Visual Comets in the Future (Southern Hemisphere)

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Updated on June 20, 2009

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Month	Evening	Midnight	Morning
Comet	Mag	h	Comet	Mag	h	Comet	Mag	h
2009 Jun	C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)	6	89	C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)	6	59	C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)	6	18
C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	8	22	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	2	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	20
C/2009 G1 (STEREO)	9	28	22P/Kopff	9	27	22P/Kopff	9	66
C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	30	C/2009 G1 (STEREO)	9	7	C/2009 G1 (STEREO)	9	48
C/2007 N3 (Lulin)	12	6	P/2009 L2 (Yang- Gao)	12	84	P/2009 L2 (Yang- Gao)	12	39
67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	12	9	88P/Howell	13	9	64P/Swift- Gehrels	13	4
P/2009 L2 (Yang- Gao)	12	9	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	13	12	C/2009 E1 (Itagaki)	13	24
116P/Wild 4	12	41		C/2007 G1 (LINEAR)	13	23
C/2006 OF2 (Broughton)	13	14		217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	13	60
C/2007 G1 (LINEAR)	13	25
88P/Howell	13	57
2009 Jul	C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)	7	72	C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)	7	11	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	22
C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	8	21	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	26	22P/Kopff	9	65
C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	12	22P/Kopff	9	49	C/2009 G1 (STEREO)	10	24
C/2009 G1 (STEREO)	10	30	C/2009 G1 (STEREO)	10	5	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	11	1
88P/Howell	12	57	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	12	12	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	12	60
116P/Wild 4	12	38	P/2009 L2 (Yang- Gao)	13	58	P/2009 L2 (Yang- Gao)	13	4
P/2009 L2 (Yang- Gao)	13	18	88P/Howell	13	3	64P/Swift- Gehrels	13	3
67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko	13	7		C/2007 G1 (LINEAR)	13	25
C/2006 OF2 (Broughton)	13	3
C/2007 G1 (LINEAR)	13	9
2009 Aug	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	40	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	36	C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	9	6
C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)	9	37	22P/Kopff	9	69	22P/Kopff	9	66
C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	9	24	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	11	10	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	11	58
22P/Kopff	10	18		C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	11	20
88P/Howell	11	52		C/2009 G1 (STEREO)	12	21
C/2009 G1 (STEREO)	12	25		64P/Swift- Gehrels	13	3
116P/Wild 4	13	29		C/2007 N3 (Lulin)	13	2
P/2004 X1 (LINEAR)	13	4
2009 Sep	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	53	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	26	C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	10	7
88P/Howell	10	45	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	10	13	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	10	57
C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	10	27	22P/Kopff	10	71	22P/Kopff	10	22
C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)	10	10	C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	11	1	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	11	39
22P/Kopff	10	50		81P/Wild 2	13	14
116P/Wild 4	13	17		C/2009 G1 (STEREO)	13	22
C/2009 G1 (STEREO)	13	13
2009 Oct	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	53	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	8	7	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	10	59
88P/Howell	10	38	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	10	28	C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	11	6
C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	11	27	C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	11	3	22P/Kopff	11	6
22P/Kopff	11	71	22P/Kopff	11	56	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	12	61
116P/Wild 4	13	4	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	12	19	81P/Wild 2	12	18
	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	13	22	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	13	45
2009 Nov	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	9	35	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	10	55	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	10	59
88P/Howell	10	32	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	12	47	81P/Wild 2	11	25
169P/NEAT	10	21	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	13	52	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	12	46
217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	11	11	C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	13	3	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	13	85
118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	12	7	22P/Kopff	13	34	C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	13	3
C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)	13	24		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	31
22P/Kopff	13	69
C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	13	16
2009 Dec	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	9	8	81P/Wild 2	10	6	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	6
169P/NEAT	10	13	169P/NEAT	10	11	169P/NEAT	10	21
88P/Howell	10	22	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	11	55	81P/Wild 2	10	41
217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	11	39	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	11	47	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	11	50
118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	11	37	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	13	81	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	11	42
C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	13	45	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24	C/2009 F6 (Yi- SWAN)	13	85
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	43
2010 Jan	169P/NEAT	11	37	81P/Wild 2	9	20	81P/Wild 2	9	57
88P/Howell	11	9	169P/NEAT	11	90	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	10
118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	11	44	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	11	45	169P/NEAT	11	76
217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	13	43	217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	13	46	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	11	17
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	13	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	43	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	12	11
		217P/2009 F3 (LINEAR)	13	15
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	43
		65P/Gunn	13	16
2010 Feb	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	12	42	81P/Wild 2	9	34	81P/Wild 2	9	62
88P/Howell	12	1	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	12	25	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	10
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	27	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	43	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	10	18
