Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2019 Oct. 26: North)

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Updated on October 29, 2019
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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 9.3 mag (Oct. 4, Carlos Labordena). It will be fading after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable in excellent condition after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct. 26  21 50.30  -35 24.9   1.054   1.619   104   10.7  19:32 (  0, 19)  
Nov.  2  21 41.15  -38 38.0   1.253   1.664    94   11.3  18:56 (  0, 16)  

* C/2017 T2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 12.9 mag (Oct. 2, Chris Wyatt). 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. 26   5 38.49   33 32.4   2.218   2.914   125   11.1   3:24 (  0, 88)  
Nov.  2   5 35.42   35 41.1   2.078   2.848   132   10.9   2:53 (180, 89)  

* C/2018 N2 ( ASASSN )

Now it is 11.6 mag (Oct. 4, Carlos Labordena). 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 locates low, and it will be unobservable in early December.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct. 26   0 57.35   37 23.5   2.220   3.129   151   11.2  22:38 (180, 87)  
Nov.  2   0 40.96   38 10.7   2.248   3.126   146   11.2  21:54 (180, 87)  

* 260P/McNaught

Now it is 11.7 mag (Oct. 5, Carlos Labordena). 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. 26   2 43.66   48 32.4   0.592   1.507   142   12.0   0:30 (180, 76)  
Nov.  2   2 37.81   49 41.2   0.614   1.535   144   12.2  23:52 (180, 75)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

Now it is bright as 12.6 mag (Oct. 25, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct. 26   0 33.79   14 39.6   4.838   5.777   159   13.1  22:16 (  0, 70)  
Nov.  2   0 31.17   14 19.7   4.882   5.778   152   13.2  21:45 (  0, 69)  

* 68P/Klemola

Now it is 13.9 mag (Oct. 26, 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)  
Oct. 26  19 16.77  -15 47.3   1.747   1.800    76   13.8  18:37 ( 29, 34)  
Nov.  2  19 34.17  -15 58.6   1.799   1.795    73   13.8  18:31 ( 29, 34)  

* 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. 26   7 21.91   54 53.5   1.072   1.643   105   14.1   4:50 (187, 70)  
Nov.  2   7 31.21   56 27.1   1.070   1.686   109   14.5   4:49 (180, 69)  

* C/2018 A6 ( Gibbs )

Now it is 14.3 mag (Oct. 18, 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. 26  17 10.00  -85 35.9   3.263   3.154    74   14.3  18:37 (  4,-32)  
Nov.  2  19  3.22  -83 26.2   3.312   3.172    73   14.3  18:31 (  4,-29)  

* 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. 26   9 11.43    9 53.5   2.652   2.577    74   14.5   4:50 (303, 52)  
Nov.  2   9 18.52    9  6.1   2.593   2.608    79   14.6   4:55 (313, 55)  

* 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. 26   6 58.59  -33 24.2   4.889   5.084    95   14.7   4:43 (  0, 22)  
Nov.  2   6 55.05  -33 50.2   4.875   5.140    99   14.7   4:12 (  0, 21)  

* C/2017 B3 ( LINEAR )

Now it is 14.6 mag (Oct. 18, 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. 26  22 56.62  -38 18.9   4.040   4.535   113   14.9  20:39 (  0, 17)  
Nov.  2  22 54.05  -36 55.8   4.154   4.565   108   15.0  20:09 (  0, 18)  

* 114P/Wiseman-Skiff

Now it is 15.5-16.0 mag (Oct. 22, Hirofumi Koremasa). 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. 26   2 21.07   46 59.2   0.863   1.771   144   15.6   0:07 (180, 78)  
Nov.  2   2 18.05   46 18.9   0.818   1.741   148   15.4  23:32 (180, 79)  

* 101P/Chernykh

Now it is 15.3 mag (Oct. 25, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 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. 26  23 42.95   -9 49.4   1.597   2.441   139   15.7  21:25 (  0, 45)  
Nov.  2  23 42.78   -9 41.0   1.639   2.425   132   15.7  20:57 (  0, 45)  

* C/2019 A9 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened rapidly, and brightened up to 10.8 mag in summer (Aug. 25, Thomas Lehmann). Now it is fading. But it is still bright as 13.6 mag (Sept. 26, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). 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. 26  14 28.53  -62 25.3   2.371   1.900    50   15.7  18:37 ( 33,-33)  
Nov.  2  15 10.55  -61 57.4   2.480   1.962    48   16.2  18:31 ( 33,-31)  

* 2I/2019 Q4 ( Borisov )

Now it is 16.4 mag (Oct. 4, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). The orbit is extremely hyperbolic with e=3.35. 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. 26  10 12.24   11 16.9   2.531   2.227    61   16.0   4:50 (287, 41)  
Nov.  2  10 24.85    7 15.5   2.412   2.164    63   15.8   4:55 (296, 43)  

