Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2014 Aug. 9: North)

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

C/2014 E2 ( Jacques ) Now it is bright as 6.9 mag (Aug. 8, Maik Meyer). 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) Aug. 9 4 35.39 45 7.7 0.855 1.007 64 6.4 3:40 (239, 46) Aug. 16 3 44.72 54 51.6 0.703 1.108 78 6.4 3:48 (220, 58) C/2012 K1 ( PanSTARRS ) It brightened up to 7.9 mag until early July (July 3, Marek Biely). The brightening is somewhat slow, but it will 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) Aug. 9 9 18.22 15 47.5 2.113 1.100 0 7.5 20:29 (125,-18) Aug. 16 9 14.04 13 18.1 2.072 1.072 6 7.3 3:48 (243,-14) C/2013 A1 ( Siding Spring ) Now it is bright as 10.1 mag (Aug. 6, 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) Aug. 9 3 11.95 -46 8.8 1.268 1.779 101 9.6 3:40 (336, 3) Aug. 16 2 55.34 -53 46.7 1.116 1.722 107 9.2 3:48 (347, -1) C/2013 V5 ( Oukaimeden ) Appearing in the morning sky again. Now it is so bright as 10.0 mag (Aug. 3, Marco Goiato). It is expected to brighten up to 5 mag in autumn. 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) Aug. 9 6 9.34 10 27.1 1.659 1.189 45 10.3 3:40 (267, 14) Aug. 16 6 20.40 8 16.2 1.420 1.082 49 9.6 3:48 (272, 18) C/2012 X1 ( LINEAR ) It brightened rapidly in outburst in mid October in 2013. Now it is bright as 9.9 mag (Aug. 6, 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) Aug. 9 22 12.98 -46 53.2 1.772 2.679 146 10.1 1:05 ( 0, 8) Aug. 16 22 5.92 -48 33.1 1.853 2.745 144 10.3 0:31 ( 0, 7) 210P/Christensen Brightening very rapidly. Now it is 13.2 mag (July 28, Ken-ichi Kadota). It was expected to reach up to 10 mag in August. But actually, it is fainter than expected by 2 mag. 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) Aug. 9 7 20.42 18 59.7 1.212 0.560 27 10.6 3:40 (250, 5) Aug. 16 8 11.52 18 39.9 1.313 0.532 21 10.5 3:48 (248, 2) C/2013 UQ4 ( Catalina ) It brightened very rapidly, and brightened up to 9.4 mag in early July (July 4, Maik Meyer). However, it will be fading rapidly after this. It has already faded down to 11.7 mag (Aug. 4, Jakub Cerny). It keeps observable until early September in the Southern Hemisphere, or until late September in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Aug. 9 14 4.60 22 4.4 1.142 1.214 68 12.3 20:29 ( 89, 41) Aug. 16 14 0.44 19 14.0 1.372 1.268 62 13.0 20:19 ( 89, 35) 4P/Faye Appearing in the morning sky again. Now it is 14.4 mag (July 1, Jean-Francois Soulier). It keeps observable for a long time after this while the comet will be fading gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Aug. 9 6 49.29 17 10.3 2.539 1.801 34 12.9 3:40 (256, 10) Aug. 16 7 6.86 16 28.8 2.530 1.829 37 13.0 3:48 (259, 13) 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 Now it is 13.4 mag (July 15, Yasukazu Ikari). 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) Aug. 9 20 43.76 -30 33.5 2.141 3.127 163 13.6 23:32 ( 0, 24) Aug. 16 20 39.05 -30 46.9 2.173 3.135 157 13.6 23:00 ( 0, 24) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 No outburst was reported in July. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Aug. 9 15 20.78 -27 47.0 5.884 6.120 98 13.7 20:29 ( 32, 19) Aug. 16 15 22.55 -27 41.2 5.991 6.118 92 13.8 20:19 ( 36, 17) 32P/Comas Sola Appearing in the morning sky. In the Northern Hemisphere, 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) Aug. 9 6 38.77 26 9.9 2.808 2.097 37 13.9 3:40 (249, 17) Aug. 16 6 56.62 26 12.5 2.746 2.080 40 13.8 3:48 (251, 20) 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 15.3 mag (July 1, Yasukazu Ikari). It keeps observable until autumn when the comet fades out. