Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2017 Apr. 15: 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.

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* 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

Now it is very bright as 6.0 mag (Apr. 7, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is approaching to Earth down to 0.14 a.u. It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not be observable for about one month from late March to late April.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  16 55.87   56 46.1   0.155   1.045   101    5.5   3:21 (180, -2)  
Apr. 22  17 42.02   48 56.6   0.170   1.053   101    5.8   3:41 (180,  6)  

* C/2015 ER61 ( PanSTARRS )

Outburst occured on Apr. 4, and it brightened by 2 mag. Now it is very bright as 6.2 mag (Apr. 7, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It stays observable for a long time after this. But it locates low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  21 39.78  -10  8.3   1.181   1.123    61    7.4   4:59 (251, 41)  
Apr. 22  22 13.86   -6 31.6   1.180   1.085    58    7.2   5:04 (248, 38)  

* C/2015 V2 ( Johnson )

Now it is 9.2 mag (Apr. 7, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It was expected to brighten up to 6-7 mag from April to July. But it is fainter than predicted recently. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition until June. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays extremely low for a while.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  16 20.69   47  6.1   1.179   1.813   112    7.9   2:49 (180,  8)  
Apr. 22  16 10.71   46 10.5   1.103   1.775   114    7.7   2:11 (180,  9)  

* C/2017 E4 ( Lovejoy )

It brightened very rapidly, and brightened up to 6.3 mag (Apr. 2, Terry Lovejoy). However, it turned to be fading after Apr. 9. Now it is 9.2 mag (Apr. 14, Ken-ichi Kadota). In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in the morning sky until late April. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is already unobservable.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15   0  4.94   34 47.4   0.851   0.533    32    9.2   4:59 (237,-14)  
Apr. 22   1  5.10   36 53.3   1.061   0.495    27   11.0   5:04 (238,-20)  

* C/2017 E1 ( Borisov )

Now it is 10.9 mag (Apr. 5, Chris Wyatt). It stays 10-11 mag until May. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time, but it stays low. It will not be observable soon in the Northern Hemisphere. Juan Jose Gonzalez reported it is very bright as 7.9 mag on Apr. 7.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  23  7.28   -2 22.0   1.449   0.905    38   10.7   4:59 (259, 19)  
Apr. 22  23 39.71   -0 46.0   1.508   0.926    36   10.9   5:04 (258, 18)  

* 103P/Hartley 2

It has not been observed yet in this apparition. The condition of this apparition is worst. It will brighten up to 10 mag in spring, but not observable at all.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15   1 50.83   12  3.7   2.064   1.069     5   11.3  19:00 ( 94,-15)  
Apr. 22   2 20.71   13 38.1   2.062   1.066     5   11.1  18:52 ( 97,-14)  

* 2P/Encke

Now it is fading rapidly. It has already faded down to 9.8 mag (Apr. 5, Chris Wyatt). In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable after this while the comet will be fading. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays unobservable until May when it becomes fainter than 14 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  22 38.80  -17 57.8   1.065   0.892    51   11.7   4:59 (270, 33)  
Apr. 22  22 43.52  -17 38.7   1.116   1.011    56   12.6   5:04 (265, 38)  

* 71P/Clark

Now it is 15.0 mag (Apr. 2, Kunihiro Shima). It is expected to brighten up to 10 mag in summer. But actually, it is much fainter than this ephemeris recently. 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)  
Apr. 15  16 32.47  -17 16.8   0.877   1.742   135   12.3   3:00 (180, 72)  
Apr. 22  16 37.17  -18 22.2   0.812   1.716   141   12.0   2:38 (180, 73)  

* 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3

Now it is 11.9 mag (Apr. 1, Andrew Pearce). Bright new fragment BT was discovered on Feb. 10. Now the fragment BT is fainter than the primary component. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable temporarily until mid June.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  23 11.50  -11 57.1   1.581   1.058    41   12.8   4:59 (269, 23)  
Apr. 22  23 36.43   -9 56.9   1.625   1.100    41   13.1   5:04 (266, 24)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

Now it is 15.7 mag (Apr. 1, Kunihiro Shima). It locates high in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  21 27.72  -15 17.6   6.195   5.851    65   13.7   4:59 (255, 46)  
Apr. 22  21 31.11  -14 56.7   6.090   5.850    71   13.7   5:04 (248, 51)  

* 65P/Gunn

Now it is 15.8 mag (Apr. 2, Kunihiro Shima). It will brighten up to 14 mag from spring to summer. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. The perihelion distance increased from 2.4 a.u. to 2.9 a.u. in this apparition. So it will not be bright as before.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  16 30.76  -20 30.4   2.250   3.051   135   14.4   2:59 (180, 76)  
Apr. 22  16 28.95  -20 43.1   2.177   3.041   143   14.3   2:30 (180, 76)  