* 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. 26  12 20.92  -69 23.0   3.859   3.459    59   15.8   4:50 (337,-29)  
Nov.  2  12 32.79  -71 38.7   3.847   3.453    59   15.8   4:55 (340,-28)  

* 155P/Shoemaker 3

Now it is 16.7 mag (Oct. 9, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 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. 26   9  4.55   17 11.9   1.730   1.815    78   16.1   4:50 (296, 58)  
Nov.  2   9 21.50   16 25.2   1.667   1.808    81   15.9   4:55 (302, 60)  

* C/2018 DO4 ( Lemmon )

Now it is 16.0 mag (Sept. 8, Roberto Haver). It is observable at 16 mag in good condition from October to November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct. 26   4 16.60   10 49.7   1.623   2.512   146   16.1   2:03 (  0, 66)  
Nov.  2   3 48.07    7 49.7   1.582   2.534   158   16.0   1:07 (  0, 63)  

* 261P/Larson

Now it is 16.0 mag (Oct. 4, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 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. 26   3 40.95   29  6.1   1.324   2.246   150   16.2   1:27 (  0, 84)  
Nov.  2   3 35.75   28 47.1   1.317   2.269   158   16.4   0:54 (  0, 84)  

* C/2019 K7 ( Smith )

Now it is 15.8 mag (Oct. 5, 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. 26  20  2.35  -25 53.1   4.839   4.861    85   16.3  18:37 ( 13, 28)  
Nov.  2  20  1.42  -24 56.3   4.940   4.839    78   16.3  18:31 ( 19, 28)  

* A/2017 U7

It looks cometary on the LCO (CTIO) image on Aug. 21. Now it is 16.2 mag (Oct. 2, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). 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. 26  19 48.29  -38 53.5   6.517   6.425    80   16.3  18:37 ( 13, 15)  
Nov.  2  19 46.69  -38 17.7   6.640   6.427    73   16.4  18:31 ( 18, 14)  

* C/2019 K5 ( Young )

Now it is 15.9 mag (Oct. 2, Alexander Baransky). 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. 26   3 29.19    0 30.9   1.575   2.511   154   16.4   1:15 (  0, 56)  
Nov.  2   3 25.85   -0 21.3   1.606   2.558   159   16.5   0:44 (  0, 55)  

* C/2017 K2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.2 mag (Oct. 4, 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 high light 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 high light.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct. 26  17 16.09   48 28.6  10.802  10.581    74   16.4  18:37 (126, 48)  
Nov.  2  17 18.85   47 54.9  10.776  10.533    73   16.4  18:31 (125, 45)  

* 160P/LINEAR

Now it is 15.1 mag (Oct. 5, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is brighter than this ephemeris recently. It stays at 15-16 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. 26  19 47.70  -22 58.4   1.658   1.821    82   16.4  18:37 ( 18, 30)  
Nov.  2  20  1.84  -21 16.0   1.711   1.810    79   16.4  18:31 ( 20, 31)  

* (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. 26   1 15.69   46 50.7   0.976   1.874   144   16.5  22:56 (180, 78)  
Nov.  2   0 54.06   43 10.8   1.027   1.927   145   16.7  22:07 (180, 82)  

* C/2019 N1 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 16.7 mag (Oct. 4, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will brighten up to 10.5 mag from 2020 December to 2021 January. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition while the comet will be brightening gradually, but it is not observable at the high light. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable for a long time, but it will be observable in good condition after the high light.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct. 26  16 36.61   67 16.4   4.858   4.862    84   16.8  18:37 (152, 42)  
Nov.  2  16 42.90   66  2.2   4.793   4.800    84   16.7  18:31 (150, 40)  

* 246P/NEAT

It will brighten up to 13.5-14 mag from 2020 to 2021. It stays observable in good condition for a long time after this until 2020 summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct. 26  11 55.12   15  7.1   4.416   3.725    41   17.0   4:50 (267, 23)  
Nov.  2  12  3.10   14 30.1   4.330   3.707    45   16.9   4:55 (271, 28)  

* C/2018 A3 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 17.2 mag (Oct. 5, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 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. 26   2 19.55   45 27.1   3.347   4.211   146   16.9   0:06 (180, 79)  
Nov.  2   2  4.63   43 44.5   3.359   4.250   150   16.9  23:18 (180, 81)  

* C/2015 O1 ( PanSTARRS )

Fading. Now it is 16.8 mag (Oct. 9, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 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. 26   9 20.27   24  0.7   6.505   6.358    77   16.9   4:50 (281, 59)  
Nov.  2   9 19.23   23 52.2   6.425   6.401    84   16.9   4:55 (290, 65)  

