Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2014 July 12: South)

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Updated on July 14, 2014
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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.

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* C/2014 E2 ( Jacques )

It brightened up to 7.0 mag until early June (June 9, Michael Mattiazzo). It had been brightening very rapidly, but the brightness evolution slow down recently. Michael Mattiazzo reported it was 7.5 mag on June 21 in SOHO images. It will approach to the sun down to 0.66 a.u. in July, and brighten up to 6 mag. Now it is not observable. It is appearing in the morning sky in the Northern Hemisphere. It will be observable in excellent condition after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps unobservable until early September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   5 40.64   24 48.4   1.488   0.693    23    6.0   5:37 (239,  0)  
July 19   5 29.38   28 15.8   1.351   0.748    33    6.1   5:34 (231,  4)  

* C/2013 UQ4 ( Catalina )

Cometary activity began in April. Now it is bright as 9.7 mag (July 3, Marek Biely). It will brighten up to 7 mag in July, and will be observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable temporarily in mid July, but it is observable before and after mid July.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  19 15.28   64 10.2   0.319   1.085    93    7.6  23:17 (180, -9)  
July 19  15 18.38   46 48.7   0.453   1.102    88    8.5  19:25 (180,  9)  

* C/2012 K1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is bright as 7.9 mag (July 3, Marek Biely). The brightening is somewhat slow, but it is expected to brighten up to 6-7 mag in autumn. It is not observable from mid July to mid September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   9 36.65   25 28.0   2.073   1.304    30    8.1  18:34 (125,  4)  
July 19   9 31.36   23  0.1   2.111   1.241    23    7.9  18:37 (118,  0)  

* C/2012 X1 ( LINEAR )

It brightened rapidly in outburst in mid October in 2013. Now it is bright as 9.2 mag (July 3, Chris Wyatt). It will be fading gradually after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition for a long time until the comet fades out. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps extremely low after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  22 32.17  -36 45.4   1.576   2.421   136    9.4   3:14 (  0, 88)  
July 19  22 29.45  -39 41.6   1.606   2.484   141    9.6   2:44 (  0, 85)  

* C/2013 A1 ( Siding Spring )

Now it is 11.6 mag (July 3, Chris Wyatt). The brightening is somewhat slow, but it is expected to brighten up to 8.5 mag and to be observable in excellent condition from summer to autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. It keeps observable for a long time until early November in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it appears in the extremely low sky from late July to early August. But then it keeps unobservable until October. It will pass extremely close to Mars on Oct. 19.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   3 22.65  -29 42.7   1.990   2.033    77   11.1   5:37 (271, 59)  
July 19   3 23.51  -32 19.6   1.805   1.967    83   10.8   5:34 (273, 64)  

* C/2013 V5 ( Oukaimeden )

It is expected to brighten up to 5 mag in autumn. It brightened up to 14.9 mag until spring (Apr. 18, Taras Prystavski). Although it had been unobservable for a while, it is appearing in the morning sky again now. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until mid October including the highlight. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in the morning low sky until early September when it brightens up to 6 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   5 39.68   15  1.0   2.471   1.615    25   12.5   5:37 (247,  6)  
July 19   5 45.98   14 14.7   2.291   1.510    30   12.1   5:34 (244, 10)  

* 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)  
July 12   5 33.23   18 42.2   2.564   1.711    26   12.4   5:37 (243,  5)  
July 19   5 53.00   18 31.8   2.559   1.730    28   12.5   5:34 (242,  6)  

* 210P/Christensen

Now it is 16.9 mag (July 2, Hidetaka Sato). Much fainter than predicted. It will brighten very rapidly after this, and it is expected to reach up to 10 mag in August. It keeps observable in the morning sky until mid August while the comet will be brightening. The condition is good in the Southern Hemisphere. But it keeps extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   3 52.42   11 21.4   1.051   0.899    51   13.4   5:37 (230, 28)  
July 19   4 42.22   14 21.2   1.046   0.799    45   12.6   5:34 (233, 21)  

* 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 in 2013, and brightened up to 4.7 mag (Nov. 28, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is 11.8 mag (May 31, Carlos Labordena). It keeps observable until autumn when the comet fades out.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  15 40.26  -27 14.4   2.418   3.161   129   13.2  20:19 (180, 82)  
July 19  15 36.65  -27 43.4   2.588   3.243   121   13.5  19:48 (180, 83)  