* C/2016 R2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is bright as 14.4 mag (Jan. 14, Thomas Lehmann). It is not observable now in the Northern Hemisphere. It will be unobservable temporarily in May also in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be getting higher gradually in the morning sky after summer. Then it will be observable at 11 mag for a long time from 2017 autumn to 2018 winter.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15   3 23.65  -17  1.7   5.414   4.668    38   14.4  19:00 ( 83, 20)  
Apr. 22   3 29.32  -15 52.4   5.393   4.616    35   14.3  18:52 ( 82, 16)  

* C/2015 O1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 15.9 mag (Mar. 30, Kunihiro Shima). It will be observable at 13 mag for a long time from 2017 to 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  19  6.05    8 19.0   4.410   4.608    95   14.7   4:59 (192, 46)  
Apr. 22  19  2.42    9 47.8   4.267   4.574   101   14.6   5:03 (180, 45)  

* 213P/Van Ness

It has not been observed yet in this apparition. It will brighten up to 12 mag in summer. It will be 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)  
Apr. 15  18 55.16  -33 24.1   1.886   2.328   103   14.9   4:59 (254, 85)  
Apr. 22  19  3.82  -33 24.0   1.785   2.303   107   14.6   5:04 (180, 88)  

* C/2015 VL62 ( Lemmon-Yeung-PanSTARRS )

Now it is 15.6 mag (Feb. 15, Alexander Baransky). It will brighten up to 12-13 mag and will be observable in good condition in summer. Now it is not observable. It will appear in the morning sky in May.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15   0 19.44   14  3.9   3.995   3.060    18   14.8   4:59 (257, -6)  
Apr. 22   0 20.70   14 18.2   3.919   3.028    23   14.7   5:04 (252,  0)  

* 315P/2013 V6 ( LONEOS )

Small outburst occured in mid March. Now it is 14.6 mag (Mar. 26, Sandor Szabo). It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It stays low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  11 30.92   30  5.1   1.858   2.624   130   15.0  21:56 (180, 25)  
Apr. 22  11 29.73   29  0.8   1.933   2.645   125   15.2  21:27 (180, 26)  

* C/2016 N4 ( MASTER )

Appearing in the morning sky. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will brighten up to 14 mag from summer to next winter, and it will be observable in excellent condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be observable in the very low sky only from May to June.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  23 56.88   16 42.5   4.412   3.522    24   15.2   4:59 (251, -3)  
Apr. 22   0  2.12   18 34.8   4.343   3.495    28   15.1   5:04 (246,  1)  

* 217P/LINEAR

It will brighten rapidly, and it is expected to brighten up to 12 mag from July to September. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays at the same altitude in the morning sky. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher slowly.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  22 14.42  -10 27.1   2.073   1.678    53   15.6   4:59 (258, 34)  
Apr. 22  22 35.43   -9  8.3   1.982   1.625    54   15.3   5:04 (255, 35)  

* C/2011 KP36 ( Spacewatch )

Now it is 15.6 mag (Mar. 6, Kunihiro Shima). Now it is not observable. But it will appear in the morning sky in June in the Southern Hemisphere, or in July in the Northern Hemisphere. Then it stays observable at 15.5 mag unil the end of 2017.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15   2  2.80    2  1.6   6.391   5.409    10   15.4  19:00 ( 87, -8)  
Apr. 22   2  9.22    2 27.1   6.417   5.430    10   15.4  18:52 ( 86,-11)  

* 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova

It approached to Earth down to 0.08 a.u. in mid February, and brightened up to 6.5 mag (Feb. 10, Danil Sidorko). Now it is fading rapidly. It has already faded down to 11.2 mag (Mar. 19, Osamu Miyazaki).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  10 34.79   17 11.7   1.007   1.811   128   15.9  21:00 (180, 38)  
Apr. 22  10 38.19   16 10.3   1.148   1.893   122   16.5  20:36 (180, 39)  

* C/2016 M1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 17.0 mag (Mar. 2, Thomas Lehmann). It is expected to brighten up to 9 mag in summer in 2018. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable until 2018 summer while the comet will be brightening. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is hardly observable in 2017, but it will be observable in good condition in 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  19 12.14   50 16.7   5.390   5.410    85   16.0   4:59 (186,  4)  
Apr. 22  19 10.67   51  0.6   5.294   5.354    87   15.9   5:04 (181,  4)  

* C/2014 B1 ( Schwartz )

Now it is 15.7 mag (Mar. 26, Sandor Szabo). It stays 16-17 mag for a long time from 2016 to 2019. It stays near by the equator.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15   9  5.09    5 53.7   9.178   9.592   111   16.0  19:30 (180, 49)  
Apr. 22   9  5.62    6  8.4   9.281   9.589   104   16.0  19:03 (180, 49)  

