Visual Comets in the Future (Northern Hemisphere)

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Updated on August 31, 2010

Southern Hemisphere

Please see the "Weekly Information about Bright Comets" and "Comet Catalog in order of Day of Perihelion" for more information.


Month	Evening	Midnight	Morning
Comet	Mag	h	Comet	Mag	h	Comet	Mag	h
2010 Sep	103P/Hartley 2	7	43	103P/Hartley 2	7	87	103P/Hartley 2	7	44
2P/Encke	12	5	10P/Tempel 2	9	36	10P/Tempel 2	9	40
C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	13	6	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	11	13	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	11	52
65P/Gunn	13	23	65P/Gunn	13	16	43P/Wolf- Harrington	12	6
2010 Oct	103P/Hartley 2	5	38	103P/Hartley 2	5	70	103P/Hartley 2	5	88
10P/Tempel 2	11	12	10P/Tempel 2	10	37	10P/Tempel 2	10	15
C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	13	1	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	12	37	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	12	74
65P/Gunn	13	24	65P/Gunn	13	3	43P/Wolf- Harrington	13	15
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	19
2010 Nov	10P/Tempel 2	12	43	103P/Hartley 2	5	27	103P/Hartley 2	5	65
C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	13	16	10P/Tempel 2	12	38	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	13	75
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	22	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	13	76
2010 Dec	10P/Tempel 2	13	46	103P/Hartley 2	6	38	103P/Hartley 2	6	39
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	21	10P/Tempel 2	13	22	9P/Tempel 1	12	2
C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	13	31	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	13	80	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	13	42
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	14	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54
2011 Jan	103P/Hartley 2	9	22	103P/Hartley 2	8	46	103P/Hartley 2	8	1
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	12	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	37	9P/Tempel 1	12	3
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54
2011 Feb	103P/Hartley 2	11	54	103P/Hartley 2	11	47	9P/Tempel 1	12	3
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	9	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54
2011 Mar	103P/Hartley 2	13	55	103P/Hartley 2	13	31	9P/Tempel 1	12	3
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	40	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	15
2011 Apr	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	11	8
C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	28	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	37	9P/Tempel 1	13	4
		C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	46
2011 May	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	34	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	37	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	10	26
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	26	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	43
2011 Jun	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	33	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	9	20	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	9	51
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	39	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	28	27P/Crommelin	13	15
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	20	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	3	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	27
	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	50	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	42
2011 Jul	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	8	26	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	8	67	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	8	64
C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	23	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	15	27P/Crommelin	10	12
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	13	6	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	50	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	19
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	42		C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	40
2011 Aug	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	74	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	73	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	47
C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	11	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	12	19	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	12	12
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	13	5	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	7	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	33
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	48	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	40	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	2
2011 Sep	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	75	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	45	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	7	12
C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	2	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	16	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	56
78P/Gehrels 2	13	26	78P/Gehrels 2	13	62	78P/Gehrels 2	13	43
2011 Oct	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	62	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	5	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	7	18
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	12	1	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	43	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	80
78P/Gehrels 2	12	57	78P/Gehrels 2	12	59	78P/Gehrels 2	12	9
2011 Nov	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	40	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	11	89	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	11	25
C/2010 G2 (Hill)	11	18	78P/Gehrels 2	12	36	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	11	87
78P/Gehrels 2	12	56	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	13	21
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	12	8
21P/Giacobini- Zinner	13	19
P/2006 T1 (Levy)	13	87
2011 Dec	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	6	18	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	19	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	6	23
P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	86	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	79	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	17
21P/Giacobini- Zinner	11	16	78P/Gehrels 2	12	16
C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	67
78P/Gehrels 2	12	57
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	13	11
2012 Jan	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	8	70	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	8	6	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	6	52
21P/Giacobini- Zinner	10	10	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	29	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	42
78P/Gehrels 2	11	57	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	14
C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	58
2012 Feb	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	6	14	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	6	37	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	6	64
P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	35	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	9	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	42
21P/Giacobini- Zinner	10	6	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	33
78P/Gehrels 2	11	49
2012 Mar	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	6	66	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	6	61	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	6	58
21P/Giacobini- Zinner	10	5	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	42	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	23
78P/Gehrels 2	12	37		C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	39
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	15
2012 Apr	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	76	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	51	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	18
21P/Giacobini- Zinner	12	1	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	24	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	42
78P/Gehrels 2	12	23	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	43	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	8
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	44
2012 May	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	8	63	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	8	22	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	42
78P/Gehrels 2	13	8	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	42
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	20	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	32
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	44
2012 Jun	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	10	31	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	43	C/2003 T12 (SOHO)	12	9
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	43	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	11	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	27
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	40