* 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1

Now it is 14.2 mag (May 27, 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)  
July 12  21  2.77  -28 45.1   2.141   3.101   156   13.5   1:45 (180, 84)  
July 19  20 58.57  -29 18.1   2.122   3.107   162   13.5   1:14 (180, 84)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

New outburst occured on May 2, and it brightened up to 13.0 mag (May 3, Seiichi Yoshida). Another outburst occured on May 12, and it brightened up to 12.7 mag (May 12, Con Stoitsis). It was bright as 12.4 mag still in late May (May 27, Marco Goiato). No bright observations were reported in June.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  15 19.22  -28 30.3   5.489   6.128   124   13.6  19:58 (180, 84)  
July 19  15 18.75  -28 16.8   5.580   6.126   118   13.6  19:31 (180, 83)  

* C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR )

Now it is 13.4 mag (July 1, 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)  
July 12  19  3.88    0  1.7   5.639   6.589   157   14.0  23:42 (180, 55)  
July 19  18 57.89   -0 42.8   5.670   6.610   155   14.1  23:08 (180, 56)  

* 17P/Holmes

It brightened up to 2 mag by unusual major outburst in 2007. It is coming back now. Now it is bright as 13.1 mag (June 7, Alan Hale). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until it fades out in 2015. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps extremely low after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   3  8.70   32 50.2   2.603   2.216    56   14.2   5:37 (209, 15)  
July 19   3 22.36   34 20.0   2.560   2.237    60   14.3   5:34 (206, 15)  

* 32P/Comas Sola

In the Northern Hemisphere, it will appear in the morning sky in late July. Then it will be observable at 12-13 mag in excellent condition from 2014 summer to 2015 spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will locate low around the highlight.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   5 29.10   24 53.8   3.046   2.184    26   14.4   5:37 (238,  2)  
July 19   5 46.16   25 22.4   2.989   2.160    29   14.2   5:34 (236,  3)  

* C/2013 Y2 ( PanSTARRS )

Brightened rapidly. Now it is 14.5 mag (May 21, Taras Prystavski). 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 low in the Northern Hemispehre.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  11 32.42  -14 51.2   2.025   1.951    71   14.3  18:34 (113, 53)  
July 19  11 51.40  -14 58.2   2.093   1.968    68   14.5  18:37 (110, 50)  

* 134P/Kowal-Vavrova

It brightened up to 12-13 mag from April to May. Now it is fading. But it is still visible visually at 14.0 mag (July 1, Sandor Szabo).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  14 10.16  -10  1.2   2.160   2.606   104   14.5  18:50 (180, 65)  
July 19  14 16.75  -10 32.8   2.250   2.616    99   14.6  18:37 (175, 66)  

* C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS )

It brightened up to 11-12 mag in 2012. Now it is 14.2 mag (May 21, Taras Prystavski). It will be unobservable in July in the Northern Hemisphere, or in August in the Southern Hemisphere. But it will be observable at 15 mag in good condition again in 2015.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  11 48.38   -6 30.5   8.128   7.851    70   14.6  18:34 (127, 49)  
July 19  11 48.49   -6 29.5   8.277   7.887    64   14.7  18:37 (119, 44)  

* C/2011 J2 ( LINEAR )

Now it is bright as 13.6 mag (June 4, Taras Prystavski). 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)  
July 12   1 13.98   53 21.1   4.053   3.896    73   14.7   5:37 (183,  1)  
July 19   1  8.87   53 31.1   3.982   3.926    79   14.7   5:23 (180,  1)  

* C/2012 F3 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 14.8 mag (May 22, Taras Prystavski). It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag and to be observable in good condition in 2015. In 2014, it keeps observable in good condition from winter to summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  13 40.60   -0 13.2   4.039   4.232    93   14.8  18:34 (174, 55)  
July 19  13 43.68   -0 38.1   4.104   4.197    88   14.8  18:37 (162, 54)  

* C/2013 V1 ( Boattini )

Now it is 14.2 mag (May 22, 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)  
July 12  11 15.26   59 40.8   2.377   1.978    55   14.8  18:34 (161,-10)  
July 19  11 46.12   56 31.5   2.424   2.028    55   15.0  18:37 (159, -7)  

