Visual Comets in the Future (Northern Hemisphere)

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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
2009 Jun	C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)	6	22	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	44	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	81
	C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	8	2	22P/Kopff	9	15	22P/Kopff	9	43
	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	12	P/2009 L2 (Yang- Gao)	12	50	P/2009 L2 (Yang- Gao)	12	32
	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	9	3	116P/Wild 4	12	3	64P/Swift- Gehrels	13	5
	C/2007 N3 (Lulin)	12	4	C/2009 E1 (Itagaki)	13	13	C/2009 E1 (Itagaki)	13	49
	67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	12	14	88P/Howell	13	8	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	13	39
	P/2009 L2 (Yang- Gao)	12	34	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	13	6
	116P/Wild 4	12	40
	C/2006 OF2 (Broughton)	13	19
	88P/Howell	13	40
2009 Jul	C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)	7	22	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	87	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	89
	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	43	22P/Kopff	9	33	22P/Kopff	9	46
	88P/Howell	12	33	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	12	8	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	12	45
	116P/Wild 4	12	20	P/2009 L2 (Yang- Gao)	13	57	P/2009 L2 (Yang- Gao)	13	30
	P/2009 L2 (Yang- Gao)	13	46				64P/Swift- Gehrels	13	13
	67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	13	3
2009 Aug	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	73	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	83	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	46
	C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)	9	14	22P/Kopff	9	43	22P/Kopff	9	44
	22P/Kopff	9	12	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	11	7	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	11	47
	88P/Howell	11	19				C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	11	9
	116P/Wild 4	13	7				C/2007 N3 (Lulin)	13	7
							64P/Swift- Gehrels	13	13
2009 Sep	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	68	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	45	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	7
	88P/Howell	10	13	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	10	7	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	10	49
	C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)	10	4	22P/Kopff	10	40	22P/Kopff	10	14
	22P/Kopff	10	25				C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	11	25
							81P/Wild 2	13	37
							P/2004 X1 (LINEAR)	13	3
2009 Oct	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	54	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	7	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	26
	88P/Howell	10	14	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	10	22	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	10	51
	22P/Kopff	11	41	22P/Kopff	11	31	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	12	28
				118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	13	35	81P/Wild 2	12	50
							C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)	13	6
							118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	13	66
2009 Nov	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	9	37	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	10	55	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	46
	88P/Howell	10	18	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	12	63	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	10	54
	169P/NEAT	10	15	22P/Kopff	13	17	81P/Wild 2	11	57
	22P/Kopff	13	42	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	13	3	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	12	65
				29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	13	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	13	26
							C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)	13	26
							29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	67
2009 Dec	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	9	19	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	2	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	68
	169P/NEAT	10	4	81P/Wild 2	10	6	81P/Wild 2	10	58
	88P/Howell	10	20	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	11	64	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	11	27
	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	11	21	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	11	64	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	11	31
	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	12	23	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	13	11	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	13	15
				29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	40	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	67
2010 Jan	88P/Howell	11	19	81P/Wild 2	9	14	81P/Wild 2	9	54
	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	11	68	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	20	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	84
	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	13	67	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	11	66	169P/NEAT	12	6
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	5	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	13	67	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	12	10
				169P/NEAT	13	20	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	67
				29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	67	65P/Gunn	13	9
2010 Feb	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	1	81P/Wild 2	9	25	81P/Wild 2	9	50
	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	12	72	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	36	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	84
	88P/Howell	12	14	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	12	44	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	2
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	34	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	68	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	11	27
							29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	23
							65P/Gunn	13	13
2010 Mar	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	23	81P/Wild 2	9	49	81P/Wild 2	9	49
	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	13	72	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	53	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	75
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	68	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	10	1	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	10	53
	88P/Howell	13	4	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	13	28	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	11
				29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	68	65P/Gunn	13	16
							29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	5
							10P/Tempel 2	13	32
2010 Apr	81P/Wild 2	9	29	81P/Wild 2	9	50	81P/Wild 2	9	33
	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	10	14	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	10	30	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	10	60
	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	11	43	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	11	63	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	11	64
