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Now it is very bright as 4.3 mag (Dec. 4, Marco Goiato). Visible with naked eyes. It will approach to Earth down to 0.08 a.u. in December, and it is expected to brighten up to 3 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower rapidly after this, and it will be unobservable in late December.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 3 1.26 -6 8.4 0.093 1.058 139 3.7 21:56 (180, 60)
Dec. 15 3 47.37 16 29.0 0.078 1.056 155 3.2 22:16 (180, 36)
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New bright comet discovered by three amateur comet hunters. It brightened rapidly from 10 mag up to 8 mag just after the discovery. But after that, the brightness evolution became slow. Now it is 10.2 mag (Dec. 5, Sandor Szabo), much fainter than this ephemeris. In the Northern Hemisphere, it can be observable in the extreme low sky in the evening from around Dec. 5 to around Dec. 15. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now. But it will appear in the morning sky in February, then it stays observable in good condition while the comet will be fading gradually.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 18 23.14 -9 40.5 0.925 0.406 24 5.9 20:49 ( 68,-12)
Dec. 15 19 1.70 -14 33.3 1.200 0.496 23 7.3 20:56 ( 65, -9)
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Now it is bright as 9.8 mag (Nov. 30, Seiichi Yoshida). It stays 9-10 mag until January. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time until it fades out. It locates low in the Southern Hemispehre.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 8 18.64 31 22.9 0.773 1.625 134 9.2 2:53 (185, 24)
Dec. 15 8 26.18 34 14.6 0.766 1.645 139 9.3 2:53 (180, 21)
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Now it is very bright as 9.0 mag (Dec. 1, Chris Wyatt). 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)
Dec. 8 1 58.86 33 29.1 0.555 1.452 139 10.1 20:52 (180, 21)
Dec. 15 2 15.84 32 22.7 0.597 1.478 136 10.5 20:56 (177, 23)
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Now it is 11.3 mag (Nov. 30, Seiichi Yoshida). It stays at 11 mag until February. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time until it fades out. But it stays extremely low. It will never be observable again in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 17 47.07 11 3.2 2.412 1.713 35 10.8 20:49 ( 80,-33)
Dec. 15 18 5.91 13 10.3 2.392 1.719 37 10.8 20:56 ( 80,-37)
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It brightened up to 7.7 mag in June (June 19, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading. But it is still bright as 10.5 mag (Nov. 29, Chris Wyatt). In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time until the comet will fade out. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable for a long time until autumn in 2019 when the comet fades out down to 16 mag.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 16 5.37 -79 25.7 2.999 2.598 57 11.1 2:53 (350, 29)
Dec. 15 16 38.97 -81 50.5 3.011 2.640 58 11.2 2:53 (352, 30)
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Now it is 12.3 mag (Nov. 30, Seiichi Yoshida). It stays 12 mag for a long time until spring.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 8 11.78 -10 56.9 2.419 3.054 121 12.2 2:53 (188, 66)
Dec. 15 7 58.37 -13 22.2 2.383 3.089 128 12.2 2:26 (180, 68)
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Now it is 12.8 mag (Nov. 14, Sandor Szabo). It will be fading slowly after this. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until summer in 2019.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 14 48.55 40 46.9 3.615 3.409 70 12.7 2:53 (239,-30)
Dec. 15 14 59.81 40 35.5 3.619 3.454 72 12.8 2:53 (238,-28)
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Now it is 13.3 mag (Dec. 5, Sandor Szabo). It stays at 12-13 mag for a long time until autumn in 2019.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 22 13.41 -7 25.5 2.223 2.220 77 13.1 20:49 (105, 32)
Dec. 15 22 24.17 -6 45.2 2.280 2.198 72 13.0 20:56 (101, 27)
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It brightened up to 6.8 mag in September (Sept. 17, Seiichi Yoshida). Now it is fading rapidly. It has already faded down to 11.3 mag (Nov. 30, Seiichi Yoshida). It is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It locates low after this in the Northern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 6 57.89 -39 34.2 0.906 1.566 111 13.1 1:53 ( 0, 85)
Dec. 15 6 47.61 -39 36.6 0.954 1.630 114 13.5 1:15 ( 0, 85)
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Now it is bright as 12.9 mag (Dec. 5, Sandor Szabo).
