Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2017 Nov. 25: North)

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Updated on November 26, 2017
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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/2017 O1 ( ASASSN )

Now it is bright as 10.1 mag (Nov. 22, Maik Meyer). It is observable all night in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition for a long time. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again after this. It started fading before the peirhelion passage.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   3 52.92   84 35.3   0.904   1.605   116    9.6  23:33 (180, 40)  
Dec.  2   2 27.39   86 20.9   0.961   1.642   115    9.8  21:37 (180, 38)  

* 24P/Schaumasse

Now it is 11.5 mag (Nov. 24, Seiichi Yoshida). It stays 11 mag until December. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates very low for a long time in the Southern Hemisphere. Juan Jose Gonzalez reported it is bright as 9.7 mag on Nov. 16.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  12 42.64    5  2.9   1.460   1.211    55   10.6   5:15 (293, 37)  
Dec.  2  13  7.49    2 55.4   1.464   1.223    55   10.8   5:20 (297, 37)  

* 62P/Tsuchinshan 1

Now it is very bright as 9.2 mag (Nov. 16, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It stays 10 mag until winter. It is observable in good 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)  
Nov. 25  11 33.02    9 38.8   1.310   1.387    72   11.2   5:15 (305, 52)  
Dec.  2  11 54.55    8 18.8   1.287   1.395    74   11.2   5:20 (310, 53)  

* C/2016 R2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 11.7 mag (Nov. 16, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It will stay bright as 11 mag for a long time from winter to next spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition until next February. In the Northern Hemispehre, it stays observable for a long time after this until the comet fades out.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   5 10.75    4 23.3   2.195   3.127   156   11.7   0:56 (  0, 59)  
Dec.  2   5  2.50    5 55.5   2.133   3.088   162   11.5   0:21 (  0, 61)  

* C/2015 V2 ( Johnson )

It brightened up to 7.1 mag from May to June (June 21, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 12.4 mag (Nov. 9, Chris Wyatt). In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time after this. It will never be observable again in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  19 12.04  -57  1.6   3.195   2.672    50   12.4  18:18 ( 25,-11)  
Dec.  2  19 34.35  -56 50.1   3.296   2.737    48   12.5  18:18 ( 26,-12)  

* (3200) Phaethon

Now it is 13.8 mag (Nov. 24, Seiichi Yoshida). It will approach to Earth down to 0.07 a.u. in mid December, and it will brighten up to 10 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition until mid December. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays low.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   7  0.56   37 14.5   0.423   1.332   138   14.3   2:46 (180, 88)  
Dec.  2   6 44.28   39 20.2   0.289   1.238   146   13.2   2:03 (180, 86)  

* 96P/Machholz 1

It brightened up to 11.6 mag in mid October (Oct. 13, Chris Wyatt). It passed the perihelion on Oct. 27. It will not be observable after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  16 40.70  -11 34.1   1.805   0.871    12   13.3  18:18 ( 80, -5)  
Dec.  2  17  2.25  -12 58.6   1.967   1.020    11   14.3  18:18 ( 79, -7)  

* 240P/NEAT

It brightened very rapidly from July to August. Now it is very bright as 14.2 mag (Nov. 8, Chris Wyatt). It is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It stays low for a while in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  23 53.20  -29  1.6   2.105   2.504   102   13.6  19:35 (  0, 26)  
Dec.  2  23 55.67  -27 15.4   2.157   2.478    97   13.5  19:10 (  0, 28)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

Now it is visible visually at 13.4 mag (Nov. 14, Sandor Szabo).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  21 14.08  -13 44.7   6.000   5.807    74   13.6  18:18 ( 25, 38)  
Dec.  2  21 17.39  -13 27.2   6.105   5.806    67   13.7  18:18 ( 32, 36)  

* C/2017 T1 ( Heinze )

Now it is 16.2 mag (Nov. 24, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will approach to Earth down to 0.2 a.u., and to Sun down to 0.6 a.u., and it is expected to brighten up to 9 mag from winter to spring. In the Northern Hemisphre, it stays observable in good condition until January, but it will be extremely low after that. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable from January to mid March, but it stays observable in good condition except for that period.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   8 55.41   -2 42.8   1.261   1.787   104   14.5   4:40 (  0, 52)  
Dec.  2   8 56.94   -1 20.4   1.048   1.682   111   13.9   4:14 (  0, 54)  

