Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2016 June 4: 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/2013 X1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 6.4 mag (June 5, Marco Goiato). It will pass close to the earth from spring to summer, and will brighten up to 6 mag. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it locates low in the south. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 22 33.26 -20 25.3 0.887 1.470 101 6.4 5:31 (192, 75) June 11 21 53.56 -29 37.2 0.741 1.518 118 6.2 4:37 (180, 84) 252P/LINEAR It passed only 0.036 a.u. from the earth on Mar. 21-22, and brightened up to 3.9 mag (Mar. 21, Thomas Lehmann). It kept brightening even after the perihelion passage. However, it is fading rapidly now. It has already faded down to 12.6 mag (June 5, Alan Hale). It keeps observable in excellent condition for a while after this both in the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 16 43.46 6 16.9 0.491 1.464 151 11.0 23:49 (180, 49) June 11 16 39.17 4 52.7 0.558 1.526 150 11.8 23:18 (180, 50) C/2014 S2 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 10.9 mag (June 5, Danil Sidorko). It will be fading slowly after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually and will be unobservable in August. It is observable in the evening sky also in the Southern Hemisphere until August. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 11 2.53 33 45.0 2.906 2.915 80 11.1 18:25 (177, 21) June 11 11 5.72 31 2.3 3.047 2.968 75 11.2 18:25 (171, 24) 9P/Tempel 1 Now it is 12.8 mag (May 31, Michael Jager). Brightening very rapidly, but it is fainter than this ephemeris. It is expected to be observable at 11 mag in good condition until summer. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 11 56.79 10 26.8 1.116 1.649 101 11.7 19:04 (180, 45) June 11 12 5.06 8 14.2 1.145 1.626 97 11.6 18:45 (180, 47) 81P/Wild 2 Now it is 10.9 mag (May 24, Thomas Lehmann). It keeps 11 mag until summer. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable soon. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere, but it keeps observable until August. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 8 20.81 20 8.6 2.132 1.657 49 11.7 18:25 (136, 21) June 11 8 39.90 19 10.5 2.153 1.640 47 11.7 18:25 (133, 21) C/2015 WZ ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is very bright as 12.1 mag (May 26, Thomas Lehmann). In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable at 12 mag in excellent condition until June. It locates very low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 21 24.12 49 18.1 1.246 1.549 85 12.2 4:35 (180, 6) June 11 20 24.30 52 37.9 1.162 1.597 94 12.4 3:09 (180, 2) C/2014 W2 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 12.6 mag (June 3, Giuseppe Pappa). It keeps 12-13 mag for a long time from 2015 autumn to 2016 summer. In the Northern Hemispehre, it keeps observable in good condition for a long time. It keeps unobservable until July in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 16 23.41 67 45.6 2.633 2.816 89 12.4 23:27 (180,-13) June 11 16 0.32 65 5.0 2.642 2.840 90 12.5 22:37 (180,-10) 43P/Wolf-Harrington It will brighten up to 11 mag from summer to autumn. However, it was faint as 18.2 mag in February (Feb. 17, Alexander Baransky), fainter than this ephemeris by 2 mag. Now it is appearing in the morning sky, but it keeps low for some time. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 2 45.69 23 21.6 2.421 1.602 28 12.9 5:31 (237, 4) June 11 3 8.40 24 19.1 2.365 1.564 29 12.7 5:34 (235, 5) C/2013 US10 ( Catalina ) Now it is 12.5 mag (May 12, Hiroshi Abe). It brightened up to 6 mag from autumn to winter. Now it is fading. It is not observable after this in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be extremely low from May to June also in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 5 19.36 46 38.6 4.050 3.160 24 13.0 18:25 (131,-24) June 11 5 25.27 46 42.6 4.146 3.242 23 13.2 18:25 (130,-28) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 It is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. Now it is faint as 16.2 mag (June 6, Jean-Francois Soulier). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 19 52.59 -25 22.6 5.138 5.932 138 13.4 3:03 (180, 80) June 11 19 50.44 -25 26.7 5.068 5.930 145 13.3 2:33 (180, 80) 116P/Wild 4 Now it is 13.2 mag (June 3, Giuseppe Pappa). It keeps 13 mag for a while. It is observable in excellent condition 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) June 4 15 25.08 -22 52.0 1.425 2.406 160 13.8 22:32 (180, 78) June 11 15 21.46 -22 42.1 1.475 2.425 153 14.0 22:00 (180, 78) 53P/Van Biesbroeck Now it is 14.6 mag (May 11, Hiroshi Abe). It will be observable at 14 mag in good condition from spring to summer. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 21 8.99 -11 7.1 1.808 2.444 117 14.2 4:19 (180, 66) June 11 21 12.51 -10 57.9 1.746 2.451 122 14.1 3:55 (180, 66) 118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 It is not observable now. It will be observable at 16.5 mag in September in the Northern Hemisphere, or in November in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 5 33.39 18 13.8 2.968 1.983 11 14.2 18:25 (107, -7) June 11 5 51.12 18 31.1 2.977 1.981 9 14.2 18:25 (106, -9) 77P/Longmore Now it is bright as 13.7 mag (June 3, Giuseppe Pappa). In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in late July. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition until autumn. But it will be fading slowly after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 12 30.97 -17 56.7 1.666 2.342 119 14.3 19:38 (180, 73) June 11 12 32.67 -18 45.9 1.742 2.345 113 14.5 19:12 (180, 74) C/2011 KP36 ( Spacewatch ) Now it is 15.1 mag (Jan. 2, Ken-ichi Kadota). Distant object, but it keeps observable at 14-15 mag for a long time from 2015 to 2016. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 0 22.79 1 55.6 5.179 4.884 67 14.5 5:31 (224, 43) June 11 0 27.74 2 9.1 5.083 4.885 73 14.4 5:34 (216, 47) 146P/Shoemaker-LINEAR Now it is 15.9 mag (May 4, Hidetaka Sato), brighter than originally predicted. It will brighten up to 14 mag in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until winter, but it locates somewhat low. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable now. It will appear in the morning sky in July, then it will be observable in excellent condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 1 59.77 -4 12.2 1.908 1.461 49 14.8 5:31 (251, 31) June 11 2 20.05 -1 34.9 1.878 1.447 49 14.7 5:34 (247, 31) C/2015 TQ209 ( LINEAR ) It will brighten up to 13 mag in summer. But it keeps unobservable for a long time. It will appear in the morning sky in December, when the comet will be fainter than 15 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 5 27.18 18 8.7 2.840 1.849 9 14.9 18:25 (106, -8) June 11 5 46.31 18 5.2 2.788 1.789 8 14.8 18:25 (105,-10) C/2015 T4 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is bright as 14.9 mag (May 4, Hidetaka Sato). It keeps 15 mag until autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable for a long time. It will be unobservable after this in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 5 28.54 -38 14.0 2.609 2.302 61 15.0 18:25 ( 58, 23) June 11 5 44.80 -40 1.3 2.565 2.298 63 15.0 18:25 ( 55, 22) C/2015 V2 ( Johnson ) Now it is 14.8 mag (May 19, Artyom Novichonok). It is expected to brighten up to 7 mag in 2017 summer. In the Northern Hemisphere, it becomes low temporarily in summer, but it keeps observable in good condition until the highlight while the comet will be brightening. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until early 2017. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 7 41.82 56 42.0 5.261 4.622 46 15.3 18:25 (153,-12) June 11 7 51.76 56 14.7 5.241 4.558 43 15.2 18:25 (151,-14) 104P/Kowal 2 It brightened rapidly up to 11.0 mag in spring (Apr. 9, C. Rinner, F. Kugel,　A. Klotz, J. Nicolas). It is fading now. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable soon. It keeps observable until July in the Southern Hemisphere, but it keeps extremely low. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 7 19.61 15 19.3 2.131 1.444 36 15.6 18:25 (121, 15) June 11 7 43.30 14 19.1 2.197 1.492 35 16.0 18:25 (120, 15) C/2014 W11 ( PanSTARRS ) It brightened very rapidly in 2015 spring, and reached up to 13.8 mag (May 11, Sandor Szabo). It is bright as 14.4 mag still now (May 12, Yasukazu Ikari). It is observable in excellent condition 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) June 4 13 40.79 -26 39.2 3.474 4.275 137 15.7 20:48 (180, 82) June 11 13 40.38 -26 12.1 3.570 4.303 130 15.8 20:20 (180, 81) C/2015 ER61 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.3 mag (May 20, Artyom Novichonok). It is expected to brighten up to 7 mag in 2017 spring. But it locates somewhat low at the high light. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 11 6.62 -0 8.4 4.349 4.537 94 16.3 18:25 (175, 55) June 11 11 7.79 -0 5.1 4.390 4.467 87 16.2 18:25 (164, 54) 65P/Gunn Now it is 16.5 mag (May 31, Michael Jager). It will be getting lower after this, and will be unobservable in August. It will brighten up to 14 mag in 2017. The perihelion distance increases from 2.4 a.u. to 2.9 a.u. in this apparition, and the comet will not brighten as before. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 11 24.42 12 55.3 3.491 3.688 93 16.3 18:32 (180, 42) June 11 11 27.22 12 16.8 3.576 3.672 87 16.3 18:25 (174, 43) 22P/Kopff It brightened up to 10 mag in 2015 autumn. Now it is appearing in the morning sky, but it must be already fainter than 16 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 2 13.57 9 33.1 3.265 2.562 39 16.4 5:31 (242, 19) June 11 2 23.75 10 19.0 3.247 2.604 43 16.6 5:34 (238, 22) C/2014 Q2 ( Lovejoy ) It brightened up to 3.7 mag and became a naked eye comet in mid January in 2015 (Jan. 13, Marek Biely). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.0 mag (May 7, Yuji Ohshima). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable for a long time until the comet fades out. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 17 58.88 26 56.2 5.142 5.819 127 16.5 1:09 (180, 28) June 11 17 53.32 26 42.9 5.183 5.881 129 16.6 0:36 (180, 28) C/2015 O1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.2 mag (May 8, Space Surveillance Telescope, Atom Site). It will be observable at 13 mag for a long time from 2017 to 2018. In 2016, it keeps observable at 16-17 mag in good condition until autumn. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 20 6.81 -12 9.7 5.706 6.427 131 16.7 3:17 (180, 67) June 11 20 1.84 -11 51.7 5.578 6.384 139 16.6 2:44 (180, 67) C/2016 B1 ( NEOWISE ) Now it is bright as 15.9 mag (Apr. 9, Hidetaka Sato). It keeps 16 mag for a long time from 2016 to 2017. In 2016, it is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere, but it locates extremely low in the Northern Hemispehre. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 12 3.59 -32 32.1 3.072 3.647 117 16.7 19:11 (180, 88) June 11 12 7.40 -30 52.6 3.115 3.617 111 16.6 18:47 (180, 86) C/2015 B2 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.0 mag (Feb. 7, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It keeps 16.5 mag for a long time in 2016, and it will be observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It is hardly observable in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 3 41.84 -36 49.0 3.748 3.380 61 16.7 5:31 (298, 27) June 11 3 43.25 -36 50.6 3.707 3.386 63 16.6 5:34 (295, 33) C/2014 OE4 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.5 mag (May 11, D. Buczynski). It keeps 16.5 mag from 2016 to 2017. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it locates low in 2016, and it is not observable in 2017. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 17 4.66 33 23.3 5.755 6.379 124 16.7 0:15 (180, 22) June 11 17 0.19 34 4.9 5.763 6.369 122 16.7 23:38 (180, 21) 237P/LINEAR It brightened rapidly up to 15.6 mag (May 13, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It keeps observable at 16 mag until autumn. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 12 54.76 -15 34.8 1.493 2.231 124 16.7 20:02 (180, 71) June 11 12 58.04 -14 43.4 1.535 2.207 118 16.7 19:38 (180, 70) C/2014 R3 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.9 mag (May 7, K. Sarneczky). It brightened rapidly, and became brighter than originally expected. It keeps 17 mag until 2017. It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 13 51.98 73 22.1 7.397 7.287 79 16.8 20:57 (180,-18) June 11 13 38.64 72 26.8 7.434 7.285 77 16.9 20:17 (180,-17) 100P/Hartley 1 It brightened rapidly up to 15.1 mag in May (May 12, Yuji Ohshima). It will fade out rapidly after this. It is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It locates low in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 14 51.08 -38 43.2 1.127 2.069 150 16.9 21:57 ( 0, 86) June 11 14 44.68 -39 32.6 1.175 2.082 143 17.1 21:24 ( 0, 85) C/2015 LC2 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.4 mag (May 10, Catalina Sky Survey). It keeps brightening even after the perihelion passage. It keeps observable at 17 mag in good condition until autumn. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 14 44.38 5 52.9 5.731 6.525 138 16.9 21:51 (180, 49) June 11 14 41.25 6 30.6 5.827 6.546 131 16.9 21:20 (180, 49) C/2014 A4 ( SONEAR ) It brightened up to 15 mag from late 2014 to early 2016. Now it is fading slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be observable at 17 mag in autumn in good condition. It locates extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 0 22.80 33 34.9 5.200 4.754 58 16.9 5:31 (206, 16) June 11 0 21.19 34 48.0 5.130 4.781 64 16.9 5:34 (199, 17) 219P/LINEAR Now it is 19.3 mag (May 4, Hidetaka Sato). It will brighten up to 16.5 mag in summer and will be observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 18 12.17 -13 17.0 1.913 2.879 158 17.2 1:23 (180, 68) June 11 18 7.39 -12 45.3 1.866 2.857 164 17.1 0:50 (180, 68) P/2008 J3 ( McNaught ) First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 16.5 mag in 2008. The condition of this apparition is very good. It is expected to brighten up to 15.5 mag in autumn and will be observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 23 50.51 -22 29.4 2.481 2.603 85 17.3 5:31 (243, 67) June 11 23 58.42 -21 43.5 2.379 2.581 89 17.1 5:34 (232, 70) C/2012 F3 ( PanSTARRS ) It brightened up to 13-14 mag from 2014 to 2015. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 18.1 mag (Apr. 23, Slooh.com Canary Islands Observatory). It will be observable at 17 mag in 2016. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 23 19.50 -2 57.3 5.122 5.117 84 17.2 5:31 (206, 55) June 11 23 22.07 -2 48.1 5.057 5.160 90 17.2 5:34 (194, 57) 188P/LINEAR-Mueller It is expected to brighten up to 16 mag and observable in good condition in autumn. However, it is so faint as 19.7 mag now (Apr. 16, A. Maury, J.-B. de Vanssay, J.-G. Bosch, J.-F. Soulier). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 23 0.11 -13 54.3 2.863 3.083 92 17.4 5:31 (205, 67) June 11 23 5.30 -13 23.1 2.748 3.059 98 17.3 5:34 (189, 68) C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR ) It was observed as bright as 13-14 mag for a long time from 2011 to 2014. Now it is fading. It is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It locates extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere. No observations have been reported since August, 2015. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 17 41.34 -36 43.1 8.556 9.525 161 17.3 0:52 ( 0, 88) June 11 17 36.51 -36 56.5 8.573 9.559 165 17.4 0:20 ( 0, 88) 180P/NEAT Now it is 16.8 mag (May 10, Catalina Sky Survey). It will be fading after this, and will be fainter than 18 mag soon. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 14 29.77 0 49.9 1.877 2.724 138 17.6 21:36 (180, 54) June 11 14 27.59 -0 5.1 1.949 2.742 132 17.7 21:07 (180, 55) C/2015 H2 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 18.0 mag (Apr. 12, A. Maury, J.-B. de Vanssay, J.-G. Bosch, J.-F. Soulier). It keeps observable at 17.5 mag in good condition from spring to autumn 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) June 4 18 8.31 -64 17.3 4.248 5.028 136 17.7 1:19 ( 0, 61) June 11 18 3.40 -64 27.8 4.220 5.020 137 17.6 0:47 ( 0, 61) 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson Now it is 18.5 mag (Apr. 14, Hidetaka Sato). It will brighten up to 16 mag and will be observable in good condition in 2017. In 2016, it is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere, but it keeps low in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 19 30.34 -39 7.6 2.602 3.458 141 17.8 2:41 ( 0, 86) June 11 19 26.91 -39 32.2 2.534 3.438 148 17.7 2:10 ( 0, 86) P/2006 F1 ( Kowalski ) Although it was bright as 17 mag at the discovery in 2006, it faded out before the perihelion passage in 2008, and it became lost. Now it is fainter than 19 mag (May 30, Jean-Francois Soulier). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 15 37.50 6 30.6 3.596 4.475 146 17.8 22:44 (180, 49) June 11 15 34.01 6 18.1 3.632 4.469 141 17.8 22:13 (180, 49) C/2013 C2 ( Tenagra ) Very far object. Outburst occured on Feb. 20, 2015, and it brightened up to 15 mag. Now it is 16.7 mag (Apr. 4, Hidetaka Sato). It is observable in excellent 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) June 4 13 11.05 -23 9.9 8.503 9.190 130 17.8 20:18 (180, 78) June 11 13 10.69 -22 52.2 8.592 9.193 123 17.8 19:50 (180, 78) P/2008 T1 ( Boattini ) It has not been observed in this apparition yet. It will brighten up to 17.5 mag in summer. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 20 44.94 -17 58.1 2.492 3.181 124 18.0 3:55 (180, 73) June 11 20 45.10 -17 53.3 2.408 3.172 131 17.9 3:27 (180, 73) C/2014 Y1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.8 mag (Apr. 12, Hidetaka Sato). It was expected to brighten up to 14 mag from winter to summer. But it is much fainter actually. It will be observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It locates low in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 16 15.80 -40 7.5 1.754 2.733 160 18.0 23:22 ( 0, 85) June 11 16 11.64 -40 9.7 1.810 2.777 157 18.1 22:51 ( 0, 85) C/2016 J2 ( Denneau ) New comet. It was bright as 15.6 mag in early May (May 6, Hidetaka Sato). It is going away from the earth rapidly, and fading rapidly. It is already fainter than 18.5 mag (May 31, Michael Jager). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 10 13.82 6 44.9 1.547 1.686 79 18.2 18:25 (157, 46) June 11 10 17.52 10 6.9 1.743 1.730 72 18.6 18:25 (151, 40) 333P/LINEAR First return of an object discovered as an asteroid 2007 VA85 in 2007. It brightened very rapidly since mid February, and brightened up to 11.3 mag in spring (Mar. 5, Juan Jose Gonzalez). In the Northern Hemisphere, it locates extremely low in May, but it will be observable in the morning sky after June. However, it may fade out very rapidly and may be fainter than 18 mag. It keeps unobservable until September in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) June 4 2 50.54 47 5.3 2.106 1.390 34 18.5 5:31 (220,-12) June 11 2 44.94 48 51.2 2.075 1.445 39 18.6 5:34 (215, -9)