Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2014 Aug. 23: 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.

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* C/2014 E2 ( Jacques )

Now it is bright as 6.8 mag (Aug. 22, 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. 23   1 36.58   64 34.6   0.595   1.211    94    6.4   3:39 (180, 61)  
Aug. 30  22  7.00   60 42.7   0.566   1.315   109    6.7  23:18 (180, 65)  

* 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. 23   9  9.73   10 40.8   2.010   1.057    14    7.2   3:55 (251, -8)  
Aug. 30   9  5.10    7 51.1   1.926   1.055    21    7.1   4:02 (259, -2)  

* C/2013 V5 ( Oukaimeden )

Appearing in the morning sky again. Brightening rapidly. Now it is so bright as 8.4 mag (Aug. 24, 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. 23   6 35.52    5  7.8   1.170   0.977    52    8.7   3:55 (278, 20)  
Aug. 30   6 59.06    0 14.2   0.917   0.877    53    7.7   4:02 (284, 20)  

* C/2013 A1 ( Siding Spring )

Now it is bright as 10.0 mag (Aug. 19, Marco Goiato). 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 in good condition until early November in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable now. It is observable only in the evening low sky from late September to mid November. But it will be observable in excellent condition after 2015 January while the comet will be fading. 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. 23   2 17.16  -63  8.0   0.993   1.667   112    8.9   3:55 (358, -8)  
Aug. 30   0 35.65  -72 19.8   0.914   1.616   114    8.6   2:11 (  0,-17)  

* C/2012 X1 ( LINEAR )

It brightened rapidly in outburst in mid October in 2013. Now it is bright as 10.5 mag (Aug. 20, Marco Goiato). 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. 23  21 58.81  -49 49.1   1.946   2.811   141   10.5  23:51 (  0,  5)  
Aug. 30  21 52.19  -50 42.4   2.049   2.877   137   10.7  23:17 (  0,  4)  

* 210P/Christensen

It brightened rapidly as expected, however, it reached only up to 11.8 mag at best, fainter than expected by 2 mag (Aug. 19, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will never be observable after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23   8 59.73   17 26.2   1.422   0.545    17   12.2   3:55 (247, -2)  
Aug. 30   9 43.72   15 31.3   1.530   0.596    13   13.0   4:02 (247, -5)  

* 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. 23   7 23.76   15 41.4   2.519   1.858    39   13.2   3:55 (262, 16)  
Aug. 30   7 39.96   14 48.9   2.507   1.889    42   13.3   4:02 (265, 19)  

* 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. 23   7 14.57   26  8.5   2.684   2.063    43   13.6   3:55 (253, 23)  
Aug. 30   7 32.49   25 58.0   2.621   2.049    45   13.5   4:02 (256, 26)  

* 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. 23  13 58.46   17 10.2   1.592   1.328    56   13.6  20:09 ( 90, 31)  
Aug. 30  13 57.85   15 35.2   1.799   1.394    50   14.1  19:58 ( 91, 26)  

* 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1

Now it is 12.8 mag (Aug. 19, Marco Goiato). 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. 23  20 34.91  -30 53.5   2.218   3.143   151   13.7  22:28 (  0, 24)  
Aug. 30  20 31.56  -30 53.4   2.274   3.151   144   13.8  21:57 (  0, 24)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

No bright outburst was reported in July and August. It will be unobservable in mid September in the Northern Hemisphere, or in late October in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23  15 24.84  -27 37.4   6.099   6.117    86   13.8  20:09 ( 38, 16)  
Aug. 30  15 27.61  -27 35.6   6.206   6.115    80   13.9  19:58 ( 41, 14)  

* 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. 23  18 32.77   -4 46.5   6.069   6.722   126   14.3  20:26 (  0, 50)  
Aug. 30  18 29.21   -5 35.3   6.189   6.745   119   14.4  19:58 (  1, 49)  

* 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. 23   0  2.20   -2 36.8   1.330   2.263   150   14.4   1:59 (  0, 52)  
Aug. 30   0  1.28   -3 11.4   1.309   2.274   157   14.4   1:30 (  0, 52)  

