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Updated on November 30, 2013

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Bright periodic comets not yet observed in this return. P/2010 A2 ( LINEAR ) was observed on 2012 October 14 at 17.8 mag by David Jewitt, Masateru Ishiguro, Jessica Agarwal, 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/2005 L1 ( McNaught ) was fainter than 20 mag on 2013 Aug. 6 (Jean-Francois Soulier). 2013 December 3 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) P/2005 L1 (McNaught) 18 46 -20.1 18.0 18:18 ( 59, 7) 20:44 ( 67, 2) 87P/Bus 14 15 -12.9 18.1 5:21 (298, 15) 2:54 (285, 1) 16P/Brooks 2 18 29 -20.8 18.6 18:18 ( 61, 4) 20:44 ( 64, 0) P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR) 10 04 +12.3 19.2 5:17 ( 0, 67) 2:54 (222, 32) P/2001 BB50 (LINEAR-NEAT) 08 41 +30.2 19.2 3:54 ( 0, 85) 2:54 (194, 23) P/2007 H3 (Garradd) 14 45 -29.9 19.2 5:21 (306, -2) 2:54 (303, 5) P/2002 AR2 (LINEAR) 23 44 +04.6 19.6 18:55 ( 0, 60) 20:44 (141, 43) P/2008 A2 (LINEAR) 10 55 +10.6 19.7 5:21 (334, 63) 2:54 (234, 25) (196256) 2003 EH1 18 31 +43.9 20.0 18:18 (122, 38) 20:44 (123,-34) P/2008 J2 (Beshore) 11 56 +09.7 20.0 5:21 (309, 55) 2:54 (246, 15) D/1977 C1 (Skiff-Kosai) 06 42 +23.9 20.2 1:55 ( 0, 79) 1:55 (180, 31) 116P/Wild 4 02 32 +17.1 20.4 21:42 ( 0, 72) 21:42 (180, 38) P/2001 Q11 (NEAT) 18 59 -15.9 20.4 18:18 ( 60, 12) 20:44 ( 72, 2) P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Car.) 21 52 -17.9 20.5 18:18 ( 22, 34) 20:44 ( 94, 38) P/2007 C1 (Christensen) 12 26 +04.7 20.5 5:21 (306, 46) 2:54 (255, 13) 170P/Christensen 19 53 -18.8 20.5 18:18 ( 48, 19) 20:44 ( 77, 15) 77P/Longmore 02 54 +38.6 20.6 22:04 (180, 86) 22:04 (180, 16) 132P/Helin-Roman-Alu 2 20 56 -15.1 20.7 18:18 ( 38, 31) 20:44 ( 89, 25) P/2007 R2 (Gibbs) 20 21 -20.2 20.8 18:18 ( 42, 22) 20:44 ( 80, 21) P/2006 F1 (Kowalski) 11 09 +16.2 20.8 5:21 (320, 67) 2:54 (233, 19) 10P/Tempel 2 11 11 +12.6 20.8 5:21 (324, 63) 2:54 (236, 21) (944) Hidalgo 17 28 -59.5 20.9 18:18 ( 35,-27) 20:44 ( 27, 16) 44P/Reinmuth 2 15 21 -22.5 20.9 5:21 (295, -4) 2:54 (303, -6) 188P/LINEAR-Mueller 15 18 -25.7 20.9 5:21 (298, -5) 2:54 (305, -3) P/2005 RV25 (LONEOS-Chris.) 21 53 -02.6 21.0 18:18 ( 29, 49) 20:44 (110, 29) P/2003 U3 (NEAT) 17 30 -28.7 21.0 18:18 ( 63,-11) 20:44 ( 49, -5) 61P/Shajn-Schaldach 16 33 -17.0 21.3 5:21 (281,-15) 2:54 (311,-21) 50P/Arend 16 58 -38.8 21.3 18:18 ( 57,-23) 20:44 ( 37, -2) 94P/Russell 4 23 04 -12.7 21.9 18:18 ( 1, 42) 20:44 (114, 49) 118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 19 03 -17.9 22.1 18:18 ( 58, 12) 20:44 ( 71, 4) P/2012 F5 (Gibbs) 18 25 -16.3 22.8 18:18 ( 65, 6) 20:44 ( 67, -4) P/2006 F4 (Spacewatch) 19 36 -12.8 22.9 18:18 ( 56, 21) 20:44 ( 80, 8) P/2007 T2 (Kowalski) 11 12 +11.8 23.6 5:21 (324, 63) 2:54 (237, 22) P/2010 R2 (La Sagra) 12 44 -24.9 23.9 5:21 (323, 20) 2:54 (284, 25) P/2010 A2 (LINEAR) 12 18 -03.8 26.0 5:21 (315, 41) 2:54 (261, 19)