Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2019 Oct. 5: 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/2018 W2 ( Africano )

Now it is bright as 8.4 mag (Sept. 30, Marco Goiato). It stays bright as 8-9 mag until October. It moves southwards very rapidly after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it becomes observable in excellent condition after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower after this, and it will be unobservable in November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  23  3.21   -7 43.0   0.553   1.513   152    9.0  22:05 (  0, 46)  
Oct. 12  22 28.68  -21 50.4   0.688   1.543   131    9.5  21:04 (  0, 32)  

* C/2018 N2 ( ASASSN )

Now it is 11.6 mag (Sept. 25, Seiichi Yoshida). It stays bright as 11 mag until winter. It stays observable in good condition for a long time in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually, and it will be unobservable in early December.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   1 45.64   33 14.1   2.255   3.145   147   11.2   0:55 (  0, 88)  
Oct. 12   1 30.39   34 53.9   2.224   3.138   151   11.2   0:12 (  0, 90)  

* 260P/McNaught

Now it is 11.7 mag (Sept. 25, Seiichi Yoshida). It stays 12 mag until November. It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It stays locating extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   2 51.33   41  4.2   0.562   1.444   133   11.6   2:00 (180, 84)  
Oct. 12   2 51.11   44 10.9   0.566   1.462   136   11.6   1:32 (180, 81)  

* C/2017 T2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 12.2 mag (Sept. 11, Maik Meyer). It is expected to brighten up to 8 mag in 2020. It stays observable in good condition for a long time in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually, and it will be unobservable in early December.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   5 38.17   28 19.6   2.688   3.115   105   11.8   4:33 (337, 83)  
Oct. 12   5 39.58   29 52.5   2.524   3.048   112   11.6   4:20 (  0, 85)  

* P/2008 Y12 = P/2014 K3 ( SOHO )

It was observed in the SOHO spacecraft images in 2008 and 2014. It will approach to Sun down to 0.067 a.u. on Oct. 9. It was observable in the evening low sky until late September. But it was not recovered, fainter than 18.5 mag (Sept. 30, Michael Jager and Gerald Rhemann).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  13 26.90   -5 49.5   0.818   0.256    11   13.7  19:03 ( 90,-10)  
Oct. 12  12 58.20   -9  3.7   1.137   0.149     2   12.0   4:39 (269,-17)  

* 168P/Hergenrother

It has not been observed yet in this apparition. Now it is fainter than 21.5 mag (Aug. 4, Erwin Schwab). It was expected to brighten up to 12 mag from August to September. But actually, it must be much fainter than expected. It is observable in good 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)  
Oct.  5   6 36.81   49 46.1   1.084   1.526    94   12.8   4:33 (216, 70)  
Oct. 12   6 54.23   51 34.6   1.079   1.563    97   13.2   4:39 (207, 71)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

Now it is 14.6 mag (Oct. 3, Chris Wyatt).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   0 43.08   15 35.6   4.791   5.775   168   13.1  23:47 (  0, 71)  
Oct. 12   0 39.84   15 18.2   4.792   5.776   169   13.1  23:17 (  0, 70)  

* 68P/Klemola

Now it is 13.3 mag (Oct. 1, Chris Wyatt). It is observable at 13.5 mag in good condition in autumn.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  18 29.03  -14 18.1   1.604   1.829    85   13.7  19:03 ( 27, 36)  
Oct. 12  18 44.08  -14 56.3   1.650   1.817    82   13.8  18:53 ( 27, 36)  

* C/2018 A6 ( Gibbs )

Now it is 13.6 mag (Oct. 3, Chris Wyatt). It stays 13-14 mag for a long time in 2019. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable in good condition. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observasble until summer in 2020.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  10 45.86  -81 20.2   3.155   3.105    77   14.1   4:33 (350,-33)  
Oct. 12  11 49.83  -84  0.9   3.185   3.120    77   14.1   4:39 (353,-34)  

* 78P/Gehrels 2

Now it is 14.7 mag (Sept. 6, Ken-ichi Kadota). It is observable at 14 mag in good condition in autumn.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   8 45.36   12 24.6   2.813   2.486    60   14.2   4:33 (284, 40)  
Oct. 12   8 54.80   11 33.4   2.763   2.516    65   14.2   4:39 (289, 44)  

* C/2019 A9 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened rapidly. Now it is very bright as 11.3 mag (Sept. 22, Thomas Lehmann). It may fade out rapidly after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in the low sky until it becomes fainter than 18 mag in winter. It is not observable at all in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  12  5.93  -59 21.2   2.090   1.729    55   14.3   4:33 (323,-34)  
Oct. 12  12 54.01  -61 16.6   2.173   1.784    54   14.7   4:39 (325,-37)  

