Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2014 Jan. 11: 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.

C/2013 R1 ( Lovejoy ) It passed only 0.4 A.U. from the earth, and 0.8 A.U. from the sun in November and December, and brightened up to 4.7 mag (Nov. 28, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is 6.2 mag (Jan. 11, Katsumi Yoshimoto). 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 is not be observable from mid November to early February. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 17 45.60 15 37.3 1.245 0.890 45 6.4 3:14 (267,-23) Jan. 18 17 55.48 12 46.6 1.340 0.950 45 7.0 3:23 (265,-16) C/2012 X1 ( LINEAR ) Although it was predicted to be 14 mag, it brightened up to 8 mag in outburst in mid October. It is bright as 8.9 mag still now (Jan. 11, Katsumi Yoshimoto). Mitsunori Tsumura reported the comet got active again in December.It will be observable in excellent condition in 2014 spring. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually in the morning sky. 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) Jan. 11 16 59.20 9 6.8 2.187 1.694 47 8.6 3:14 (266,-10) Jan. 18 17 20.33 7 45.1 2.152 1.666 48 8.5 3:23 (265, -6) C/2013 V3 ( Nevski ) It brightened very rapidly in mid November, from 15 mag to 9 mag only within a week. Now it is bright as 10.7 mag but diffuse (Jan. 4, Carlos Labordena). It seems to keep 10-11 mag for a while after this. It is observable in excellent condition 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) Jan. 11 11 18.45 39 53.4 0.906 1.702 128 11.1 3:14 (189, 15) Jan. 18 11 22.92 43 31.3 0.938 1.756 132 11.3 3:23 (182, 12) 154P/Brewington It brightened very rapidly, and brightened up to 10.5 mag from autumn to winter. It is bright as 11.8 mag still now (Dec. 29, J. P. Navarro Pina). It will be fading after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition until May when it becomes fainter than 18 mag. It will not be observable after this in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 0 12.06 21 27.2 1.466 1.641 81 11.6 21:01 (124, 8) Jan. 18 0 30.60 23 22.1 1.526 1.658 79 11.9 20:56 (124, 6) C/2012 K1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is bright as 12.8 mag (Jan. 7, Taras Prystavski). It is expected to brighten up to 5-6 mag in 2014 autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually after this, and it keeps observable in good condition for a long time. 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) Jan. 11 16 25.60 11 19.1 3.825 3.373 55 12.2 3:14 (259, -5) Jan. 18 16 28.90 11 57.8 3.658 3.295 61 12.0 3:23 (254, 2) 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 11.8 mag (Jan. 4, Marco Goiato). A bit fainter than originally expected. But in the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition from autumn to spring. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 6 22.73 36 7.8 1.281 2.230 159 12.2 22:59 (180, 19) Jan. 18 6 17.91 34 35.6 1.288 2.214 153 12.2 22:27 (180, 21) C/2012 V2 ( LINEAR ) It became much brighter than expected, and reached up to 8.5 mag (Aug. 15, Alexandre Amorim). Now it is fading, but it is bright as 12.8 mag still now (Jan. 5, Taras Prystavski). 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) Jan. 11 15 41.41 -66 22.2 2.851 2.458 56 13.7 3:14 (331, 37) Jan. 18 16 0.89 -66 55.8 2.884 2.527 59 14.0 3:23 (331, 39) C/2011 J2 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 12.8 mag and visible visually (Dec. 5, Juan Jose Gonzalez). 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) Jan. 11 22 28.90 73 57.4 3.134 3.447 100 13.7 21:01 (161,-33) Jan. 18 22 50.51 70 54.9 3.202 3.450 96 13.8 20:56 (157,-32) 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 already very bright as 13.5 mag (Nov. 25, Hidetaka Sato). It will be unobservable soon, and keeps unobservable until May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 21 0.40 -18 11.7 3.021 2.140 21 14.0 21:01 ( 63, -6) Jan. 18 21 15.06 -16 29.9 3.035 2.125 18 13.9 20:56 ( 63, -8) C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS ) It brightened up to 11-12 mag in 2012. Now it is 14.0 mag (Dec. 31, Taras Prystavski). It will be observable in good condition at 14 mag until 2014 early summer. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 13 26.93 -14 35.4 6.966 6.950 84 13.9 3:14 (253, 46) Jan. 18 13 24.88 -14 36.4 6.870 6.983 92 13.9 3:23 (244, 54) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Appearing in the morning sky. Now it is faint as 16.9 mag (Dec. 22, Martin Masek). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 15 35.65 -28 4.0 6.718 6.171 52 14.1 3:14 (287, 27) Jan. 18 15 39.99 -28 24.6 6.623 6.170 58 14.0 3:23 (284, 34) C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 12.9 mag (Nov. 27, 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, although it becomes unobservable temporarily in January. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps unobservable until March. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 19 37.11 5 38.0 6.985 6.130 27 14.0 21:01 ( 68,-37) Jan. 18 19 39.92 5 19.6 7.010 6.144 26 14.1 3:23 (289,-33) C/2013 V1 ( Boattini ) Now it is 14.2 mag and visible visually (Jan. 4, Chris Wyatt). It keeps 14 mag for a long time until 2014 summer. It keeps observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It is observable only until February in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 2 58.91 7 33.2 1.517 2.114 113 14.2 21:01 (151, 43) Jan. 18 2 51.04 11 5.2 1.560 2.061 105 14.1 20:56 (144, 36) C/2013 A1 ( Siding Spring ) Now it is 14.3 mag and visible visually (Dec. 25, Alan Hale). 