* C/2016 N6 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 14.3 mag (Nov. 14, Gabor Santa). It is expected to brighten up to 12 mag 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)  
Nov. 25  15 20.91   47 36.8   3.826   3.592    68   14.2   5:15 (229, 27)  
Dec.  2  15 25.25   48  9.4   3.731   3.547    71   14.1   5:20 (230, 31)  

* C/2016 M1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 13.7 mag (Nov. 14, Gabor Santa). It is expected to brighten up to 10 mag in summer in 2018. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable until 2018 summer while the comet will be brightening. However, it will be extremely low from December to January. 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)  
Nov. 25  17 42.50   14 42.9   4.249   3.592    43   14.4  18:18 ( 93, 22)  
Dec.  2  17 48.74   13 16.8   4.236   3.536    39   14.3  18:18 ( 94, 17)  

* 71P/Clark

It brightened up to 10 mag from spring to summer. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 13.2 mag (Nov. 7, Thomas Lehmann). 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)  
Nov. 25  21 20.01  -24 55.0   2.153   2.077    72   14.6  18:18 ( 19, 28)  
Dec.  2  21 34.42  -23 26.5   2.261   2.115    68   14.8  18:18 ( 23, 28)  

* C/2015 O1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 14.2 mag (Nov. 14, Artyom Novichonok). It will be observable at 14 mag for a long time from 2017 to 2018. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be hardly observable after this. It will be extremely low from November to December in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  16 18.83   19 24.4   4.506   3.807    40   14.6  18:18 (108,  8)  
Dec.  2  16 21.50   19 48.5   4.473   3.796    41   14.6   5:20 (251,  8)  

* 145P/Shoemaker-Levy 5

Now it is 15.7 mag (Nov. 22, Sandor Szabo). It brightened rapidly. It is observable at 15 mag in autumn in good 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)  
Nov. 25   5 34.20   38 42.1   1.124   2.054   153   15.0   1:20 (180, 86)  
Dec.  2   5 28.30   39 26.5   1.128   2.078   158   15.0   0:47 (180, 86)  

* 185P/Petriew

It will brighten very rapidly, and brighten up to 11 mag from January to February. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time in the evening sky. In the Southern Hemisphere, it locates extremely low at the highlight.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  19 20.83  -12 14.6   1.729   1.299    48   15.5  18:18 ( 53, 24)  
Dec.  2  19 41.39  -12  7.9   1.697   1.236    46   15.0  18:18 ( 55, 23)  

* C/2015 V1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 15.1 mag (Nov. 22, Sandor Szabo). It stays observable at 15-16 mag for a long time from 2017 to 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   0 30.17    6 35.3   3.606   4.271   126   15.1  20:12 (  0, 62)  
Dec.  2   0 24.39    4 57.9   3.719   4.269   117   15.2  19:39 (  0, 60)  

* 217P/LINEAR

It brightened up to 12.2 mag in August (Aug. 21, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It is fading now. It has already faded down to 15.2 mag (Nov. 22, Sandor Szabo).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   8 21.76   10 31.2   1.334   1.988   117   15.1   4:07 (  0, 65)  
Dec.  2   8 20.04   11  2.3   1.317   2.046   124   15.3   3:37 (  0, 66)  

* C/2015 ER61 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened up to 6.2 mag in April (Apr. 7, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading rapidly. It has already faded down to 13.5 mag (Nov. 14, Sandor Szabo). It stays observable for a long time after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   2 56.72   17 22.7   2.081   3.042   164   15.3  22:38 (  0, 72)  
Dec.  2   2 51.59   16 49.2   2.196   3.121   155   15.6  22:05 (  0, 72)  

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

Now it is 15.3 mag (Nov. 11, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  19  4.58  -17 37.7   3.513   2.871    42   15.4  18:18 ( 53, 17)  
Dec.  2  19  5.35  -18  5.2   3.633   2.895    36   15.5  18:18 ( 57, 13)  

* C/2017 K6 ( Jacques )

