Visual Comets in the Future (Southern Hemisphere)

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Updated on August 31, 2010

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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
2010 Sep	10P/Tempel 2	10	15	103P/Hartley 2	7	17	10P/Tempel 2	9	73
2P/Encke	10	36	10P/Tempel 2	9	75	C/2009 R1 (McNaught)	9	24
C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	13	77	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	13	32	43P/Wolf- Harrington	12	5
65P/Gunn	13	88	65P/Gunn	13	65	65P/Gunn	13	8
2010 Oct	10P/Tempel 2	10	53	103P/Hartley 2	5	12	103P/Hartley 2	5	38
C/2009 R1 (McNaught)	12	5	10P/Tempel 2	10	75	10P/Tempel 2	10	44
C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	13	56	C/2009 R1 (McNaught)	12	12	C/2009 R1 (McNaught)	11	33
65P/Gunn	13	87	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	13	13	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	12	2
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	87	65P/Gunn	13	41	43P/Wolf- Harrington	13	10
	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	39	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	2
2010 Nov	103P/Hartley 2	6	4	103P/Hartley 2	5	44	103P/Hartley 2	5	70
10P/Tempel 2	12	72	10P/Tempel 2	12	73	10P/Tempel 2	12	22
C/2009 R1 (McNaught)	13	13	C/2009 R1 (McNaught)	13	21	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	13	5
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	80	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	13	6	C/2009 R1 (McNaught)	13	37
	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	34
2010 Dec	103P/Hartley 2	6	38	103P/Hartley 2	6	73	103P/Hartley 2	6	73
10P/Tempel 2	13	66	10P/Tempel 2	13	37	10P/Tempel 2	13	1
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	45	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	13	10	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	13	3
C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	13	2	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	9	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	48
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	15
2011 Jan	103P/Hartley 2	8	55	103P/Hartley 2	8	72	103P/Hartley 2	8	52
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	17	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	39	9P/Tempel 1	12	9
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	2		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56
2011 Feb	103P/Hartley 2	11	62	103P/Hartley 2	11	63	103P/Hartley 2	11	13
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	20	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56	9P/Tempel 1	12	20
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56
2011 Mar	103P/Hartley 2	13	56	103P/Hartley 2	13	32	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	12	15
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	35	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	55	9P/Tempel 1	12	31
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	25
2011 Apr	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	11	38
		9P/Tempel 1	13	39
2011 May	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	10	56
2011 Jun	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	53	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	9	18	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	9	57
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	1	27P/Crommelin	13	4
	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	60	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	22
2011 Jul	73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	13	15	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	8	45	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	8	52
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	34	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	62	27P/Crommelin	12	2
		C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	19
2011 Aug	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	36	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	42	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	8	9
45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	9	21	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	10	89	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	9	66
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	13	14	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	52
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	64
2011 Sep	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	35	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	19	78P/Gehrels 2	13	24
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	12	10	78P/Gehrels 2	13	51
78P/Gehrels 2	13	24
2011 Oct	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	28	78P/Gehrels 2	12	52	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	9
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	12	15		78P/Gehrels 2	12	8
78P/Gehrels 2	12	54
2011 Nov	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	11	12	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	11	28	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	11	17
78P/Gehrels 2	12	55	78P/Gehrels 2	12	35	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	13	2
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	12	18
P/2006 T1 (Levy)	13	10
2011 Dec	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	14	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	41	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	15
C/2010 G2 (Hill)	12	50	78P/Gehrels 2	12	16
78P/Gehrels 2	12	49
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	13	18
2012 Jan	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	8	63	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	8	26	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	67
78P/Gehrels 2	11	31	C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	25
C/2010 G2 (Hill)	13	50	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	30
2012 Feb	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	85	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	47	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	69
78P/Gehrels 2	11	20	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	55
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	9
2012 Mar	21P/Giacobini- Zinner	10	6	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	69	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	50
78P/Gehrels 2	12	14	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	13	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	66
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	26
2012 Apr	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	7	16	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	42	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	69
21P/Giacobini- Zinner	12	10	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	68	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	17
78P/Gehrels 2	12	10
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	67
2012 May	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	8	22	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	68	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	68
78P/Gehrels 2	13	5	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	49
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	8
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	66
21P/Giacobini- Zinner	13	10
2012 Jun	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	10	22	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	68	96P/Machholz 1	9	42
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	67	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24	C/2003 T12 (SOHO)	11	18
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	65		C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	16
		58P/Jackson- Neujmin	13	8
2012 Jul	96P/Machholz 1	9	5	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	49	96P/Machholz 1	8	10
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	10	13	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	1	185P/Petriew	11	24
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	67		58P/Jackson- Neujmin	13	13
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	62
2012 Aug	96P/Machholz 1	10	34	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	21	185P/Petriew	10	16
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	67	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	16	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	46
2012 Sep		P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	26	185P/Petriew	11	17
		C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	12	7
		P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	38
2012 Oct	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	2	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	22	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	12	24