* C/2016 M1 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened up to 7.7 mag in June in 2018 (June 19, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 14.2 mag (Sept. 10, Thomas Lehmann). In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time until the comet will fade out. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is appearing in the morning sky, but it stays low for a while.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   7  4.26  -31 50.7   4.938   4.913    82   14.6   4:33 (338, 19)  
Oct. 12   7  3.19  -32 23.2   4.922   4.970    86   14.6   4:39 (345, 21)  

* C/2017 B3 ( LINEAR )

Now it is 14.5 mag (Oct. 3, Chris Wyatt). In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable for a long time. It stays low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  23 10.45  -42  4.4   3.750   4.449   129   14.7  22:15 (  0, 13)  
Oct. 12  23  4.83  -40 54.5   3.836   4.477   124   14.7  21:42 (  0, 14)  

* 101P/Chernykh

Now it is 15.5-16.0 mag (Sept. 8, Koremasa Hirofumi). It stays 15.5 mag until December, and it is observable in good condition.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  23 49.51   -9 16.6   1.528   2.496   161   15.7  22:54 (  0, 46)  
Oct. 12  23 46.50   -9 36.6   1.540   2.476   153   15.7  22:23 (  0, 45)  

* 2018 DO4

Now it is 16.0 mag (Sept. 8, Roberto Haver). It looks cometary. It is observable at 15.5 mag in good condition from October to November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   5 23.94   17 39.4   1.933   2.458   109   15.8   4:32 (  0, 73)  
Oct. 12   5  5.19   15 47.1   1.806   2.474   121   15.7   3:46 (  0, 71)  

* C/2018 F4 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 15.0 mag (July 21, Taras Prystavski). It stays 16 mag for a long time from 2019 to 2020. It stays observable for a long time 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)  
Oct.  5  11 52.22  -63 24.5   3.881   3.485    59   15.9   4:33 (328,-34)  
Oct. 12  12  0.92  -65 15.6   3.877   3.475    59   15.9   4:39 (331,-32)  

* C/2019 K1 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 16.5 mag (July 27, Kevin Hills). It will brighten up to 14 mag in winter. It stays observable for a long time in the Southern Hemisphere, although it becomes low in November. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable for a long time until August in 2020.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  15  2.82  -43 57.8   3.061   2.542    50   16.0  19:03 ( 45,-13)  
Oct. 12  15  7.80  -45 18.1   3.077   2.494    46   15.9  18:53 ( 45,-16)  

* 261P/Larson

Now it is 15.9 mag (Sept. 6, Ken-ichi Kadota). It is observable at 16 mag in good condition from summer to autumn. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   3 48.32   29  8.1   1.406   2.181   129   16.0   2:56 (  0, 84)  
Oct. 12   3 47.48   29 16.2   1.370   2.202   136   16.1   2:28 (  0, 84)  

* C/2019 K5 ( Young )

Now it is 15.8 mag (Aug. 26, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays observable in good condition while the comet will be fading slowly after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   3 34.21    3 44.7   1.548   2.378   136   16.0   2:42 (  0, 59)  
Oct. 12   3 33.63    2 36.3   1.547   2.421   143   16.1   2:14 (  0, 58)  

* A/2017 U7

It looks cometary on the LCO (CTIO) image on Aug. 21. Now it is 15.7 mag (Aug. 28, Taras Prystavski). It is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it locates extremely low for a while.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  19 57.88  -40 40.4   6.146   6.419   101   16.2  19:03 (  0, 14)  
Oct. 12  19 53.83  -40  5.4   6.268   6.421    94   16.2  18:53 (  4, 15)  

* C/2019 K7 ( Smith )

Now it is 16.0 mag (Sept. 1, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays 15-16 mag for a long time until 2021.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  20 10.36  -28 44.1   4.540   4.928   107   16.2  19:16 (  0, 26)  
Oct. 12  20  6.75  -27 47.3   4.637   4.905    99   16.2  18:53 (  2, 27)  

* 114P/Wiseman-Skiff

Now it is 17-17.5 mag (Sept. 24, Koremasa Hirofumi). It will brighten very rapidly, and it will brighten up to 14 mag in winter. 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)  
Oct.  5   2 24.24   46 14.1   1.042   1.870   132   16.5   1:33 (180, 79)  
Oct. 12   2 24.53   46 52.6   0.976   1.836   136   16.2   1:06 (180, 78)  

