Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2026 Feb. 7: 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 ) Now it is 6.7 mag (Feb. 5, John Drummond). It will fade out rapidly after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually. 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. 7 23 35.77 -41 4.7 1.068 0.686 38 6.8 19:00 ( 45, -8) Feb. 14 0 47.76 -35 1.8 1.017 0.780 45 7.1 19:06 ( 44, 2) C/2025 A6 ( Lemmon ) It brightened up to 3.7 mag in late October (Oct. 26, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Appearing in the morning sky in the Southern Hemisphere. Now it is brighter than originally predicted by 4 mag. Now it is 9.5 mag (Feb. 1, Marco Goiato). Fading rapidly. 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. 7 16 53.96 -52 19.1 2.037 1.828 63 9.5 5:28 (339, -2) Feb. 14 16 43.36 -55 2.4 2.005 1.932 71 9.8 5:22 (345, -3) 24P/Schaumasse Now it is 9.5 mag (Feb. 3, 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. 7 14 52.34 8 5.4 0.624 1.247 99 9.6 5:28 (351, 63) Feb. 14 15 5.84 7 20.3 0.631 1.279 102 9.9 5:22 (355, 62) 88P/Howell Now it is 14.5 mag (Jan. 14, 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. 7 19 4.49 -23 53.4 2.146 1.426 33 10.6 5:28 (302, 3) Feb. 14 19 30.82 -23 18.9 2.108 1.405 34 10.4 5:22 (301, 3) 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 12.6 mag (Jan. 16, Thomas Lehmann). Fading gradually. 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. 7 3 37.43 24 47.5 1.754 2.157 100 12.6 19:00 ( 36, 78) Feb. 14 3 45.54 26 12.4 1.844 2.167 95 12.7 19:06 ( 58, 75) C/2025 R3 ( PanSTARRS ) It became brighter than expected. It is expected to brighten up to 5 mag in April. Now it is 13.4 mag (Jan. 19, Thomas Lehmann). 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. 7 22 15.92 17 35.8 2.246 1.556 35 13.2 19:00 (104, 11) Feb. 14 22 18.00 17 32.7 2.187 1.442 31 12.8 19:06 (108, 5) 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. 7 15 53.89 -18 14.6 1.977 2.012 77 13.1 5:28 (337, 33) Feb. 14 16 7.12 -18 17.4 1.915 2.023 81 13.1 5:22 (340, 34) 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. 7 21 29.20 -13 27.7 2.514 1.530 2 13.3 19:00 ( 84,-16) Feb. 14 21 37.17 -15 4.3 2.588 1.603 3 13.8 5:22 (277,-17) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Now it is 12.8 mag (Feb. 2, Toru Yusa). It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 7 11 29.01 -3 40.1 5.493 6.309 143 13.7 2:22 ( 0, 51) Feb. 14 11 26.64 -3 33.9 5.432 6.310 150 13.7 1:53 ( 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. 7 16 1.83 -23 18.0 1.682 1.713 74 14.0 5:28 (337, 28) Feb. 14 16 0.70 -19 4.0 1.550 1.733 82 13.8 5:22 (342, 34) 78P/Gehrels 2 It will brighten up to 12 mag in summer. Now it is 14.5 mag (Jan. 16, Kunihiro Shima). Brightening slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable soon. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 7 22 44.98 -4 47.4 3.165 2.292 23 14.2 19:00 ( 81, 5) Feb. 14 22 58.55 -3 35.3 3.171 2.266 19 14.1 19:06 ( 85, 1) C/2022 N2 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 14.7 mag (Feb. 1, 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. 7 3 24.88 24 22.8 3.932 4.171 97 14.2 19:00 ( 45, 76) Feb. 14 3 29.54 24 28.1 4.058 4.195 91 14.3 19:06 ( 61, 71) 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. 5, 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. 7 7 33.81 19 5.0 2.940 3.852 154 14.2 22:23 ( 0, 74) Feb. 14 7 20.61 19 30.9 3.243 4.083 143 14.7 21:43 ( 0, 74) 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. 