		P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	11
		185P/Petriew	13	18
2012 Nov	P/1994 X1 (McNaught- Russell)	13	36	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	9	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	12	44
P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	4	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	13
2012 Dec	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	7	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	42	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	65
P/1994 X1 (McNaught- Russell)	13	37
2013 Jan	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	35	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	66	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	66
	63P/Wild 1	13	19	63P/Wild 1	13	19
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	18	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	62
2013 Feb	63P/Wild 1	13	7	63P/Wild 1	13	22	63P/Wild 1	13	13
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	53	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	66	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	36
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	39	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	79
2013 Mar	63P/Wild 1	13	32	63P/Wild 1	13	27	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	79
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	12	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	79	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	1
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	65	C/2009 P1 (Garradd)	13	53
2013 Apr	63P/Wild 1	13	42	63P/Wild 1	13	18	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	43
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	30	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	79
2013 May	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	78	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	78	46P/Wirtanen	12	1
63P/Wild 1	13	46	63P/Wild 1	13	8	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	12
2013 Jun	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	77	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	48
2013 Jul	26P/Grigg- Skjellerup	12	35	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	23
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	76
2013 Aug	26P/Grigg- Skjellerup	12	36	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	1
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	63
2013 Sep	154P/Brewington	12	64	154P/Brewington	12	67	2P/Encke	10	17
		154P/Brewington	13	13
		P/1998 U3 (Jager)	13	12
2013 Oct	154P/Brewington	11	62	154P/Brewington	11	43	2P/Encke	8	6
		P/1998 U3 (Jager)	12	12
2013 Nov	154P/Brewington	10	52	154P/Brewington	10	16	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	13
	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	7
2013 Dec	154P/Brewington	10	31	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	16	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	13
P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	6
2014 Jan	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	23	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	21	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	3
154P/Brewington	11	12
2014 Feb	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	29	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	14	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	73
169P/NEAT	12	4	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	22
154P/Brewington	12	3
2014 Mar	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	33	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	5	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	86
169P/NEAT	12	11	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	45
2014 Apr	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	35	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	86	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	86
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	10
2014 May	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	12	35	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	86	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	41
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	33	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	31	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	81
134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	64	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	65	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	8
2014 Jun	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	13	34	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	56	4P/Faye	12	3
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	85	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	85	72D/Denning- Fujikawa	13	25
134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	64	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	43	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	83
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	9
2014 Jul	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	21	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	85	210P/Christensen	11	30
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	84	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	48	4P/Faye	12	8
	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	36	72D/Denning- Fujikawa	13	20
		117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	83
		P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	60
2014 Aug	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	52	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	86	210P/Christensen	10	9
P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	3	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	65	4P/Faye	13	12
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	83	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	25
		P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	63
2014 Sep	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	37	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	70	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	32
117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	86	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	63	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	6
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	60	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	3	4P/Faye	13	14
2014 Oct	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	71	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	71	P/2007 H1 (McNaught)	13	17
117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	85	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	38	32P/Comas Sola	13	10
2014 Nov	15P/Finlay	12	20		32P/Comas Sola	13	17
2014 Dec	15P/Finlay	10	15	32P/Comas Sola	13	1	88P/Howell	13	4
		32P/Comas Sola	13	30
2015 Jan	15P/Finlay	9	8	32P/Comas Sola	13	18	88P/Howell	11	18
19P/Borrelly	13	17		7P/Pons- Winnecke	11	2
		32P/Comas Sola	13	37
2015 Feb	15P/Finlay	10	5	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	3	88P/Howell	10	27
19P/Borrelly	12	14	32P/Comas Sola	13	26	7P/Pons- Winnecke	11	10
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	52
		32P/Comas Sola	13	37
2015 Mar	19P/Borrelly	11	6	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	22	88P/Howell	9	32
15P/Finlay	12	6		6P/d'Arrest	12	1
		7P/Pons- Winnecke	12	14
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	80
2015 Apr		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	45	88P/Howell	8	36
		6P/d'Arrest	11	7
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	87
2015 May	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	7	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	87	88P/Howell	8	40
22P/Kopff	13	49	22P/Kopff	13	38	6P/d'Arrest	11	16
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	87
2015 Jun	22P/Kopff	12	52	22P/Kopff	12	17	88P/Howell	9	44
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	32	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	87	6P/d'Arrest	12	26
		67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	12	19
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	37
2015 Jul	22P/Kopff	12	52	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	86	88P/Howell	10	44
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	86	51P/Harrington	13	12	67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	11	18
		141P/Machholz 2	12	24
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	10
		51P/Harrington	13	55
		6P/d'Arrest	13	28
2015 Aug	22P/Kopff	11	47	88P/Howell	11	13	141P/Machholz 2	11	9
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	86	51P/Harrington	13	25	67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	11	11
10P/Tempel 2	13	51	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	48	88P/Howell	11	44
		51P/Harrington	13	54

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