* P/2014 L2 ( NEOWISE )

New bright comet. Now it is 13.6 mag (June 25, Hidetaka Sato), brighter than this ephemeris. It is observable at 14 mag in excellent condition until November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  23 43.56   -2  0.3   1.500   2.126   113   15.0   4:25 (180, 57)  
July 19  23 49.50   -1 45.7   1.432   2.122   119   14.9   4:04 (180, 57)  

* (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)  
July 12   4  0.86   15 40.7   3.965   3.374    48   15.3   5:37 (229, 23)  
July 19   4  8.56   16  9.2   3.891   3.378    52   15.3   5:34 (225, 25)  

* 106P/Schuster

Now it is 16.1 mag (July 1, A. Maury, J.-G. Bosch, J.-F. Soulier, T. Noel). In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually after this, and keeps observable in good condition while the comet will be fading gradually. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps extremely low.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   4 25.25   19 19.1   2.151   1.548    41   15.4   5:37 (231, 16)  
July 19   4 46.11   21  8.0   2.120   1.546    43   15.4   5:34 (229, 16)  

* C/2013 US10 ( Catalina )

Now it is 15.9 mag (June 2, Taras Prystavski). Getting brighter than originally expected. It is expected to brighten up to 4 mag from autumn to winter in 2015. It already locates high in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be getting higher gradually also in the Northern Hemisphere. It is observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere until the highlight, or in the Northern Hemisphere after the highlight.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   0  1.42  -13 51.9   5.656   6.140   114   15.6   4:43 (180, 69)  
July 19  23 59.41  -14 30.3   5.488   6.076   121   15.5   4:14 (180, 69)  

* 16P/Brooks 2

Now it is 15.8 mag (May 6, A. Maury, J.-G. Bosch, J.-F. Soulier, T. Noel). It keeps 15-16 mag until August. But it keeps low for a while.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   4 28.84   19  3.2   2.124   1.511    40   15.5   5:37 (232, 16)  
July 19   4 50.15   19 36.1   2.116   1.531    42   15.5   5:34 (231, 16)  

* 72P/Denning-Fujikawa

Fianlly observed after a 36-year blank since 1978. Now it is 15.9 mag (July 1, Hidetaka Sato). Hidetaka Sato reported it was fainter than 21 mag on May 7. It keeps 15-16 mag until July. However, it locates extremely low in the morning sky. It will fade out very rapidly after that, and will be fainter than 18 mag in August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   4 35.38   19 52.1   1.234   0.784    39   15.5   5:37 (233, 14)  
July 19   5 11.57   22 10.8   1.311   0.795    37   15.8   5:34 (233, 11)  

* 290P/2013 N1 ( Jager )

First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 1998. It brightened up to 10 mag at the discovery, but it brightened up to 11-12 mag at best in this apparition. Now it is 13.8 mag (May 21, Taras Prystavski). It will be fading after this. It is already unobservable in the Northern Hemisphre. It keeps observable until August in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   9 56.32    1 18.3   3.085   2.433    42   15.7  18:34 (110, 24)  
July 19  10  8.63   -0  7.5   3.162   2.463    39   15.8  18:37 (105, 21)  

* 222P/LINEAR

Now it is 15.2 mag (June 25, Hidetaka Sato). It will brighten up to 15.5 mag in July. But it locates extremely low in the morning sky. It will fade out very rapidly after that, and will be fainter than 18 mag in August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   4 19.33   21 22.5   1.140   0.794    42   15.7   5:37 (229, 16)  
July 19   4 51.66   23 12.4   1.221   0.820    41   15.9   5:34 (229, 13)  

* P/2012 B1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 14.9 mag (May 21, 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)  
July 12  15 41.02  -24 45.8   3.576   4.291   129   16.1  20:20 (180, 80)  
July 19  15 40.84  -24 44.9   3.676   4.308   122   16.2  19:53 (180, 80)  

* C/2011 KP36 ( Spacewatch )

Now it is 16.5 mag (May 21, Taras Prystavski). 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)  
July 12  19  6.11   -2  5.5   5.878   6.840   159   16.2  23:44 (180, 57)  
July 19  19  3.62   -2 15.4   5.856   6.808   157   16.2  23:14 (180, 57)  