7 9 13.95 28 26.6 4.618 5.583 166 14.3 0:08 ( 0, 83) Feb. 14 9 11.24 29 7.0 4.646 5.593 161 14.3 23:34 ( 0, 84) C/2024 J3 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 14.6 mag (Dec. 19, Kunihiro Shima). Brightening slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually. 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) Feb. 7 19 42.65 0 39.5 5.444 4.608 29 14.5 5:28 (277, 11) Feb. 14 19 47.73 1 48.8 5.366 4.577 33 14.5 5:22 (279, 15) C/2024 T5 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 14.5 mag (Jan. 7, 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. 7 2 40.44 -34 27.0 5.640 5.435 73 14.6 19:00 ( 19, 18) Feb. 14 2 43.27 -33 7.3 5.666 5.395 69 14.5 19:06 ( 26, 17) 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 14-15 mag (Feb. 5, Michael Mattiazzo). It is expected to brighten up to 6-7 mag when observable on the ground. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May. It will be unobservable in March in the Northern Hemisphere, or in April in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 7 3 46.39 -27 20.8 1.305 1.613 88 15.8 19:00 ( 6, 28) Feb. 14 3 26.38 -24 22.5 1.292 1.477 79 14.8 19:06 ( 20, 28) 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. 7 4 43.80 -73 25.9 14.406 14.283 80 14.8 19:32 ( 0,-18) Feb. 14 4 43.19 -73 3.4 14.378 14.261 81 14.8 19:06 ( 0,-18) C/2026 B2 ( Sun-Gao ) Bright new comet discovered near Sun. Now it is 14.7 mag (Feb. 5, Toru Yusa). 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. 7 20 6.02 13 37.7 2.036 1.345 34 14.8 5:28 (263, 14) Feb. 14 20 32.42 17 6.2 2.056 1.380 35 15.0 5:22 (259, 15) C/2021 G2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 15.1 mag (Jan. 20, Thomas Lehmann). It stays 15 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) Feb. 7 17 14.33 2 52.3 6.694 6.319 63 14.8 5:28 (302, 41) Feb. 14 17 17.95 3 31.9 6.633 6.351 69 14.8 5:22 (306, 45) 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. 7 19 31.78 -3 12.7 4.444 3.619 29 15.1 5:28 (282, 11) Feb. 14 19 33.26 -3 19.1 4.375 3.609 34 15.1 5:22 (285, 15) 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. 7 16 39.85 -11 13.7 2.165 2.020 68 15.2 5:28 (322, 35) Feb. 14 16 52.98 -11 19.5 2.126 2.050 72 15.3 5:22 (324, 36) C/2022 R6 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.1 mag (Jan. 12, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). 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. 7 8 40.83 -8 20.0 5.756 6.658 154 16.0 23:30 ( 0, 47) Feb. 14 8 38.33 -7 32.5 5.772 6.666 152 16.0 23:00 ( 0, 47) 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). Fading rapidly. 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. 7 15 48.78 -7 46.1 1.242 1.465 81 16.1 5:28 (334, 44) Feb. 14 15 51.45 -7 17.6 1.244 1.557 87 16.5 5:22 (340, 46) 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). It will fade out rapidly after this. 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. 7 1 50.10 15 48.3 2.749 2.642 73 16.1 19:00 ( 67, 54) Feb. 14 1 59.14 16 29.6 2.936 2.735 68 16.4 19:06 ( 74, 49) 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. 7 17 5.22 -21 23.1 1.285 1.175 60 16.4 5:28 (322, 23) Feb. 14 17 38.47 -21 40.3 1.269 1.154 59 16.2 5:22 (320, 22) C/2025 J1 ( Borisov ) Now it is 16.4 mag (Jan. 7, 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 is not observable now. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 7 5 0.63 68 23.3 3.251 3.754 113 16.3 19:52 (180, 57) Feb. 14 4 53.93 65 31.3 3.300 3.736 108 16.3 19:18 (180, 60) 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. 7 0 48.42 7 32.4 2.252 1.891 56 16.4 19:00 ( 71, 37) Feb. 14 1 3.33 9 34.9 2.309 1.894 53 16.4 19:06 ( 77, 34) 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. 7 7 5.52 63 2.9 3.727 4.390 126 16.5 21:56 (180, 62) Feb. 14 6 52.35 63 31.3 3.827 4.418 121 16.6 21:15 (180, 61) C/2025 Q3 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 15.7 mag (Jan. 16, Thomas Lehmann). 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. 7 2 9.41 -16 44.0 2.271 2.124 68 16.5 19:00 ( 34, 31) Feb. 14 2 13.88 -17 53.7 2.361 2.117 63 16.6 19:06 ( 40, 26) 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. 7 11 16.29 28 29.0 1.884 2.785 150 16.6 2:10 ( 0, 83) Feb. 14 11 10.52 29 32.2 1.899 2.825 155 16.6 1:37 ( 0, 84) 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. 7 4 25.59 49 52.8 3.344 3.826 112 16.6 19:17 (180, 75) Feb. 14 4 28.98 49 15.7 3.428 3.827 106 16.6 19:06 (172, 76) C/2022 E2 ( ATLAS ) It was observed at 12-13 mag for a long time in 2024. Now it is 16.4 mag (Jan. 17, Kunihiro Shima). It stays 17 mag for a while. It stays extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will become high in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in April. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 7 22 43.51 28 49.0 6.315 5.710 48 16.6 19:00 (110, 23) Feb. 14 22 46.57 28 33.5 6.421 5.753 44 16.7 19:06 (114, 17) 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. 7 9 41.82 -34 8.0 3.820 4.519 130 16.6 0:35 ( 0, 21) Feb. 14 9 37.79 -34 6.6 3.798 4.525 132 16.6 0:04 ( 0, 21) 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. 7 11 10.82 -9 20.5 1.923 2.776 143 16.7 2:04 ( 0, 46) Feb. 14 11 7.21 -9 13.1 1.897 2.798 150 16.7 1:33 ( 0, 46) C/2023 F3 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.9 mag (Jan. 8, ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala). 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. 7 10 8.09 -22 42.0 5.089 5.880 140 16.7 1:02 ( 0, 32) Feb. 14 10 0.23 -21 52.7 5.070 5.904 144 16.7 0:27 ( 0, 33) C/2024 G6 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 17.0 mag (July 25, 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. 7 16 36.47 -3 33.0 6.685 6.430 70 16.8 5:28 (317, 42) Feb. 14 16 37.09 -2 44.1 6.568 6.430 77 16.8 5:22 (323, 45) 123P/West-Hartley It will brighten up to 15 mag from autumn to winter. Now it is 17.7 mag (Jan. 7, Hirohisa Sato). 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. 7 3 25.37 28 11.1 2.414 2.734 98 16.9 19:00 ( 57, 79) Feb. 14 3 30.17 28 31.1 2.480 2.706 92 16.8 19:06 ( 72, 73) 261P/Larson Now it is 16.4 mag (Jan. 5, WFST, Lenghu). Fading gradually. It will be fainter than 18 mag in April. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in April. 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. 7 23 42.96 3 7.8 2.700 2.041 39 16.9 19:00 ( 79, 21) Feb. 14 23 57.98 4 41.9 2.755 2.050 36 17.0 19:06 ( 83, 18) 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. 7 20 32.85 81 19.9 4.883 5.098 96 16.9 5:28 (190, 35) Feb. 14 20 46.90 81 15.2 4.924 5.101 94 17.0 5:22 (191, 35) 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. 7 20 2.22 61 21.4 4.779 4.682 78 17.0 5:28 (215, 34) Feb. 14 20 17.80 61 16.4 4.834 4.705 76 17.1 5:22 (215, 35) C/2023 RS61 ( PanSTARRS ) Although it is around 20 mag usually, now it is bright in outburst. Now it is 17.5 mag (Jan. 7, W. Hasubick). 