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Aug. 9 15 34.10 -29 2.5 3.132 3.485 101 14.2 20:29 ( 29, 19) Aug. 16 15 35.47 -29 28.3 3.320 3.565 95 14.4 20:19 ( 32, 17) C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 13.4 mag (July 29, Marco Goiato). 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) Aug. 9 18 41.51 -3 7.3 5.866 6.677 140 14.2 21:30 ( 0, 52) Aug. 16 18 36.88 -3 57.0 5.961 6.699 133 14.3 20:58 ( 0, 51) P/2014 L2 ( NEOWISE ) New bright comet. Now it is 14.4 mag (Aug. 4, Jakub Cerny). 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) Aug. 9 0 0.72 -1 49.0 1.397 2.245 136 14.5 2:52 ( 0, 53) Aug. 16 0 2.05 -2 9.0 1.358 2.252 143 14.5 2:26 ( 0, 53) C/2011 J2 ( LINEAR ) Now it is bright as 13.6 mag (Aug. 5, Jakub Cerny). 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) Aug. 9 0 44.68 53 22.3 3.762 4.019 97 14.6 3:37 (180, 72) Aug. 16 0 33.83 52 58.7 3.693 4.051 103 14.6 2:58 (180, 72) 17P/Holmes It brightened up to 2 mag by unusual major outburst in 2007. It is coming back now. Now it is bright as 13.2 mag (July 24, Jakub Cerny). 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) Aug. 9 4 1.46 38 25.0 2.422 2.302 71 14.6 3:40 (250, 52) Aug. 16 4 13.55 39 39.2 2.373 2.326 74 14.7 3:48 (249, 56) C/2012 F3 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 14.7 mag (June 25, 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) Aug. 9 13 56.49 -2 11.2 4.294 4.095 71 14.8 20:29 ( 67, 26) Aug. 16 14 1.86 -2 47.0 4.353 4.062 66 14.8 20:19 ( 69, 23) C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS ) It brightened up to 11-12 mag in 2012. Now it is 14.3 mag (June 25, Taras Prystavski). It is not observable now in the Northern Hemisphere. It will be unobservable in August also in the Southern Hemisphere. 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) Aug. 9 11 50.51 -6 39.8 8.682 7.995 44 14.8 20:29 ( 83, -2) Aug. 16 11 51.62 -6 47.2 8.799 8.031 38 14.9 20:19 ( 85, -5) C/2013 US10 ( Catalina ) Now it is 15.6 mag (July 27, J. F. Hernandez). Getting brighter than originally expected. It is expected to brighten up to 4 mag from autumn to winter in 2015. 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) Aug. 9 23 49.42 -16 50.6 5.041 5.882 142 15.1 2:41 ( 0, 38) Aug. 16 23 44.75 -17 43.8 4.918 5.817 149 14.9 2:09 ( 0, 37) 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) Aug. 9 14 40.66 -12 25.4 2.532 2.652 85 15.0 20:29 ( 50, 26) Aug. 16 14 49.80 -13 6.4 2.628 2.667 81 15.1 20:19 ( 51, 24) C/2013 Y2 ( PanSTARRS ) Brightened rapidly. Now it is 13.9 mag (June 25, 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) Aug. 9 12 47.33 -15 34.0 2.323 2.040 61 15.0 20:29 ( 67, 4) Aug. 16 13 5.44 -15 48.8 2.409 2.071 58 15.2 20:19 ( 67, 4) C/2014 N3 ( NEOWISE ) New bright comet. Now it is 15.4 mag (July 11, Taras Prystavski). It keeps 15 mag for a long time from 2014 to 2015. It is observable in excellent condition in 2014 in the Southern Hemisphere, or in 2015 in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Aug. 9 1 52.93 -35 35.9 3.752 4.289 115 15.2 3:40 (346, 18) Aug. 16 1 50.33 -35 48.5 3.661 4.263 120 15.1 3:48 (354, 19) (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) Aug. 9 4 29.57 17 21.5 3.638 3.388 67 15.2 3:40 (275, 38) Aug. 16 4 35.69 17 41.5 3.545 3.390 73 15.2 3:48 (279, 44) C/2013 V1 ( Boattini ) Now it is 14.7 mag (July 24, Sandor Szabo). 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) Aug. 9 12 55.41 46 13.8 2.613 2.190 54 15.5 20:29 (125, 37) Aug. 16 13 13.27 42 49.3 2.691 2.247 53 15.7 20:19 (121, 36) 106P/Schuster Now it is 15.8 mag (July 20, Toshiyuki Takahashi). 