* 209P/LINEAR

It approached to the earth down to 0.06 a.u. in late May, and looked very bright as 11.8 mag (May 29, Marco Goiato). It will be fading very rapidly after this. It has already faded down to 16.3 mag (July 6, K. Hills). In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable for a long time until 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)  
July 12  17 22.14  -71 58.9   0.440   1.330   127   16.5  22:04 (  0, 53)  
July 19  17 43.63  -70  3.3   0.516   1.391   127   16.8  21:57 (  0, 55)  

* 284P/2013 J1 ( McNaught )

Now it is 16.4 mag (June 30, Catalina Sky Survey). First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 13 mag in 2007. It was expected to brighten up to 13 mag again and observable in good condition from summer to autumn in 2014. But actually, it is fainter than expected. It will be 16 mag at best actually.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  23 35.89   -4 18.1   1.677   2.318   116   16.6   4:18 (180, 59)  
July 19  23 40.67   -4 35.8   1.602   2.311   122   16.5   3:55 (180, 60)  

* C/2014 A4 ( SONEAR )

It is expected to brighten up to 14 mag from 2015 to 2016. It is observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be observable also in the Northern Hemisphere after mid August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   5 28.91  -18 44.9   6.027   5.423    49   16.7   5:37 (274, 28)  
July 19   5 30.92  -18 44.8   5.944   5.388    52   16.7   5:34 (271, 33)  

* C/2013 G3 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.5 mag (Apr. 16, Taras Prystavski). 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)  
July 12  15 35.50   35 24.6   3.685   4.007   101   16.9  20:14 (180, 20)  
July 19  15 34.96   35 14.7   3.735   3.991    97   16.9  19:46 (180, 20)  

* C/2009 F4 ( McNaught )

It brightened up to 13 mag from 2011 to 2012. It will be fading after this, but it keeps brighter than 18 mag until 2015 spring. Although it had been low for a while, now it locates high in the morning sky again in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be getting higher also in the Northern Hemisphere after late July.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   3 52.10   -4 43.2   8.964   8.474    58   16.9   5:37 (244, 39)  
July 19   3 53.74   -4 35.8   8.910   8.509    63   16.9   5:34 (238, 43)  

* C/2012 K8 ( Lemmon )

Now it is 17.5 mag (Apr. 5, N. James). 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)  
July 12  17 43.39   51 10.0   6.154   6.468   103   17.1  22:21 (180,  4)  
July 19  17 34.21   51  5.2   6.181   6.467   101   17.1  21:44 (180,  4)  

* 44P/Reinmuth 2

Now it is 17.5 mag (June 21, Hidetaka Sato). It will keep 16-17 mag for a long time from 2014 summer to early 2016.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  16 44.28  -25 25.9   1.921   2.803   143   17.1  21:23 (180, 80)  
July 19  16 41.29  -25  2.8   1.951   2.774   136   17.1  20:53 (180, 80)  

* P/2014 E1 ( Larson )

It brightened rapidly, and reached up to 15.7 mag (Apr. 22, Taras Prystavski). It is fading since June. It has already faded down to 17.8 mag (July 3, K. Hills). It will be fainter than 18 mag in August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  14  3.29  -21 48.0   1.655   2.176   106   17.2  18:43 (180, 77)  
July 19  14 10.50  -22 51.6   1.736   2.186   101   17.3  18:37 (164, 78)  

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

Now it is 17.8 mag (Apr. 26, A. Maury, J.-F. Soulier). It has brightened in outburst up to 14 mag twice, in 2006 January and 2011 May. It will pass the perihelion in 2015. It keeps observable at 17 mag for a long time after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  21 14.54  -12 28.8   5.058   5.975   151   17.3   1:57 (180, 67)  
July 19  21 12.36  -12 39.3   5.006   5.967   159   17.2   1:27 (180, 68)  

* C/2013 G9 ( Tenagra )

Now it is 16.4 mag (May 7, Taras Prystavski). 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)  
July 12  13 15.76  -10 38.6   5.383   5.515    92   17.3  18:34 (158, 64)  
July 19  13 12.93  -10 44.6   5.500   5.502    84   17.3  18:37 (141, 61)  