Now it is 14.5 mag (Nov. 9, Chris Wyatt). It stays 15 mag until winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition until spring in 2018. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays unobservable until 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   1 25.75  -67 21.0   1.853   2.058    87   15.5  21:07 (  0,-12)  
Dec.  2   1 26.41  -63 38.9   1.837   2.040    87   15.4  20:41 (  0, -8)  

* 355P/2017 M2 ( LINEAR-NEAT )

It brightened rapidly. Now it is bright as 14.8 mag (Nov. 22, Sandor Szabo). Return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 13 mag in 2004. It is be observable in excellent condition in autumn. It continues brightening even after the perihelion passage.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   2 16.41   13 20.0   0.823   1.763   153   15.5  21:58 (  0, 69)  
Dec.  2   2 15.11   14 42.3   0.870   1.778   146   15.7  21:29 (  0, 70)  

* C/2016 N4 ( MASTER )

Now it is 14.8 mag (Nov. 14, Gabor Santa). In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays 15 mag until winter, and it is observable in excellent condition. It is not observable at all after this in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  19 46.38   63  7.6   3.038   3.268    94   15.5  18:18 (150, 52)  
Dec.  2  19 47.61   62 31.2   3.082   3.282    92   15.6  18:18 (148, 49)  

* C/2011 KP36 ( Spacewatch )

Now it is 15.0 mag (Nov. 22, Sandor Szabo). It stays 17 mag in 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   3 21.89   -1  5.1   5.318   6.233   156   15.6  23:03 (  0, 54)  
Dec.  2   3 19.53   -1 12.9   5.383   6.263   150   15.6  22:33 (  0, 54)  

* 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh

Now it is 16.4 mag (Nov. 23, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be observable at 16 mag in good condition from winter to spring.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  11 32.01    9 46.9   3.703   3.544    73   15.8   5:15 (305, 52)  
Dec.  2  11 37.89    9 22.2   3.602   3.542    78   15.8   5:20 (314, 56)  

* C/2017 S6 ( Catalina )

Now it is 15.6 mag (Nov. 22, Sandor Szabo). It stays observable at 16 mag for a long time until summer in 2018. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere in 2017, and in the Southern Hemisphere in 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   1  8.57   59 54.8   1.213   1.998   130   15.9  20:46 (180, 65)  
Dec.  2   0 12.92   52 29.4   1.226   1.942   122   15.8  19:25 (180, 73)  

* C/2014 B1 ( Schwartz )

Now it is 16.3 mag (Nov. 15, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 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)  
Nov. 25  10 31.06    3 56.7   9.606   9.566    84   16.0   5:15 (332, 56)  
Dec.  2  10 32.33    3 55.2   9.491   9.568    91   16.0   5:20 (346, 58)  

* C/2016 A1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.3 mag (Nov. 15, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays 16 mag for a long time from 2017 to 2018. It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates very low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   9 13.51   26 15.6   4.916   5.328   109   16.2   4:58 (  0, 81)  
Dec.  2   9 10.45   27 30.5   4.802   5.328   117   16.2   4:28 (  0, 82)  

* 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson

Now it is 15.3 mag (Nov. 22, Sandor Szabo). It will be fading after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in March.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   0 54.79   17 13.3   2.188   2.975   135   16.2  20:37 (  0, 72)  
Dec.  2   0 54.22   17 10.8   2.271   2.988   128   16.3  20:09 (  0, 72)  

* C/2017 M4 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 16.2 mag (Nov. 16, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is expected to brighten up to 13-14 mag from 2018 to 2019. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until summer in 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  18 38.21   45 27.7   5.182   5.018    75   16.6  18:18 (122, 44)  
Dec.  2  18 42.16   44 11.7   5.180   4.973    72   16.5  18:18 (121, 40)  

* C/2016 T3 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 17.0 mag (Nov. 15, Kunihiro Shima). It will be observable at 16.5 mag in good condition in winter.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   9 48.12   -3  4.2   2.555   2.775    92   16.7   5:15 (353, 52)  
Dec.  2   9 52.46   -4 46.4   2.493   2.797    97   16.7   5:09 (  0, 50)  

