Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2013 Oct. 12: South)

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Best time and the azimuth, altitude (A,h) are at lat. 35 deg in the Southern Hemisphere. Azimuth indicates 0 for south, 90 for west, 180 for north, 270 for east.

2P/Encke Brightening very rapidly. It has already brightened up to 9.3 mag (Oct. 7, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It will pass the perihelion on Nov. 21, and will brighten up to 7 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition while the comet is brightening rapidly in the morning sky. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 9 7.89 40 2.0 0.492 0.974 72 8.7 3:54 (220, -2) Oct. 19 10 38.15 31 7.5 0.480 0.854 58 8.2 3:44 (236, -7) C/2013 R1 ( Lovejoy ) New bright comet. Now it is 9.8 mag (Oct. 9, Chris Wyatt). It will pass only 0.4 A.U. from the earth, and 0.8 A.U. from the sun in November and December, and will brighten up to 5 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition for a long time until 2014 autumn when the comet will fade out. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will not be observable from mid November to early February. But it keeps observable in good condition until mid November when the comet will brighten up to 6 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 6 58.50 -0 39.5 1.089 1.509 92 9.5 3:54 (220, 48) Oct. 19 7 16.04 2 3.2 0.922 1.415 94 8.8 3:44 (218, 46) C/2012 V2 ( LINEAR ) It became much brighter than expected. Now it is so bright as 9.2 mag (Sept. 28, Chris Wyatt). It keeps bright as 8-9 mag until autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will keep observable in good condition for a long time until 2014 summer when the comet fades out. It will never be observable again in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 10 23.00 -38 35.6 2.138 1.658 48 9.6 3:54 (298, 30) Oct. 19 10 45.63 -42 42.5 2.179 1.706 49 9.9 3:44 (303, 31) C/2012 S1 ( ISON ) Now it is 10.1 mag (Oct. 9, Chris Wyatt). It will approach to the sun down to only 0.01 A.U. on Nov. 28, and is expected to be a great comet. It keeps visible with naked eyes from November to January, and can be extremely bright as Venus or more at the highlight. But recently, it is fainter than originally expected by 2-3 mag. It may be 3 mag at best actually when it is observable in the morning sky. The condition is excellent in the Northern Hemisphere. It keeps observable almost all through the period of brightening, at the highlight, and of fading. The condition is not good in the Southern Hemisphere. It is not observable at all the latter part of the highlight, and it keeps low all through the period. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 10 0.53 14 58.6 1.823 1.436 51 10.5 3:54 (247, 6) Oct. 19 10 20.74 12 43.4 1.611 1.291 53 9.9 3:44 (249, 7) 154P/Brewington It brightened very rapidly. Now it is so bright as 11.4 mag (Oct. 3, Sandor Szabo). It keeps bright as 10 mag from autumn to winter. In the Northern Hemipshere, it keeps observable in excellent condition until the comet fades out. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition within 2013, but it will not be observable in 2014. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 21 58.54 -4 32.5 0.918 1.744 131 11.9 20:34 (180, 59) Oct. 19 21 58.43 -2 40.5 0.941 1.716 124 11.6 20:06 (180, 57) C/2013 N4 ( Borisov ) Now it is 11.7 mag (Sept. 18, Ken-ichi Kadota). It keeps 11-13 mag until autumn, but it keeps locating extremely low in the morning sky. It is not observable until November in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 11 17.13 0 30.4 2.231 1.441 28 12.3 3:54 (270, 0) Oct. 19 11 31.12 -3 13.2 2.256 1.499 31 12.5 3:44 (272, 2) C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) It approached to the sun down to 0.73 A.U. on Mar. 24, and brightened up to 4.7 mag (Mar. 11, Michael Mattiazzo). Now it is fading. But it is still bright as 12.0 mag (Oct. 1, Jakub Cerny). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition while fading gradually. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 18 40.56 55 57.4 3.009 3.205 92 12.4 19:39 (161, -6) Oct. 19 18 43.13 54 28.0 3.122 3.288 90 12.6 19:46 (156, -7) C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 12.4 mag (Oct. 3, Sandor Szabo). It keeps bright at 13-14 mag for a long time until 2014. It keeps observable for a long time in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 19 16.81 16 11.5 5.836 5.988 93 13.5 19:39 (149, 33) Oct. 19 19 15.97 14 54.3 5.948 5.997 88 13.5 19:46 (140, 30) (596) Scheila Big asteroid discovered in 1906. It suddenly showed the cometary activity on Dec. 11, 2010, probably due to an impact of a small object. It has already turned to be stellar. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 0 27.69 -18 2.1 2.168 3.089 152 13.6 23:02 (180, 73) Oct. 19 0 22.37 -17 59.7 2.217 3.099 146 13.7 22:29 (180, 73) C/2012 K1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 14.0 mag and visible visually (Sept. 6, Sandor Szabo). It is expected to brighten up to 5-6 mag in 2014 autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition for a long time, although it will be unobservable temporarily in late November. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will not be observable until 2014 February. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 15 40.18 12 52.0 5.015 4.334 42 13.9 19:39 (106, 0) Oct. 19 15 42.47 12 18.4 4.994 4.262 38 13.8 19:46 (101, -6) C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS ) It brightened up to 11-12 mag in 2012. Now it is bright as 13.7 mag (July 24, Taras Prystavski). It is not observable now. However, it will be observable again at 14 mag after late November in the Northern Hemisphere, or mid December in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 13 19.99 -11 50.3 7.526 6.533 5 13.9 19:39 ( 65,-13) Oct. 19 13 21.65 -12 7.0 7.557 6.564 3 13.9 3:44 (296,-14) C/2012 X1 ( LINEAR ) It is expected to brighten up to 11 mag and become observable in excellent condition in 2014 spring. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps extremely low in August and September. But it will be getting higher gradually in the morning sky after October. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2014 February. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 12 42.58 26 12.3 3.110 2.351 34 14.2 3:54 (258,-31) Oct. 19 12 59.54 25 6.4 3.019 2.289 36 14.0 3:44 (259,-31) C/2011 J2 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 14.4 mag (Oct. 4, Sandor Szabo). It keeps 13-14 mag and observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere for a long time from 2013 to 2014. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2014 autumn. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 10 53.37 61 55.5 3.653 3.511 74 14.1 3:54 (212,-28) Oct. 19 11 4.81 63 58.8 3.548 3.499 79 14.0 3:44 (210,-28) (3200) Phaethon It approached to the sun down to 0.14 A.U. on Oct. 7. Now it is not observable. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable at 16 mag in good condition from late October to mid December. In the Southern Hemisphere, it locates very low from November to December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 13 59.67 -8 56.4 0.973 0.219 12 14.1 19:39 ( 74, -7) Oct. 19 15 9.29 -5 48.0 0.783 0.421 23 15.9 19:46 ( 82, -2) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Not observable now. It will appear in the morning sky again in late December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 14 25.34 -23 2.1 7.087 6.190 24 14.2 19:39 ( 66, 6) Oct. 19 14 30.78 -23 24.6 7.122 6.189 19 14.2 19:46 ( 61, 1) C/2012 L2 ( LINEAR ) It brightened up to 9-10 mag in 2013 spring. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 14.6 mag (Aug. 28, Hidetaka Sato). In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable for a long time until the comet fades out, although it keeps locating low. It will never be observable again in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 11 58.08 -55 23.8 3.070 2.547 50 14.5 3:54 (323, 23) Oct. 19 12 21.37 -57 1.7 3.155 2.616 49 14.7 3:44 (325, 23) 290P/2013 N1 ( Jager ) First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 1998. It brightened up to 10 mag at the discovery. Now it is 15.0 mag (Sept. 5, Michael Jager). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition from autumn to spring. A bit fainter than originally expected, but it will brighten up to 12 mag. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 6 26.02 41 24.4 2.154 2.567 102 14.9 3:54 (193, 12) Oct. 19 6 34.12 41 32.8 2.045 2.534 107 14.7 3:44 (192, 12) 46P/Wirtanen The condition is worst and the comet will be hardly observable in this apparition. Now it is appearing in the morning sky in the Northern Hemisphere. But it locates extremely low. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 11 53.45 8 51.8 2.447 1.596 24 14.7 3:54 (268,-13) Oct. 19 12 10.04 7 21.4 2.477 1.656 27 15.1 3:44 (269,-12) 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 Now it is 14.3 mag (July 8, Chris Wyatt). It keeps bright as 13-14 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2014. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is already unobservable. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until late October. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 15 36.55 -20 30.7 3.888 3.163 38 15.0 19:39 ( 77, 18) Oct. 19 15 46.78 -21 12.9 3.935 3.154 33 15.0 19:46 ( 73, 14) C/2009 F4 ( McNaught ) Now it is 15.5 mag (Aug. 25, Ken-ichi Kadota). It keeps 15 mag and observable in good condition in 2013. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 3 58.59 -25 47.2 6.529 7.176 127 15.3 2:37 (180, 81) Oct. 19 3 54.64 -25 52.7 6.518 7.207 130 15.3 2:06 (180, 81) C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) It passed the perihelion on Mar. 10, and brightened up to 0-1 mag. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 13.2 mag (Sept. 6, Sandor Szabo). In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be very low temporarily from November to December, but it keeps observable for a long time until the comet fades out. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 15 44.44 30 52.2 4.189 3.681 53 15.3 19:39 (121,-10) Oct. 19 15 51.28 29 46.5 4.304 3.766 51 15.5 19:46 (117,-14) 17P/Holmes It brightened up to 2 mag by unusual major outburst in 2007. It will return in 2014. It will be 14 mag at best by normal prediction. But actually, it is brighter than predicted. It has already brightened up to 15.2 mag (Sept. 22, J. F. Hernandez). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 17 59.13 -33 43.0 2.539 2.415 71 15.4 19:39 ( 79, 53) Oct. 19 18 11.15 -32 50.9 2.594 2.390 67 15.3 19:46 ( 78, 48) C/2013 A1 ( Siding Spring ) Now it is 16.4 mag (Sept. 28, J. F. Hernandez). It is expected to brighten up to 7.5 mag and to be observable in excellent condition from summer to autumn in 2014 in the Southern Hemisphere. The condition is bad in the Northern Hemisphere. It will pass extremely close to Mars in 2014 October. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 5 28.12 -28 53.7 4.346 4.749 107 15.7 3:54 (203, 83) Oct. 19 5 23.08 -30 28.5 4.219 4.684 111 15.5 3:34 (180, 85) P/2013 J2 ( McNaught ) Brightened rapidly. Now it is visible visually at 14.5 mag (Sept. 14, Todd Augustyniak). It keeps observable in excellent condition until autumn. Some visual observers reported it extremely bright as 12 mag in August. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 21 18.93 4 47.8 1.492 2.199 122 15.5 19:55 (180, 50) Oct. 19 21 24.34 4 57.2 1.567 2.215 117 15.7 19:46 (175, 50) 246P/2010 V2 ( NEAT ) It brightened up to 12 mag in 2012. It is bright as 14.8 mag still now (Sept. 18, Y. Sugiyama). It keeps 13-14 mag until autumn. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 19 35.11 -34 54.4 2.997 3.178 91 15.6 19:39 ( 84, 72) Oct. 19 19 41.88 -34 29.5 3.106 3.192 85 15.7 19:46 ( 83, 66) C/2012 S3 ( PanSTARRS ) It brightened up to 14.5 mag in July (July 16, M. Brusa, L. Sempio). Now it is fading. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable for a long time until the comet fades out. It will be unobservable in October in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 17 51.86 -40 54.9 2.489 2.356 70 15.7 19:39 ( 66, 52) Oct. 19 17 51.97 -42 15.0 2.627 2.373 64 15.9 19:46 ( 63, 46) 84P/Giclas Now it is 16.8 mag (Oct. 1, Taras Prystavski). It tends to be brightest 4 months after the perihelion passage. It will reach up to 15.5 mag from autumn to winter, and will be observable in excellent condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 6 24.94 16 22.5 1.498 1.972 102 16.2 3:54 (201, 36) Oct. 19 6 31.85 16 20.8 1.451 1.995 107 16.1 3:44 (198, 37) C/2013 E2 ( Iwamoto ) Fading slowly. It is bright as 14.4 mag still now (Oct. 3, Sandor Szabo). It keeps observable in good condition until the comet will be fainter than 18 mag in December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 0 51.45 -1 29.2 2.165 3.153 170 16.2 23:26 (180, 57) Oct. 19 0 46.98 -2 28.1 2.259 3.224 162 16.4 22:54 (180, 57) 4P/Faye It reaches up to 12 mag in 2014 spring. But the condition in this apparition is bad. It locates low around the brightest days. Now it is 15.7 mag (Aug. 26, J. Aledo). It keeps observable in good condition until winter when the comet will brighten up to 15-16 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 19 19.66 -13 0.1 2.458 2.669 90 16.4 19:39 (127, 58) Oct. 19 19 25.33 -13 14.7 2.510 2.626 85 16.3 19:46 (118, 53) 257P/2012 F4 ( Catalina ) Now it is 16.9 mag (Sept. 4, D. buczynski). It will be observable at 16 mag in good condition in summer and autumn. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 0 14.99 12 0.3 1.365 2.346 165 16.6 22:50 (180, 43) Oct. 19 0 12.70 10 11.3 1.408 2.368 159 16.7 22:20 (180, 45) 119P/Parker-Hartley Now it is 17.6 mag (Sept. 30, D. Buczynski). It keeps 17 mag for a long time from 2013 summer to early 2015. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 2 4.68 17 8.6 2.192 3.161 163 16.7 0:44 (180, 38) Oct. 19 2 0.44 16 39.5 2.163 3.151 170 16.7 0:12 (180, 38) C/2012 A2 ( LINEAR ) It was observed at 15-16 mag in 2012. Now it is fading slowly. But it keeps 15.6 mag still now (Sept. 16, Catalina Sky Survey). It will be fainter than 18 mag at the end of 2013. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 0 58.08 27 49.9 3.710 4.657 159 16.8 23:32 (180, 27) Oct. 19 0 49.47 26 0.6 3.744 4.696 160 16.8 22:56 (180, 29) 98P/Takamizawa It brightened extremely rapidly, and reached up to 15 mag in summer. It is bright as 16.2 mag still now (Sept. 29, Ken-ichi Kadota). It has already passed the perihelion, but it may keep 16 mag some more time. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 18 27.49 -26 1.2 1.730 1.801 77 16.9 19:39 ( 94, 56) Oct. 19 18 46.81 -26 15.4 1.812 1.827 74 17.1 19:46 ( 92, 53) 52P/Harrington-Abell Now it is 18.0 mag (Oct. 3, Catalina Sky Survey). It will brighten rapidly and will be observable at 15 mag in winter in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 4 38.77 36 57.1 1.502 2.220 123 17.3 3:17 (180, 18) Oct. 19 4 42.18 37 56.1 1.411 2.185 129 17.0 2:53 (180, 17) P/2013 O2 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 18.7 mag (Sept. 27, Yasukazu Ikari). It will be observable in good condition from autumn to winter. It is expected to brighten up to 16.5 mag. But actually, it is fainter than the ephemeris recently. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 3 18.65 14 25.1 1.297 2.205 147 17.2 1:57 (180, 40) Oct. 19 3 17.59 13 11.8 1.251 2.193 154 17.1 1:29 (180, 42) 291P/2013 N2 ( NEAT ) Now it is 17.8 mag (Sept. 1, Catalina Sky Survey). It will be observable at 17 mag in excellent condition from autumn to winter. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 3 9.88 21 13.7 1.732 2.630 147 17.2 1:49 (180, 34) Oct. 19 3 7.46 20 51.3 1.684 2.622 155 17.1 1:19 (180, 34) 184P/Lovas 2 Although it had been fainter than expected, it is brightening now. Probably it tends to be brightest after the perihelion passage. Now it is 17.0 mag (Oct. 7, D. Buczynski). It keeps observable at 17-18 mag until December. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 5 15.42 25 14.1 0.890 1.625 118 17.3 3:54 (180, 30) Oct. 19 5 17.80 25 13.7 0.878 1.664 125 17.2 3:29 (180, 30) C/2012 J1 ( Catalina ) It brightened up to 12-13 mag from autumn to winter in 2012. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.3 mag (Sept. 14, P. C. Sherrod, L. P. Sherrod). It keeps observable for a long time until the end of 2013 when the comet becomes fainter than 18 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 6 12.90 6 5.1 3.927 4.289 104 17.2 3:54 (201, 47) Oct. 19 6 13.48 5 7.4 3.875 4.331 110 17.3 3:44 (195, 49) C/2012 S4 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.4 mag (Sept. 16, Mt. Lemmon Survey). It was observed at 18 mag in 2012. It will be observable at 17 mag in excellent condition in 2013. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 23 9.42 -5 4.9 3.559 4.435 147 17.2 21:44 (180, 60) Oct. 19 23 2.69 -6 53.1 3.651 4.447 138 17.3 21:10 (180, 62) C/2011 F1 ( LINEAR ) It brightened up to 9.0 mag in 2012 autumn (Nov. 4, Juan Jose Gonzalez). However, it faded out unexpectedly around the perihelion passage. Now it is fainter than originally predicted by 4-5 mag. It has already faded down to 17.6 mag (Aug. 31, A. Maury, J. F Soulier, T. Noel, J. G. Bosch). In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition while fading slowly after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will not be observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 3 38.05 -53 51.8 3.230 3.711 111 17.3 2:16 ( 0, 71) Oct. 19 3 29.06 -53 56.8 3.289 3.774 111 17.4 1:40 ( 0, 71) 292P/2013 O1 ( Li ) First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 1998. Now it is 17.5 mag (Aug. 31, Hidetaka Sato). It is fainter than originally expected by 2 mag. It was expected to be observable at 15.5 mag in good condition from 2013 autumn to early 2014. But actually, it will be 17 mag at best. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 2 2.75 -26 21.5 1.825 2.696 143 17.4 0:42 (180, 81) Oct. 19 1 58.02 -26 26.1 1.812 2.677 143 17.3 0:09 (180, 81) C/2010 U3 ( Boattini ) Now it is 17.7 mag (July 20, A. Novichonok, T. Prystavski). It will brighten up to 14 mag around the perihelion passage in 2019. In 2013, it will be observable in good condition at 17.5 mag from summer to winter. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 3 4.91 27 5.3 13.037 13.876 146 17.5 1:44 (180, 28) Oct. 19 3 3.08 27 8.8 12.953 13.848 152 17.5 1:14 (180, 28) C/2012 K8 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 17.8 mag (Sept. 15, J. L. Salto). It keeps observable at 18 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2016. It keeps locating high in the Northern Hemisphere. It keeps locating very low in the Southern Hemipshere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 18 34.93 24 30.9 6.803 6.796 85 17.5 19:39 (144, 21) Oct. 19 18 34.55 24 13.2 6.872 6.781 80 17.5 19:46 (137, 16) 32P/Comas Sola Now it is 17.4 mag (Sept. 25, Catalina Sky Survey). Brighter than origianlly predicted. It will be observable at 12-13 mag in excellent condition from 2014 summer to 2015 spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will locate low around the highlight. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 0 34.62 -7 36.7 2.588 3.554 162 17.7 23:09 (180, 63) Oct. 19 0 29.48 -7 53.9 2.584 3.516 155 17.6 22:37 (180, 63) 102P/Shoemaker 1 Now it is 17.1 mag (Sept. 16, Catalina Sky Survey). It will brighten up to 17 mag and will be observable in good condition from summer to autumn. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 23 36.29 29 23.3 1.075 1.998 149 17.7 22:11 (180, 25) Oct. 19 23 29.18 29 57.7 1.113 2.009 144 17.8 21:36 (180, 25) P/2013 CU129 ( PanSTARRS ) It approached to the sun down to 0.8 a.u. on Aug. 6, and brightened very rapidly. It brightened up to 13 mag from August to September. Now it is fading. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable in good condition in the evening sky. It is extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 19 42.16 -39 49.8 0.777 1.282 91 17.7 19:39 ( 68, 74) Oct. 19 20 22.83 -36 26.7 0.860 1.356 93 18.6 19:46 ( 80, 75) C/2012 C1 ( McNaught ) Now it is 17.7 mag (Sept. 8, K. Hills). It keeps 17 mag for a long time from 2012 to 2013, and will be observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It is not observable at all in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 20 53.71 -70 33.2 5.088 5.210 91 17.7 19:39 ( 1, 55) Oct. 19 20 46.45 -68 50.6 5.186 5.231 87 17.8 19:46 ( 8, 56) 178P/Hug-Bell Now it is 17.9 mag (Sept. 16, J. L. Martin). It keeps observable at 17.5 mag in good condition from autumn to winter. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 7 1.33 16 28.4 1.725 2.050 93 17.8 3:54 (210, 33) Oct. 19 7 9.82 16 33.3 1.670 2.070 98 17.8 3:44 (208, 34) C/2011 O1 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 18.0 mag (Sept. 21, K. Hills). In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition for a long time while fading gradually. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps extremely low. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 5 47.98 -45 25.8 5.020 5.263 98 17.8 3:54 (332, 78) Oct. 19 5 44.63 -45 50.3 5.016 5.300 101 17.9 3:44 (350, 79) C/2013 G5 ( Catalina ) It will approach to the Sun down to 0.9 A.U., and to the Earth down to 0.4 A.U. in September. So it was expected to brighten up to 11-12 mag. However, it looked extremely diffuse on July 12 by Michael Jager. So the comet could be already disintegrated at that time. No observations have been reported after that. It keeps locating in good condition after this in the Southern Hemisphere. It is not observable in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 12 20 21.06 -71 31.4 0.630 1.168 88 20.6 19:39 ( 5, 53) Oct. 19 21 54.83 -71 18.5 0.724 1.242 91 21.1 20:08 ( 0, 54)