		C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	11	26
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	28
		65P/Gunn	13	34
2010 Mar	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	13	37	81P/Wild 2	9	61	81P/Wild 2	9	62
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	42	118P/Sheomaker- Levy 4	13	8	C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	10	4
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	42	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	10	30
		C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	51
		65P/Gunn	13	55
		10P/Tempel 2	13	55
2010 Apr	81P/Wild 2	9	17	81P/Wild 2	9	61	81P/Wild 2	9	36
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	42	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	20	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	10	22
	10P/Tempel 2	12	4	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	82
	65P/Gunn	13	12	10P/Tempel 2	12	62
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	21	65P/Gunn	13	73
		141P/Machholz 2	13	2
2010 May	81P/Wild 2	10	61	81P/Wild 2	10	60	81P/Wild 2	10	5
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	42	10P/Tempel 2	10	8	10P/Tempel 2	10	63
	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	50	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	90
	65P/Gunn	13	30	65P/Gunn	13	81
		141P/Machholz 2	13	1
2010 Jun	81P/Wild 2	11	64	10P/Tempel 2	9	13	10P/Tempel 2	9	63
C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	24	81P/Wild 2	11	45	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	85
	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	83	2P/Encke	12	1
	65P/Gunn	12	54	65P/Gunn	12	84
2010 Jul	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	77	10P/Tempel 2	9	23	10P/Tempel 2	9	64
81P/Wild 2	12	68	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	79	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	11	30
65P/Gunn	12	20	81P/Wild 2	12	28	65P/Gunn	12	85
C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	13	3	65P/Gunn	12	87	103P/Hartley 2	13	37
	103P/Hartley 2	13	26
2010 Aug	2P/Encke	8	20	10P/Tempel 2	9	44	10P/Tempel 2	9	70
C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	12	77	103P/Hartley 2	10	31	103P/Hartley 2	11	12
65P/Gunn	12	88	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	12	58	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	12	7
C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	13	5	65P/Gunn	12	88	65P/Gunn	12	27
81P/Wild 2	13	68	81P/Wild 2	13	14
2010 Sep	10P/Tempel 2	10	18	103P/Hartley 2	7	16	10P/Tempel 2	9	73
2P/Encke	10	37	10P/Tempel 2	9	75	43P/Wolf- Harrington	12	5
C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	13	76	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	13	30	65P/Gunn	13	7
65P/Gunn	13	88	65P/Gunn	13	63
C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)	13	4
2010 Oct	10P/Tempel 2	10	52	103P/Hartley 2	5	10	103P/Hartley 2	5	36
C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	13	54	10P/Tempel 2	10	75	10P/Tempel 2	10	42
65P/Gunn	13	86	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	13	12	43P/Wolf- Harrington	13	7
	65P/Gunn	13	39
2010 Nov	103P/Hartley 2	6	3	103P/Hartley 2	5	43	103P/Hartley 2	5	70
10P/Tempel 2	12	72	10P/Tempel 2	12	73	10P/Tempel 2	12	22
2010 Dec	103P/Hartley 2	6	37	103P/Hartley 2	6	73	103P/Hartley 2	6	73
10P/Tempel 2	13	67	10P/Tempel 2	13	37	10P/Tempel 2	13	2
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	15	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	47
2011 Jan	103P/Hartley 2	8	55	103P/Hartley 2	8	72	103P/Hartley 2	8	53
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	3	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	40	9P/Tempel 1	12	10
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56
2011 Feb	103P/Hartley 2	11	61	103P/Hartley 2	11	63	103P/Hartley 2	11	10
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	19	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56	9P/Tempel 1	12	20
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	56
		C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	6
2011 Mar	103P/Hartley 2	13	56	103P/Hartley 2	13	33	9P/Tempel 1	12	30
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	35	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	55	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	26
		C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	35
2011 Apr	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	2	9P/Tempel 1	13	39
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	57
2011 May	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	32	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	60
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	25	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	62
	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	3
2011 Jun	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	53	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	60	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	60
	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	17	27P/Crommelin	13	3
		213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	62
2011 Jul	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	33	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	62	27P/Crommelin	12	1
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	13	15	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	35	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	17
		213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	57
2011 Aug	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	9	22	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	9	84	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	9	51
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	64	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	62	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	53
213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	3	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	52
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	13	14
2011 Sep	73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	12	10	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	26	78P/Gehrels 2	13	24
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	65	78P/Gehrels 2	13	50	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	15
78P/Gehrels 2	13	22	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	51
213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	34
2011 Oct	73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	12	16	78P/Gehrels 2	12	52	78P/Gehrels 2	12	9
78P/Gehrels 2	12	54	213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	51
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	52
213P/2009 B3 (Van Ness)	13	51
2011 Nov	78P/Gehrels 2	12	55	78P/Gehrels 2	12	33	45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova	13	3
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	12	18
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	20
P/2006 T1 (Levy)	13	10
2011 Dec	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	13	78P/Gehrels 2	12	15
78P/Gehrels 2	12	48
73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3	13	18
2012 Jan	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	8	62	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	8	25	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	7
