Visual Comets in the Future (Southern Hemisphere)

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Updated on February 1, 2012
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Month Evening Midnight Morning
Comet Mag h Comet Mag h Comet Mag h
2012 Feb 78P/Gehrels 21220 C/2010 G2 (Hill)125 C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)133
257P/2012 A3 (SOHO)1216 C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)1342 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1323
C/2010 G2 (Hill)1242 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1331 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11369
C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)1381 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11354 (596) Scheila1359
C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1341 (596) Scheila137 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)134
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1138
C/2011 A3 (Gibbs)135
2012 Mar 21P/Giacobini- Zinner106 (596) Scheila1327 (596) Scheila1372
78P/Gehrels 21214 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1322 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)134
C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1341 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11369 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1315
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11325 C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1312 71P/Clark139


29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11351


C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1366
2012 Apr C/2009 P1 (Garradd)716 (596) Scheila1252 (596) Scheila1274
21P/Giacobini- Zinner1210 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1312 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1316
78P/Gehrels 21310 C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1341 C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1369
C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1338 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11368 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11318
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11367
C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1314
C/2011 R1 (McNaught)138

2012 May C/2009 P1 (Garradd)822 (596) Scheila1177 (596) Scheila1174
(596) Scheila1118 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)121 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1335
C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)122 C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1368 C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1368
C/2011 R1 (McNaught)136 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)134 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1327
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1310 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11350
78P/Gehrels 2136

C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1331

21P/Giacobini- Zinner1310

29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11366

2012 Jun C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1021 (596) Scheila1178 96P/Machholz 1941
(596) Scheila1179 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)123 (596) Scheila1115
C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1111 C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1368 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1248
C/2011 R1 (McNaught)123 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)131 C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1313
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1367 C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)1363 C/2011 U3 (PanSTARRS)1324
C/2011 U3 (PanSTARRS)1348 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11322 58P/Jackson- Neujmin138
C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1319
C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1341
C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)1381

29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11365

2012 Jul 96P/Machholz 193 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1116 96P/Machholz 177
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1012 (596) Scheila1254 185P/Petriew1125
C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1121 C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)1347 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1149
C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1118 C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1347 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1355
(596) Scheila1281 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)139 58P/Jackson- Neujmin1313
C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)1380

C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1367

C/2009 F4 (McNaught)138

C/2011 U3 (PanSTARRS)1351

2012 Aug 96P/Machholz 11033 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1117 185P/Petriew1016
C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1122 C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)1318 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1141
C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1131 (596) Scheila1332 P/2005 K3 (McNaught)1346
C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)1379 P/2005 K3 (McNaught)1321 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1365
(596) Scheila1382 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1324
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1367 C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)1317
2012 Sep C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1020 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1114 185P/Petriew1116
C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1132 P/2005 K3 (McNaught)1327 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1122
C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)1253 C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)131 C/2009 P1 (Garradd)127
C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)135 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1342 P/2005 K3 (McNaught)1338
C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1310 (596) Scheila1315 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1368
(596) Scheila1373

2012 Oct C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1010 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)112 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)118
C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1126 P/2005 K3 (McNaught)1322 C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1225
C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)1127 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1367 P/2005 K3 (McNaught)1311
C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)138
185P/Petriew1318
P/2005 K3 (McNaught)133
C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1368
C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1333

2012 Nov C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)113 C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1311 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)123
C/2011 R1 (McNaught)127 P/2005 K3 (McNaught)1313 C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1245
C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)137 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1369 C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1360
P/1994 X1 (McNaught- Russell)1336

P/2005 K3 (McNaught)135

C/2009 F4 (McNaught)1352

2012 Dec C/2009 P1 (Garradd)136 C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1341 C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)96
P/1994 X1 (McNaught- Russell)1337 P/1994 X1 (McNaught- Russell)131 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1214


C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1365
2013 Jan C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1334 C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1366 C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)616

63P/Wild 11319 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)95

29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11317 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1239


C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1365


63P/Wild 11319


29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11361
2013 Feb C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)12 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1216 C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)216
63P/Wild 1139 63P/Wild 11323 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)918
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1365 C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1366 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1267

29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11341 63P/Wild 11313


C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1338


29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11379
2013 Mar C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)01 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1240 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1025
63P/Wild 11331 63P/Wild 11327 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1270
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11311 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11379 C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)133
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1365 C/2009 P1 (Garradd)1351 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11379
2013 Apr C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)101 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1255 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1032
C/2011 R1 (McNaught)124 63P/Wild 11318 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1260
63P/Wild 11341 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11379 C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)1319
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11330
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11344
2013 May C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)101 C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1345 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1042
C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1339 63P/Wild 1139 46P/Wirtanen121
63P/Wild 11347 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11378 C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)1322
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11377
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11313
2013 Jun 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11377 C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)1314 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1154
C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1337 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11349 C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)1322