* 30P/Reinmuth 1

Now it is 17.2 mag (Nov. 2, A. Diepvens). It stays observable at 17 mag in good condition for a while. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  13  8.06   -1 27.5   2.611   2.063    46   16.7   5:15 (294, 27)  
Dec.  2  13 21.82   -2 32.3   2.578   2.088    50   16.7   5:20 (298, 30)  

* 90P/Gehrels 1

Now it is 16.9 mag (Nov. 23, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be observable at 17 mag in excellent condition from autumn to winter. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   5 35.15   35 40.2   2.257   3.178   154   16.7   1:21 (180, 89)  
Dec.  2   5 30.28   35 53.8   2.246   3.195   161   16.7   0:48 (180, 89)  

* C/2010 U3 ( Boattini )

Now it is 16.7 mag (Nov. 15, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will pass the perihelion in 2019. However, it has not been brightening since the discovery in 2010. It is observable in good conditioin in the Northern Hemisphere. It is not observable for a long time in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   6 58.05   74 36.8   8.314   8.867   121   16.8   2:45 (180, 50)  
Dec.  2   6 53.24   75 11.3   8.270   8.855   123   16.8   2:12 (180, 50)  

* C/2017 T3 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 16.9 mag (Nov. 20, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will brighten up to 9 mag in 2018 summer. However, it is hardly observable when it is bright. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable only until March when it brightens up to 14 mag. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable from July to September in 2018, but it locates in extremely low.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  21 44.49   69 27.5   3.131   3.559   107   17.0  18:18 (172, 55)  
Dec.  2  21 53.55   67  7.6   3.069   3.479   106   16.9  18:18 (168, 56)  

* C/2014 OE4 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.0 mag (Nov. 16, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays 16 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)  
Nov. 25  18 49.37   58 56.5   6.669   6.686    86   16.9  18:18 (141, 46)  
Dec.  2  18 58.80   58 46.1   6.696   6.703    86   16.9  18:18 (141, 44)  

* 188P/LINEAR-Mueller

Now it is 18.3 mag (Nov. 15, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates very low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   7 27.00   35 53.8   2.404   3.161   133   17.1   3:12 (180, 89)  
Dec.  2   7 24.09   36 17.6   2.365   3.186   140   17.0   2:42 (180, 89)  

* (944) Hidalgo

Now it is 16.6 mag (Sept. 16, P. Camilleri, H. Williams). It will brighten up to 14 mag from autumn to winter in 2018, and it will be observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2017, it is observable at 17 mag in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  22 56.33  -36 43.9   3.467   3.570    87   17.1  18:39 (  0, 18)  
Dec.  2  22 57.35  -35  8.1   3.519   3.526    82   17.1  18:18 (  1, 20)  

* 103P/Hartley 2

Now it is 17.8 mag (Nov. 20, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading slowly after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  11 40.86   -9 33.1   2.968   2.681    63   17.1   5:15 (319, 36)  
Dec.  2  11 46.69  -10 25.8   2.929   2.735    69   17.2   5:20 (327, 38)  

* 352P/2017 L1 ( Skiff )

First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 2000. Now it is 17.1 mag (Nov. 11, Kunihiro Shima). Although it has been brightening even after the perihelion passage, it will be fading after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   0 24.75   -0 26.0   2.194   2.852   122   17.6  20:07 (  0, 55)  
Dec.  2   0 25.70    0 36.9   2.301   2.878   116   17.9  19:40 (  0, 56)  

* C/2015 XY1 ( Lemmon )

Now it is 17.3 mag (Nov. 24, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays observable at 18 mag for a long time until 2019.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25   6 43.36   19 14.1   7.182   7.985   142   17.8   2:29 (  0, 74)  
Dec.  2   6 38.08   19  2.1   7.108   7.980   150   17.8   1:56 (  0, 74)  

* 1I/2017 U1 ( 'Oumuamua )

Possible first interstellar object in the history. It approached to Sun down to 0.25 a.u. on Sept. 9. Now it is fading rapidly. It was 19.0 mag in mid October (Oct. 14, Catalina Sky Survey). But it has already fade down to 24.3 mag (Nov. 17, W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Nov. 25  23 16.85    6 44.8   1.514   2.068   109   25.5  18:59 (  0, 62)  
Dec.  2  23 17.70    7  8.5   1.777   2.220   103   26.0  18:33 (  0, 62)  

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