* 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. 23   0 21.90   52 20.8   3.630   4.085   109   14.6   2:19 (180, 73)  
Aug. 30   0  9.20   51 26.4   3.576   4.118   115   14.6   1:39 (180, 73)  

* C/2014 Q2 ( Lovejoy )

New bright comet. Now it is 14.6 mag (Aug. 23, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It will approach to the earth in December and January, and it is expected to brighten up to 8 mag. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition until late January. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps extremely low until mid December. But after that, it will be observable in excellent condition.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23   6 56.15  -41 39.5   2.761   2.577    68   14.8   3:55 (313,-12)  
Aug. 30   7  6.55  -41 32.2   2.675   2.502    69   14.6   4:02 (315, -9)  

* 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 16.2 mag (Aug. 12, Taras Prystavski). It keeps observable until early September in the Northern Hemisphere, or early November in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23  15 37.71  -29 54.2   3.508   3.643    89   14.6  20:09 ( 35, 15)  
Aug. 30  15 40.71  -30 20.3   3.695   3.722    83   14.8  19:58 ( 37, 13)  

* 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. 23  23 39.45  -18 38.9   4.809   5.751   156   14.8   1:36 (  0, 36)  
Aug. 30  23 33.59  -19 34.7   4.716   5.685   161   14.7   1:03 (  0, 36)  

* C/2012 F3 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 14.9 mag (Aug. 12, Taras Prystavski). It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag and to be observable in good condition in 2015. It will be unobservable temporarily after mid September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23  14  7.74   -3 24.7   4.409   4.029    61   14.8  20:09 ( 70, 21)  
Aug. 30  14 14.09   -4  3.7   4.461   3.998    56   14.8  19:58 ( 71, 18)  

* 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. 23   4 24.93   40 50.2   2.322   2.350    79   14.8   3:55 (247, 61)  
Aug. 30   4 35.57   41 58.3   2.270   2.375    83   14.9   4:02 (244, 65)  

* C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS )

It brightened up to 11-12 mag in 2012. Now it is 14.9 mag (Aug. 12, Taras Prystavski). It is not observable now in the Northern Hemisphere. It will be unobservable soon 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. 23  11 52.90   -6 56.1   8.904   8.067    32   14.9  20:09 ( 87, -9)  
Aug. 30  11 54.31   -7  6.6   8.998   8.103    26   14.9  19:58 ( 89,-12)  

* 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. 23   1 46.73  -36  0.1   3.600   4.261   124   15.1   3:43 (  0, 19)  
Aug. 30   1 41.98  -36  9.7   3.525   4.237   129   15.0   3:11 (  0, 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. 23   4 41.27   17 59.9   3.449   3.393    78   15.1   3:55 (285, 50)  
Aug. 30   4 46.22   18 16.6   3.351   3.395    83   15.1   4:02 (291, 56)  

* 134P/Kowal-Vavrova

It brightened up to 12-13 mag from April to May. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 15.2 mag (Aug. 12, Taras Prystavski). It will be unobservable in late October.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23  14 59.43  -13 48.0   2.725   2.682    76   15.2  20:09 ( 52, 23)  
Aug. 30  15  9.51  -14 29.6   2.823   2.699    72   15.4  19:58 ( 53, 21)  

* C/2013 Y2 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened rapidly, and reached up to 14.0 mag (Mar. 28, Sandor Szabo). Now it is 15.2 mag (July 19, Taras Prystavski). It keeps observable in good condition until mid October in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it locates extremely low and too hard to observe.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23  13 23.23  -16  4.0   2.497   2.104    55   15.4  20:09 ( 67,  4)  
Aug. 30  13 40.70  -16 19.2   2.588   2.140    53   15.7  19:58 ( 67,  4)  

* 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. 23  23 47.47   -8 41.2   1.333   2.291   155   15.6   1:44 (  0, 46)  
Aug. 30  23 45.51   -9 54.2   1.308   2.290   161   15.6   1:15 (  0, 45)  

* 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. 23   6 33.29   27 56.7   1.987   1.587    52   15.8   3:55 (256, 32)  
Aug. 30   6 54.65   28 50.0   1.963   1.605    54   15.9   4:02 (257, 35)  

* C/2013 V1 ( Boattini )