* C/2017 K2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.3 mag (Sept. 1, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is expected to be observable at 5-6 mag for a long time from 2022 to 2023. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable at the highlight from 2022 summer to 2023 summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays unobservable for a while. But it will be observable in good condition at the highlight.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  17  9.72   50 23.5  10.866  10.724    79   16.5  19:03 (130, 56)  
Oct. 12  17 11.49   49 43.3  10.847  10.676    77   16.5  18:53 (128, 54)  

* 2I/2019 Q4 ( Borisov )

Now it is 16.9 mag (Sept. 25, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). The orbit is extremely hyperbolic with e=3.3. It is the first interstellar comet in history. It brightens up to 15 mag in December. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition until early December. Then it will be getting lower, and it will be unobservable in mid January. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable for a while. But it will appear in the morning sky in late October, then it will be observable in excellent condition.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   9 33.81   21 30.1   2.937   2.463    52   16.8   4:33 (267, 35)  
Oct. 12   9 46.71   18 23.4   2.795   2.377    55   16.5   4:39 (273, 37)  

* (3200) Phaethon

Now it is 16.7 mag (Aug. 9. Grorudalen Optical Observatory). It passed the perihelion on July 2. Then it must have brightened up to 13 mag, but it was not observable around that time. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition until December when it becomes fainter than 18 mag. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays locating low.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   2 51.24   53 51.9   0.918   1.694   123   16.5   2:01 (180, 71)  
Oct. 12   2 16.17   52 29.9   0.923   1.758   132   16.5   0:59 (180, 72)  

* 160P/LINEAR

Now it is 15.8 mag (Oct. 2, Jean-Francois Soulier). It stays at 16 mag until December. 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)  
Oct.  5  19  9.32  -27 51.7   1.507   1.867    94   16.6  19:03 ( 12, 26)  
Oct. 12  19 21.31  -26 15.7   1.556   1.850    90   16.5  18:53 ( 14, 28)  

* 155P/Shoemaker 3

Now it is 17.1 mag (Sept. 14, Ken-ichi Kadota). It brightens rapidly, and it will be observable at 15 mag in good condition in winter. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   8 11.31   19 15.5   1.935   1.857    70   16.8   4:33 (282, 50)  
Oct. 12   8 29.35   18 38.1   1.864   1.840    73   16.5   4:39 (286, 53)  

* P/2019 R1 ( Boattini )

First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 16.5 mag in 2009. Now it is 16.2 mag (Sept. 11, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 16.5 mag until October. 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)  
Oct.  5   8 45.92   16 47.5   1.457   1.322    61   16.6   4:33 (279, 42)  
Oct. 12   9  5.97   14 32.3   1.458   1.351    63   16.8   4:39 (284, 43)  

* C/2018 A3 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 16.8 mag (Aug. 2, Charles Morris). It will be fading after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays extremely low for a long time.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   3  6.60   48 55.1   3.429   4.097   125   16.8   2:16 (180, 76)  
Oct. 12   2 51.09   48  3.4   3.384   4.134   133   16.8   1:33 (180, 77)  

* C/2019 K4 ( Ye )

Now it is 16.6 mag (Sept. 2, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is observable at 16.5 mag in good condition from August to September. It will be fainter than 18 mag in November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  23 36.60   -4 30.7   1.614   2.582   161   16.9  22:40 (  0, 50)  
Oct. 12  23 25.06   -9  9.4   1.709   2.620   149   17.0  22:01 (  0, 46)  

* C/2015 O1 ( PanSTARRS )

Fading. Now it is 17.3 mag (Sept. 26, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It stays 17 mag from autumn to 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)  
Oct.  5   9 20.36   24 39.8   6.719   6.228    56   16.9   4:33 (265, 39)  
Oct. 12   9 20.80   24 24.5   6.654   6.271    63   16.9   4:39 (270, 45)  

* C/2016 N6 ( PanSTARRS )

Fading now. Now it is 15.8 mag (Aug. 24, Thomas Lehmann). In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time until it fades out. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will not be observable after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   6 42.86  -42 55.6   5.040   5.081    86   16.9   4:33 (346, 10)  
Oct. 12   6 39.97  -44 43.3   5.040   5.133    89   17.0   4:39 (353, 10)  

* 384P/2019 O1 ( Kowalski )

First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 18 mag in 2014. Now it is 17.5 mag (Sept. 13, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 17 mag until November. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   5 27.29   37 56.7   0.287   1.119   107   17.1   4:33 (185, 87)  
Oct. 12   6  7.88   40 34.3   0.297   1.116   105   17.1   4:39 (197, 84)  

* C/2018 Y1 ( Iwamoto )

