Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2026 Nov. 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.

161P/Hartley-IRAS Now it is 10.1 mag (Nov. 1, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It will fade out rapidly after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually. But it will be getting higher again after January. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable soon. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 19 41.46 15 18.2 1.042 1.296 79 10.7 18:27 ( 59, 58) Nov. 14 19 30.36 16 48.7 1.176 1.278 71 10.8 18:22 ( 70, 53) 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. It will turn to fade out rapidly after the peak. It will be fainter than 18 mag in March. It stays extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in January. Mike Olason reported it was not detected, fainter than 15.5 mag on Nov. 4. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 13 6.75 -8 58.1 1.804 1.004 25 11.6 5:00 (286, 6) Nov. 14 13 37.45 -11 3.7 1.818 1.008 24 11.4 5:06 (288, 6) 10P/Tempel 2 It brightened up to 6.9 mag in summer (Aug. 5, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is 11.6 mag (Nov. 6, Toru Yusa). 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) Nov. 7 23 30.77 -24 45.3 1.036 1.729 117 11.6 20:26 ( 0, 31) Nov. 14 23 40.14 -22 43.8 1.123 1.768 113 11.9 20:07 ( 0, 33) C/2024 T5 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 12.6 mag (Oct. 22, Osamu Miyazaki). It stays 12 mag for a while. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 5 41.77 -13 28.0 3.469 4.150 127 12.4 2:39 ( 0, 42) Nov. 14 5 38.66 -13 12.3 3.391 4.127 132 12.3 2:08 ( 0, 42) 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR Now it is 12.9 mag (Nov. 4, Alfons Diepvens). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in February. 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) Nov. 7 2 44.15 28 36.2 0.403 1.388 167 12.9 23:39 ( 0, 83) Nov. 14 2 51.93 24 27.1 0.402 1.388 171 13.0 23:19 ( 0, 79) C/2026 A2 ( Bok ) Now it is 12.7 mag (Nov. 6, Toru Yusa). Fading slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. 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) Nov. 7 20 28.06 50 41.1 1.601 2.017 99 13.0 18:27 (148, 71) Nov. 14 20 52.81 45 42.9 1.583 1.995 99 12.9 18:22 (137, 74) C/2024 J3 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 13.4 mag (Nov. 4, Alfons Diepvens). It stays 14 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually. But it will be getting higher again after January. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 18 39.50 40 51.2 3.946 3.869 78 13.7 18:27 (113, 56) Nov. 14 18 44.97 40 53.4 3.978 3.867 76 13.7 18:22 (114, 52) 78P/Gehrels 2 Now it is 13.3 mag (Oct. 13, Thomas Lehmann). Fading slowly. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 8 2.79 13 14.1 1.827 2.280 104 13.9 4:59 ( 0, 68) Nov. 14 8 6.75 12 35.3 1.773 2.306 109 13.9 4:36 ( 0, 68) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Now it is 13.6 mag (Oct. 31, Toru Yusa). It will be getting higher gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 12 22.25 -9 31.9 6.870 6.095 35 14.1 5:00 (293, 14) Nov. 14 12 26.50 -10 6.3 6.800 6.095 41 14.0 5:06 (298, 19) 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 13.1 mag (Nov. 6, Toru Yusa). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in January. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 3 7.27 1 57.5 1.084 2.057 165 14.1 0:05 ( 0, 57) Nov. 14 3 0.82 1 39.4 1.128 2.095 163 14.4 23:26 ( 0, 57) P/2026 R2 ( Leonard ) Bright new comet. It approached to Earth down to 0.3 a.u. in early October, and brightened up to 11.7 mag (Sept. 30, Thomas Lehmann). Now it is 13.9 mag (Nov. 4, Andrew Pearce). Fading rapidly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in January. 