Now it is 14.7 mag (July 24, Sandor Szabo). It will be fading after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until October when the comet will fade down to 17.5 mag. It will never be observable in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23  13 29.41   39 31.1   2.775   2.306    52   15.8  20:09 (117, 35)  
Aug. 30  13 44.20   36 21.2   2.865   2.366    51   16.0  19:58 (114, 33)  

* 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. 23   3 47.09   11  8.1   1.437   1.793    92   16.1   3:55 (308, 56)  
Aug. 30   4  0.96   12 24.8   1.363   1.774    95   15.9   4:02 (313, 60)  

* 16P/Brooks 2

Now it is 15.7 mag (July 29, Taras Prystavski). It will be fading gradually after this. It keeps observable until next February when the comet will be fainter than 18 mag. In the Northern Hemispehre, it keeps 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. 23   6 27.68   19 50.7   2.066   1.669    53   15.9   3:55 (265, 30)  
Aug. 30   6 44.83   19 29.7   2.051   1.704    55   16.0   4:02 (268, 33)  

* C/2011 KP36 ( Spacewatch )

Now it is 16.2 mag (Aug. 24, 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. 23  18 54.02   -3 39.7   5.935   6.650   131   16.1  20:47 (  0, 51)  
Aug. 30  18 53.13   -4  1.0   5.983   6.618   125   16.1  20:19 (  0, 51)  

* C/2014 A4 ( SONEAR )

Now it is 16.1 mag (July 30, 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 locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23   5 36.00  -19 52.9   5.411   5.218    73   16.3   3:55 (308, 15)  
Aug. 30   5 35.56  -20 19.2   5.288   5.185    78   16.3   4:02 (315, 20)  

* C/2014 Q3 ( Borisov )

New comet. Now it is 16.0 mag (Aug. 23, J. Hambsch, E. Bryssinck). It will brighten up to 14.5 mag in November. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition until the comet will fade out in next spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in late September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23   5 56.98   21  3.5   2.308   2.010    60   16.8   3:55 (268, 36)  
Aug. 30   6  5.29   23 50.3   2.156   1.960    65   16.6   4:02 (269, 43)  

* C/2013 V4 ( Catalina )

Now it is 16.9 mag (July 30, Taras Prystavski). 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. 23   4 10.51   17 55.8   6.016   6.023    85   16.7   3:55 (292, 56)  
Aug. 30   4 11.25   18 29.6   5.875   5.997    92   16.6   4:02 (301, 63)  

* 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. 23   0 59.08  -15 26.9   3.137   3.947   138   16.6   2:56 (  0, 40)  
Aug. 30   0 56.47  -16  2.7   3.101   3.964   144   16.6   2:25 (  0, 39)  

* P/2012 B1 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened rapidly, and became brighter than originally predicted. Now it is 15.8 mag (Aug. 12, Taras Prystavski). It will be fading after this. It keeps observable until late September in the Northern Hemisphere, or early November in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23  15 51.15  -25  9.0   4.251   4.394    91   16.7  20:09 ( 35, 21)  
Aug. 30  15 55.21  -25 18.9   4.373   4.412    85   16.8  19:58 ( 37, 19)  

* C/2009 F4 ( McNaught )

Now it is between 15.6 mag (July 7, Taras Prystavski) and 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.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23   3 57.38   -4 26.7   8.569   8.684    93   16.9   3:55 (319, 42)  
Aug. 30   3 57.05   -4 29.2   8.497   8.720    99   16.9   4:02 (329, 46)  

* C/2013 G3 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.8 mag (Aug. 12, 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 mid September in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23  15 45.28   33 12.8   3.984   3.922    79   16.9  20:09 ( 97, 59)  
Aug. 30  15 49.84   32 41.1   4.028   3.911    76   16.9  19:58 ( 98, 57)  

* 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. It keeps observable in excellent condition until autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. It keeps low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23  16 46.25  -23 45.6   2.205   2.633   103   17.0  20:09 ( 23, 28)  
Aug. 30  16 51.11  -23 38.4   2.267   2.605    97   17.0  19:58 ( 26, 27)  