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	68	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	39	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	16
							10P/Tempel 2	12	32
							65P/Gunn	13	20
2010 May	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	10	30	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	10	31	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	10	48
	81P/Wild 2	10	49	81P/Wild 2	10	50	81P/Wild 2	10	19
	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	11	60	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	3	10P/Tempel 2	10	33
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	57	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	11	63	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	17
				29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	15	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	11	49
							65P/Gunn	13	25
2010 Jun	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	11	29	10P/Tempel 2	9	5	10P/Tempel 2	9	38
	81P/Wild 2	11	49	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	11	22	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	11	22
	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	12	66	81P/Wild 2	11	35	2P/Encke	11	2
				C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	13	81P/Wild 2	11	1
				C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	12	57	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	15
				65P/Gunn	12	15	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	12	36
							65P/Gunn	12	27
2010 Jul	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	7	10P/Tempel 2	9	12	10P/Tempel 2	9	44
	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	12	18	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	9	2P/Encke	10	2
	81P/Wild 2	12	42	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	12	9	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	1
	65P/Gunn	12	4	81P/Wild 2	12	16	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	12	14
	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	12	65	65P/Gunn	12	25	65P/Gunn	12	26
	103P/Hartley 2	13	22	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	12	45	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	12	21
				103P/Hartley 2	13	61	103P/Hartley 2	13	77
2010 Aug	103P/Hartley 2	10	40	10P/Tempel 2	9	24	10P/Tempel 2	9	44
	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	12	7	103P/Hartley 2	10	89	103P/Hartley 2	10	65
	65P/Gunn	12	22	65P/Gunn	12	23	65P/Gunn	12	9
	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	12	7	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	12	2	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	12	30
	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	13	60	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	13	29	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	13	3
	81P/Wild 2	13	32
2010 Sep	103P/Hartley 2	7	43	103P/Hartley 2	7	86	103P/Hartley 2	7	43
	2P/Encke	12	6	10P/Tempel 2	9	36	10P/Tempel 2	9	39
	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	13	5	65P/Gunn	13	15	43P/Wolf- Harrington	12	7
	65P/Gunn	13	23	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	13	10	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	13	48
	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	13	52	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	13	11
2010 Oct	103P/Hartley 2	5	36	103P/Hartley 2	5	70	103P/Hartley 2	5	87
	10P/Tempel 2	11	12	10P/Tempel 2	10	37	10P/Tempel 2	10	13
	65P/Gunn	13	24	65P/Gunn	13	2	43P/Wolf- Harrington	13	10
2010 Nov	10P/Tempel 2	12	43	103P/Hartley 2	5	28	103P/Hartley 2	5	66
				10P/Tempel 2	12	38
2010 Dec	10P/Tempel 2	13	45	103P/Hartley 2	6	37	103P/Hartley 2	6	39
				10P/Tempel 2	13	22	9P/Tempel 1	12	2
				29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	14	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	55
2011 Jan	103P/Hartley 2	9	24	103P/Hartley 2	8	46	103P/Hartley 2	8	2
				29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	39	9P/Tempel 1	12	3
							29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54
2011 Feb	103P/Hartley 2	11	53	103P/Hartley 2	11	48	9P/Tempel 1	12	3
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	8	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54
							C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	10
2011 Mar	103P/Hartley 2	13	55	103P/Hartley 2	13	31	9P/Tempel 1	12	3
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	39	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	16
							C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	24
2011 Apr	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56	9P/Tempel 1	13	4
							C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	38
2011 May	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	26	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	50
				29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	27	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	28
2011 Jun	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	22	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	50	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	50
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	37	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	14	27P/Crommelin	13	14
				29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	1	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	45
2011 Jul	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	42	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	49	27P/Crommelin	10	12
	73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	13	6	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	38	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	38
							213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	57
2011 Aug	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	48	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	11	14	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	3
	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	20	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	48	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	12	7
	73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	13	6	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	59	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	58
2011 Sep	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	45	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	14	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	7	12
	78P/Gehrels 2	13	26	78P/Gehrels 2	13	62	78P/Gehrels 2	13	44
	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	38	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	60	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	31
2011 Oct	73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	12	2	78P/Gehrels 2	12	59	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	7	18
	78P/Gehrels 2	12	57	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	59	78P/Gehrels 2	12	10
	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	37
	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	59
2011 Nov	78P/Gehrels 2	12	56	78P/Gehrels 2	12	34	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	11	25
	73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	12	9	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	13	20
	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	22
	21P/Giacobini- Zinner	13	19
	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	13	86
2011 Dec	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	84	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	18
	21P/Giacobini- Zinner	11	16	78P/Gehrels 2	12	15
	78P/Gehrels 2	12	57
