Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2002 Nov. 2: North)

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Best time and the azimuth, altitude (A,h) are at lat. 35 deg in the Northern Hemisphere.

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* C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR )
Getting brighter as expected. It will be observable at 10 mag in the good condition for a long time from winter to next spring. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2   9 49.91   49 24.7   2.055   2.256    88   11.6     28.2  93.9   4:55 (229, 62)  
Nov.  9  10  9.76   49  8.2   1.972   2.224    91   11.4     27.4  95.3   5:01 (228, 64)

* 46P/Wirtanen
It bursted out on Sept. 24 and reached to 8.5 mag. Then it faded to 11 mag soon. However, it keeps around 11.5 mag since mid October until early November. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  11 51.47    9  8.3   1.875   1.374    45   11.6     41.4 106.8   4:55 (278, 27)  
Nov.  9  12  9.57    7 46.6   1.892   1.430    47   12.3     38.9 106.9   5:01 (282, 30)

* 22P/Kopff
It will appear at dawn in next June at 15.5 mag, then it will be fading. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  16 12.16  -19  2.2   2.475   1.634    25   11.7     43.1 102.7  18:31 ( 66,  0)  
Nov.  9  16 33.29  -20  3.5   2.479   1.618    23   11.7     43.9 100.8  18:25 ( 66, -1)

* C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR )
New comet. It brightened rapidly and reached to 13 mag. But it will not be observable in November. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  16 37.80   -4 42.6   1.974   1.270    33   12.5     20.1 206.2  18:31 ( 74, 13)  
Nov.  9  16 34.03   -6 41.9   2.064   1.252    26   12.4     17.7 204.4  18:25 ( 76,  7)

* 116P/Wild 4
Appearing at dawn. It is expected to be bright as 10-11 mag for a long time from winter to spring. But it was much fainter than this ephemeris, 15.5 mag in mid October. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  12  8.82    0 46.1   2.946   2.244    37   12.6     31.3 114.5   4:55 (283, 19)  
Nov.  9  12 22.08   -0 44.5   2.882   2.232    41   12.5     31.2 114.5   5:01 (287, 22)

* 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
It brightened about 1 mag after perihelion passage and reached to 12 mag. But now it is already getting fainter. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  10 33.98   15 35.5   1.697   1.566    65   13.1     33.7 106.2   4:55 (285, 47)  
Nov.  9  10 49.01   14 31.5   1.686   1.611    68   13.2     31.2 106.4   5:01 (290, 50)

* 28P/Neujmin 1
It was much fainter than this ephemeris, 17.4 mag on July 31 by Akimasa Nakamura. No further observations were reported, so the current brightness is uncertain. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  18  5.88  -31 56.0   2.101   1.689    52   13.3     39.3  80.4  18:31 ( 39, 10)  
Nov.  9  18 27.44  -31  3.2   2.111   1.658    49   13.3     40.9  78.4  18:25 ( 40, 10)

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
It seems to keep 12 mag recently. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  20 36.01  -17 56.8   5.755   5.795    87   13.5      4.8  68.4  18:31 ( 12, 36)  
Nov.  9  20 38.46  -17 43.4   5.865   5.794    81   13.6      5.9  69.7  18:25 ( 18, 35)

* C/2001 HT50 ( LINEAR-NEAT )
It will be observable in good condition at 11-12 mag in early 2003 and 2003 autumn. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  10  1.95   -4 26.3   4.030   3.740    66   13.8      4.7 221.5   4:55 (312, 38)  
Nov.  9  10  0.05   -4 50.3   3.858   3.696    73   13.7      6.1 236.6   5:01 (322, 43)

* C/2001 K5 ( LINEAR )
Strongly condensed. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  16 53.07   18 22.4   5.788   5.187    48   14.0     11.5  85.1  18:31 ( 92, 30)  
Nov.  9  16 58.86   18 31.1   5.821   5.189    46   14.0     12.1  82.9  18:25 ( 95, 27)