* 81P/Wild 2

It brightened up to 11 mag from spring to summer in 2016. Now it is 16.8 mag (Apr. 2, Kunihiro Shima). It will be observable at 16-17 mag in good condition from spring to summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  20 18.58  -17 44.6   2.782   2.826    82   16.1   4:59 (241, 61)  
Apr. 22  20 23.71  -17 27.3   2.723   2.866    87   16.1   5:04 (230, 65)  

* C/2016 B1 ( NEOWISE )

Now it is 17.3 mag (Mar. 3, T. Ikemura, H. Sato). It was observed at 16 mag from spring to summer in 2016. It will be observable at 16 mag also in 2017 from winter to spring.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  18 26.08    9 50.3   3.051   3.441   104   16.2   4:54 (180, 45)  
Apr. 22  18 27.44   11 56.3   3.003   3.465   109   16.2   4:27 (180, 43)  

* 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh

Now it is 16.6 mag (Mar. 30, Kunihiro Shima). It stays observable at 16 mag until June. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15   7  2.87   27  7.2   3.728   3.672    79   16.2  19:00 (158, 24)  
Apr. 22   7  8.84   26 56.2   3.821   3.666    73   16.2  18:52 (155, 23)  

* C/2013 X1 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened up to 6.2 mag in June in 2016 (June 24, Marco Goiato). Now it is fading. But recently, it is bright as 15.6 mag (Apr. 2, Kunihiro Shima). In the Southern Hemisphee, it stays observable in excellent condition after this. It stays low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  13 27.49  -31 48.3   3.660   4.604   157   16.4  23:51 (180, 87)  
Apr. 22  13 16.80  -30 44.1   3.719   4.672   159   16.5  23:13 (180, 86)  

* C/2014 W2 ( PanSTARRS )

It stayed bright 12 mag for a long time from autum in 2015 to summer in 2016. Now it is fading. It has already faded dwon to 16.2 mag (Apr. 1, Kunihiro Shima).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  17 13.59   -9 12.9   4.106   4.759   125   16.6   3:42 (180, 64)  
Apr. 22  17  8.95   -9 39.0   4.066   4.811   133   16.6   3:10 (180, 65)  

* C/2014 OE4 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.2 mag (Apr. 2, Kunihiro Shima). It stays 16.5 mag from 2016 to 2017. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  19  2.56   53 38.2   6.282   6.303    86   16.6   4:59 (185,  1)  
Apr. 22  19  3.68   55  6.8   6.269   6.310    87   16.6   5:03 (180,  0)  

* C/2016 A1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.2 mag (Mar. 26, Sandor Szabo). It stays 16 mag for a long time from 2017 to 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15   8 17.86    6 40.2   5.317   5.578    99   16.6  19:00 (174, 48)  
Apr. 22   8 16.50    7 41.8   5.424   5.563    92   16.6  18:52 (166, 46)  

* C/2017 D2 ( Barros )

Now it is 17.3 mag (Mar. 6, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It will brighten up to 15.5 mag in summer. It will be observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays unobservable for some more time.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  20 55.59  -44 43.8   2.608   2.670    82   16.8   4:59 (300, 61)  
Apr. 22  21  8.25  -44  1.6   2.510   2.643    86   16.7   5:04 (300, 65)  

* P/2000 S1 ( Skiff )

It has not been recovered yet in this apparition. It will brighten rapidly, and it is expected to be observable at 15.5 mag in good condition from July to September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  22 54.52  -25  3.9   3.103   2.605    51   17.0   4:59 (279, 33)  
Apr. 22  23  7.26  -23 54.9   3.031   2.593    55   16.9   5:04 (275, 37)  

* C/2014 R3 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.2 mag (Mar. 30, Kunihiro Shima). It brightened rapidly, and became brighter than originally expected. It stays 16-17 mag until 2017. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition for a long time. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  11 57.76   60 16.4   7.083   7.447   107   17.1  22:22 (180, -5)  
Apr. 22  11 49.44   59 37.1   7.154   7.457   103   17.2  21:46 (180, -4)  

* C/2013 V4 ( Catalina )

It brightened up to 15 mag in early 2016. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 17.1 mag (Mar. 3, K. Hills). In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time until autumn when the comet will be fainter than 18 mag. It will never be observable after this in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  14 38.72   72  7.7   6.406   6.612    97   17.2   1:07 (180,-17)  
Apr. 22  14 27.53   71 50.9   6.464   6.643    95   17.3   0:28 (180,-17)  