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) Aug. 9 5 50.15 25 41.8 2.037 1.560 48 15.6 3:40 (256, 26) Aug. 16 6 11.74 26 54.1 2.011 1.572 50 15.7 3:48 (256, 29) 16P/Brooks 2 Now it is 14.6 mag (July 8, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). 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) Aug. 9 5 50.81 20 11.7 2.089 1.606 48 15.8 3:40 (261, 23) Aug. 16 6 9.65 20 5.1 2.079 1.637 50 15.9 3:48 (263, 26) 284P/2013 J1 ( McNaught ) Now it is 15.9 mag (July 11, Toshiyuki Takahashi). 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) Aug. 9 23 48.21 -6 34.0 1.416 2.296 141 16.2 2:40 ( 0, 49) Aug. 16 23 48.41 -7 33.6 1.370 2.293 148 16.1 2:13 ( 0, 48) C/2011 KP36 ( Spacewatch ) Now it is 16.2 mag (June 30, Jean-Francois Viens). 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) Aug. 9 18 57.00 -3 0.3 5.868 6.713 143 16.1 21:45 ( 0, 52) Aug. 16 18 55.33 -3 19.3 5.896 6.681 137 16.1 21:16 ( 0, 52) 108P/Ciffreo Now it is 16.8 mag (July 28, 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) Aug. 9 3 18.64 8 33.2 1.593 1.837 86 16.6 3:40 (299, 47) Aug. 16 3 32.94 9 51.0 1.513 1.814 89 16.4 3:48 (303, 51) C/2014 A4 ( SONEAR ) Now it is 16.9 mag (July 11, Taras Prystavski). 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) Aug. 9 5 35.21 -19 12.5 5.644 5.285 64 16.5 3:40 (296, 3) Aug. 16 5 35.85 -19 30.7 5.530 5.251 68 16.4 3:48 (302, 9) P/2012 B1 ( PanSTARRS ) It brightened rapidly, and became brighter than originally predicted. Now it is 15.3 mag (June 25, Taras Prystavski). 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) Aug. 9 15 44.90 -24 53.8 4.011 4.359 103 16.5 20:29 ( 29, 24) Aug. 16 15 47.69 -25 0.5 4.130 4.376 97 16.6 20:19 ( 32, 22) 246P/2010 V2 ( NEAT ) It brightened up to 12-13 mag from 2012 to 2013. Now it is fading. But it is bright as 15.7 mag still now (July 11, Toshiyuki Takahashi). It keeps 16-17 mag until autumn, and will be observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Aug. 9 1 1.99 -14 19.0 3.238 3.912 125 16.6 3:40 (356, 41) Aug. 16 1 0.98 -14 51.7 3.183 3.929 131 16.6 3:25 ( 0, 40) C/2013 V4 ( Catalina ) Now it is 16.7 mag (July 8, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It keeps observable at 15-16 mag for a long time from 2015 to 2016. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable in excellent condition. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Aug. 9 4 7.57 16 48.1 6.293 6.075 73 16.8 3:40 (279, 42) Aug. 16 4 9.27 17 21.9 6.155 6.049 79 16.8 3:48 (285, 49) C/2009 F4 ( McNaught ) Now it is 18.2 mag (July 3, K. Hills). 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) Aug. 9 3 56.92 -4 25.4 8.714 8.615 81 16.9 3:40 (302, 31) Aug. 16 3 57.33 -4 25.3 8.642 8.650 87 16.9 3:48 (310, 37) C/2013 G3 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.9 mag (July 1, E. Bryssinck). 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) Aug. 9 15 38.59 34 11.7 3.887 3.947 85 16.9 20:29 ( 97, 65) Aug. 16 15 41.52 33 43.3 3.936 3.934 82 16.9 20:19 ( 97, 62) 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) Aug. 9 21 4.64 -13 18.9 4.933 5.946 176 16.9 23:53 ( 0, 42) Aug. 16 21 1.98 -13 33.4 4.937 5.939 170 17.0 23:22 ( 0, 41) 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) Aug. 9 16 40.25 -24 7.8 2.089 2.689 115 17.0 20:29 ( 16, 29) Aug. 16 16 42.60 -23 55.3 2.145 2.660 109 17.0 20:19 ( 20, 28) C/2012 K8 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 17.4 mag (June 22, Catalina Sky Survey). 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) Aug. 9 17 10.69 50 2.3 6.294 6.463 95 17.1 20:29 (162, 74) Aug. 16 17 4.55 49 29.4 6.340 6.463 92 17.1 20:19 (150, 72) 222P/LINEAR It brightened up to 14.5 mag in July (July 7, Michael Jager). Now it is fading rapidly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in August. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Aug. 9 6 17.92 25 42.2 1.442 0.970 42 17.3 3:40 (252, 20) Aug. 16 6 42.74 25 48.3 1.505 1.036 43 17.9 3:48 (253, 22) 191P/McNaught Now it is 17.4 mag (Aug. 2, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It keeps observable at 17-18 mag from summer to winter in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Aug. 9 5 20.74 17 33.4 2.573 2.171 55 17.3 3:40 (267, 28) Aug. 16 5 34.07 17 48.5 2.527 2.189 59 17.3 3:48 (270, 32) 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 20.5 mag (Aug. 1, Jean-Francois Soulier). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Aug. 9 23 4.68 -9 23.8 2.416 3.348 152 17.4 1:57 ( 0, 46) Aug. 16 23 1.40 -10 1.2 2.388 3.357 159 17.4 1:26 ( 0, 45) 303P/2014 L1 ( NEAT ) Now it is 18.1 mag (July 8, J. Nicolas, A. Klotz, F. Kugel, C. Rinner). 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) Aug. 9 22 19.42 -15 14.0 1.548 2.539 164 17.5 1:12 ( 0, 40) Aug. 16 22 15.35 -15 15.1 1.523 2.529 171 17.4 0:40 ( 0, 40) C/2010 U3 ( Boattini ) It will brighten up to 14 mag around the perihelion passage in 2019. In 2014, it will be observable in excellent condition at 17 mag from summer to winter in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere. However, it is so faint as 20.2 mag now, much fainter than this ephemeris by 3 mag (July 27, J. Vinko, R. Szakats, K. Sarneczky). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Aug. 9 3 27.27 33 31.2 12.825 12.664 78 17.6 3:40 (261, 57) Aug. 16 3 27.82 33 49.8 12.685 12.637 84 17.5 3:48 (264, 64) P/2014 L3 ( Hill ) Now it is 17.1 mag (June 29, 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) Aug. 9 21 11.73 -20 54.0 0.898 1.910 175 17.6 0:04 ( 0, 34) Aug. 16 21 11.49 -21 34.9 0.926 1.930 169 17.7 23:32 ( 0, 33) 72P/Denning-Fujikawa Fianlly observed after a 36-year blank since 1978. Now it is 15.6 mag (July 15, Ken-ichi Kadota). 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) Aug. 9 6 49.56 25 22.5 1.548 0.924 35 17.7 3:40 (249, 14) Aug. 16 7 17.83 25 29.2 1.622 0.990 35 18.5 3:48 (250, 16) 304P/2014 L4 ( Ory ) Now it is 18.7 mag (Aug. 1, A. Klotz, F. Kugel, C. Rinner, J. Nicolas). It keeps observable at 17-18 mag from August to November in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Aug. 9 4 4.91 18 46.6 1.290 1.392 73 17.9 3:40 (277, 44) Aug. 16 4 28.89 19 57.1 1.259 1.385 74 17.7 3:48 (278, 47) 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) Aug. 9 14 38.15 -26 0.5 1.994 2.223 89 17.7 20:29 ( 42, 15) Aug. 16 14 49.07 -27 1.3 2.083 2.238 85 17.8 20:19 ( 42, 14) 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 16.7 mag (July 21, 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) Aug. 9 18 30.29 -63 45.3 0.765 1.579 124 17.8 21:21 ( 0, -9) Aug. 16 18 43.46 -61 38.0 0.857 1.643 122 18.1 21:06 ( 0, -6) C/2014 N2 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.8 mag (July 7, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable at 18 mag in good condition from July to August. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Aug. 9 19 43.43 -59 52.2 1.469 2.285 133 17.9 22:28 ( 0, -5) Aug. 16 18 46.45 -61 33.9 1.543 2.261 123 18.0 21:04 ( 0, -7) 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) Aug. 9 19 8.04 -17 51.1 2.161 3.080 149 21.4 21:56 ( 0, 37) Aug. 16 19 5.94 -18 25.0 2.236 3.102 142 21.6 21:27 ( 0, 37) 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) Aug. 9 6 22.37 22 17.7 1.513 1.000 40 22.6 3:40 (255, 18) Aug. 16 6 58.57 22 19.4 1.520 0.977 39 22.6 3:48 (255, 18)