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Updated on January 18, 2015

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. 180P/NEAT was observed on 2014 Dec. 27 at 21.4 mag by Takaaki Oribe, 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 January 20 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 18 43 -12.6 17.5 5:37 (288, 3) 3:25 (292, -9) 218P/LINEAR 13 10 -08.4 17.9 5:14 ( 0, 47) 3:25 (230, 54) 61P/Shajn-Schaldach 20 22 -16.6 18.4 18:44 ( 79,-13) 20:55 ( 53,-18) P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR) 13 05 -08.5 18.5 5:10 ( 0, 46) 3:25 (228, 54) 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delpor. 17 29 -21.5 18.6 5:37 (306, 10) 3:25 (289, 10) P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR) 22 53 -11.8 18.8 18:44 ( 60, 19) 20:55 ( 81, 7) 42P/Neujmin 3 18 25 -20.7 19.2 5:37 (297, 1) 3:25 (296, 0) 140P/Bowell-Skiff 04 22 +26.7 19.2 20:24 ( 0, 82) 20:55 (172, 28) P/1994 N2 (McNaught-Hartl.) 18 51 -35.2 19.2 5:37 (305,-12) 3:25 (311, 4) 186P/Garradd 07 22 +45.2 19.2 23:24 (180, 80) 23:24 (180, 10) P/2006 F1 (Kowalski) 13 32 +11.8 19.3 5:37 ( 0, 67) 3:25 (220, 34) 180P/NEAT 06 01 +29.4 19.3 22:02 ( 0, 84) 22:02 (180, 26) P/2010 J5 (McNaught) 04 07 +22.3 19.5 20:09 ( 0, 77) 20:55 (168, 32) P/2001 H5 (NEAT) 08 23 +25.1 19.5 0:28 ( 0, 80) 0:28 (180, 30) P/2007 S1 (Zhao) 22 55 -09.8 19.7 18:44 ( 61, 21) 20:55 ( 83, 6) 2008 HE 16 25 -26.5 19.7 5:37 (320, 16) 3:25 (286, 26) 50P/Arend 20 11 -33.2 19.8 18:44 ( 65,-24) 20:55 ( 40, -7) 221P/LINEAR 14 28 -21.3 19.9 5:37 (345, 32) 3:25 (264, 47) 188P/LINEAR-Mueller 17 38 -32.3 20.1 5:37 (312, 2) 3:25 (299, 15) 211P/Hill 01 07 -12.3 20.2 18:44 ( 29, 38) 20:55 (100, 34) 135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 17 45 -20.2 20.3 5:37 (302, 9) 3:25 (290, 7) (944) Hidalgo 19 21 -60.4 20.5 5:37 (326,-29) 3:25 (334, 17) P/2001 F1 (NEAT) 05 06 +19.4 20.5 21:08 ( 0, 74) 21:08 (180, 36) P/2009 L2 (Yang-Gao) 09 58 -12.0 20.6 2:04 ( 0, 43) 2:04 (180, 67) 196P/Tichy 22 35 -18.8 20.7 18:44 ( 58, 11) 20:55 ( 72, 7) P/2010 B2 (WISE) 03 45 +33.6 20.8 19:47 ( 0, 89) 20:55 (165, 20) P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) 21 01 -24.5 20.9 18:44 ( 67,-10) 20:55 ( 54, -6) 220P/McNaught 18 02 -17.9 20.9 5:37 (298, 7) 3:25 (290, 2) 230P/LINEAR 20 30 -21.8 21.0 18:44 ( 73,-14) 20:55 ( 51,-13) 51P/Harrington 18 30 -23.6 21.1 5:37 (298, -1) 3:25 (299, 0) 237P/LINEAR 08 55 +00.1 21.1 1:00 ( 0, 55) 1:00 (180, 55) 136P/Mueller 3 18 36 -17.8 21.1 5:37 (293, 1) 3:25 (295, -4) 75D/Kohoutek 12 07 -08.9 21.3 4:12 ( 0, 46) 3:25 (205, 62) P/2009 SK280 (Spacew.-Hill) 13 54 -05.8 21.4 5:37 (352, 49) 3:25 (240, 44) P/1999 V1 (Catalina) 00 23 +18.9 21.4 18:44 ( 71, 56) 20:55 (119, 6) (3552) Don Quixote 10 18 +30.3 21.5 2:23 ( 0, 85) 2:23 (180, 25) P/2007 V2 (Hill) 21 04 -18.0 21.6 18:44 ( 72, -6) 20:55 ( 59,-10) 249P/LINEAR 10 29 -02.2 21.6 2:35 ( 0, 53) 2:35 (180, 57) P/2008 S1 (Catalina-McNau.) 16 04 -07.9 21.8 5:37 (313, 34) 3:25 (265, 20) 56P/Slaughter-Burnham 19 16 -28.3 21.8 5:37 (296,-13) 3:25 (309, -4) 208P/McMillan 16 35 -23.5 21.9 5:37 (317, 17) 3:25 (284, 22) 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu 23 07 -07.9 21.9 18:44 ( 61, 24) 20:55 ( 86, 7) P/2008 T1 (Boattini) 15 18 -20.2 21.9 5:37 (331, 29) 3:25 (271, 36) P/2008 QP20 (LINEAR-Hill) 21 58 -10.8 22.0 18:44 ( 70, 9) 20:55 ( 74, -5) 176P/(118401) LINEAR 16 15 -21.4 22.3 5:37 (319, 22) 3:25 (279, 25) P/2012 F5 (Gibbs) 23 16 +00.0 22.3 18:44 ( 65, 31) 20:55 ( 94, 5) P/2009 Q4 (Boattini) 23 02 -13.5 22.6 18:44 ( 57, 19) 20:55 ( 80, 10) 288P/(300163) 2006 VW139 15 52 -18.3 22.7 5:37 (323, 27) 3:25 (273, 28) 206P/Barnard-Boattini 07 43 -36.1 22.9 23:44 ( 0, 19) 23:44 ( 0, 89) P/2010 R2 (La Sagra) 17 49 -27.5 23.3 5:37 (307, 3) 3:25 (297, 10) 2011 KE 14 44 -17.1 23.7 5:37 (339, 35) 3:25 (262, 42) 2008 FF5 17 01 -22.2 24.6 5:37 (311, 14) 3:25 (286, 16)