* C/2000 SV74 ( LINEAR )
It is as faint as 15 mag by CCD. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  14 20.15   44 52.7   4.331   3.922    59   14.1     14.7 132.3   4:55 (227, 18)  
Nov.  9  14 27.11   43 47.8   4.335   3.949    60   14.1     13.6 129.5   5:01 (231, 21)

* 65P/Gunn
After conjunction, it will appear at dawn at 14 mag in January. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  14 14.57   -8 44.7   3.686   2.703     6   14.8     26.7 112.7   4:55 (272,-12)  
Nov.  9  14 26.32   -9 56.0   3.657   2.687     9   14.8     26.9 111.9   5:01 (276, -8)

* 92P/Sanguin
It became brighter than expected, reached to 13 mag. But it has already begun to be fading. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  22 39.95  -10 24.8   1.166   1.854   118   15.1     23.9 105.0  19:54 (  0, 45)  
Nov.  9  22 51.26  -10 58.8   1.241   1.872   113   15.4     24.7  98.3  19:38 (  0, 44)

* C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig )
Extremely diffused and hard to observe. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  12 17.29   12  6.8   1.455   0.977    41   15.1     42.2 185.2   4:55 (271, 24)  
Nov.  9  12 15.50    7 14.8   1.464   1.059    46   15.8     41.6 185.4   5:01 (281, 28)

* C/2002 U2 ( LINEAR )
New comet. It will keep 15 mag until February. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  10 25.51   76 34.5   1.023   1.518    97   15.4     77.6  79.4   4:55 (192, 45)  
Nov.  9  12 53.42   75  7.2   1.006   1.458    93   15.1     76.2 113.5   5:01 (198, 39)

* C/2001 N2 ( LINEAR )
It will appear at dawn at 15 mag in January. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  15 21.13  -15 54.5   3.739   2.780    12   15.2     10.7 160.4  18:31 ( 76, -8)  
Nov.  9  15 22.94  -17  4.1   3.784   2.802     6   15.2     10.5 158.8  18:25 ( 78,-13)

* 30P/Reinmuth 1
It will be observable in good condition at 14 mag in winter. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2   9 25.18   13 29.2   1.842   1.934    79   15.6     31.1 101.8   4:55 (306, 58)  
Nov.  9   9 39.60   12 44.7   1.762   1.920    83   15.5     30.4 101.9   5:01 (313, 60)

* 2002 RP120
Asteroid with a cometary orbit. It will be fading after this. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2   1 47.96   22 25.8   1.511   2.490   167   15.7     63.1 276.3  22:58 (  0, 78)  
Nov.  9   1 17.33   22 58.5   1.561   2.499   156   16.0     57.8 273.0  22:01 (  0, 78)

* C/1999 U4 ( Catalina-Skiff )
Appearing at dawn. It keeps 16 mag until 2003 June. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  12 55.01   36 42.1   6.176   5.677    55   16.1     10.7 113.7   4:55 (243, 28)  
Nov.  9  13  0.57   36 14.3   6.141   5.704    59   16.1     10.0 111.2   5:01 (246, 33)

* 155P/2002 R2 ( Shoemaker 3 )
Recovered 3 mag fainter than expected. Although it will be at the peak in 2003 January and be observable in good condition, it may reach to 15 mag at best. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2   8 14.70   18 46.3   1.461   1.872    97   16.4     29.8  95.3   4:55 (332, 72)  
Nov.  9   8 29.05   18 27.1   1.386   1.855   101   16.2     28.7  95.2   5:01 (347, 73)

* 154P/2002 Q4 ( Brewington )
Although it was expected to be 10 mag in winter, it does not brighten at all. It will be 15 mag at best. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  20 24.18  -23 16.0   1.834   1.983    83   16.3     22.7  52.0  18:31 ( 14, 31)  
Nov.  9  20 33.79  -21 36.0   1.869   1.941    79   16.2     24.9  54.3  18:25 ( 18, 31)

