Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2026 Feb. 21: South)

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Best time and the azimuth, altitude (A,h) are at lat. 35 deg in the Southern 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 7.9 mag (Feb. 20, Carlos Labordena). Fading rapidly. It will be unobservable in June. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 21 1 48.12 -26 12.0 1.021 0.885 52 7.6 20:16 ( 80, 32) Feb. 28 2 35.49 -16 38.8 1.080 0.996 57 8.2 20:06 ( 93, 33) 88P/Howell Now it is 10.6 mag (Feb. 18, Martin Masek). Fading slowly. 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. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 21 19 57.15 -22 28.2 2.074 1.387 35 10.2 4:09 (287, 16) Feb. 28 20 23.26 -21 22.1 2.045 1.374 36 10.0 4:17 (285, 17) 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. 21 16 28.13 -57 47.1 1.972 2.035 79 10.1 4:09 (326, 58) Feb. 28 16 6.76 -60 26.0 1.941 2.137 87 10.4 4:17 (339, 61) 24P/Schaumasse It brightened up to 8.4 mag in January (Jan. 14, Mitsunori Tsumura). Now it is 10.7 mag (Feb. 20, Yoshimi Nagai). 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. 21 15 16.21 6 43.8 0.638 1.315 105 10.3 4:09 (203, 46) Feb. 28 15 23.46 6 14.4 0.644 1.357 110 10.7 4:17 (193, 48) 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). Brightening rapidly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in April. 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. 21 22 20.36 17 37.8 2.110 1.326 28 12.3 20:16 ( 88,-35) Feb. 28 22 22.95 17 50.1 2.012 1.208 26 11.8 4:17 (268,-30) 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. 21 3 54.82 27 32.6 1.936 2.179 90 12.9 20:16 (146, 19) Feb. 28 4 5.16 28 47.7 2.029 2.192 85 13.0 20:06 (146, 17) 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. 21 16 19.59 -18 12.5 1.852 2.035 85 13.1 4:09 (248, 57) Feb. 28 16 31.15 -17 59.9 1.790 2.049 90 13.2 4:17 (240, 61) C/2026 B2 ( Sun-Gao ) Bright new comet discovered near Sun. It became brighter furthermore after the discovery, brightened up to 12.7 mag (Feb. 14, Mike Olason). Now it is 13.2 mag (Feb. 18, 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. 21 20 58.73 20 24.3 2.090 1.422 36 13.3 4:09 (259,-21) Feb. 28 21 24.74 23 28.6 2.136 1.470 36 13.5 4:17 (255,-20) C/2025 L1 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 15.5 mag (Feb. 1, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will turn to fade out rapidly after the peak. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually. It is fainter than this ephemeris recently. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 21 15 57.48 -13 57.6 1.422 1.758 91 13.7 4:09 (236, 58) Feb. 28 15 51.71 -7 46.9 1.306 1.787 101 13.6 4:17 (213, 59) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Now it is 11.5 mag (Feb. 20, Yoshimi Nagai). It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 21 11 23.97 -3 24.8 5.383 6.310 157 13.7 1:22 (180, 59) Feb. 28 11 21.08 -3 13.3 5.349 6.311 165 13.6 0:52 (180, 58) 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 13.0 mag (Feb. 21, 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. 21 3 8.91 -21 7.2 1.283 1.335 70 14.3 20:16 ( 95, 45) Feb. 28 2 53.51 -17 41.2 1.272 1.184 61 13.8 20:06 ( 94, 37) 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, or in June in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 21 23 12.33 -2 20.1 3.173 2.242 16 14.0 20:16 ( 78,-13) Feb. 28 23 26.33 -1 2.2 3.172 2.218 13 13.8 20:06 ( 79,-14) 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. 21 21 44.80 -16 35.7 2.646 1.679 9 14.2 4:09 (297, -9) Feb. 28 21 52.11 -18 4.1 2.689 1.756 15 14.6 4:17 (294, -2) 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. 21 19 52.67 3 2.6 5.281 4.545 38 14.4 4:09 (265, 2) Feb. 28 19 57.42 4 21.1 5.188 4.515 43 14.3 4:17 (259, 8) 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. 21 9 8.67 29 43.7 4.689 5.604 155 14.3 23:04 (180, 25) Feb. 28 9 6.36 30 16.3 4.747 5.615 148 14.4 22:34 (180, 25) C/2022 N2 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 14.8 mag (Feb. 19, Toru Yusa). Fading slowly. It will be unobservable in May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 21 3 34.77 24 35.3 4.185 4.221 85 14.4 20:16 (141, 19) Feb. 28 3 40.54 24 44.3 4.312 4.246 79 14.5 20:06 (139, 17) 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. 