Comets Waiting for First Observation

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) was observed on Dec. 16 by Josef Mueller at 19.2 mag, but not officially announced yet. 2008 May 5 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) 61P/Shajn-Schaldach 23 54 -00.4 16.1 3:30 (275, 6) 5:13 (250, 27) 51P/Harrington 23 46 -05.7 16.6 3:30 (280, 4) 5:13 (253, 32) P/1997 V1 (Larsen) 23 44 +08.6 17.4 3:30 (268, 13) 5:13 (241, 22) 146P/Shoemaker-LINEAR 01 29 -03.5 17.6 3:30 (263,-16) 5:13 (268, 10) 86P/Wild 3 17 28 -20.7 17.7 2:36 ( 0, 34) 2:36 (180, 76) 85P/Boethin 20 32 -23.1 17.8 3:30 (327, 24) 5:13 (208, 77) P/2001 R1 (LONEOS) 00 59 +03.2 18.3 3:30 (262, -6) 5:13 (258, 12) 33P/Daniel 03 30 +16.6 18.3 20:23 (119,-11) 18:39 (103,-10) 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 02 47 +18.5 19.0 3:30 (233,-16) 5:13 (260,-19) C/2003 T12 (SOHO) 07 34 +18.3 19.0 20:23 ( 86, 38) 18:39 (147, 30) 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 21 31 -21.9 19.1 3:30 (314, 18) 5:13 (241, 67) P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) 03 12 +21.1 19.4 20:23 (126,-11) 18:39 (105,-16) 162P/Siding Spring 14 36 -24.5 20.0 23:40 ( 0, 31) 23:40 (180, 79) 137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 18 48 -19.6 20.1 3:30 (353, 35) 3:56 (180, 75) 59P/Kearns-Kwee 00 28 +08.9 20.2 3:30 (262, 4) 5:13 (248, 14) P/2000 Y3 (Scotti) 21 21 -17.3 20.2 3:30 (313, 23) 5:13 (228, 66) 2003 EH1 23 58 +54.7 20.6 3:30 (222, 31) 5:13 (210,-13) 145P/Shoemaker-Levy 5 21 24 -27.8 20.6 3:30 (319, 14) 5:13 (252, 72) P/2002 JN16 (LINEAR) 10 09 -00.9 20.7 20:23 ( 28, 51) 19:14 (180, 56) 89P/Russell 2 11 39 +12.6 20.9 20:43 ( 0, 68) 20:43 (180, 42) P/2001 TU80 (LINEAR-NEAT) 02 03 +07.5 20.9 3:30 (249,-16) 5:13 (264, -4) 64P/Swift-Gehrels 18 56 -28.3 21.2 3:30 (352, 26) 4:03 (180, 83) 31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 01 13 +03.7 21.2 3:30 (260, -8) 5:13 (259, 8) P/2002 Q1 (Van Ness) 16 59 +24.1 21.4 2:08 ( 0, 79) 2:08 (180, 31) 75P/Kohoutek 09 02 +10.5 21.5 20:23 ( 60, 51) 18:39 (169, 44) 144P/Kushida 00 13 +04.9 21.6 3:30 (267, 5) 5:13 (249, 19) 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu 02 58 +15.6 21.7 20:23 (124,-17) 18:39 ( 98,-16) 152P/Helin-Lawrence 05 26 +22.7 21.8 20:23 (108, 14) 18:39 (125, 8) P/2001 YX127 (LINEAR) 00 19 -02.4 22.0 3:30 (272, -1) 5:13 (256, 23) P/1999 WJ7 (Korlevic) 23 39 +00.1 22.2 3:30 (276, 9) 5:13 (247, 29)