Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2026 Feb. 14: 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.

C/2024 E1 ( Wierzchos ) It brightened up to 6.6 mag in January (Jan. 28, Chris Wyatt). Now it is 7.1 mag (Feb. 15, Marco Goiato). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be unobservable in June. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 0 47.76 -35 1.8 1.017 0.780 45 7.1 19:06 ( 44, 2) Feb. 21 1 48.14 -26 11.9 1.021 0.885 52 7.6 19:12 ( 46, 12) C/2025 A6 ( Lemmon ) It brightened up to 3.7 mag in late October (Oct. 26, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is 9.5 mag (Feb. 1, Marco Goiato). It will fade out rapidly after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in May. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 16 43.36 -55 2.4 2.005 1.932 71 9.8 5:22 (345, -3) Feb. 21 16 28.13 -57 47.1 1.972 2.035 79 10.1 5:15 (350, -4) 24P/Schaumasse It brightened up to 8.4 mag in January (Jan. 14, Mitsunori Tsumura). Now it is 10.5 mag (Feb. 15, Virgilio Gonano). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in June. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 15 5.84 7 20.3 0.631 1.279 102 9.9 5:22 (355, 62) Feb. 21 15 16.21 6 43.8 0.638 1.315 105 10.3 5:14 ( 0, 62) 88P/Howell Now it is 12.7 mag (Feb. 8, Mike Olason). It stays 10 mag for a while. It stays extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will become high in summer. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. But it will become high in summer. It is fainter than this ephemeris recently. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 19 30.82 -23 18.9 2.108 1.405 34 10.4 5:22 (301, 3) Feb. 21 19 57.15 -22 28.2 2.074 1.387 35 10.2 5:15 (300, 2) C/2025 R3 ( PanSTARRS ) It became brighter than expected. It is expected to brighten up to 5 mag in April. Now it is 12.8 mag (Feb. 9, Michael Jager). It will brighten rapidly after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable soon. But it will be observable again in February. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in May. At the high light, it is observable in the low sky before the perihelion passage in the Northern Hemisphere, or after the perihelion in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 22 18.00 17 32.7 2.187 1.442 31 12.8 19:06 (108, 5) Feb. 21 22 20.36 17 37.8 2.110 1.326 28 12.3 19:12 (112, -1) 240P/NEAT It brightened up to 11.1 mag in winter (Nov. 15, Masayoshi Yoshimi). The component B also brightened rapidly up to 13.8 mag (Ded. 8, Masayoshi Yoshimi). Now it is 13.8 mag (Feb. 12, Toru Yusa). Fading gradually. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in June. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 3 45.54 26 12.4 1.844 2.167 95 12.7 19:06 ( 58, 75) Feb. 21 3 54.82 27 32.6 1.936 2.179 90 12.9 19:12 ( 73, 71) 235P/LINEAR It became brighter than expected. Now it is 13.0 mag (Jan. 21, Ken-ichi Kadota). Fading slowly. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 16 7.12 -18 17.4 1.915 2.023 81 13.1 5:22 (340, 34) Feb. 21 16 19.59 -18 12.5 1.852 2.035 85 13.1 5:15 (342, 35) C/2026 B2 ( Sun-Gao ) Bright new comet discovered near Sun. It became brighter furthermore after the discovery. Now it is 12.7 mag (Feb. 14, Mike Olason). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May. It stays extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 20 32.42 17 6.2 2.056 1.380 35 13.2 5:22 (259, 15) Feb. 21 20 58.73 20 24.3 2.090 1.422 36 13.3 5:15 (256, 15) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Now it is 11.8 mag (Feb. 16, Toru Yusa). It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 11 26.64 -3 33.9 5.432 6.310 150 13.7 1:53 ( 0, 51) Feb. 21 11 23.97 -3 24.8 5.383 6.310 157 13.7 1:22 ( 0, 51) C/2025 L1 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 15.1 mag (Jan. 20, Kunihiro Shima). Fading gradually. