observable after this. Colin Drescher reported the comet was visible on SWAN images for several days in late December at about 11 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 4 29.87 39 59.7 1.237 1.119 58 18.9 19:13 (142, 0) Apr. 12 4 56.94 36 39.4 1.468 1.237 56 19.9 19:04 (141, 4) 297P/2014 D1 ( Beshore ) Now it is 19.3 mag (Mar. 9, A. Klotz, F. Kugel). First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 13 mag in outburst in 2008. It will be observable in good condition from spring to summer. However, it will be only 19-20 mag at best in this apparition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Apr. 5 12 26.07 15 28.3 1.565 2.518 157 19.5 23:31 (180, 40) Apr. 12 12 21.24 15 46.1 1.575 2.503 151 19.5 22:58 (180, 39)