Comets Waiting for First Observation

Japanese version Home page

Updated on February 21, 2015

Please see also the Weekly Information about Bright Comets and Comet Catalog.

Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte was observed on 2015 Feb. 18 at 19.9 mag by Jean-Francois Soulier, but not officially announced yet. 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/2007 S1 ( Zhao ) was fainter than 22 mag on 2014 Oct. 23 (Marco Micheli). P/2008 WZ96 ( LINEAR ) was fainter than 22 mag on 2014 Oct. 23 (Marco Micheli). P/2010 J5 ( McNaught ) was fainter than 22 mag on 2014 Oct. 23 (Marco Micheli). 2015 February 18 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) 205P/Giacobini 20 01 -10.1 16.7 5:18 (288, 8) 4:05 (279, 5) 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delpor. 18 45 -20.9 17.6 5:18 (309, 14) 4:05 (278, 26) 61P/Shajn-Schaldach 21 13 -13.7 18.2 5:18 (281, -9) 4:05 (293, -8) P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR) 13 08 -09.1 18.3 3:19 ( 0, 46) 3:19 (180, 64) P/1994 N2 (McNaught-Hartl.) 19 43 -34.8 18.7 5:18 (310, -5) 4:05 (298, 21) 140P/Bowell-Skiff 04 28 +26.1 18.7 19:09 ( 40, 79) 20:21 (154, 24) P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR) 00 03 -03.2 18.7 19:09 ( 78, 11) 20:21 ( 86, 0) 42P/Neujmin 3 19 37 -19.1 18.8 5:18 (299, 6) 4:05 (284, 14) P/2006 F1 (Kowalski) 13 36 +14.1 19.0 3:46 ( 0, 69) 3:46 (180, 41) 186P/Garradd 07 04 +43.6 19.3 21:12 (180, 81) 21:12 (180, 11) P/2001 H5 (NEAT) 08 01 +25.0 19.3 22:08 ( 0, 80) 22:08 (180, 30) 50P/Arend 20 55 -30.3 19.6 5:18 (297,-14) 4:05 (303, 6) P/2009 L2 (Yang-Gao) 09 32 -14.4 19.6 23:39 ( 0, 41) 23:39 (180, 69) P/2010 J5 (McNaught) 04 09 +22.6 19.7 19:09 ( 46, 73) 20:21 (148, 25) P/2007 S1 (Zhao) 23 44 -05.0 19.7 19:09 ( 80, 6) 20:21 ( 82, -3) 188P/LINEAR-Mueller 18 06 -32.9 19.8 5:18 (323, 10) 4:05 (287, 39) 51P/Harrington 19 31 -22.7 20.0 5:18 (302, 5) 4:05 (286, 17) 220P/McNaught 19 16 -16.9 20.2 5:18 (300, 12) 4:05 (279, 17) 211P/Hill 01 34 -07.5 20.2 19:09 ( 59, 26) 20:21 ( 96, 21) 2008 HE 15 42 -25.2 20.2 5:18 (351, 29) 4:05 (255, 65) 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 18 35 -19.3 20.3 5:18 (309, 17) 4:05 (276, 27) (944) Hidalgo 19 52 -60.7 20.4 5:18 (330,-22) 4:05 (325, 30) 196P/Tichy 23 26 -11.1 20.5 19:09 ( 77, -1) 20:21 ( 74, -3) P/2001 F1 (NEAT) 05 02 +20.3 20.6 19:10 ( 0, 75) 20:21 (160, 32) 230P/LINEAR 21 16 -19.6 20.7 5:18 (285,-13) 4:05 (298, -4) P/2008 S1 (Catalina-McNau.) 17 06 -09.4 20.8 5:18 (322, 38) 4:05 (251, 40) P/2010 B2 (WISE) 04 06 +32.2 20.8 19:09 ( 80, 79) 20:21 (153, 17) 136P/Mueller 3 19 12 -17.2 20.9 5:18 (301, 12) 4:05 (278, 18) P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) 21 22 -23.0 20.9 5:18 (287,-16) 4:05 (301, -3) 249P/LINEAR 10 03 -00.6 20.9 0:14 ( 0, 54) 0:14 (180, 56) P/2009 Q4 (Boattini) 00 01 -07.4 21.1 19:09 ( 75, 8) 20:21 ( 82, 2) P/2009 SK280 (Spacew.-Hill) 13 57 -06.2 21.2 4:08 ( 0, 49) 4:05 (181, 61) 75D/Kohoutek 11 59 -09.5 21.2 2:10 ( 0, 45) 2:10 (180, 65) P/2008 QP20 (LINEAR-Hill) 23 00 -03.7 21.3 19:09 ( 87, -2) 20:21 ( 77,-13) (3552) Don Quixote 10 01 +31.6 21.4 0:13 ( 0, 86) 0:13 (180, 24) P/1999 V1 (Catalina) 00 44 +19.8 21.4 19:09 ( 93, 32) 20:21 (111, -5) P/2007 V2 (Hill) 21 48 -14.6 21.5 5:18 (277,-16) 4:05 (299,-13) 56P/Slaughter-Burnham 19 50 -27.1 21.5 5:18 (303, -1) 4:05 (292, 16) P/2008 T1 (Boattini) 15 37 -21.4 21.5 5:18 (352, 33) 4:05 (246, 64) 208P/McMillan 17 04 -24.7 21.6 5:18 (331, 24) 4:05 (269, 48) 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu 23 41 -04.1 21.8 19:09 ( 81, 6) 20:21 ( 82, -4) 176P/(118401) LINEAR 16 43 -22.5 22.1 5:18 (335, 28) 4:05 (263, 51) P/2012 F5 (Gibbs) 23 57 +03.3 22.4 19:09 ( 85, 14) 20:21 ( 91, -5) 288P/(300163) 2006 VW139 16 19 -19.6 22.5 5:18 (340, 33) 4:05 (254, 55) P/2010 R2 (La Sagra) 18 37 -25.8 23.3 5:18 (313, 12) 4:05 (282, 30) 206P/Barnard-Boattini 07 23 -28.0 23.7 21:30 ( 0, 27) 21:30 (180, 83) 2011 KE 14 34 -16.4 23.8 4:45 ( 0, 39) 4:05 (208, 69) 2008 FF5 15 56 -20.1 25.1 5:18 (346, 34) 4:05 (249, 59)