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. 7 2 44.70 35 52.3 8.640 8.728 91 17.0 19:00 ( 99, 73) Feb. 14 2 46.42 35 45.7 8.741 8.719 85 17.0 19:06 (101, 66) 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. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower 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) Feb. 7 23 34.24 47 59.5 5.362 5.111 70 17.2 19:00 (127, 39) Feb. 14 23 42.85 48 9.6 5.482 5.166 66 17.3 19:06 (129, 35) 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. 7 11 55.96 -5 16.2 4.874 5.630 136 17.4 2:49 ( 0, 50) Feb. 14 11 51.15 -4 4.5 4.808 5.646 145 17.4 2:17 ( 0, 51) 63P/Wild 1 Now it is 17.3 mag (Jan. 11, T. Chen, J. Camarasa). 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. 7 6 3.56 50 10.4 1.709 2.437 127 17.7 20:54 (180, 75) Feb. 14 6 2.63 48 59.9 1.730 2.400 121 17.5 20:26 (180, 76) 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). Fading rapidly. It will be fainter than 18 mag soon. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower 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) Feb. 7 1 15.66 32 1.8 2.497 2.411 73 17.5 19:00 ( 98, 54) Feb. 14 1 20.98 31 51.9 2.711 2.512 67 17.9 19:06 (101, 48) (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. 7 7 40.33 27 2.6 1.738 2.659 153 17.5 22:30 ( 0, 82) Feb. 14 7 38.16 27 30.2 1.803 2.681 146 17.7 22:01 ( 0, 82) 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. 7 19 13.25 0 13.7 5.684 4.912 35 17.7 5:28 (282, 17) Feb. 14 19 20.34 0 24.2 5.633 4.908 39 17.7 5:22 (284, 20) 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 will be getting higher gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 7 19 57.47 -64 50.6 9.910 9.326 51 17.7 5:28 (332,-28) Feb. 14 20 1.88 -64 58.5 9.908 9.375 54 17.7 5:22 (333,-26) C/2017 K2 ( PanSTARRS ) It brightened up to 8 mag from 2022 summer to 2023 spring. Now it is 17.2 mag (Jan. 16, Kunihiro Shima). 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. 7 5 33.11 31 8.1 9.938 10.547 125 17.8 20:24 ( 0, 86) Feb. 14 5 31.44 31 9.6 10.087 10.595 118 17.8 19:55 ( 0, 86) 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. 7 15 18.19 -27 41.7 3.221 3.260 83 17.8 5:28 (349, 26) Feb. 14 15 23.19 -28 19.8 3.141 3.281 89 17.8 5:22 (353, 26) (248590) 2006 CS It seems to be a parent of the beta-Tucanids meteor shower. It has not been observed yet in this apparition. It brightens up to 16.5 mag, but it will turn to fade out rapidly after that. 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. 7 2 23.84 -60 52.7 0.756 1.012 69 18.0 19:00 ( 13, -8) Feb. 14 2 31.04 -58 40.7 0.654 0.966 68 17.8 19:06 ( 17, -7) 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. 7 7 9.42 27 9.5 1.586 2.474 147 17.9 22:00 ( 0, 82) Feb. 14 7 5.94 27 19.2 1.617 2.453 139 17.9 21:29 ( 0, 82) 302P/Lemmon-PanSTARRS It became brighter than originally expected, brightened up to 15.4 mag in autumn (Aug. 29, Masayoshi Yoshimi). Now it is 17.7 mag (Jan. 4, W. Hasubick). It stays 19 mag for a while. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. It stays extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 7 1 1.97 0 48.1 4.043 3.600 56 17.9 19:00 ( 62, 35) Feb. 14 1 8.98 1 38.3 4.138 3.612 51 18.0 19:06 ( 68, 31) 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. 7 13 20.13 -4 40.6 1.020 1.715 117 21.5 4:13 ( 0, 50) Feb. 14 13 24.05 -5 20.3 0.997 1.747 123 21.5 3:50 ( 0, 50)