* C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami )
It keeps 16 mag since August unexpectedly. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  16 21.44   72 43.6   3.387   3.518    89   16.4     17.1  79.5  18:31 (159, 38)  
Nov.  9  16 48.88   73  3.9   3.418   3.587    91   16.5     18.0  80.6  18:25 (159, 38)

* C/2002 T7 ( LINEAR )
New comet. It is expected to be 1 mag in 2004 spring. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2   5 55.82   28 12.1   6.040   6.722   130   16.7      7.5 278.8   3:12 (  0, 83)  
Nov.  9   5 51.54   28 19.8   5.890   6.659   138   16.6      8.8 276.9   2:40 (  0, 83)

* C/2002 R3 ( LONEOS )
New comet. It will be observable at 16-17 mag until the end of 2003. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2   3  6.72   20 35.9   3.349   4.327   168   16.8     28.4 262.1   0:24 (  0, 76)  
Nov.  9   2 52.52   20  5.1   3.312   4.301   176   16.7     29.2 260.6  23:37 (  0, 75)

* P/2002 T1 ( LINEAR )
New periodic comet. Now it is passing near by the earth. It will fade out rapidly after this. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2   1  9.29   50 21.8   0.293   1.234   140   16.7     45.2 350.1  22:22 (180, 74)  
Nov.  9   1  5.41   54 31.0   0.340   1.260   136   17.2     27.9 355.2  21:51 (180, 70)

* 90P/Gehrels 1
It became 17 mag, brighter than expected. It keeps 17 mag in the high position until December. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2   5 36.24   34 13.9   2.343   3.109   133   17.1      4.5 330.6   2:53 (  0, 89)  
Nov.  9   5 34.36   34 40.2   2.297   3.124   140   17.1      5.6 309.0   2:23 (  0, 90)

* C/2002 A3 ( LINEAR )
Appearing at dawn. It keeps 17 mag until next April. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2   9 27.94    8 39.8   5.471   5.351    77   17.3      7.2  76.7   4:55 (310, 54)  
Nov.  9   9 31.01    8 52.9   5.375   5.366    84   17.2      6.3  70.6   5:01 (321, 58)

* C/2000 CT54 ( LINEAR )
Fading slowly. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2   0 45.95   -0 23.5   4.644   5.531   150   17.3      8.5 282.6  21:59 (  0, 55)  
Nov.  9   0 42.33   -0  9.4   4.754   5.578   143   17.4      7.5 286.9  21:28 (  0, 55)

* 81P/Wild 2
It will be observable until next spring when it becomes 13 mag in the evening sky. However, it is not observable around the perihelion passage. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2   4 50.32   18 10.0   2.287   3.157   145   17.5      7.8 257.0   2:07 (  0, 73)  
Nov.  9   4 46.02   17 57.0   2.200   3.119   153   17.3     10.1 258.9   1:35 (  0, 73)

* P/2002 T5 ( LINEAR )
New periodic comet. It is observable at 17.5 mag in this winter and next winter. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2   4 38.85  -14  6.7   3.380   4.158   136   17.3      6.4 244.1   1:55 (  0, 41)  
Nov.  9   4 35.77  -14 23.2   3.335   4.146   140   17.3      7.2 255.1   1:25 (  0, 41)

* C/2001 B2 ( NEAT )
Appearing at dawn. It is getting fainter gradually. It keeps brighter than 18 mag until March. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2   9 40.89   20 38.7   7.910   7.778    78   17.6      2.9 345.2   4:55 (290, 60)  
Nov.  9   9 40.31   20 59.5   7.819   7.813    85   17.6      3.5 332.7   5:01 (300, 66)

* C/2001 U6 ( LINEAR )
It locates high until December at 17.5 mag. 
Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1    Mot.(') p.a.  Best Time(A, h)  
Nov.  2  19  7.77   56 26.2   4.323   4.461    91   17.7     22.3 161.2  18:31 (144, 60)  
Nov.  9  19 13.98   54  2.1   4.368   4.470    89   17.7     21.6 158.1  18:25 (138, 59)

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