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 22 49.22 -0 47.5 5.721 5.768 87 13.5 20:49 (117, 34)
Dec. 15 22 51.59 -0 36.6 5.833 5.768 81 13.5 20:56 (111, 28)
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Now it is 14.0 mag (Nov. 26, Chris Wyatt). It will brighten up to 10-11 mag in autumn in 2019. It stays observable in good condition for a while in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays extremely low for a long time.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 1 16.16 -40 10.5 4.195 4.453 98 13.6 20:49 ( 56, 80)
Dec. 15 1 11.25 -38 30.3 4.232 4.409 93 13.6 20:56 ( 73, 74)
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Now it is 14.8 mag (Nov. 10, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is observable at 14 mag in excellent condition until March.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 10 39.32 5 29.0 1.187 1.623 96 14.2 2:53 (231, 35)
Dec. 15 10 52.59 3 40.7 1.137 1.623 99 14.1 2:53 (229, 38)
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Now it is 14.0 mag (Nov. 14, Kunihiro Shima). It stays 13-14 mag until summer in 2019. It is not observable now.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 16 54.36 -6 4.1 4.207 3.275 16 14.3 2:53 (304,-30)
Dec. 15 16 58.94 -7 23.2 4.195 3.268 17 14.3 2:53 (300,-25)
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Now it is 14.3 mag (Nov. 30, Seiichi Yoshida). It stays at 14 mag until winter. It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until summer in 2019.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 12 12.71 77 6.3 1.455 1.993 107 14.4 2:53 (193,-28)
Dec. 15 12 43.00 77 33.6 1.463 2.009 108 14.4 2:53 (193,-29)
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Now it is 13.5 mag (Nov. 14, Sandor Szabo). It will be observable at 13-14 mag for a long time from 2017 to 2018. It is observable in excellent condition until spring in the Northern Hemispehre. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be hardly observable after this.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 11 54.50 36 41.7 4.365 4.520 92 14.4 2:53 (224, 0)
Dec. 15 11 50.48 37 26.8 4.283 4.554 99 14.4 2:53 (218, 3)
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Now it is 16.3 mag (Nov. 14, Kunihiro Shima). It will brighten up to 13-14 mag in winter, and it will be observable in excellent condition. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 10 54.95 27 18.9 1.767 2.177 100 14.8 2:53 (220, 15)
Dec. 15 11 5.14 27 20.6 1.688 2.166 105 14.7 2:53 (217, 17)
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Now it is 14.5 mag (Aug. 16, P. Camilleri, H. Williams). It stays 15 mag from 2018 to 2019, and it will be observable for a long time in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 18 21.71 -67 53.4 4.556 3.952 47 15.0 20:49 ( 22, 24)
Dec. 15 18 48.07 -67 19.9 4.567 3.945 45 15.0 20:56 ( 22, 23)
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Now it is 15.2 mag (Nov. 10, Kunihiro Shima). It stays 15 mag until March. It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It is not observable at all in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 11 12.27 57 24.2 2.869 3.294 106 15.5 2:53 (204,-11)
Dec. 15 11 3.98 61 2.0 2.775 3.288 113 15.4 2:53 (198,-11)
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Now it is bright as 15.1 mag (Nov. 21, Artyom Novichonok). It stays 14 mag for a long time in 2019. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable in excellent condition. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable in low sky until early January, but it will be unobservable after that.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 11 29.69 -32 26.7 3.754 3.567 71 15.6 2:53 (282, 47)
Dec. 15 11 30.39 -34 52.1 3.633 3.536 76 15.4 2:53 (284, 53)
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It brightened up to 8.7 mag in July (July 18, Marco Goiato). Then it faded down to 12.3 mag in August (Aug. 29, Chris Wyatt). Now it is not observable. It will appear in the morning sky in late December.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 15 36.82 -22 38.5 3.345 2.431 18 15.5 2:53 (303, -5)