C/2011 R1 (McNaught)1321
2013 Jul C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)113 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1113 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1167
26P/Grigg- Skjellerup1235 C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)1325 C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)1322
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11376 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11324
2013 Aug C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)117 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1230 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1274
26P/Grigg- Skjellerup1236 C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)1327 (596) Scheila1370
C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)1330 (596) Scheila1351
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11362

2013 Sep 154P/Brewington1263 154P/Brewington1267 2P/Encke1018
C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1213 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1250 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1274
C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)126 C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)1316 154P/Brewington1214
C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)1336 (596) Scheila1373 (596) Scheila1371
(596) Scheila1326
P/1998 U3 (Jager)1312
2013 Oct 154P/Brewington1162 154P/Brewington1144 2P/Encke96
C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1338 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1371 P/1998 U3 (Jager)1212
C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)1335 (596) Scheila1373 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1372
(596) Scheila1373
(596) Scheila1331
2013 Nov 154P/Brewington1053 154P/Brewington1017 P/1998 U3 (Jager)1113
C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1362 P/1998 U3 (Jager)116 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1355
C/2010 S1 (LINEAR)1321 C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)1374
2013 Dec 154P/Brewington1031 P/1998 U3 (Jager)1016 P/1998 U3 (Jager)1013
P/1998 U3 (Jager)107

2014 Jan P/1998 U3 (Jager)1023 P/1998 U3 (Jager)1021 P/1998 U3 (Jager)102
154P/Brewington1111

2014 Feb P/1998 U3 (Jager)1029 P/1998 U3 (Jager)1014 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11373
169P/NEAT122 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11321
154P/Brewington123

2014 Mar P/1998 U3 (Jager)1133 P/1998 U3 (Jager)115 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11386
169P/NEAT1211 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11347
2014 Apr P/1998 U3 (Jager)1135 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11386 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11386
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11311 134P/Kowal- Vavrova1365 134P/Kowal- Vavrova139
134P/Kowal- Vavrova1322

2014 May 209P/LINEAR1173 209P/LINEAR1116 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11339
P/1998 U3 (Jager)1235 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11386 117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11381
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11333 117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11330 134P/Kowal- Vavrova136
134P/Kowal- Vavrova1364 134P/Kowal- Vavrova1365
2014 Jun 209P/LINEAR1283 209P/LINEAR1243 4P/Faye123
P/1998 U3 (Jager)1334 117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11355 209P/LINEAR1218
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11385 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11385 72D/Denning- Fujikawa1326
134P/Kowal- Vavrova1364 134P/Kowal- Vavrova1343 117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11383


29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11310


C/2011 J2 (LINEAR)131
2014 Jul 117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11320 117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11385 210P/Christensen1131
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11384 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11348 4P/Faye128
134P/Kowal- Vavrova1364 P/2007 H1 (McNaught)1335 72D/Denning- Fujikawa1320

134P/Kowal- Vavrova1323 117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11383


P/2007 H1 (McNaught)1360


C/2011 J2 (LINEAR)131
2014 Aug 117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11386 117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11386 210P/Christensen1010
P/2007 H1 (McNaught)135 P/2007 H1 (McNaught)1365 4P/Faye1213
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11383 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11324 117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11325

C/2011 J2 (LINEAR)134 P/2007 H1 (McNaught)1363


C/2011 J2 (LINEAR)133
2014 Sep P/2007 H1 (McNaught)1339 P/2007 H1 (McNaught)1370 P/2007 H1 (McNaught)1331
117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11386 117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11361 117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 1135
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11358 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1132 4P/Faye1315

C/2011 J2 (LINEAR)137
2014 Oct P/2007 H1 (McNaught)1371 P/2007 H1 (McNaught)1371 P/2007 H1 (McNaught)1316
117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11384 117P/Helin- Roman- Alu 11337 32P/Comas Sola1310
2014 Nov 15P/Finlay1220 (596) Scheila1335 (596) Scheila1327
(596) Scheila1318
32P/Comas Sola1317
2014 Dec 15P/Finlay1015 (596) Scheila1334 88P/Howell133
(596) Scheila1329
32P/Comas Sola1330


(596) Scheila1318
2015 Jan 15P/Finlay98 32P/Comas Sola1319 88P/Howell1117
19P/Borrelly1318
7P/Pons- Winnecke112


32P/Comas Sola1337
2015 Feb 15P/Finlay105 32P/Comas Sola1326 88P/Howell1025
19P/Borrelly1213 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1133 7P/Pons- Winnecke119


32P/Comas Sola1337


29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11351
2015 Mar 19P/Borrelly117 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11322 88P/Howell930
15P/Finlay126 218P/LINEAR1322 6P/d'Arrest121


7P/Pons- Winnecke1213


29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11379


218P/LINEAR1374
2015 Apr 22P/Kopff1328 218P/LINEAR1319 88P/Howell834

29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11345 6P/d'Arrest117

22P/Kopff1351 218P/LINEAR1373


29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11387
2015 May 22P/Kopff1250 22P/Kopff1241 88P/Howell839
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1139 218P/LINEAR1317 6P/d'Arrest1117