21 2 46.64 -31 47.5 5.691 5.356 65 14.5 20:16 ( 79, 46) Feb. 28 2 50.52 -30 28.4 5.713 5.317 61 14.5 20:06 ( 79, 42) 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. 21 4 43.36 -72 39.7 14.348 14.239 81 14.8 20:16 ( 11, 50) Feb. 28 4 44.29 -72 15.4 14.316 14.218 82 14.8 20:06 ( 13, 50) 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. 21 17 21.18 4 14.3 6.569 6.382 74 14.8 4:09 (239, 31) Feb. 28 17 23.98 4 59.0 6.502 6.414 80 14.8 4:17 (231, 36) C/2023 R1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 15.3 mag (Dec. 19, Kunihiro Shima). It stays 15 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. 21 19 34.36 -3 23.6 4.292 3.601 40 15.1 4:09 (267, 9) Feb. 28 19 35.01 -3 26.7 4.197 3.593 46 15.0 4:17 (262, 17) 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. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 21 2 19.27 -18 56.1 2.443 2.113 59 15.1 20:16 ( 90, 35) Feb. 28 2 25.49 -19 53.7 2.517 2.113 55 15.1 20:06 ( 88, 33) 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 15.8 mag (Feb. 19, Toru Yusa). Fading rapidly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in April. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 21 7 10.27 19 49.1 3.564 4.315 134 15.1 21:05 (180, 35) Feb. 28 7 2.29 20 1.9 3.900 4.548 125 15.5 20:30 (180, 35) 40P/Vaisala 1 It became brighter than expected, brightened up to 14.3 mag (Jan. 21, Michael Jager). Now it is 16.1 mag (Feb. 9, Yoshimi Nagai). Fading slowly. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 21 17 5.21 -11 19.7 2.086 2.081 75 15.3 4:09 (250, 44) Feb. 28 17 16.48 -11 14.9 2.045 2.114 80 15.4 4:17 (244, 49) 218P/LINEAR Now it is 16.8 mag (Dec. 30, Hidenori Nohara). Fading slowly. It stays extremely 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. 21 18 11.47 -21 32.2 1.261 1.139 59 16.0 4:09 (272, 36) Feb. 28 18 43.66 -21 0.2 1.260 1.131 58 15.9 4:17 (271, 37) 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. 21 8 36.03 -6 42.3 5.802 6.674 149 16.1 22:31 (180, 62) Feb. 28 8 34.01 -5 50.1 5.847 6.683 145 16.1 22:01 (180, 61) 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. 21 4 50.75 62 41.9 3.360 3.718 103 16.3 20:16 (170, -9) Feb. 28 4 50.11 59 58.3 3.431 3.702 98 16.4 20:06 (167, -7) 145P/Shoemaker-Levy 5 Now it is 16.3 mag (Jan. 21, Ken-ichi Kadota). Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in June. 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. 21 1 18.61 11 35.3 2.367 1.899 50 16.4 20:16 (108, 5) Feb. 28 1 34.24 13 32.7 2.424 1.906 47 16.5 20:06 (109, 3) 195P/Hill Now it is 17.4 mag (Jan. 11, ATLAS South Africa). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in June. 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. 21 9 33.78 -33 54.8 3.786 4.532 134 16.6 23:28 (180, 89) Feb. 28 9 29.98 -33 33.3 3.785 4.538 134 16.6 22:57 (180, 89) C/2024 A1 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.0 mag (Jan. 22, Kunihiro Shima). Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in June. 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. 21 6 40.87 63 47.6 3.937 4.447 115 16.7 20:37 (180, -9) Feb. 28 6 31.38 63 54.8 4.054 4.476 109 16.8 20:06 (179, -9) 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. 21 4 33.51 48 40.3 3.517 3.830 100 16.7 20:16 (163, 3) Feb. 28 4 39.08 48 6.7 3.608 3.832 95 16.7 20:06 (161, 3) 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. 21 16 37.22 -1 51.8 6.450 6.430 84 16.7 4:09 (234, 43) Feb. 28 16 36.83 -0 55.9 6.331 6.430 91 16.7 4:17 (223, 47) 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. 21 11 4.09 30 26.6 1.926 2.865 157 16.7 1:03 (180, 25) Feb. 28 10 57.40 31 9.7 1.968 2.904 156 16.8 0:29 (180, 24) 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. 21 2 8.11 17 10.2 3.120 2.826 63 16.7 20:16 (120, 11) Feb. 28 2 17.01 17 49.7 3.301 2.917 58 17.0 20:06 (119, 9) 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. 