Dec. 15 15 45.17 -22 3.8 3.389 2.520 23 15.7 2:53 (299, -2)
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Now it is 14.6 mag (Dec. 5, Sandor Szabo). It will be fading after this. It stays observable in excellent condition for a while 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)
Dec. 8 23 26.95 -18 16.1 1.980 2.204 89 15.5 20:49 (107, 53)
Dec. 15 23 36.78 -16 43.8 2.078 2.226 85 15.8 20:56 (104, 47)
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Now it is 15.0 mag (Dec. 5, Sandor Szabo). It is expected to brighten up to 7-8 mag in 2020. In 2018, it will be observable at 15-16 mag in good condition from autum to winter.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 3 20.09 -5 36.4 5.048 5.865 143 15.7 22:11 (180, 61)
Dec. 15 3 15.71 -5 18.0 5.048 5.805 136 15.7 21:39 (180, 60)
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It brightened rapidly in outburst up to 6.9 mag (July 19, Maik Meyer). Then it faded down to 9.3 mag (Aug. 2, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It approached to Sun down to 0.2 a.u. in August, and it was expected to brighten up to 3 mag. However, it must have been already disintegrated. It appeared in the morning sky. But nobody could detect the comet except for Juan Jose Gonzalez. Juan Jose Gonzalez reported he detected the remnant visually at around 10 mag between Oct. 16 and Nov. 16.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 13 48.66 29 39.7 2.561 2.396 69 15.8 2:53 (244,-15)
Dec. 15 13 55.20 31 46.3 2.568 2.500 74 16.0 2:53 (240,-12)
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It approached to Earth down to 0.3 a.u., and brightened up to 8.3 mag in July (July 22, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading. It has faded down to 13.2 mag in September (Sept. 24, Thomas Lehmann). Appearing in the morning sky in the Northern Hemisphere. It will appear in the morning sky in January also in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 15 26.41 -3 54.3 3.043 2.232 28 15.9 2:53 (286,-15)
Dec. 15 15 27.71 -3 18.7 3.038 2.305 35 16.0 2:53 (282,-11)
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Now it is 15.4 mag (Oct. 7, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It will be getting higher gradually after this. But it will be fading, and will be fainter than 18 mag in January.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 21 13.21 -21 43.1 1.046 0.998 58 16.1 20:49 ( 82, 28)
Dec. 15 21 54.32 -18 31.4 1.068 1.057 61 16.7 20:56 ( 86, 28)
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Now it is 17.2 mag (Nov. 14, Kunihiro Shima). It is observable at 16.5 mag in good condition from autumn to winter. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 8 37.15 24 35.8 1.689 2.442 129 16.5 2:53 (190, 30)
Dec. 15 8 36.44 24 21.6 1.641 2.456 137 16.4 2:53 (183, 31)
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Now it is 17.2 mag (Nov. 14, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). Brightening rapidly. It is observable at 16.5 mag in good condition in winter.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 4 39.44 -2 7.1 0.863 1.804 154 16.6 23:30 (180, 57)
Dec. 15 4 33.27 0 14.3 0.858 1.793 153 16.5 22:57 (180, 55)
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It brightened up to 14.7 mag in early 2018 (Jan. 25, Catalina Sky Survey). Now it is fading slowly. Now it is 16.6 mag (Nov. 15, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time until the comet fades out. It is never observable again in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 7 36.71 69 38.0 5.370 6.019 127 16.5 2:33 (180,-15)
Dec. 15 7 19.54 70 50.2 5.366 6.043 129 16.6 1:49 (180,-16)
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Now it is 17.0 mag (Nov. 21, Artyom Novichonok). It stays 16-17 mag for a long time until 2020. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It is not observable at all in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 11 47.11 69 48.7 8.118 8.459 107 16.7 2:53 (198,-23)