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) Nov. 7 15 51.71 -67 22.8 0.854 0.823 52 14.3 18:27 ( 26,-30) Nov. 14 15 33.82 -69 57.5 0.990 0.867 51 14.9 18:22 ( 24,-34) P/2026 T1 ( ATLAS ) Bright new comet. It must be just in outburst. Now it is 15.0 mag (Oct. 31, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 15 mag for a while. It will be unobservable in January in the Northern Hemisphere, or in December in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 19 37.64 -5 24.7 3.727 3.546 71 14.4 18:27 ( 39, 42) Nov. 14 19 44.96 -5 26.8 3.821 3.551 66 14.4 18:22 ( 44, 39) C/2014 UN271 ( Bernardinelli-Bernstein ) Very large comet. Now it is 14.4 mag (Nov. 3, Andrew Pearce). 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) Nov. 7 7 45.40 -74 7.9 13.625 13.465 78 14.5 4:40 ( 0,-19) Nov. 14 7 44.95 -74 33.3 13.610 13.445 78 14.5 4:12 ( 0,-20) C/2024 R4 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 14.3 mag (Oct. 17, Toru Yusa). It stays 14 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually. But it will be getting higher again after January. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 19 40.31 43 18.4 5.169 5.253 89 14.5 18:27 (120, 67) Nov. 14 19 39.81 42 40.5 5.201 5.223 85 14.5 18:22 (117, 63) 260P/McNaught It brightened up to 13 mag from summer to autumn. Now it is 14.6 mag (Nov. 4, Alfons Diepvens). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in January. 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) Nov. 7 6 22.45 50 21.8 0.980 1.749 125 14.5 3:20 (180, 75) Nov. 14 6 19.37 51 22.6 0.981 1.792 130 14.7 2:50 (180, 74) 88P/Howell It brightened up to 9.6 mag in the very low sky in spring (Apr. 14, Chris Wyatt). Now it is 14.6 mag (Nov. 6, Toru Yusa). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in February. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 2 30.54 12 50.5 1.601 2.590 174 14.5 23:24 ( 0, 68) Nov. 14 2 23.41 12 28.7 1.662 2.634 166 14.7 22:49 ( 0, 68) C/2025 V2 ( Rankin ) It is expected to brighten up to 12.5 mag in 2027 spring. Now it is 16.4 mag (Nov. 1, D. Buczynski). Brightening gradually. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in January. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 13 9.69 13 54.4 3.244 2.544 38 15.1 5:00 (266, 19) Nov. 14 13 24.55 13 25.1 3.144 2.493 41 15.0 5:06 (269, 22) 2P/Encke It will brighten up to 6-7 mag from January to February. Now it is 13.5 mag (Nov. 4, Alfons Diepvens). It will brighten rapidly after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in January. But it will be observable again in February. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable temporarily in February. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 23 20.84 13 7.3 0.932 1.744 130 15.7 20:14 ( 0, 68) Nov. 14 23 6.80 11 18.4 0.927 1.658 119 15.1 19:33 ( 0, 66) C/2023 R1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 14.7 mag (Sept. 19, Mike Olason). It stays 15 mag for a while. Now it is not observable. It will appear in December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 15 34.66 -20 50.8 4.994 4.031 12 15.1 18:27 ( 72,-11) Nov. 14 15 36.72 -21 26.0 5.043 4.060 6 15.2 18:22 ( 74,-16) C/2025 Y1 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.1 mag (Aug. 5, Ken-ichi Kadota). Brightening slowly. Now it is not observable. It will appear soon in the Northern Hemisphere, or in December in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 14 19.23 -4 51.8 5.271 4.312 13 15.5 5:00 (272, -6) Nov. 14 14 27.07 -5 23.0 5.195 4.260 17 15.4 5:06 (276, -1) 123P/West-Hartley Now it is 15.7 mag (Oct. 31, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 16 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 December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 12 33.78 7 15.3 2.847 2.188 40 15.4 5:00 (277, 22) Nov. 14 12 46.99 5 44.2 2.805 2.198 43 15.4 5:06 (282, 26) C/2022 QE78 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.7 mag (Oct. 19, D. Buczynski). It stays 16 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 December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 11 40.87 26 22.2 6.676 6.273 62 15.6 5:00 (265, 43) Nov. 14 11 45.78 26 30.6 6.607 6.297 67 15.6 5:06 (269, 49) (3200) Phaethon Parent object of Geminids meteor shower. It approached to Sun down to 0.14 a.u. on Sept. 2. Now it is 14.5 mag (Oct. 12, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in December. 