* C/2017 E3 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 17.0 mag (Mar. 13, E. Primucci). In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable at 17 mag in good condition in spring. It stays extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  12 51.23  -43 18.3   5.074   5.925   145   17.3  23:16 (  0, 82)  
Apr. 22  12 47.92  -42 11.7   5.061   5.922   146   17.2  22:45 (  0, 83)  

* C/2015 TQ209 ( LINEAR )

It has not been observed since last April. Now it is fading. But it must be bright as 17 mag still now.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  17  7.47  -17 59.8   2.590   3.296   127   17.2   3:36 (180, 73)  
Apr. 22  17  4.34  -17 33.0   2.582   3.367   134   17.3   3:05 (180, 73)  

* C/2016 VZ18 ( PanSTARRS )

Small comet, but it approached to Sun down to 0.9 a.u., and to Earth down to 0.5 a.u. It brightened very rapidly, and brightened up to 10.7 mag in late February (Feb. 24, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It is fading very rapidly after that. It has already faded down to 18.7 mag (Mar. 29, Kunihiro Shima). It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  10  1.63   75 46.8   0.550   1.136    89   17.3  20:37 (180,-20)  
Apr. 22  11 42.63   68 37.3   0.581   1.210    95   17.7  21:45 (180,-13)  

* P/2015 TP200 ( LINEAR )

Now it is 17.0 mag (Mar. 2, Kunihiro Shima). It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15   7 12.11   30 23.1   3.595   3.574    80   17.4  19:00 (161, 22)  
Apr. 22   7 19.20   29 54.0   3.705   3.589    75   17.4  18:52 (158, 21)  

* 43P/Wolf-Harrington

It brightened up to 11-12 mag from summer to autumn in last year. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.0 mag (Mar. 30, Kunihiro Shima).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  11 36.09  -20 29.1   1.766   2.682   149   17.4  22:01 (180, 75)  
Apr. 22  11 33.23  -19  9.5   1.847   2.728   144   17.6  21:30 (180, 74)  

* C/2017 D3 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 17.1 mag (Mar. 7, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It is observable at 17.5 mag in good condition in spring. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  12 29.66  -25 55.6   4.028   4.972   157   17.5  22:54 (180, 81)  
Apr. 22  12 22.22  -24  3.5   4.047   4.971   154   17.5  22:19 (180, 79)  

* C/2016 T1 ( Matheny )

It will be observable at 17.5 mag in good condition from April to May.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  17 51.82   -8  4.9   1.821   2.434   116   17.7   4:20 (180, 63)  
Apr. 22  17 33.06   -9 31.7   1.718   2.461   127   17.6   3:34 (180, 64)  

* C/2016 N6 ( PanSTARRS )

It stays at 14 mag for a long time from 2018 to 2019. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition while the comet will be brightening gradually. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2018 October.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  18 27.66   49 25.7   5.046   5.196    92   17.7   4:55 (180,  6)  
Apr. 22  18 23.41   51 14.3   4.961   5.144    94   17.6   4:23 (180,  4)  

* C/2015 X7 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 18.0 mag (Mar. 28, Kunihiro Shima). It was observed at 17 mag in early 2016 and early 2017. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. But it locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  10 54.93   42 43.1   3.795   4.336   116   17.8  21:20 (180, 12)  
Apr. 22  10 54.13   42 53.8   3.910   4.368   110   17.9  20:52 (180, 12)  

* 144P/Kushida

It brightened up to 11-12 mag in autumn. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.9 mag (Mar. 3, T. Ikemura, H. Sato).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  13 18.43  -12 60.0   1.682   2.683   175   17.8  23:42 (180, 68)  
Apr. 22  13 12.41  -12 11.9   1.739   2.732   168   18.1  23:09 (180, 67)  

* C/2013 C2 ( Tenagra )

Very far object. Outburst occured on Feb. 20, 2015, and it brightened up to 15 mag. Now it is 18.3 mag (Mar. 30, Kunihiro Shima). 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)  
Apr. 15  14 36.35  -26  8.7   8.456   9.392   157   17.9   1:05 (180, 81)  
Apr. 22  14 34.40  -25 56.0   8.429   9.398   163   17.9   0:35 (180, 81)  

* C/2015 H2 ( PanSTARRS )

It stays observable at 18 mag from spring to summer. It is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays unobservable for some more time.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  22  6.25  -35 22.0   5.555   5.232    66   17.9   4:59 (287, 47)  
Apr. 22  22 11.44  -35  0.3   5.482   5.249    71   17.9   5:04 (284, 52)  

* 94P/Russell 4

Now it is 17.9 mag (Mar. 30, Kunihiro Shima). It will be fainter than 18 mag in May.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Apr. 15  15  1.06  -11 24.0   1.547   2.506   158   17.9   1:30 (180, 66)  
Apr. 22  14 55.90  -11 14.9   1.540   2.527   165   17.9   0:57 (180, 66)  

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