29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11387 218P/LINEAR1368


29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11387
2015 Jun 22P/Kopff1253 22P/Kopff1217 88P/Howell942
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11335 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11387 6P/d'Arrest1226


67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko1220


29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11335
2015 Jul 22P/Kopff1153 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11386 88P/Howell1043
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11386 51P/Harrington1311 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko1118


141P/Machholz 21224


29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1138


51P/Harrington1355


6P/d'Arrest1327
2015 Aug 22P/Kopff1149 88P/Howell1210 141P/Machholz 21110
10P/Tempel 21353 51P/Harrington1324 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko1112
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11386 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11348 88P/Howell1143


51P/Harrington1354
2015 Sep 22P/Kopff1140 88P/Howell1232 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko107
10P/Tempel 21148 51P/Harrington1342 141P/Machholz 2119
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11382 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11324 88P/Howell1243


51P/Harrington1352
2015 Oct 22P/Kopff1031 51P/Harrington1351 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko107
10P/Tempel 21139 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1134 141P/Machholz 21211
51P/Harrington1327
51P/Harrington1339
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11356

2015 Nov 22P/Kopff1121 230P/LINEAR1364 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko1115
10P/Tempel 21129 51P/Harrington1351 P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)1219
230P/LINEAR1328
230P/LINEAR1364
51P/Harrington1333
51P/Harrington1321
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11326

2015 Dec 10P/Tempel 21119 P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)106 P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)1027
22P/Kopff119 230P/LINEAR1359 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko1233
249P/LINEAR117 81P/Wild 21336 230P/LINEAR1344
230P/LINEAR1342 (596) Scheila139 116P/Wild 41324
81P/Wild 21330
81P/Wild 21316


(596) Scheila1325
2016 Jan 10P/Tempel 21211 P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)921 P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)931
81P/Wild 21336 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko1320 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko1347

81P/Wild 21336 (596) Scheila1324

(596) Scheila1322 116P/Wild 41348

116P/Wild 4134 81P/Wild 2137
2016 Feb P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)810 P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)835 P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)831
252P/LINEAR1280 252P/LINEAR1240 116P/Wild 41371
81P/Wild 21235 81P/Wild 21215 (596) Scheila1310
10P/Tempel 2125 116P/Wild 41321 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko1347
(596) Scheila1310 (596) Scheila1320 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11330

67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko1324
2016 Mar P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)829 P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)842 P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)88
252P/LINEAR978 252P/LINEAR938 252P/LINEAR983
81P/Wild 21230 9P/Tempel 11239 9P/Tempel 11239
9P/Tempel 1125 116P/Wild 41342 116P/Wild 41377
(596) Scheila1319 (596) Scheila1318 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11356
257P/2012 A3 (SOHO)131

10P/Tempel 2131

2016 Apr P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)950 P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)934 252P/LINEAR1167
9P/Tempel 11138 252P/LINEAR1126 9P/Tempel 1121
81P/Wild 21225 9P/Tempel 11137 116P/Wild 41378
116P/Wild 4135 116P/Wild 41378 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11379

29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11320
2016 May 9P/Tempel 11046 9P/Tempel 11027 43P/Wolf- Harrington134
P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)1158 P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)1125 116P/Wild 41338
81P/Wild 21123 116P/Wild 41378 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11380
116P/Wild 41332 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11346
2016 Jun 9P/Tempel 11057 9P/Tempel 11013 43P/Wolf- Harrington126
81P/Wild 21121 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11381 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11380
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1137 P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)1313 116P/Wild 4133
P/2010 V1 (Ikeya- Murakami)1360 116P/Wild 41378
116P/Wild 41378

2016 Jul 9P/Tempel 11062 9P/Tempel 1105 43P/Wolf- Harrington117
81P/Wild 21119 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11381 144P/Kushida123
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11336 53P/Van Biesbroeck1368 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11330
53P/Van Biesbroeck133
53P/Van Biesbroeck1366
2016 Aug 9P/Tempel 11162 9P/Tempel 1111 144P/Kushida113
81P/Wild 21115 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11381 43P/Wolf- Harrington119
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11381
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 1136
2016 Sep 9P/Tempel 11158 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11345 43P/Wolf- Harrington1112
81P/Wild 2129
144P/Kushida114
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11381

2016 Oct 9P/Tempel 11250 29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11321 144P/Kushida118
81P/Wild 2131
43P/Wolf- Harrington1119
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11375

2016 Nov 45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova1218
43P/Wolf- Harrington1231
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11344
144P/Kushida1217
2016 Dec 45P/Honda- Mrkos- Pajdusakova713 43P/Wolf- Harrington1315 73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3137
29P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 11315
43P/Wolf- Harrington1352


144P/Kushida1325
2017 Jan 2P/Encke1110 43P/Wolf- Harrington1324 73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 31214


43P/Wolf- Harrington1364

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

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