Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2026 Sept. 5: 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.

10P/Tempel 2 Now it is 7.3 mag (Aug. 31, Chris Wyatt). It will fade out rapidly after this. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will become high in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 22 24.16 -34 50.5 0.495 1.462 151 8.6 23:27 (180, 90) Sept.12 22 29.99 -35 13.7 0.532 1.481 147 8.9 23:05 ( 0, 90) 169P/NEAT It approached to Earth down to 0.17 a.u. mid August. Now it is 10.8 mag (Aug. 11, Thomas Lehmann). It will turn to fade out rapidly after the peak. It will be fainter than 18 mag in November. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will be observable soon. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 9 42.55 15 19.5 0.358 0.681 19 10.2 4:50 (257, -8) Sept.12 9 32.17 11 4.8 0.465 0.631 27 10.1 4:40 (257, 0) 220P/McNaught Major outburst of about 9 mag occured from May 31 to June 1, and it brightened up to 8.3 mag (June 3, Marco Goiato). Another major outburst occued on Aug. 5 and it brightened up to 6.4 mag (Aug. 6, Taras Prystavski). Now it is 10.4 mag (Aug. 24, Osamu Miyazaki). Fading rapidly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in November. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 3 22.39 8 39.4 1.108 1.748 111 10.2 4:27 (180, 46) Sept.12 3 27.99 8 3.9 1.082 1.778 116 10.9 4:06 (180, 47) 161P/Hartley-IRAS It is expected to brighten up 10 mag from autumn to winter, and it will be observable in good condition. Now it is 13.6 mag (Aug. 24, Toru Yusa). Brightening gradually. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in November. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 2 40.37 -17 50.6 0.908 1.692 123 13.0 3:46 (180, 73) Sept.12 2 11.31 -16 54.2 0.753 1.634 136 12.3 2:50 (180, 72) 88P/Howell It brightened up to 9.6 mag in the very low sky in spring (Apr. 14, Chris Wyatt). Now it is 12.7 mag (Aug. 9, Osamu Miyazaki). It will fade out rapidly after this. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 3 17.05 14 57.9 1.602 2.180 111 13.0 4:22 (180, 40) Sept.12 3 17.21 15 2.3 1.570 2.227 117 13.1 3:55 (180, 40) 260P/McNaught Now it is 13.7 mag (Aug. 8, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will fade out rapidly after this. 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) Sept. 5 4 41.81 35 35.3 1.085 1.460 88 13.1 4:50 (192, 18) Sept.12 5 0.57 37 45.5 1.069 1.480 90 13.1 4:40 (192, 16) C/2024 T5 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 13.5 mag (Aug. 6, Ken-ichi Kadota). Brightening slowly. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 5 34.35 -12 59.8 4.411 4.383 81 13.1 4:50 (235, 57) Sept.12 5 37.99 -13 5.6 4.300 4.354 86 13.1 4:40 (230, 59) 78P/Gehrels 2 Now it is 14.1 mag (Aug. 24, Yoshimi Nagai). It stays 14 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. But it will become high in autumn. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 6 34.85 19 25.4 2.326 2.089 63 13.2 4:50 (223, 22) Sept.12 6 48.30 18 52.8 2.275 2.106 67 13.3 4:40 (223, 23) C/2024 J3 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 13.6 mag (Aug. 6, Hiroshi Abe). It stays 14 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in October. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 18 35.14 43 15.5 3.579 3.930 103 13.5 19:37 (180, 12) Sept.12 18 30.91 42 59.0 3.619 3.920 99 13.5 19:12 (179, 12) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Now it is 13.6 mag (Aug. 2, Andrew Pearce). Now it is not observable. It will appear in October in the Northern Hemisphere, or in November in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 11 46.64 -5 17.8 7.269 6.318 18 14.3 19:07 ( 83, 0) Sept.12 11 51.33 -5 49.4 7.295 6.318 13 14.3 19:12 ( 79, -6) C/2026 A2 ( Bok ) Now it is 14.5 mag (Aug. 22, Alfons Diepvens). Brightening slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in November. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 16 35.62 74 24.3 2.258 2.341 82 14.6 19:07 (174,-20) Sept.12 16 54.40 73 13.7 2.171 2.296 84 14.4 19:12 (172,-20) C/2023 R1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 13.7 mag (Aug. 20, Andrew Pearce). It stays 15 mag for a while. It will be unobservable in October in the Northern Hemisphere, or in November in the Southern Hemisphere. But it will be observable again in December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 15 30.21 -15 26.8 3.992 3.803 71 14.4 19:07 (109, 50) Sept.12 15 28.43 -16 3.6 4.142 3.825 64 14.5 19:12 (102, 44) C/2014 UN271 ( Bernardinelli-Bernstein ) Very large comet. Now it is 13.9 mag (Aug. 16, Thomas Lehmann). It stays 14 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) Sept. 5 7 17.71 -70 10.5 13.694 13.648 85 14.5 4:50 (338, 45) Sept.12 7 22.94 -70 34.0 13.689 13.627 84 14.5 4:40 (339, 46) C/2024 R4 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 14.8 mag (Aug. 12, Erik Bryssinck). It stays 14 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in November. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 20 29.36 49 24.9 5.027 5.534 115 14.6 21:30 (180, 6) Sept.12 20 19.90 49 1.3 5.016 5.502 113 14.6 20:54 (180, 6) 63P/Wild 1 Now it is 13.8 mag (Aug. 2, Thomas Lehmann). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in December. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in December. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable soon. But it will be observable again in December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 12 3.94 -4 21.9 2.974 2.063 20 14.9 19:07 ( 86, 3) Sept.12 12 18.03 -6 34.5 3.015 2.084 18 15.0 19:12 ( 82, 0) (3200) Phaethon Parent object of Geminids meteor shower. It approaches to Sun down to 0.14 a.u. on Sept. 2. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be observable at 14-15 mag in good condition in October. Now it is not observable. It will appear in September in the Northern Hemisphere, or in October in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 11 31.66 4 57.0 0.917 0.185 9 14.9 19:07 ( 90, -9) Sept.12 12 2.77 12 51.6 0.673 0.387 13 18.5 19:12 ( 96,-14) 123P/West-Hartley Now it is 16.9 mag (May 17, Kunihiro Shima). It stays 15 mag for a while. Now it is not observable. It will appear soon in the Northern Hemisphere, or in November in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 10 22.74 21 21.2 3.113 2.163 16 15.0 4:50 (257,-19) Sept.12 10 38.34 19 51.8 3.092 2.160 18 15.0 4:40 (258,-18) C/2022 QE78 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 15.5 mag (June 14, Alfons Diepvens). It stays 16 mag for a while. Now it is not observable. It will appear soon in the Northern Hemisphere, or in November in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 10 47.45 27 18.2 7.002 6.066 20 15.6 4:50 (255,-27) Sept.12 10 53.89 27 3.3 6.998 6.088 23 15.6 4:40 (253,-25) 252P/LINEAR It has not been observed yet in this apparition. It has brightened up to 4 mag in 2016, and 10 mag in 2021. Brightening rapidly. It stays extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in October. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 8 47.99 11 2.7 2.074 1.321 31 16.4 4:50 (253, 5) Sept.12 9 13.79 9 21.1 2.009 1.265 31 15.8 4:40 (255, 5) C/2022 N2 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.2 mag (Aug. 8, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 16 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) Sept. 5 7 8.38 26 1.5 5.616 5.134 56 15.9 4:50 (226, 12) Sept.12 7 13.65 25 53.6 5.561 5.172 62 15.9 4:40 (223, 14) 112P/Urata-Niijima Now it is 17.7 mag (Aug. 24, Ken-ichi Kadota). Brightening slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in November. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 5 30.63 27 44.9 1.264 1.453 78 16.1 4:50 (205, 23) Sept.12 5 54.01 30 24.8 1.221 1.445 80 15.9 4:40 (205, 20) C/2021 G2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 15.8 mag (Aug. 25, Toru Yusa). It stays 16 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in November. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 17 0.02 14 8.0 7.265 7.330 89 16.0 19:07 (160, 39) Sept.12 17 1.56 13 47.5 7.390 7.366 84 16.1 19:12 (151, 36) C/2025 M2 ( PanSTARRS ) It is expected to brighten up to 12 mag from 2027 to 2028. Now it is 16.2 mag (Aug. 1, Taras Prystavski). It stays 16 mag for a while. It will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 19 6.08 -21 7.8 4.472 5.096 123 16.0 20:08 (180, 76) Sept.12 18 59.56 -21 14.8 4.536 5.044 114 16.0 19:34 (180, 76) C/2025 R3 ( PanSTARRS ) It brightened up to 4.0 mag in late April (Apr. 30, Chris Wyatt). It brightened up to 1.3 mag due to the forward scattering in the SOHO LASCO images (Apr. 25, Mikolaj Kaszczyk). Now it is 13.4 mag (Aug. 15, Thomas Lehmann). Fading gradually. It will be fainter than 18 mag in November. 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) Sept. 5 7 37.76 -20 37.3 2.965 2.535 55 16.1 4:50 (270, 37) Sept.12 7 37.66 -21 56.5 2.981 2.630 60 16.3 4:40 (269, 42) 114P/Wiseman-Skiff Now it is 16.5 mag (Aug. 24, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. But it will become high in autumn. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 7 24.92 25 23.5 1.959 1.574 53 16.4 4:50 (229, 10) Sept.12 7 45.58 23 34.5 1.918 1.571 54 16.3 4:40 (231, 11) 65P/Gunn Now it is 17.9 mag (Aug. 13, Andrew Pearce). Fading slowly. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 0 45.91 -6 55.3 2.648 3.571 152 16.6 1:52 (180, 62) Sept.12 0 41.96 -7 22.2 2.628 3.587 159 16.6 1:20 (180, 62) C/2025 J1 ( Borisov ) Now it is 17.3 mag (Aug. 14, P.-J. Dekelver). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 7 10.79 19 0.0 4.140 3.663 55 16.7 4:50 (231, 17) Sept.12 7 13.11 17 35.6 4.048 3.677 61 16.7 4:40 (229, 21) C/2026 AZ17 ( Bok ) Now it is 16.6 mag (Aug. 20, Alfons Diepvens). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 16 47.70 10 52.7 2.461 2.613 87 16.7 19:07 (155, 41) Sept.12 16 55.80 8 50.0 2.502 2.590 83 16.7 19:12 (147, 40) C/2024 G6 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.9 mag (Aug. 22, Alfons Diepvens). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually. But it will be getting higher again after November. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in October. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 15 6.33 15 21.0 6.975 6.566 62 17.1 19:07 (132, 24) Sept.12 15 7.27 15 16.2 7.069 6.576 57 17.1 19:12 (126, 19) 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, 2025, Taras Prystavski). Now it is 19.2 mag (Aug. 15, W. Hasubick). It stays 17 mag for a while. 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) Sept. 5 4 36.11 41 57.8 8.440 8.476 88 17.1 4:50 (190, 12) Sept.12 4 37.40 42 17.2 8.326 8.468 94 17.1 4:40 (187, 12) C/2025 E1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.2 mag (June 2, ATLAS Chile). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 10 35.66 -70 42.4 4.091 4.001 77 17.1 4:50 (338, 29) Sept.12 10 53.78 -72 9.4 4.110 3.999 76 17.1 4:40 (340, 29) 493P/2024 Q2 ( LONEOS ) Now it is 16.3 mag (Mar. 3, Alfons Diepvens). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in November. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 9 13.99 34 20.5 4.844 4.068 35 17.2 4:50 (237,-13) Sept.12 9 22.90 33 45.9 4.803 4.082 39 17.2 4:40 (237,-12) 235P/LINEAR It became brighter than expected. It was observed at 13 mag from winter to spring. Now it is 16.7 mag (Aug. 15, Andrew Pearce). Fading gradually. It will be fainter than 18 mag in October. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 17 2.71 -12 8.8 2.474 2.730 93 17.2 19:07 (145, 63) Sept.12 17 9.84 -12 37.9 2.593 2.760 88 17.4 19:12 (133, 60) C/2024 G4 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.2 mag (Aug. 12, W. Hasubick). Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in November. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 20 0.52 -2 50.7 4.289 5.069 136 17.2 21:03 (180, 58) Sept.12 20 0.25 -3 39.9 4.373 5.084 130 17.3 20:35 (180, 59) C/2022 E2 ( ATLAS ) It was observed at 12-13 mag for a long time in 2024. Now it is 17.1 mag (Aug. 17, Mike Olason). Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in November. 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) Sept. 5 22 15.34 28 56.8 6.194 7.024 142 17.2 23:17 (180, 26) Sept.12 22 9.80 28 5.0 6.234 7.069 143 17.3 22:44 (180, 27) C/2019 E3 ( ATLAS ) Very far object. It stays 18 mag for a while. It stays extremely 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) Sept. 5 0 22.28 -45 17.1 10.891 11.652 137 17.3 1:28 ( 0, 80) Sept.12 0 18.57 -45 22.1 10.912 11.669 137 17.4 0:57 ( 0, 80) 84P/Giclas Now it is 16.3 mag (Aug. 21, Andrew Pearce). 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) Sept. 5 20 17.67 -25 59.0 1.385 2.241 138 17.5 21:20 (180, 81) Sept.12 20 15.60 -26 17.5 1.409 2.204 131 17.4 20:51 (180, 81) 188P/LINEAR-Mueller Now it is 17.9 mag (Aug. 24, W. Hasubick). It stays 18 mag for a while. 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) Sept. 5 5 43.44 32 48.8 2.798 2.732 75 17.6 4:50 (206, 17) Sept.12 5 52.78 33 17.0 2.729 2.749 80 17.6 4:40 (204, 17) C/2023 X2 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 17.8 mag (July 6, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). It stays 18 mag for a while. 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) Sept. 5 14 27.93 61 0.0 5.748 5.431 66 17.6 19:07 (156,-15) Sept.12 14 35.77 59 23.4 5.772 5.450 66 17.6 19:12 (152,-17) C/2025 B2 ( Borisov ) Now it is 17.7 mag (Aug. 8, ATLAS-TDO). It stays 18 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) Sept. 5 16 33.95 79 16.9 8.315 8.239 82 17.7 19:07 (175,-25) Sept.12 16 37.90 78 5.0 8.290 8.239 83 17.6 19:12 (173,-24) 2P/Encke It will brighten up to 6-7 mag from January to February. Now it is 17.2 mag (Aug. 24, Hidenori Nohara). 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) Sept. 5 1 26.95 20 5.4 1.590 2.399 133 18.0 2:33 (180, 35) Sept.12 1 20.50 20 22.6 1.464 2.335 141 17.7 1:59 (180, 34) 162P/Siding Spring Now it is 17.4 mag (Aug. 19, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 18 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually. 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) Sept. 5 8 45.89 37 45.0 2.375 1.764 42 17.9 4:50 (231,-11) Sept.12 9 6.09 37 23.0 2.381 1.812 44 18.0 4:40 (232,-11) P/2018 VN2 = P/2026 M2 ( Leonard ) First return of a new periodic comet which was observed at 18 mag in 2018. Now it is 18.2 mag (Aug. 18, Ken-ichi Kadota). Fading slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Sept. 5 2 1.03 28 22.2 1.405 2.126 122 18.0 3:06 (180, 26) Sept.12 2 3.97 28 3.4 1.351 2.131 128 17.9 2:42 (180, 27) P/2021 N1 = P/2026 M1 ( ZTF ) First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 17 mag in 2021. It approached to Earth down to 0.17 a.u. from June to July. It brightened up to 15.2 mag (July 14, Andrew Pearce). Now it is 16.8 mag (Aug. 22, Jean-Gabriel Bosch). It will fade out rapidly after this. 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) Sept. 5 4 47.88 45 7.2 0.535 1.109 86 18.1 4:50 (191, 9) Sept.12 4 57.45 46 7.7 0.563 1.158 90 18.4 4:40 (190, 8) P/2012 K3 = P/2026 L3 ( Gibbs ) It was observed at 17 mag in 2012. It was expected to brighten up to 17 mag again in this apparition. But actually, it is much fainter. Now it is 21.0 mag (Aug. 13, Pan-STARRS 1 telescope, Haleakala). Fading gradually. 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) Sept. 5 20 3.66 -24 49.8 1.297 2.138 135 21.4 21:06 (180, 80) Sept.12 20 6.62 -25 25.4 1.364 2.148 129 21.5 20:42 (180, 80)