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 Updated on March 2, 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/2010 A2 ( LINEAR ) was observed on 2012 October 14 at 17.8 mag by David Jewitt, Masateru Ishiguro, Jessica Agarwal.

  • 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).
  • P/2001 BB50 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) was fainter than 21.3 mag on 2014 Jan. 7 (Hidetaka Sato).
  • P/2005 JQ5 (Catalina) was fainter than 21.5 mag on 2014 Jan. 31 (Hidetaka Sato). 

2014 March 1 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)
16P/Brooks 2                21 54 -11.7  16.9   5:06 (278,-10)   4:18 (288, -6)
P/2001 BB50 (LINEAR-NEAT)   07 52 +30.8  18.1  21:15 (  0, 86)  21:15 (180, 24)
P/2005 L1 (McNaught)        21 06 -15.3  18.1   5:06 (287, -2)   4:18 (284,  6)
P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR)       09 37 +14.3  18.6  23:00 (  0, 69)  23:00 (180, 41)
132P/Helin-Roman-Alu 2      23 45 -02.0  18.9  19:18 ( 90, -3)  20:05 ( 81,-10)
(196256) 2003 EH1           02 20 +34.1  18.9  19:18 (104, 47)  20:05 (131, -2)
106P/Schuster               22 53 -21.7  19.0  19:18 ( 80,-24)  20:05 ( 57, -8)
44P/Reinmuth 2              17 07 -27.1  19.5   5:06 (339, 25)   4:18 (264, 60)
186P/Garradd                04 26 +48.6  19.6  19:18 (136, 69)  20:05 (158,  1)
P/2007 C1 (Christensen)     13 57 -03.3  19.8   3:24 (  0, 52)   3:24 (180, 58)
P/2001 Q11 (NEAT)           22 21 -11.4  19.9   5:06 (274,-15)   4:18 (292,-11)
135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8       12 11 -06.8  19.9   1:38 (  0, 48)   1:38 (180, 62)
P/2006 F1 (Kowalski)        10 59 +22.6  20.1   0:26 (  0, 77)   0:26 (180, 33)
P/2003 U3 (NEAT)            19 60 -25.9  20.1   5:06 (305,  4)   4:18 (285, 25)
P/2010 J5 (McNaught)        02 02 +09.6  20.2  19:18 ( 79, 32)  20:05 (110, 11)
170P/Christensen            22 04 -12.2  20.3   5:06 (277,-12)   4:18 (290, -7)
P/2005 RV25 (LONEOS-Chris.) 23 13 +03.3  20.4  19:18 ( 99, -6)  20:05 ( 80,-20)
188P/LINEAR-Mueller         16 11 -30.3  20.4   5:06 (353, 24)   4:18 (260, 73)
D/1977 C1 (Skiff-Kosai)     06 06 +25.4  20.5  19:30 (  0, 80)  20:05 (171, 29)
61P/Shajn-Schaldach         18 02 -17.8  20.5   5:06 (321, 27)   4:18 (260, 45)
116P/Wild 4                 02 42 +17.7  20.5  19:18 ( 81, 44)  20:05 (123, 13)
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Car.) 23 05 -10.2  20.5  19:18 ( 89,-16)  20:05 ( 68,-13)
53P/Van Biesbroeck          10 33 +10.3  20.7   0:00 (  0, 65)   0:00 (180, 45)
P/2005 JQ5 (Catalina)       17 27 -18.2  20.7   5:06 (330, 31)   4:18 (254, 52)
(944) Hidalgo               18 46 -61.9  20.8   5:06 (339,-14)   4:18 (325, 45)
50P/Arend                   18 30 -41.2  20.9   5:06 (329,  4)   4:18 (295, 47)
6P/d'Arrest                 13 36 +10.9  20.9   3:02 (  0, 66)   3:02 (180, 44)
P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon)        20 19 -27.3  21.0   5:06 (303, -1)   4:18 (289, 22)
193P/LINEAR-NEAT            18 52 -31.9  21.1   5:06 (320,  9)   4:18 (284, 41)
11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR     21 38 -04.1  21.1   5:06 (274, -2)   4:18 (280, -7)
P/2007 R2 (Gibbs)           00 45 +05.2  21.2  19:18 ( 87, 14)  20:05 ( 95, -2)
77P/Longmore                02 53 +35.5  21.3  19:18 (104, 53)  20:05 (137,  2)
P/2007 S1 (Zhao)            20 08 -17.5  21.6   5:06 (298,  8)   4:18 (279, 19)
288P/(300163) 2006 VW139    12 47 -00.4  21.9   2:13 (  0, 54)   2:13 (180, 56)
94P/Russell 4               23 59 -05.4  21.9  19:18 ( 85, -2)  20:05 ( 80, -5)
92P/Sanguin                 16 55 -05.9  22.0   5:06 (333, 45)   4:18 (231, 49)
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4       20 26 -15.0  22.0   5:06 (293,  6)   4:18 (279, 14)
143P/Kowal-Mrkos            01 27 +11.7  22.1  19:18 ( 87, 26)  20:05 (106,  3)
205P/Giacobini              14 23 -06.3  22.2   3:49 (  0, 49)   3:49 (180, 61)
108P/Ciffreo                22 07 -21.9  22.4   5:06 (285,-18)   4:18 (298, -2)
210P/Christensen            21 04 -20.6  22.7   5:06 (292, -5)   4:18 (289,  9)
P/2012 F5 (Gibbs)           20 43 -10.3  22.7   5:06 (287,  6)   4:18 (277,  8)
P/2010 R2 (La Sagra)        13 31 -36.7  23.1   2:58 (  0, 18)   2:58 (  0, 88)
83D/Russell 1               17 41 -18.8  23.2   5:06 (327, 29)   4:18 (258, 49)
181P/Shoemaker-Levy 6       20 58 -28.9  24.3   5:06 (300, -8)   4:18 (295, 15)
P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)          13 27 -15.6  24.9   2:54 (  0, 39)   2:54 (180, 71)

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