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 Updated on February 3, 2012

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return.

  • 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 was fainter than 19 mag on 2011 Mar. 18 (Hidetaka Sato).
  • P/1996 R2 ( Lagerkvist ) was fainter than 22 mag on 2011 Sept. 6 (Giovanni Sostero, Nick Howes, Ernesto Guido).
  • P/2004 R3 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) was fainter than 20 mag on 2011 Oct. 10 (Giovanni Sostero, Nick Howes, Ernesto Guido).
  • P/1997 C1 ( Gehrels ) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2011 Oct. 17 (Giovanni Sostero, Nick Howes, Hannah Blith, Ernesto Guido).
  • 198P/ODAS was fainter than 20.5 mag on 2011 Oct. 29 (Artyom Novichonok).
  • 111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett was fainter than 20.3 mag on 2011 Oct. 30 (Artyom Novichonok).
  • P/2004 FY140 ( LINEAR ) was fainter than 20.0 mag on 2011 Oct. 30 (Artyom Novichonok).
  • P/2004 T1 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) was fainter than 20 mag on 2012 Jan. 18 (Giovanni Sostero, Nick Howes, Ernesto Guido).
  • P/2004 H3 ( Larsen ) was fainter than 21 mag on 2012 Jan. 30 (K. Rochowicz, G. Sostero, E. Guido, N. Howes).
  • P/2005 L1 ( McNaught ) was fainter than 22 mag on 2012 Feb. 1 (A.Tripp, G. Sostero, N. Howes, E. Guido). 

2012 January 23 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)
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 19 02 -18.4  15.3   5:37 (291, -2)   3:29 (297, -6)
D/1960 S1 (van Houten)      04 43 +31.3  19.1  20:34 (  0, 86)  20:53 (176, 24)
P/2004 R3 (LINEAR-NEAT)     22 12 -08.4  19.7  18:46 ( 72, 11)  20:53 ( 76, -5)
P/2005 JN (Spacewatch)      16 36 -19.4  19.8   5:37 (316, 22)   3:29 (278, 23)
58P/Jackson-Neujmin         20 27 -14.3  20.0  18:46 ( 82,-13)  20:53 ( 54,-20)
P/2005 L1 (McNaught)        13 02 -00.3  20.0   4:56 (  0, 55)   3:29 (215, 50)
198P/ODAS                   01 43 +12.1  20.0  18:46 ( 39, 62)  20:53 (126, 24)
P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR)       04 23 +23.9  20.2  20:14 (  0, 79)  20:53 (170, 30)
P/2004 H3 (Larsen)          16 12 -19.4  20.2   5:37 (321, 25)   3:29 (275, 28)
P/1997 C1 (Gehrels)         23 25 -01.8  20.2  18:46 ( 65, 29)  20:53 ( 92,  6)
P/2005 JY126 (Catalina)     14 41 -15.6  20.2   5:37 (342, 38)   3:29 (257, 44)
P/2005 J1 (McNaught)        18 14 -29.0  20.3   5:37 (306,  0)   3:29 (299,  9)
62P/Tsuchinshan 1           16 04 -14.2  20.6   5:37 (319, 30)   3:29 (269, 27)
P/1996 A1 (Jedicke)         23 59 +05.7  20.6  18:46 ( 64, 40)  20:53 (103,  8)
P/2005 K3 (McNaught)        18 31 -35.2  20.7   5:37 (308, -7)   3:29 (306, 10)
P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)      01 10 +07.4  21.1  18:46 ( 47, 54)  20:53 (116, 21)
119P/Parker-Hartley         20 21 -15.7  21.2  18:46 ( 82,-16)  20:53 ( 52,-21)
111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett   01 40 +06.9  21.7  18:46 ( 36, 57)  20:53 (121, 27)
P/2006 U5 (Christensen)     22 17 -12.0  21.7  18:46 ( 68,  9)  20:53 ( 74, -2)
P/2004 T1 (LINEAR-NEAT)     09 15 +33.1  24.4   1:10 (  0, 88)   1:10 (180, 22)
2008 FF5                    14 43 -16.2  28.6   5:37 (342, 37)   3:29 (258, 44)

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