78P/Gehrels 2	11	31	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	29	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	67
2012 Feb	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	85	P/2006 T1 (Levy)	9	47	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	39
78P/Gehrels 2	11	20	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	54	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	69
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	8
2012 Mar	21P/Giacobini- Zinner	10	6	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	12	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	66
78P/Gehrels 2	12	14	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	69	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	51
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	25
2012 Apr	21P/Giacobini- Zinner	12	10	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	41	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	69
78P/Gehrels 2	12	10	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	68	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	18
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	67
2012 May	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	10	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	68	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	68
78P/Gehrels 2	13	6	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	50	C/2003 T12 (SOHO)	13	19
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	66
21P/Giacobini- Zinner	13	10
2012 Jun	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	67	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	68	96P/Machholz 1	9	41
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	65	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	22	C/2003 T12 (SOHO)	11	16
		C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	13
		58P/Jackson- Neujmin	13	8
2012 Jul	96P/Machholz 1	9	3	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	47	96P/Machholz 1	7	7
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	67		185P/Petriew	11	25
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	61		58P/Jackson- Neujmin	13	13
2012 Aug	96P/Machholz 1	10	33	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	17	185P/Petriew	10	16
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	67	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	21	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	46
2012 Sep	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	12	50	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	25	185P/Petriew	11	16
		P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	38
2012 Oct	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	22	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	22	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	11
P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	3		185P/Petriew	13	18
2012 Nov	P/1994 X1 (McNaught- Russell)	13	37	P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	13
P/2005 K3 (McNaught)	13	5
2012 Dec	P/1994 X1 (McNaught- Russell)	13	38	P/1994 X1 (McNaught- Russell)	13	2	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	10
2013 Jan		63P/Wild 1	13	19	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	42
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	17	63P/Wild 1	13	19
		29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	61
2013 Feb	63P/Wild 1	13	9	63P/Wild 1	13	23	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	71
	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	24	63P/Wild 1	13	13
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	41	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	79
2013 Mar	63P/Wild 1	13	31	63P/Wild 1	13	27	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	72
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	11	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	53	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	79
	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	79
2013 Apr	63P/Wild 1	13	41	63P/Wild 1	13	18	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	71
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	20	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	71	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	44
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	30	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	79
2013 May	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	68	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	69	46P/Wirtanen	12	1
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	77	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	78	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	12
63P/Wild 1	13	47	63P/Wild 1	13	9	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	13
2013 Jun	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	67	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	44
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	77	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	49
2013 Jul	26P/Grigg- Skjellerup	12	35	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	24
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	76	C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	15
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)	13	65
2013 Aug	26P/Grigg- Skjellerup	12	36
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	62
2013 Sep	154P/Brewington	12	63	154P/Brewington	12	67	2P/Encke	10	18
		154P/Brewington	12	14
		P/1998 U3 (Jager)	13	12
2013 Oct	154P/Brewington	11	62	154P/Brewington	11	44	2P/Encke	8	6
		P/1998 U3 (Jager)	12	12
2013 Nov	154P/Brewington	10	53	154P/Brewington	10	17	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	13
	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	11	6
2013 Dec	154P/Brewington	10	31	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	16	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	13
P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	7
2014 Jan	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	23	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	21	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	2
154P/Brewington	11	11
2014 Feb	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	29	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	10	14	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	72
169P/NEAT	12	3	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	21
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	10	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	46
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	11	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	65	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	9
134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	22
2014 May	P/1998 U3 (Jager)	12	35	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	86	29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	39
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1	13	33	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	28	117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1	13	80
134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	64	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	65	134P/Kowal- Vavrova	13	6

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