It approached to Earth down to 0.3 a.u. in mid February, and brightened up to 5.5 mag (Feb. 13, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 17.1 mag (Sept. 13, Ken-ichi Kadota).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   3  9.29   43 14.6   2.683   3.405   129   17.1   2:18 (180, 82)  
Oct. 12   2 50.41   42 41.9   2.673   3.477   137   17.3   1:32 (180, 82)  

* C/2018 L2 ( ATLAS )

It brightened up to 11 mag in late 2018. Now it is 17.1 mag (Sept. 14, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will be fainter than 18 mag in November. It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   3 45.30   48 40.4   3.366   3.975   121   17.3   2:54 (180, 76)  
Oct. 12   3 38.48   48  7.2   3.348   4.039   127   17.4   2:20 (180, 77)  

* C/2018 U1 ( Lemmon )

Now it is 17.6 mag (Sept. 7, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will stay at 14 mag for a long time from 2021 to 2022. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition while brightening gradually, although it becomes low in December and January. In the Southern Hemisphere, it locates extremely low now, and it will be unobservable soon.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  18 21.67   40 54.7   7.454   7.507    89   17.5  19:03 (114, 70)  
Oct. 12  18 21.55   39 44.3   7.475   7.471    85   17.5  18:53 (110, 67)  

* C/2019 L3 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 17.6 mag (Sept. 26, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will brighten up to 12 mag in winter in 2022.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  22  9.20   46 41.2   7.075   7.712   126   17.6  21:14 (180, 78)  
Oct. 12  22  6.54   46 15.2   7.050   7.667   125   17.6  20:44 (180, 79)  

* 65P/Gunn

Now it is fading. In 2019, it is observable at 17.5 mag in good condition in autumn.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   2 48.42   10 44.9   3.272   4.153   147   17.6   1:57 (  0, 66)  
Oct. 12   2 44.60   10 31.5   3.237   4.167   155   17.6   1:25 (  0, 66)  

* 173P/Mueller 5

Now it is 18.5 mag (Sept. 22, Hidetaka Sato). It is observable at 17-18 mag for a long time from late 2019 to early 2021.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   3 29.31    1 56.0   4.469   5.255   137   17.8   2:37 (  0, 57)  
Oct. 12   3 27.13    1 39.3   4.396   5.242   144   17.7   2:08 (  0, 57)  

* P/2006 W1 ( Gibbs )

First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 2006. It has not been recovered yet in this apparition. It will brighten up to 16.5 mag in 2020 spring. But it is not observable at that time. It will be observable at 18 mag in 2019 autumn and 2020 autumn.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  18 56.40  -13 47.4   2.296   2.546    92   17.9  19:03 ( 19, 39)  
Oct. 12  19  2.43  -14 33.2   2.339   2.497    87   17.8  18:53 ( 22, 38)  

* 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura

Now it is 18.6 mag (Sept. 25, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It was exptected to brighten up to 16.5 mag from October to December. But actually, it is fainter than originally expected. It seems to brighten up to 18 mag at best. 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)  
Oct.  5   7 26.28   14 47.5   1.452   1.619    80   18.4   4:33 (299, 56)  
Oct. 12   7 43.68   16 15.5   1.388   1.611    83   18.3   4:39 (302, 60)  

* 2019 LD2

Now it is bright as 17.9 mag (Aug. 23, Hidetaka Sato). Hidetaka Sato reported it looks cometary with coma. It will be getting lower gradually after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  18  3.16  -12 22.9   4.678   4.607    79   19.8  19:03 ( 35, 35)  
Oct. 12  18  7.52  -12 38.7   4.778   4.604    74   19.8  18:53 ( 38, 34)  

* 200P/Larsen

Now it is very faint as 19.8 mag (Sept. 25, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It brightened up to 15.5 mag in 1997, and 17 mag in 2008, however, it is much fainter in this apparition.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5   1 26.45   19  4.3   2.354   3.318   161   20.1   0:35 (  0, 74)  
Oct. 12   1 22.67   18 25.3   2.340   3.323   168   20.1   0:04 (  0, 74)  

* 289P/Blanpain

Now it is 19.5 mag (Oct. 2, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It will approaches to Earth down to 0.09 a.u. in early January. It will be obesrvable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will be 17.5 mag at best. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will not be observable at the high light. It is a bit brighter than this ephemeris.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct.  5  22 59.57  -23 52.0   0.493   1.423   142   20.9  22:04 (  0, 31)  
Oct. 12  22 48.15  -24 40.3   0.463   1.360   133   20.9  21:25 (  0, 30)  

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