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) Nov. 7 21 45.61 32 52.0 0.684 1.389 110 15.8 18:41 ( 0, 88) Nov. 14 22 7.99 28 39.6 0.806 1.473 109 16.2 18:36 ( 0, 84) C/2025 M2 ( PanSTARRS ) It is expected to brighten up to 12 mag from 2027 to 2028. Now it is 15.5 mag (Oct. 14, Jean-Gabriel Bosch). Brightening slowly. It will be unobservable in December. But it will be observable again in February. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 18 37.68 -21 23.0 5.138 4.634 54 15.9 18:27 ( 43, 20) Nov. 14 18 38.11 -21 20.3 5.192 4.584 47 15.8 18:22 ( 47, 17) C/2022 N2 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 15.5 mag (Oct. 11, Hidenori Nohara). 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) Nov. 7 7 35.89 25 20.7 5.029 5.486 112 15.9 4:33 ( 0, 80) Nov. 14 7 35.81 25 22.0 4.970 5.526 119 15.9 4:05 ( 0, 80) 112P/Urata-Niijima Now it is 16.1 mag (Oct. 28, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in January. 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) Nov. 7 9 11.34 46 42.6 1.038 1.527 97 16.1 5:00 (223, 73) Nov. 14 9 32.48 48 8.4 1.029 1.553 100 16.2 5:06 (214, 73) (6993) 1995 BJ4 The cometary activity was detected on Aug. 5 by Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF). The long thin tail is visible. Now it is 16.5 mag (Nov. 3, Toru Yusa). Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in February. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 3 21.10 14 43.5 1.874 2.858 171 16.3 0:19 ( 0, 70) Nov. 14 3 15.29 14 21.6 1.869 2.857 176 16.2 23:41 ( 0, 69) C/2025 J1 ( Borisov ) Now it is 16.5 mag (Nov. 2, Jean-Gabriel Bosch). 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) Nov. 7 7 1.59 4 9.7 3.276 3.822 116 16.4 3:59 ( 0, 59) Nov. 14 6 55.51 2 14.9 3.205 3.845 123 16.4 3:25 ( 0, 57) 114P/Wiseman-Skiff Now it is 16.9 mag (Oct. 31, Hidenori Nohara). Fading gradually. It will be fainter than 18 mag in February. 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) Nov. 7 9 57.70 4 13.9 1.627 1.660 74 16.5 5:00 (313, 49) Nov. 14 10 9.72 1 34.0 1.592 1.684 77 16.5 5:06 (322, 50) C/2021 G2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.1 mag (Oct. 15, Toru Yusa). It stays 17 mag for a while. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will become high in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in February. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 17 25.74 11 42.9 8.281 7.654 48 16.5 18:27 ( 83, 30) Nov. 14 17 29.83 11 36.4 8.365 7.691 44 16.6 18:22 ( 86, 26) 169P/NEAT It approached to Earth down to 0.17 a.u. mid August, and brightened up to 10.8 mag (Aug. 11, Thomas Lehmann). Now it is 14.7 mag (Oct. 31, Toru Yusa). It stays 18 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) Nov. 7 11 19.45 -3 43.5 1.269 1.029 52 16.6 5:00 (300, 30) Nov. 14 11 32.62 -4 50.1 1.316 1.119 55 17.9 5:06 (305, 33) C/2026 U1 ( Gafton ) Now it is 16.8 mag (Nov. 5, C. Gerhard). Brightening slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually. It can be a short periodic comet. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 10 49.13 2 21.8 3.535 3.184 61 16.8 5:00 (301, 39) Nov. 14 10 57.99 1 20.8 3.418 3.150 66 16.7 5:06 (308, 43) 84P/Giclas Now it is 17.2 mag (Nov. 3, Andrew Pearce). 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. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 20 59.44 -24 8.5 1.736 1.941 86 16.8 18:27 ( 8, 31) Nov. 14 21 11.09 -23 18.7 1.781 1.913 82 16.7 18:22 ( 12, 31) C/2026 AZ17 ( Bok ) Now it is 16.7 mag (Oct. 18, ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala). It stays 17 mag for a while. It will be unobservable in January in the Northern Hemisphere, or in December in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 18 26.41 -4 53.1 2.912 2.479 54 16.7 18:27 ( 57, 31) Nov. 14 18 40.07 -6 5.8 2.970 2.475 51 16.8 18:22 ( 58, 29) 346P/Catalina Now it is 17.3 mag (Oct. 28, 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. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 9 23.65 19 45.1 2.185 2.353 87 16.9 5:00 (306, 67) Nov. 14 9 32.71 20 12.9 2.118 2.373 92 16.9 5:06 (317, 71) C/2026 P2 ( PanSTARRS ) It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag from late 2027 to early 2028. At the high light, it will be observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will not be observable in the Southern Hemisphere. Now it is 16.8 mag (Oct. 28, ATLAS South Africa). 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 February. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 1 3.61 -0 55.4 3.706 4.586 149 17.0 21:57 ( 0, 54) Nov. 14 0 57.70 -0 33.4 3.717 4.533 141 16.9 21:24 ( 0, 55) C/2022 R6 ( PanSTARRS ) It was observed at 16 mag from 2025 to 2026. Now it is 16.7 mag (Nov. 2, ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala). 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) Nov. 7 10 20.29 5 14.0 7.477 7.186 69 16.9 5:00 (305, 46) Nov. 14 10 22.63 5 21.1 7.384 7.205 75 16.9 5:06 (314, 51) C/2026 O1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.1 mag (Nov. 1, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). Brightening slowly. It will be unobservable in January in the Northern Hemisphere, or in February in the Southern Hemisphere. But it will be observable again in March in the Southern Hemisphere. At the high light, it will be observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere, but it will not be observable in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 22 2.09 -32 1.7 3.262 3.516 96 17.0 18:56 ( 0, 23) Nov. 14 21 56.48 -32 23.9 3.325 3.447 88 17.0 18:23 ( 0, 23) C/2025 A1 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 16.6 mag (Oct. 31, 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, but it will appear in December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 11 31.70 30 17.0 5.750 5.424 66 17.1 5:00 (261, 46) Nov. 14 11 38.02 30 22.9 5.651 5.415 71 17.1 5:06 (264, 52) C/2026 C1 ( Tsuchinshan ) It is expected to brighten up to 4 mag in 2028 autumn. Now it is 17.2 mag (July 9, Yasukazu Ikari). 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. At the high light, it is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it becomes observable after the perihelion passage. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 12 37.78 0 18.5 8.718 7.936 35 17.2 5:00 (282, 17) Nov. 14 12 39.89 -0 2.7 8.585 7.880 42 17.1 5:06 (288, 23) 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 16.5 mag (Oct. 21, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). Fading gradually. It will be fainter than 18 mag in December. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 1 49.62 17 5.3 1.249 2.224 166 17.2 22:43 ( 0, 72) Nov. 14 1 47.64 15 21.0 1.290 2.242 158 17.3 22:14 ( 0, 70) C/2025 E1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.6 mag (Sept. 12, ATLAS Chile). It stays 18 mag for a while. 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) Nov. 7 16 25.93 -80 57.8 4.320 4.016 65 17.2 18:27 ( 10,-32) Nov. 14 17 29.02 -80 26.0 4.356 4.022 64 17.3 18:22 ( 10,-31) P/2009 Y2 ( Kowalski ) Now it is 18.2 mag (Oct. 6, Toshiyuki Takahashi). Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in February. 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) Nov. 7 5 26.93 35 47.7 1.539 2.381 139 17.5 2:25 (180, 89) Nov. 14 5 24.37 34 18.5 1.484 2.376 147 17.4 1:55 ( 0, 89) C/2019 E3 ( ATLAS ) Very far object. It stays 18 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in February. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 23 51.01 -43 54.5 11.466 11.807 107 17.5 20:45 ( 0, 11) Nov. 14 23 48.69 -43 28.7 11.573 11.825 102 17.5 20:15 ( 0, 12) C/2025 B2 ( Borisov ) Now it is 17.5 mag (Oct. 20, ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala). 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) Nov. 7 17 31.30 69 15.1 8.183 8.246 90 17.6 18:27 (155, 43) Nov. 14 17 39.03 68 20.6 8.184 8.247 90 17.6 18:22 (154, 42) C/2026 S2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 17.9 mag (Nov. 1, Jean-Gabriel Bosch). 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) Nov. 7 5 47.13 -2 14.1 3.969 4.690 131 17.7 2:45 ( 0, 53) Nov. 14 5 37.23 -2 50.1 3.875 4.670 139 17.6 2:07 ( 0, 52) 493P/2024 Q2 ( LONEOS ) Now it is 17.1 mag (Nov. 4, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). 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) Nov. 7 10 19.28 30 23.9 4.274 4.206 79 17.7 5:00 (270, 61) Nov. 14 10 23.93 30 12.8 4.191 4.222 85 17.7 5:06 (275, 67) 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). It faded down to 13.4 mag until summer (Aug. 15, Thomas Lehmann). Fading gradually. It will be fainter than 18 mag soon. 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) Nov. 7 6 55.10 -32 59.9 2.983 3.350 103 17.7 3:52 ( 0, 22) Nov. 14 6 43.70 -33 57.4 2.996 3.436 108 17.9 3:13 ( 0, 21) 69P/Taylor It has not been observed yet in this apparition. 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) Nov. 7 7 27.81 12 43.6 1.702 2.271 112 17.8 4:25 ( 0, 68) Nov. 14 7 31.94 13 22.5 1.627 2.270 118 17.7 4:01 ( 0, 68) C/2022 E2 ( ATLAS ) It was observed at 12-13 mag for a long time in 2024. Now it is 17.5 mag (Oct. 27, 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) Nov. 7 21 42.75 20 16.3 7.054 7.425 108 17.8 18:37 ( 0, 75) Nov. 14 21 41.85 19 25.2 7.201 7.469 101 17.8 18:22 ( 12, 74) C/2024 G4 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.9 mag (Oct. 11, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 18 mag for a while. It will be getting lower gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 20 18.31 -8 38.9 5.281 5.214 80 17.8 18:27 ( 25, 43) Nov. 14 20 22.81 -9 0.5 5.404 5.233 74 17.9 18:22 ( 31, 41) 373P/Rinner It has not been observed yet in this apparition. It has brightened up to 4 mag in 2016, and 10 mag in 2021. It was not detected, fainter than 20 mag on Sept. 14 (Jean-Francois Soulier). 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) Nov. 7 9 8.55 2 54.7 2.201 2.344 85 17.8 5:00 (331, 54) Nov. 14 9 15.87 1 31.2 2.130 2.354 90 17.8 5:06 (343, 55) C/2023 C2 ( ATLAS ) It brightened up to 12.7 mag in 2024 summer (Aug. 7, 2024, Thomas Lehmann). Now it is 17.5 mag (Oct. 4, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). 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) Nov. 7 1 58.56 68 31.5 6.564 7.204 127 17.9 22:52 (180, 56) Nov. 14 1 51.83 68 5.6 6.601 7.256 128 17.9 22:18 (180, 57) C/2026 B3 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.4 mag (Mar. 21, Hidenori Nohara). It stays 18 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) Nov. 7 11 21.12 -3 19.8 6.510 5.953 52 17.9 5:00 (299, 30) Nov. 14 11 21.88 -4 11.4 6.397 5.943 58 17.9 5:06 (307, 35) P/2020 G1 ( Pimentel ) First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 14.5 mag in 2020. It will brighten rapidly after this. It will be unobservable in January in the Northern Hemisphere, or in December in the Southern Hemisphere. But it will be observable again in January in the Southern Hemisphere. It is expected to brighten up to 13.5 mag from January to February. It is not observable around the high light in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 7 19 22.59 -3 46.2 1.472 1.445 68 18.1 18:27 ( 45, 41) Nov. 14 19 31.19 -4 31.4 1.447 1.346 63 17.9 18:22 ( 48, 38)