* 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. 23  16 59.33   48 52.8   6.389   6.463    89   17.1  20:09 (140, 70)  
Aug. 30  16 55.05   48 13.7   6.439   6.463    86   17.1  19:58 (134, 68)  

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

Now it is 17.2 mag (Aug. 24, Jean-Francois Viens). 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. 23  20 59.42  -13 47.9   4.956   5.932   163   17.1  22:52 (  0, 41)  
Aug. 30  20 57.09  -14  1.9   4.988   5.926   156   17.2  22:23 (  0, 41)  

* C/2014 Q1 ( PanSTARRS )

New comet. It will approach to the sun down to 0.3 a.u. in 2015 July, and it is expected to be bright. Now it is 16.7 mag (Aug. 22, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It keeps observable while the comet will be brightening gradually until January when the comet will be 15 mag. The condition is bad after that and it will be hard to observe. But in the Southern Hemisphere, it will be observable after mid July in 2015, and keeps observable while the comet will be fading gradually. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is extremely hard to observe after 2015.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23   0  6.45  -26 48.1   3.915   4.804   148   17.3   2:03 (  0, 28)  
Aug. 30   0  0.98  -27 30.7   3.811   4.728   152   17.2   1:30 (  0, 28)  

* 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. 23   5 46.89   17 59.2   2.478   2.208    62   17.3   3:55 (273, 37)  
Aug. 30   5 59.13   18  6.1   2.426   2.228    66   17.3   4:02 (277, 42)  

* 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. 23   4 52.70   20 54.9   1.233   1.382    75   17.5   3:55 (279, 50)  
Aug. 30   5 16.09   21 39.7   1.208   1.383    76   17.3   4:02 (280, 52)  

* 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. 23  22 10.86  -15 15.3   1.510   2.520   176   17.4   0:08 (  0, 40)  
Aug. 30  22  6.30  -15 13.3   1.509   2.512   171   17.4  23:31 (  0, 40)  

* 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. 23  22 57.60  -10 40.7   2.372   3.367   167   17.4   0:55 (  0, 44)  
Aug. 30  22 53.46  -11 20.8   2.370   3.377   174   17.4   0:23 (  0, 44)  

* 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. 23   3 28.08   34  7.9  12.545  12.609    91   17.5   3:55 (266, 72)  
Aug. 30   3 28.04   34 25.5  12.405  12.582    97   17.5   4:02 (269, 79)  

* 201P/LONEOS

Now it is 17.8 mag (July 27, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It will brighten up to 15 mag and will be observable in excellent condition from winter to spring.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 23  23  8.78  -18 20.4   1.062   2.052   163   17.8   1:06 (  0, 37)  
Aug. 30  23  2.79  -19  1.2   1.004   2.002   167   17.5   0:32 (  0, 36)  

* 110P/Hartley 3

Now it is 17.4 mag (Aug. 5, A. Klotz, F. Kugel, C. Rinner, J. Nicolas). It will brighten up to 15 mag and will be observable in excellent condition from November to February 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. 23   5 33.27   30 51.1   2.822   2.575    65   17.8   3:55 (260, 45)  
Aug. 30   5 45.34   30 54.1   2.732   2.564    69   17.6   4:02 (262, 50)  

* 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. 23  21 11.63  -22  7.6   0.962   1.952   163   17.8  23:05 (  0, 33)  
Aug. 30  21 12.46  -22 30.3   1.010   1.978   156   18.0  22:38 (  0, 33)  

* 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR

It has not been observed yet in this apparition. It keeps 17.5 mag and will be observable in excellent condition from autumn to winter 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. 23   5 16.63   27 12.9   1.584   1.549    69   17.9   3:55 (266, 47)  
Aug. 30   5 38.23   26 35.2   1.543   1.549    71   17.8   4:02 (269, 50)  

* 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. 23  19  4.84  -18 56.3   2.321   3.125   135   21.7  20:58 (  0, 36)  
Aug. 30  19  4.78  -19 24.7   2.415   3.148   128   21.9  20:31 (  0, 36)  

* 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. 23   7 34.22   21 51.3   1.536   0.964    37   22.7   3:55 (255, 17)  
Aug. 30   8  8.80   20 56.1   1.562   0.961    36   22.9   4:02 (256, 17)  

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