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 16 0.70 -19 4.0 1.550 1.733 82 13.8 5:22 (342, 34) Feb. 21 15 57.48 -13 57.6 1.422 1.758 91 13.7 5:15 (347, 40) C/2025 T1 ( ATLAS ) It brightened up to 9.0 mag from late November to early December (Nov. 22, Thomas Lehmann). Fading rapidly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May. Now it is not observable. It will appear in March in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 21 37.17 -15 4.3 2.588 1.603 3 13.8 5:22 (277,-17) Feb. 21 21 44.80 -16 35.7 2.646 1.679 9 14.2 5:15 (280,-15) 78P/Gehrels 2 It will brighten up to 12 mag in summer. Now it is 14.5 mag (Jan. 16, Kunihiro Shima). Brightening slowly. Now it is not observable. It will appear in May in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 22 58.55 -3 35.3 3.171 2.266 19 14.1 19:06 ( 85, 1) Feb. 21 23 12.33 -2 20.1 3.173 2.242 16 14.0 19:12 ( 89, -2) C/2022 N2 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 14.9 mag (Feb. 13, Yoshiaki Yamaguchi). Fading slowly. It will be unobservable in May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 3 29.54 24 28.1 4.058 4.195 91 14.3 19:06 ( 61, 71) Feb. 21 3 34.77 24 35.3 4.185 4.221 85 14.4 19:12 ( 72, 66) C/2026 A1 ( MAPS ) Kreutz sungrazer comet discovered furthest from Sun in history. It will approach to Sun down to 0.005 a.u. on Apr. 4. Now it is 13.6 mag (Feb. 15, Martin Masek). It is expected to brighten up to 6-7 mag when observable on the ground. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in March. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable temporarily in April. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 3 26.38 -24 22.5 1.292 1.477 79 14.8 19:06 ( 20, 28) Feb. 21 3 8.93 -21 7.3 1.282 1.334 70 14.3 19:12 ( 34, 26) C/2022 QE78 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 14.6 mag (Jan. 27, Yoshimi Nagai). It stays 15 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 9 11.24 29 7.0 4.646 5.593 161 14.3 23:34 ( 0, 84) Feb. 21 9 8.67 29 43.7 4.689 5.604 155 14.3 23:04 ( 0, 85) C/2024 J3 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 14.9 mag (Feb. 9, Ken-ichi Kadota). Brightening slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 19 47.73 1 48.8 5.366 4.577 33 14.5 5:22 (279, 15) Feb. 21 19 52.67 3 2.6 5.281 4.545 38 14.4 5:15 (280, 19) C/2024 T5 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 14.5 mag (Feb. 3, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 14 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in March. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually. But it will be getting higher again after May. It is expected to brighten up to 11 mag in next winter. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 2 43.27 -33 7.3 5.666 5.395 69 14.5 19:06 ( 26, 17) Feb. 21 2 46.64 -31 47.5 5.691 5.356 65 14.5 19:12 ( 32, 15) 3I/2025 N1 ( ATLAS ) Third interstellar object in history following 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. The eccentricity is extremely big as 6. It approached to Sun down to 1.38 a.u. in late October. It brightened up to 8.9 mag in November (Nov. 12, Toshiyuki Takahashi). Now it is 14.5 mag (Feb. 12, Toru Yusa). Fading rapidly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in April. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 7 20.61 19 30.9 3.243 4.083 143 14.7 21:43 ( 0, 74) Feb. 21 7 10.26 19 49.1 3.564 4.315 134 15.1 21:05 ( 0, 75) C/2014 UN271 ( Bernardinelli-Bernstein ) Very large comet. It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag in 2031. Now it is 14.6 mag (Jan. 20, Chris Wyatt). It stays 15 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable now. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2030. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 4 43.19 -73 3.4 14.378 14.261 81 14.8 19:06 ( 0,-18) Feb. 21 4 43.36 -72 39.7 14.348 14.239 81 14.8 19:12 ( 3,-18) C/2021 G2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 15.3 mag (Feb. 1, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 15 mag for a while. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 17 17.95 3 31.9 6.633 6.351 69 14.8 5:22 (306, 45) Feb. 21 17 21.18 4 14.3 6.569 6.382 74 14.8 5:15 (310, 48) C/2025 Q3 ( ATLAS ) It became brighter than expected. Now it is 15.2 mag (Feb. 12, Ken-ichi Kadota). Fading slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in March. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 2 13.88 -17 53.7 2.361 2.117 63 15.0 19:06 ( 40, 26) Feb. 21 2 19.27 -18 56.1 2.443 2.113 59 15.1 19:12 ( 45, 22) C/2023 R1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 15.3 mag (Dec. 19, Kunihiro Shima). Brightening slowly. It will be getting higher gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 19 33.26 -3 19.1 4.375 3.609 34 15.1 5:22 (285, 15) Feb. 21 19 34.36 -3 23.6 4.292 3.601 40 15.1 5:15 (288, 19) 40P/Vaisala 1 It became brighter than expected. Now it is 14.3 mag (Jan. 21, Michael Jager). Fading slowly. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 16 52.98 -11 19.5 2.126 2.050 72 15.3 5:22 (324, 36) Feb. 21 17 5.21 -11 19.7 2.086 2.081 75 15.3 5:15 (326, 37) 218P/LINEAR It will brighten up to 16 mag in spring. Now it is 16.8 mag (Dec. 30, Hidenori Nohara). Fading slowly. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will become high in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 17 38.47 -21 40.3 1.269 1.154 59 16.2 5:22 (320, 22) Feb. 21 18 11.47 -21 32.2 1.261 1.139 59 16.0 5:15 (317, 20) C/2022 R6 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.0 mag (Jan. 25, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 16 mag for a while. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 8 38.33 -7 32.5 5.772 6.666 152 16.0 23:00 ( 0, 47) Feb. 21 8 36.03 -6 42.3 5.802 6.674 149 16.1 22:31 ( 0, 48) C/2025 J1 ( Borisov ) Now it is 16.4 mag (Feb. 9, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in June. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 4 53.93 65 31.3 3.300 3.736 108 16.3 19:18 (180, 60) Feb. 21 4 50.75 62 41.9 3.360 3.718 103 16.3 19:12 (174, 62) 145P/Shoemaker-Levy 5 Now it is 16.3 mag (Jan. 21, Ken-ichi Kadota). Fading slowly. It will be unobservable in March in the Southern Hemisphere, or in May in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 1 3.33 9 34.9 2.309 1.894 53 16.4 19:06 ( 77, 34) Feb. 21 1 18.61 11 35.3 2.367 1.899 50 16.4 19:12 ( 82, 32) C/2025 R2 ( SWAN ) It brightened up to 5.2 mag in October (Oct. 11, Virgilio Gonano). Now it is 16.4 mag (Jan. 20, Kunihiro Shima). Fading gradually. It will be fainter than 18 mag in April. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually. It stays extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 1 59.14 16 29.6 2.936 2.735 68 16.4 19:06 ( 74, 49) Feb. 21 2 8.11 17 10.2 3.120 2.826 63 16.7 19:12 ( 79, 45) 210P/Christensen It brightened up to 9.5 mag in late November (Nov. 28, Michael Jager, Gerald Rhemann, E. Prosperi). Now it is 15.0 mag (Jan. 21, Michael Jager). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in March. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 15 51.45 -7 17.6 1.244 1.557 87 16.5 5:22 (340, 46) Feb. 21 15 52.11 -6 42.1 1.241 1.647 94 16.8 5:15 (347, 47) C/2024 A1 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.0 mag (Jan. 22, Kunihiro Shima). Fading slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 6 52.35 63 31.3 3.827 4.418 121 16.6 21:15 (180, 61) Feb. 21 6 40.87 63 47.6 3.937 4.447 115 16.7 20:37 (180, 61) 493P/2024 Q2 ( LONEOS ) Now it is 16.6 mag (Jan. 10, Hirohisa Sato). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in April. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 4 28.98 49 15.7 3.428 3.827 106 16.6 19:06 (172, 76) Feb. 21 4 33.51 48 40.3 3.517 3.830 100 16.7 19:12 (154, 74) 195P/Hill Now it is 17.4 mag (Jan. 11, ATLAS South Africa). It stays 17 mag for a while. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 9 37.79 -34 6.6 3.798 4.525 132 16.6 0:04 ( 0, 21) Feb. 21 9 33.78 -33 54.8 3.786 4.532 134 16.6 23:28 ( 0, 21) 164P/Christensen Now it is 17.0 mag (Jan. 20, Thomas Lehmann). Fading gradually. It will be fainter than 18 mag in April. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 11 10.52 29 32.2 1.899 2.825 155 16.6 1:37 ( 0, 84) Feb. 21 11 4.09 30 26.6 1.926 2.865 157 16.7 1:03 ( 0, 85) C/2024 G6 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 17.2 mag (Feb. 9, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 17 mag for a while. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 16 37.09 -2 44.1 6.568 6.430 77 16.8 5:22 (323, 45) Feb. 21 16 37.22 -1 51.8 6.450 6.430 84 16.7 5:15 (329, 49) 43P/Wolf-Harrington Now it is 16.3 mag (Jan. 20, Kunihiro Shima). Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 11 7.21 -9 13.1 1.897 2.798 150 16.7 1:33 ( 0, 46) Feb. 21 11 2.95 -8 55.6 1.884 2.821 157 16.8 1:02 ( 0, 46) C/2023 F3 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.9 mag (Feb. 3, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 17 mag for a while. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 10 0.23 -21 52.7 5.070 5.904 144 16.7 0:27 ( 0, 33) Feb. 21 9 52.40 -20 56.0 5.069 5.929 147 16.8 23:46 ( 0, 34) 123P/West-Hartley It will brighten up to 15 mag from autumn to winter. Now it is 17.4 mag (Feb. 13, Ken-ichi Kadota). Brightening slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 3 30.17 28 31.1 2.480 2.706 92 16.8 19:06 ( 72, 73) Feb. 21 3 36.17 28 53.8 2.546 2.677 86 16.8 19:12 ( 81, 68) C/2023 X2 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 17.4 mag (Jan. 15, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 20 46.90 81 15.2 4.924 5.101 94 17.0 5:22 (191, 35) Feb. 21 20 59.52 81 18.6 4.965 5.106 92 17.0 5:15 (191, 35) C/2023 RS61 ( PanSTARRS ) Although it is around 20 mag usually, now it is bright in outburst. Now it is 18.1 mag (Feb. 9, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 17 mag for a while. It will be unobservable in March in the Southern Hemisphere, or in May in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will be observable again in June in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 2 46.42 35 45.7 8.741 8.719 85 17.0 19:06 (101, 66) Feb. 21 2 48.54 35 41.1 8.842 8.710 79 17.1 19:12 (102, 60) C/2023 H5 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 17.3 mag (Jan. 21, Kunihiro Shima). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 20 17.80 61 16.4 4.834 4.705 76 17.1 5:22 (215, 35) Feb. 21 20 32.44 61 14.5 4.889 4.727 74 17.1 5:15 (215, 36) C/2023 C2 ( ATLAS ) It brightened up to 12.7 mag in 2024 summer (Aug. 7, 2024, Thomas Lehmann). Now it is 16.9 mag (Jan. 22, Kunihiro Shima). It stays 18 mag for a while. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 23 42.85 48 9.6 5.482 5.166 66 17.3 19:06 (129, 35) Feb. 21 23 51.59 48 24.0 5.598 5.221 62 17.4 19:12 (130, 31) 63P/Wild 1 Now it is 17.5 mag (Feb. 3, Ken-ichi Kadota). Brightening gradually. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. It stays extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 6 2.63 48 59.9 1.730 2.400 121 17.5 20:26 (180, 76) Feb. 21 6 3.95 47 44.3 1.758 2.364 115 17.3 20:00 (180, 77) C/2024 G2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 17.3 mag (Jan. 11, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). It stays 18 mag for a while. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 11 51.15 -4 4.5 4.808 5.646 145 17.4 2:17 ( 0, 51) Feb. 21 11 45.88 -2 47.9 4.758 5.663 153 17.4 1:44 ( 0, 52) (248590) 2006 CS It seems to be a parent of the beta-Tucanids meteor shower. It has not been observed yet in this apparition. Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in March. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in March. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 2 31.04 -58 40.7 0.654 0.966 68 17.8 19:06 ( 17, -7) Feb. 21 2 39.00 -55 33.6 0.543 0.929 67 17.6 19:12 ( 21, -6) 10P/Tempel 2 It is expected to brighten up to 8 mag in summer. Now it is 18.5 mag (Jan. 20, Kunihiro Shima). It will brighten rapidly after this. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 16 43.88 -10 53.5 2.211 2.164 74 18.1 5:22 (326, 38) Feb. 21 16 57.36 -11 2.1 2.093 2.120 77 17.6 5:15 (328, 38) C/2024 G4 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.4 mag (Nov. 1, Alfons Diepvens). It stays 17 mag for a while. It will be getting higher gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 19 20.34 0 24.2 5.633 4.908 39 17.7 5:22 (284, 20) Feb. 21 19 27.21 0 37.0 5.576 4.905 43 17.6 5:15 (286, 23) (306173) 2010 NK83 Peculiar asteroid moving along a cometary orbit. Now it is 17.0 mag (Jan. 14, Takaaki Oribe). Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag soon. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 7 38.16 27 30.2 1.803 2.681 146 17.7 22:01 ( 0, 82) Feb. 21 7 37.17 27 51.1 1.878 2.704 139 17.9 21:32 ( 0, 83) C/2020 V2 ( ZTF ) It was observed at 9-10 mag for a long time in 2023. It stays 18 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 20 1.88 -64 58.5 9.908 9.375 54 17.7 5:22 (333,-26) Feb. 21 20 6.00 -65 9.5 9.897 9.424 58 17.8 5:15 (334,-25) P/2023 S1 ( PanSTARRS ) It brightened up to 13.7 mag in last winter (Jan. 4, 2025, W. Pei). It stays 18 mag for a while. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 15 23.19 -28 19.8 3.141 3.281 89 17.8 5:22 (353, 26) Feb. 21 15 27.30 -28 55.1 3.061 3.301 95 17.8 5:15 (357, 26) C/2017 K2 ( PanSTARRS ) It brightened up to 8 mag from 2022 summer to 2023 spring. Now it is 17.5 mag (Feb. 12, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 18 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 5 31.44 31 9.6 10.087 10.595 118 17.8 19:55 ( 0, 86) Feb. 21 5 30.15 31 10.9 10.243 10.643 111 17.9 19:26 ( 0, 86) C/2025 K1 ( ATLAS ) It brightened up to 9.3 mag in November (Nov. 2, Virgilio Gonano). The nucleus was split into four components. Now it is 16.7 mag (Jan. 19, Thomas Lehmann). It will fade out rapidly after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 1 20.98 31 51.9 2.711 2.512 67 17.9 19:06 (101, 48) Feb. 21 1 26.53 31 51.0 2.918 2.611 62 18.2 19:12 (103, 43) 407P/PanSTARRS-Fuls It has not been observed yet in this apparition. It stays 18 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 7 5.94 27 19.2 1.617 2.453 139 17.9 21:29 ( 0, 82) Feb. 21 7 3.98 27 24.4 1.657 2.432 132 17.9 20:59 ( 0, 82) 124P/Mrkos Now it is 18.4 mag (Jan. 16, Kunihiro Shima). It stays 18 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in March. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 8 38.85 62 51.6 1.309 2.076 128 18.0 23:01 (180, 62) Feb. 21 8 25.51 61 3.6 1.302 2.044 125 17.9 22:20 (180, 64) 489P/Denning It had been lost for 113 years. It must have passed the perihelion on Dec. 4. It brightened up to 18 mag in outburst in 2007. Fading slowly. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 14 13 24.05 -5 20.3 0.997 1.747 123 21.5 3:50 ( 0, 50) Feb. 21 13 25.88 -5 49.5 0.978 1.782 129 21.4 3:24 ( 0, 49)