* 108P/Ciffreo

Now it is 18.6 mag (June 18, Hidetaka Sato). It will brighten very rapidly after this. It is expected to be observable at 14.5 mag in excellent condition from October to December.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   2 21.03    3 12.3   1.933   1.947    75   17.7   5:37 (212, 47)  
July 19   2 35.40    4 34.0   1.845   1.917    78   17.4   5:34 (208, 47)  

* P/2014 L3 ( Hill )

Now it is 17.0 mag (June 10, Catalina Sky Survey). It is observable at 17-18 mag from July to August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  21  9.58  -17 41.5   0.887   1.858   154   17.4   1:52 (180, 73)  
July 19  21 11.31  -18 27.7   0.875   1.866   161   17.4   1:26 (180, 73)  

* P/2005 L1 ( McNaught )

First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 2005. It was expected to be observable at 17 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2014. However, it has not been recovered yet. Actually, it is much fainter than predicted, fainter than 20 mag (2013 Aug. 6, Jean-Francois Soulier).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  23 10.08   -7 38.9   2.636   3.311   123   17.5   3:52 (180, 63)  
July 19  23 10.04   -7 56.8   2.568   3.320   130   17.5   3:24 (180, 63)  

* 181P/Shoemaker-Levy 6

Now it is 17.3 mag (June 2, Hidetaka Sato). Slightly fainter than expected. Extremely low in the morning sky. It will fade out very rapidly after this, and will be fainter than 18 mag in July.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   4 47.99   23 37.6   1.868   1.202    35   17.6   5:37 (232, 10)  
July 19   5 13.09   25 26.8   1.894   1.238    36   18.1   5:34 (231,  8)  

* 303P/2014 L1 ( NEAT )

Now it is 19.4 mag (June 2, Erwin Schwab and Pablo Ruiz). It keeps observable at 17-18 mag in good condition from July to October.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  22 26.96  -15 26.1   1.759   2.591   136   17.9   3:09 (180, 70)  
July 19  22 26.69  -15 18.5   1.691   2.576   142   17.8   2:41 (180, 70)  

* 296P/2014 A1 ( Garradd )

Now it is 18.4 mag (June 7, J. Nicolas, A. Klotz, F. Kugel, C. Rinner). It is observable at 18 mag in good condition from spring to summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  21  8.28   15 57.4   1.315   2.151   134   17.9   1:51 (180, 39)  
July 19  21  2.09   17 18.6   1.316   2.181   138   18.0   1:17 (180, 38)  

* 246P/2010 V2 ( NEAT )

It brightened up to 12-13 mag from 2012 to 2013. It has already gone away. But it is bright as 16.8 mag still now (May 29, K. Hills). It keeps 17-18 mag for a while, and it will be observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be getting higher gradually also in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   0 57.80  -12 46.6   3.520   3.841   100   17.9   5:37 (182, 68)  
July 19   1  0.04  -13  2.8   3.443   3.859   106   17.9   5:14 (180, 68)  

* 280P/2013 C1 ( Larsen )

It was observed at 17.5 mag in early 2013. It was predicted to be observable at 17.5 mag again from spring to summer in 2014. But actually, it is 20.6 mag (June 21, Hidetaka Sato), much fainter than predicted by 3 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12  19 23.80  -15 21.8   1.981   2.993   173   20.8   0:07 (180, 70)  
July 19  19 19.14  -15 59.4   2.007   3.014   170   20.9  23:30 (180, 71)  

* 289P/Blanpain

It was discovered in 1819, and re-discovered in 2003. Although it was predicted to be extremely faint as 26 mag, it unusually brightened up to 17.5 mag in outburst in 2013 July (July 6, Hidetaka Sato). However, no observations have been reported since mid July. It will pass the perihelion in 2014 August, and will approach to the sun down to 0.96 a.u. The brightness is predicted to be 23 mag at best. However, if the cometary activity continues, it may be observed brighter. Ken-ichi Kadota reported it was not detected, fainter than 16.3 mag, on May 21.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
July 12   4  4.48   17 37.4   1.598   1.170    46   22.5   5:37 (228, 21)  
July 19   4 36.87   19 21.5   1.559   1.118    45   22.5   5:34 (229, 19)  

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