* C/2010 U3 ( Boattini )

It stays 16-17 mag for a long time until 2020. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It is hardly observable in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct. 26  12 47.88   52 10.2   8.918   8.565    66   16.9   4:50 (225, 29)  
Nov.  2  12 53.33   51 57.1   8.870   8.572    69   16.9   4:55 (226, 33)  

* C/2016 N6 ( PanSTARRS )

Fading now. Now it is 16.1 mag (Sept. 23, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). 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. 26   6 30.76  -48 10.5   5.055   5.237    95   17.1   4:15 (  0,  7)  
Nov.  2   6 24.32  -49 46.5   5.071   5.289    97   17.2   3:41 (  0,  5)  

* 387P/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. 26   9 41.24   10  1.9   1.459   1.422    67   17.1   4:50 (296, 47)  
Nov.  2   9 56.53    7 50.5   1.456   1.464    70   17.3   4:55 (302, 48)  

* 384P/2019 O1 ( Kowalski )

First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 18 mag in 2014. Now it is 17.3 mag (Oct. 5, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 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. 26   7 13.60   43  4.1   0.327   1.132   106   17.1   4:50 (191, 82)  
Nov.  2   7 37.06   43 31.3   0.343   1.150   108   17.2   4:54 (180, 82)  

* 289P/Blanpain

Now it is 18.9 mag (Oct. 3, Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban). 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. If it is as bright as in 2003, it will be 17.5 mag at best. But actually, it is brighter recently than in 2003. If it shows cometary activity, it may brighten up to 13.5 mag. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will not be observable at the high light.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct. 26  22 30.00  -24 51.2   0.415   1.239   116   17.7  20:12 (  0, 30)  
Nov.  2  22 24.60  -24 11.8   0.392   1.182   109   17.4  19:39 (  0, 31)  

* C/2018 U1 ( Lemmon )

Now it is 17.4 mag (Oct. 4, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 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. 26  18 22.94   37 29.7   7.522   7.400    79   17.4  18:37 (106, 59)  
Nov.  2  18 24.35   36 26.8   7.546   7.364    75   17.4  18:31 (105, 55)  

* C/2019 K4 ( Ye )

Now it is 16.1 mag (Oct. 1, Alexander Baransky). It will be fading after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct. 26  23  7.65  -16 25.1   1.964   2.701   128   17.5  20:49 (  0, 38)  
Nov.  2  23  1.83  -19  5.7   2.116   2.744   119   17.7  20:16 (  0, 36)  

* 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. 26  22  2.78   45 14.1   7.028   7.577   120   17.5  19:45 (180, 80)  
Nov.  2  22  1.77   44 40.7   7.029   7.531   117   17.5  19:16 (180, 80)  

* 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 17.9 mag (Oct. 5, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct. 26   2 12.62   40 34.3   2.716   3.620   151   17.6  23:53 (180, 84)  
Nov.  2   1 55.20   39  4.0   2.771   3.691   154   17.7  23:08 (180, 86)  

* 173P/Mueller 5

Now it is 17.9 mag (Oct. 8, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). It is observable at 17-18 mag for a long time from late 2019 to early 2021. It will fade out before it passes the perihelion.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct. 26   3 21.36    1  8.3   4.285   5.214   156   17.6   1:07 (  0, 56)  
Nov.  2   3 17.93    0 55.5   4.251   5.201   161   17.6   0:36 (  0, 56)  

* 65P/Gunn

Now it is 18.8 mag (Sept. 27, M. Jaeger, E. Prosperi, S. Prosperi). It is fainter than this ephemeris recently.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Oct. 26   2 35.65   10  2.2   3.209   4.194   170   17.6   0:22 (  0, 65)  
Nov.  2   2 30.86    9 47.6   3.218   4.207   175   17.6  23:45 (  0, 65)  

* C/2018 L2 ( ATLAS )

It brightened up to 11 mag in late 2018. Now it is 17.9 mag (Oct. 5, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 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. 26   3 22.81   46 32.5   3.343   4.167   141   17.6   1:09 (180, 78)  
Nov.  2   3 14.57   45 30.7   3.360   4.230   147   17.8   0:33 (180, 79)  

* 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura

Now it is 18.0 mag (Oct. 9, 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. 26   8 18.45   19 35.7   1.266   1.605    89   18.0   4:50 (309, 68)  
Nov.  2   8 35.70   21 31.1   1.209   1.606    93   17.9   4:55 (313, 71)  

* 200P/Larsen

Now it is very faint as 19.7 mag (Oct. 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. 26   1 15.06   16 55.4   2.353   3.333   168   20.1  22:57 (  0, 72)  
Nov.  2   1 11.68   16  8.0   2.381   3.339   161   20.1  22:26 (  0, 71)  

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