Dec. 15 11 51.52 70 17.0 8.071 8.457 109 16.7 2:53 (197,-21)
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It brightened up to 7 mag from May to June in 2017. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.0 mag (Sept. 30, J. Drummond). 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)
Dec. 8 0 50.95 -49 34.7 6.043 6.114 89 17.0 20:49 ( 35, 71)
Dec. 15 0 50.29 -48 34.4 6.176 6.173 85 17.1 20:56 ( 47, 67)
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Now it is 17.3 mag (Nov. 10, Alexander Baransky). It is observable at 17 mag in good condition in winter. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 11 6.26 20 42.4 2.102 2.411 95 17.0 2:53 (226, 19)
Dec. 15 11 11.94 21 12.9 2.054 2.451 101 17.0 2:53 (222, 21)
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Now it is 16.6 mag (Nov. 8, Alexander Baransky). It was observed at 18 mag in last winter. It will be observable in good condition at 17 mag also in this winter.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 7 24.97 2 57.3 2.162 2.978 139 17.2 2:20 (180, 52)
Dec. 15 7 21.84 2 33.5 2.131 2.995 145 17.2 1:49 (180, 52)
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First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 17.5 mag in 2010. Now it is 17.0 mag (Nov. 29, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading after this, and will be fainter than 18 mag in late January. 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)
Dec. 8 6 7.84 35 12.7 1.063 2.018 160 17.2 1:03 (180, 20)
Dec. 15 6 2.83 36 4.6 1.067 2.034 165 17.2 0:31 (180, 19)
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Now it is 17.0 mag (Nov. 14, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). Fading slowly. It stays observable at 17 mag in good condition until summer in 2019.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 11 39.51 5 41.4 9.962 9.883 82 17.2 2:53 (244, 24)
Dec. 15 11 40.95 5 44.2 9.855 9.892 89 17.2 2:53 (239, 29)
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Now it is 17.2 mag (Nov. 30, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading gradually after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in winter. 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)
Dec. 8 22 53.39 68 28.3 7.531 7.932 110 17.3 20:49 (164,-19)
Dec. 15 22 59.00 67 32.6 7.590 7.960 108 17.4 20:56 (161,-20)
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Now it is 17.4 mag (Nov. 10, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It was observed at 17 mag in last winter. It will be observable in good condition at 17.5 mag also in this winter.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 5 3.13 5 36.7 7.097 8.043 162 17.4 23:54 (180, 49)
Dec. 15 4 57.59 5 16.2 7.116 8.051 160 17.4 23:21 (180, 50)
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Now it is 18.9 mag (Nov. 14, Kunihiro Shima). It is observable at 17 mag in good condition in winter 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)
Dec. 8 10 11.99 32 12.9 0.820 1.491 111 17.5 2:53 (209, 16)
Dec. 15 10 30.11 32 51.6 0.795 1.496 114 17.4 2:53 (207, 16)
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Now it is 18.0 mag (Nov. 10, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It brightened up to 16 mag in 2018 spring. It stays observable in good condition until 2019 spring when the comet will be fainter than 18 mag.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 10 54.62 6 4.8 3.378 3.567 92 17.5 2:53 (234, 32)
Dec. 15 10 56.28 7 16.1 3.305 3.611 100 17.5 2:53 (228, 35)
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Now it is 17.0 mag (Nov. 27, MASTER-II Observatory, Tunka). It will be fading after this, and will be fainter than 18 mag in December. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere. Its cometary activity was observed on Mar. 26 (M. Mommert, D. Polishook, N. Moskovitz).