	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	3
	73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	13	11
2012 Jan	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	8	70	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	8	6	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	13
	21P/Giacobini- Zinner	10	10	78P/Gehrels 2	12	1	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	42
	78P/Gehrels 2	11	57	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	13
2012 Feb	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	36	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	9	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	28
	21P/Giacobini- Zinner	10	6	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	33	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	42
	78P/Gehrels 2	11	50
2012 Mar	21P/Giacobini- Zinner	10	5	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	42	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	38
	78P/Gehrels 2	12	37				29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	14
2012 Apr	21P/Giacobini- Zinner	12	2	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	23	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	42
	78P/Gehrels 2	12	23	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	43	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	9
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	43
2012 May	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	23	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	42	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	42
	78P/Gehrels 2	13	8	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	32	C/2003 T12 (SOHO)	13	10
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	44
2012 Jun	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	43	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	43	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	26
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	39	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	10	C/2003 T12 (SOHO)	12	8
2012 Jul	96P/Machholz 1	7	13	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	29	185P/Petriew	11	33
	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	43				58P/Jackson- Neujmin	13	3
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	21
2012 Aug	96P/Machholz 1	10	25	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	3	185P/Petriew	10	28
	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	36	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	41	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	70
2012 Sep	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	23	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	86	185P/Petriew	11	28
	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	14				P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	83
2012 Oct	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	9	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	89	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	51
	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	39				185P/Petriew	13	30
2012 Nov	P/1994 X1 (McNaught- Russell)	13	62	P/1994 X1 (McNaught- Russell)	13	4	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	21
	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	41	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	83
2012 Dec	P/1994 X1 (McNaught- Russell)	13	52				C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	19
2013 Jan	63P/Wild 1	13	10	63P/Wild 1	13	89	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	34
							63P/Wild 1	13	89
							29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	32
2013 Feb	63P/Wild 1	13	40	63P/Wild 1	13	90	63P/Wild 1	13	43
				C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	4	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	38
				29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	11	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	32
2013 Mar	63P/Wild 1	13	82	63P/Wild 1	13	87	63P/Wild 1	13	19
				C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	28	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	39
				29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	31	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	31
2013 Apr	63P/Wild 1	13	78	63P/Wild 1	13	49	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	39
	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	20	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	41	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	17
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	17	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	32
2013 May	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	43	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	42	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	15
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	33	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	32	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	5
	63P/Wild 1	13	64	63P/Wild 1	13	24
2013 Jun	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	43	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	27
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	33	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	19
2013 Jul	26P/Grigg- Skjellerup	12	21	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	3
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	27
	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	33
2013 Aug	26P/Grigg- Skjellerup	12	26
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	13
2013 Sep	154P/Brewington	12	47	2P/Encke	10	28	2P/Encke	10	78
				154P/Brewington	12	46	46P/Wirtanen	13	3
				P/1998 U3 (Jager)	13	26	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	13	76
							154P/Brewington	13	6
2013 Oct	154P/Brewington	11	55	2P/Encke	8	21	2P/Encke	7	69
				154P/Brewington	11	34	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	12	83
				P/1998 U3 (Jager)	12	41
2013 Nov	154P/Brewington	10	64	154P/Brewington	10	18	2P/Encke	7	19
	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	4	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	61	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	83
2013 Dec	154P/Brewington	10	67	154P/Brewington	10	7	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	83
	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	28	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	20
	154P/Brewington	11	65
2014 Feb	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	86	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	57	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	25
	169P/NEAT	12	13
	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	8
2014 Apr	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	64	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	14	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24
	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	27	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	15
				134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	45
2014 May	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	12	42	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	25	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	16
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	17	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	46	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	25
	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	46				134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	14

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