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Updated on July 27, 2014

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. P/2012 F5 ( Gibbs ) was observed on 2013 Feb. 15 at 22.7 mag at Mauna Kea (568). P/2010 R2 ( La Sagra ) was observed on 2013 Apr. 8 at 24.0 mag at Mauna Kea (568). P/2004 FY140 ( LINEAR ) was fainter than 20.0 mag on 2011 Oct. 30 (Artyom Novichonok). P/2005 L1 ( McNaught ) was fainter than 20 mag on 2013 Aug. 6 (Jean-Francois Soulier). 2014 July 26 at lat. 35 deg in the Northern/Sothern Hemisphere: Lat. 35 N deg Lat. 35 S deg Comet R.A. Decl. m1 Best Time(A, h) Best Time(A, h) P/2005 L1 (McNaught) 23 09 -08.3 17.4 2:56 ( 0, 47) 2:56 (180, 63) 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 03 46 +27.1 18.2 3:25 (260, 37) 5:31 (209, 22) 132P/Helin-Roman-Alu 2 05 45 +19.4 18.4 3:25 (253, 10) 5:31 (236, 11) 61P/Shajn-Schaldach 17 37 -16.0 18.8 21:20 ( 0, 39) 21:20 (180, 71) P/2005 RV25 (LONEOS-Chris.) 01 25 +18.3 18.9 3:25 (298, 61) 5:11 (180, 37) 19P/Borrelly 21 24 -51.6 18.9 1:12 ( 0, 4) 1:12 ( 0, 74) 201P/LONEOS 23 18 -16.1 19.0 3:05 ( 0, 39) 3:05 (180, 71) P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR) 10 28 +09.1 19.3 20:47 (102, -2) 18:41 (111, 13) P/2007 S1 (Zhao) 21 31 -13.6 19.4 1:18 ( 0, 41) 1:18 (180, 69) (3200) Phaethon 04 35 +32.5 19.5 3:25 (249, 30) 5:31 (216, 12) P/2001 Q11 (NEAT) 03 55 +03.4 19.5 3:25 (283, 23) 5:31 (225, 41) P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Car.) 00 56 +00.8 19.5 3:25 (328, 51) 4:42 (180, 54) 116P/Wild 4 05 25 +25.5 19.6 3:25 (250, 17) 5:31 (229, 10) P/2006 S6 (Hill) 23 09 -18.5 19.6 2:56 ( 0, 37) 2:56 (180, 73) 50P/Arend 17 56 -46.8 19.7 21:40 ( 0, 8) 21:40 ( 0, 78) P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR) 20 09 -30.2 19.8 23:52 ( 0, 25) 23:52 (180, 85) 186P/Garradd 06 50 +43.0 20.0 3:25 (225, 12) 5:31 (227,-14) 188P/LINEAR-Mueller 15 19 -29.3 20.0 20:47 ( 24, 21) 19:04 (180, 84) 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 12 37 -04.3 20.0 20:47 ( 72, 16) 18:41 (125, 46) P/2010 J5 (McNaught) 04 23 +20.5 20.1 3:25 (263, 27) 5:31 (220, 23) 206P/Barnard-Boattini 02 56 +36.2 20.2 3:25 (253, 50) 5:31 (195, 17) P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) 20 32 -29.0 20.2 0:19 ( 0, 26) 0:19 (180, 84) P/2006 F1 (Kowalski) 11 15 +19.4 20.4 20:47 (104, 13) 18:41 (127, 14) (944) Hidalgo 17 50 -68.7 20.4 21:34 ( 0,-14) 21:34 ( 0, 56) 118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 20 55 -13.1 20.6 0:42 ( 0, 42) 0:42 (180, 68) 205P/Giacobini 13 39 +01.0 20.6 20:47 ( 66, 32) 18:41 (149, 50) P/1994 N2 (McNaught-Hartl.) 15 36 -31.8 20.6 20:47 ( 20, 20) 19:20 (180, 87) (196256) 2003 EH1 08 28 -32.1 20.8 20:47 ( 78,-47) 18:41 ( 59, 13) P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR) 00 20 -11.6 20.9 3:25 (346, 42) 4:06 (180, 67) 211P/Hill 01 33 -10.9 20.9 3:25 (324, 37) 5:20 (180, 66) 148P/Anderson-LINEAR 00 21 -02.6 21.0 3:25 (343, 51) 4:07 (180, 58) 42P/Neujmin 3 13 03 -03.0 21.1 20:47 ( 69, 22) 18:41 (134, 49) 77P/Longmore 05 48 +42.0 21.1 3:25 (233, 21) 5:31 (221, -5) P/1997 G1 (Montani) 02 48 +19.4 21.2 3:25 (278, 45) 5:31 (198, 34) P/2007 V2 (Hill) 18 57 -23.3 21.3 22:40 ( 0, 32) 22:40 (180, 78) P/2012 F5 (Gibbs) 22 35 +04.7 21.3 2:22 ( 0, 60) 2:22 (180, 50) 136P/Mueller 3 15 60 -10.5 21.3 20:47 ( 21, 42) 19:44 (180, 66) 75D/Kohoutek 06 59 +22.5 21.4 3:25 (240, -2) 5:31 (245, -4) 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu 22 54 -09.8 21.4 2:40 ( 0, 45) 2:40 (180, 65) P/2001 F1 (NEAT) 05 15 +17.0 21.5 3:25 (259, 14) 5:31 (233, 18) 196P/Tichy 21 09 -45.6 21.6 0:56 ( 0, 9) 0:56 ( 0, 79) 94P/Russell 4 01 46 +05.1 21.6 3:25 (308, 48) 5:31 (181, 50) 81P/Wild 2 02 21 +10.8 21.7 3:25 (293, 46) 5:31 (192, 43) D/1977 C1 (Skiff-Kosai) 09 27 +17.3 22.0 20:47 (118, -8) 18:41 (108, -4) 143P/Kowal-Mrkos 03 01 +19.2 22.0 3:25 (276, 43) 5:31 (201, 33) 176P/(118401) LINEAR 13 00 -06.6 22.3 20:47 ( 67, 19) 18:41 (130, 51) 288P/(300163) 2006 VW139 12 29 -00.3 22.9 20:47 ( 77, 17) 18:41 (127, 41) P/2010 R2 (La Sagra) 13 09 -24.6 23.4 20:47 ( 51, 9) 18:41 (107, 65)