21 3 36.17 28 53.8 2.546 2.677 86 16.8 20:16 (143, 15) Feb. 28 3 43.28 29 18.8 2.611 2.649 81 16.7 20:06 (142, 14) C/2023 F3 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.9 mag (Feb. 3, 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 stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 21 9 52.40 -20 56.0 5.069 5.929 147 16.8 23:46 (180, 76) Feb. 28 9 44.78 -19 52.9 5.086 5.954 148 16.8 23:11 (180, 75) 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. 21 11 2.95 -8 55.6 1.884 2.821 157 16.8 1:02 (180, 64) Feb. 28 10 58.33 -8 29.2 1.883 2.845 162 16.8 0:29 (180, 64) 210P/Christensen It brightened up to 9.5 mag in late November (Nov. 28, Michael Jager, Gerald Rhemann, E. Prosperi). Now it is 17.2 mag (Feb. 19, Toru Yusa). 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. 21 15 52.11 -6 42.1 1.241 1.647 94 16.8 4:09 (225, 53) Feb. 28 15 50.65 -5 59.9 1.235 1.735 101 17.1 4:17 (211, 58) 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. 21 20 59.52 81 18.6 4.965 5.106 92 17.0 4:09 (190,-36) Feb. 28 21 10.80 81 30.2 5.007 5.110 90 17.0 4:17 (190,-35) C/2023 RS61 ( PanSTARRS ) It is around 20 mag usually. However, it brightened in outburst in 2025 autumn up to 17.0 mag (Sept. 4, Taras Prystavski). 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. 21 2 48.54 35 41.1 8.842 8.710 79 17.1 20:16 (140, 4) Feb. 28 2 51.03 35 38.6 8.940 8.701 72 17.1 20:06 (137, 2) C/2023 H5 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 16.7 mag (Feb. 12, 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. 21 20 32.44 61 14.5 4.889 4.727 74 17.1 4:09 (215,-33) Feb. 28 20 46.13 61 16.1 4.944 4.751 73 17.2 4:17 (214,-30) 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. 21 6 3.95 47 44.3 1.758 2.364 115 17.3 20:16 (177, 7) Feb. 28 6 7.40 46 25.7 1.790 2.330 110 17.1 20:06 (175, 8) 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. 21 16 57.36 -11 2.1 2.093 2.120 77 17.6 4:09 (248, 45) Feb. 28 17 10.92 -11 6.0 1.976 2.076 81 17.2 4:17 (243, 50) (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 gradually. 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. 21 2 39.00 -55 33.6 0.543 0.929 67 17.6 20:16 ( 44, 47) Feb. 28 2 46.73 -50 38.8 0.427 0.902 65 17.4 20:06 ( 51, 46) 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. 21 23 51.59 48 24.0 5.598 5.221 62 17.4 20:16 (131,-30) Feb. 28 0 0.43 48 42.5 5.711 5.276 59 17.5 20:06 (131,-31) 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. 21 11 45.88 -2 47.9 4.758 5.663 153 17.4 1:44 (180, 58) Feb. 28 11 40.26 -1 27.3 4.727 5.680 162 17.4 1:11 (180, 57) 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. 21 19 27.21 0 37.0 5.576 4.905 43 17.6 4:09 (263, 9) Feb. 28 19 33.83 0 51.8 5.512 4.903 47 17.6 4:17 (258, 14) 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. 21 20 6.00 -65 9.5 9.897 9.424 58 17.8 4:09 (330, 32) Feb. 28 20 9.75 -65 23.7 9.880 9.472 63 17.8 4:17 (330, 35) 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. 21 15 27.30 -28 55.1 3.061 3.301 95 17.8 4:09 (255, 73) Feb. 28 15 30.46 -29 27.5 2.982 3.321 101 17.8 4:17 (242, 79) 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. 21 5 30.15 31 10.9 10.243 10.643 111 17.9 20:16 (168, 23) Feb. 28 5 29.26 31 12.0 10.405 10.690 104 17.9 20:06 (164, 22) 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. 21 7 3.98 27 24.4 1.657 2.432 132 17.9 20:59 (180, 28) Feb. 28 7 3.66 27 25.5 1.704 2.412 124 17.9 20:32 (180, 28) 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. 21 8 25.51 61 3.6 1.302 2.044 125 17.9 22:20 (180, -6) Feb. 28 8 15.77 58 48.1 1.304 2.014 122 17.9 21:43 (180, -4) (306173) 2010 NK83 Peculiar asteroid moving along a cometary orbit. Now it is 17.0 mag (Jan. 14, Takaaki Oribe). Fading slowly. 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. 21 7 37.17 27 51.1 1.878 2.704 139 17.9 21:32 (180, 27) Feb. 28 7 37.42 28 5.7 1.963 2.727 132 18.1 21:05 (180, 27) 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 gradually. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 21 13 25.88 -5 49.5 0.978 1.782 129 21.4 3:24 (180, 61) Feb. 28 13 25.65 -6 8.6 0.964 1.818 136 21.3 2:56 (180, 61)