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 0 54.87 48 40.6 1.994 2.694 126 17.6 20:49 (170, 5)
Dec. 15 0 55.73 47 36.3 2.104 2.749 121 17.7 20:56 (164, 5)
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Now it is 17.2 mag (Nov. 29, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is observable at 17.5 mag until January, 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)
Dec. 8 6 25.43 41 47.1 2.882 3.789 153 17.6 1:21 (180, 13)
Dec. 15 6 20.04 42 26.3 2.869 3.800 157 17.6 0:48 (180, 13)
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First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 16.5 mag in 2005. Now it is 17.7 mag (Nov. 30, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading after this, and will be fainter than 18 mag in December. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 1 53.78 23 38.1 1.383 2.215 137 17.7 20:49 (179, 31)
Dec. 15 1 58.02 22 28.5 1.459 2.239 131 17.8 20:56 (171, 32)
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It was expected to be observable at 17.5 mag in good condition in winter in the Northern Hemisphere. But actually, it is so faint as 21.0 mag (Oct. 5, K. Sarneczky, et. al). It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 5 42.61 33 12.8 2.098 3.062 165 17.8 0:38 (180, 22)
Dec. 15 5 36.65 33 42.8 2.081 3.053 169 17.7 0:05 (180, 21)
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It brightened very rapidly up to 13.8 mag in August in 2017 (Aug. 22, Kunihiro Shima). Now it is 16.3 mag (Nov. 14, Kunihiro Shima). In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition after this. It stays extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 11 7.64 31 2.5 2.292 2.638 99 17.7 2:53 (220, 11)
Dec. 15 11 14.00 31 50.7 2.239 2.667 104 17.8 2:53 (216, 13)
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First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 16 mag in 2011. Brightening rapidly. Now it is 18.2 mag (Nov. 14, Kunihiro Shima). It is observable at 17.5 mag in good condition in winter.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 2 37.46 14 23.2 1.587 2.466 145 17.8 21:29 (180, 41)
Dec. 15 2 35.96 13 31.8 1.627 2.450 138 17.7 21:00 (180, 41)
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Now it is 18.6 mag (Nov. 29, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is observable at 17.5 mag in excellent condition in January.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 8 6.85 12 2.7 0.848 1.687 133 17.9 2:53 (183, 43)
Dec. 15 8 11.27 9 49.6 0.801 1.673 138 17.8 2:38 (180, 45)
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It brightened rapidly. Now it is 17.5 mag (Nov. 30, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading after this, and will be fainter than 18 mag in December.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 1 40.49 2 9.3 1.818 2.546 128 17.8 20:49 (173, 52)
Dec. 15 1 41.50 2 50.7 1.902 2.559 121 17.9 20:56 (160, 50)
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It brightened very rapidly. Now it is 17.4 mag (Nov. 30, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 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)
Dec. 8 0 21.93 -3 31.1 1.262 1.825 107 17.8 20:49 (140, 51)
Dec. 15 0 30.84 -1 34.2 1.340 1.841 103 18.0 20:56 (134, 46)
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Now it is 17.1 mag (Nov. 28, Castelmartini). Although it is around the aphelion, it is observable at 17.5 mag in November, 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)
Dec. 8 2 1.16 32 23.6 1.491 2.334 140 17.9 20:52 (180, 23)
Dec. 15 1 51.17 30 20.8 1.542 2.315 131 18.0 20:56 (170, 24)
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First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 2014. It has not been recovered yet. The condition of this apparition is excelllent. It will brighten rapidly, and will be observable at 15.5 mag in excellent condition in March.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 10 45.91 5 45.9 1.659 2.000 94 18.1 2:53 (233, 33)
Dec. 15 10 56.73 4 42.0 1.559 1.970 99 17.9 2:53 (229, 37)
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Peculiar asteroid moving along a cometary orbit. Now it is 16.7 mag (Nov. 18, G. Pascoli Observatory, Castelvecchio Pascoli). It was observable at 17 mag in good condition in November. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 3 22.75 21 24.9 2.147 3.083 158 17.9 22:14 (180, 34)
Dec. 15 3 20.30 20 39.9 2.185 3.079 150 18.1 21:44 (180, 34)
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