2012 Jul	96P/Machholz 1	6	14	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	31	185P/Petriew	11	33
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	10	5		58P/Jackson- Neujmin	13	3
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	43
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	22
2012 Aug	96P/Machholz 1	10	25	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	42	185P/Petriew	10	28
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	35	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	2	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	70
2012 Sep	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	15	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	87	185P/Petriew	11	28
		C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	12	13
		P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	82
2012 Oct	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	38	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	90	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	12	37
		P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	50
		185P/Petriew	13	30
2012 Nov	P/1994 X1 (McNaught- Russell)	13	59	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	2	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	12	49
P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	40	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	83	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	22
2012 Dec	P/1994 X1 (McNaught- Russell)	13	53	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	28	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	48
2013 Jan	63P/Wild 1	13	11	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	44	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	45
	63P/Wild 1	13	89	63P/Wild 1	13	89
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	32
2013 Feb	63P/Wild 1	13	38	63P/Wild 1	13	90	63P/Wild 1	13	42
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	29	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	45	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	2
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	9	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	32
2013 Mar	63P/Wild 1	13	82	63P/Wild 1	13	87	63P/Wild 1	13	20
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	45	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	31	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	31
	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	36
2013 Apr	63P/Wild 1	13	77	63P/Wild 1	13	48	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	17
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	18	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	32
2013 May	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	33	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	32	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	4
63P/Wild 1	13	63	63P/Wild 1	13	23
2013 Jun	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	33	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	19
2013 Jul	26P/Grigg- Skjellerup	12	21
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	26
2013 Aug	26P/Grigg- Skjellerup	12	26
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	14
2013 Sep	154P/Brewington	12	48	2P/Encke	10	28	2P/Encke	10	78
	154P/Brewington	12	46	46P/Wirtanen	13	3
	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	13	27	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	13	76
		154P/Brewington	13	5
2013 Oct	154P/Brewington	11	56	2P/Encke	8	20	2P/Encke	7	68
	154P/Brewington	11	33	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	12	83
	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	12	42
2013 Nov	154P/Brewington	10	64	154P/Brewington	10	18	2P/Encke	7	17
P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	5	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	62	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	83
2013 Dec	154P/Brewington	10	67	154P/Brewington	10	6	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	83
P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	27	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	86
2014 Jan	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	88	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	90	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	22
154P/Brewington	11	65	154P/Brewington	11	1
2014 Feb	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	86	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	56	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	25
169P/NEAT	12	14
154P/Brewington	12	57
2014 Mar	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	80	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	35	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	25
169P/NEAT	12	21	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	7
2014 Apr	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	65	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	16	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24
2014 May	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	12	43	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	25	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	16
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	18	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	1	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	25
134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	46	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	46	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	15
2014 Jun	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	13	18	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	17	72D/Denning- Fujikawa	13	9
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	26	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	25	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	28
134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	46	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	30	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	2
2014 Jul	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	7	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	27	210P/Christensen	11	15
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	26	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	11	4P/Faye	12	5
	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	29	72D/Denning- Fujikawa	13	12
		117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	27
		P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	50
2014 Aug	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	18	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	25	210P/Christensen	10	8
P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	3	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	47	4P/Faye	13	19
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	21		117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	9
		P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	49
2014 Sep	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	16	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	45	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	28
117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	25	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	18	4P/Faye	13	25
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	13
2014 Oct	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	39	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	40	32P/Comas Sola	13	54
117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	26	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	3
2014 Nov	15P/Finlay	12	12	32P/Comas Sola	13	5	32P/Comas Sola	13	68
2014 Dec	15P/Finlay	10	21	32P/Comas Sola	13	20	7P/Pons- Winnecke	12	4
		88P/Howell	13	10
		32P/Comas Sola	13	72
2015 Jan	15P/Finlay	9	31	32P/Comas Sola	13	42	88P/Howell	11	11
19P/Borrelly	13	5		7P/Pons- Winnecke	11	4
		32P/Comas Sola	13	73
2015 Feb	15P/Finlay	10	35	32P/Comas Sola	13	55	88P/Howell	10	11
19P/Borrelly	13	3		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	17
		32P/Comas Sola	13	74
2015 Mar	15P/Finlay	12	35		88P/Howell	9	9
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	22
2015 Apr		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	6	88P/Howell	8	7
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	23
2015 May	22P/Kopff	13	61	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	23	88P/Howell	8	12
	22P/Kopff	13	47	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	23
		22P/Kopff	13	5
2015 Jun	22P/Kopff	12	56	22P/Kopff	12	24	88P/Howell	9	25
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	17	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24	67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	12	8
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	18
2015 Jul	22P/Kopff	12	36	88P/Howell	11	6	88P/Howell	10	49
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24	141P/Machholz 2	12	9	67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	11	18
	22P/Kopff	12	2	141P/Machholz 2	12	46
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	2
	51P/Harrington	13	13	51P/Harrington	13	50
		6P/d'Arrest	13	4
2015 Aug	22P/Kopff	11	21	88P/Howell	11	27	141P/Machholz 2	11	32
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24	51P/Harrington	13	29	67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	11	24
10P/Tempel 2	13	27	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	9	88P/Howell	11	67
		19P/Borrelly	12	3
		51P/Harrington	13	58

The h means the highest altitude in that month at lat. 35 deg in the Northern Hemisphere.