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) Jan. 11 3 14.11 -38 2.9 3.653 3.873 95 14.4 21:01 ( 73, 75) Jan. 18 3 5.15 -37 13.4 3.674 3.803 89 14.3 20:56 ( 77, 69) 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 15.5 mag (Dec. 20, F. Garcia). It is already unobservable in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be unobservable in late January also in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 21 35.46 -9 37.6 2.887 2.128 32 14.7 21:01 ( 75, -4) Jan. 18 21 49.87 -8 42.4 2.890 2.089 29 14.5 20:56 ( 75, -6) 134P/Kowal-Vavrova Now it is 16.0 mag (Nov. 30, Ken-ichi Kadota). It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag and to be observable in excellent condition from spring to summer in 2014. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 13 27.30 -10 43.1 2.666 2.781 86 14.7 3:14 (249, 44) Jan. 18 13 35.09 -11 22.5 2.555 2.761 91 14.6 3:23 (243, 50) 2P/Encke It brightened rapidly as expected. It passed the perihelion on Nov. 21, and brightened up to 7.8 mag (Nov. 18, Todd Augustyniak). It will never be observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 19 16.05 -27 14.9 2.102 1.129 6 14.7 3:14 (316,-12) Jan. 18 19 38.90 -26 24.4 2.206 1.237 7 15.5 3:23 (313,-11) 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 It keeps bright as 13-14 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2014. Now it is not observable. But it will appear in the morning sky again in 2014 February. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 18 7.84 -26 29.1 3.992 3.079 18 14.8 3:14 (305, -2) Jan. 18 18 20.13 -26 35.6 3.954 3.075 23 14.8 3:23 (301, 2) (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) Jan. 11 0 29.91 -8 34.2 3.354 3.212 73 15.0 21:01 (102, 31) Jan. 18 0 35.59 -7 26.4 3.458 3.221 67 15.0 20:56 (100, 26) 169P/NEAT It will pass the perihelion on Feb. 15, and will brighten up to 12 mag. Now it is not observable. It will appear in the evening sky in mid February in the Northern Hemisphere, or in early March in the Southern Hemisphere. Then it keeps observable while the comet will fade out very rapidly. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 20 24.97 -15 55.8 1.804 0.887 14 16.0 21:01 ( 60,-13) Jan. 18 20 56.58 -14 52.7 1.714 0.804 14 15.1 20:56 ( 62,-12) 52P/Harrington-Abell Now it is 14.8 mag (Dec. 31, Taras Prystavski). It keeps 15 mag until March, and will be observable 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) Jan. 11 4 6.30 38 30.6 1.026 1.849 133 15.4 21:01 (176, 16) Jan. 18 4 9.76 37 34.2 1.053 1.832 128 15.4 20:56 (172, 17) C/2012 K6 ( McNaught ) It brightened up to 14.0 mag from spring to summer (June 11, Sandor Szabo). Now it is 15.0 mag, much brighter than origianlly predicted (Dec. 11, Hidetaka Sato). In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be observable at 15-16 mag in excellent condition until spring. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 13 51.52 8 14.9 3.907 3.992 87 15.5 3:14 (237, 27) Jan. 18 13 50.12 9 55.7 3.812 4.027 95 15.5 3:23 (228, 32) C/2013 N4 ( Borisov ) Now it is 15.7 mag (Jan. 5, Taras Prystavski). It will be fading slowly until May when it becomes fainter than 18 mag. It keeps observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It keeps locating extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 13 23.95 -39 8.5 2.371 2.358 77 15.5 3:14 (290, 56) Jan. 18 13 27.27 -41 29.5 2.366 2.434 82 15.7 3:23 (294, 63) C/2009 F4 ( McNaught ) Now it is 14.6 mag (Dec. 29, Taras Prystavski). It will be fading after this, but it keeps brighter than 18 mag until 2015 spring. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 3 7.78 -20 31.2 7.301 7.592 103 15.8 21:01 (126, 68) Jan. 18 3 6.18 -19 39.7 7.427 7.624 97 15.9 20:56 (118, 63) 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. It has already faded down to 15.1 mag (Dec. 15, F. Garcia). 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) Jan. 11 20 5.17 49 24.8 4.436 4.232 71 16.1 21:01 (128,-48) Jan. 18 20 13.25 49 56.1 4.532 4.307 70 16.3 20:56 (128,-50) 84P/Giclas Now it is 15.4 mag (Dec. 30, 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) Jan. 11 6 1.81 20 31.9 1.399 2.347 159 16.1 22:38 (180, 34) Jan. 18 5 57.81 21 2.3 1.468 2.381 151 16.3 22:06 (180, 34) C/2012 F3 ( PanSTARRS ) It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag and to be observable in good condition in 2015. Now it is 16.7 mag (Dec. 11, Hidetaka Sato). In 2014, it will be observable at 15 mag in good condition from winter to summer. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 13 48.58 -4 47.4 5.298 5.279 83 16.3 3:14 (247, 36) Jan. 18 13 51.97 -4 51.3 5.145 5.236 89 16.2 3:23 (240, 42) C/2012 S1 ( ISON ) It was expected to be a great comet as it approached to the sun down to only 0.01 A.U. on Nov. 28. It brightened up to -2.5 mag at best. However, the comet's nucleus disrupted at the perihelion passage. After that, the dust remnant had been visible until Dec. 6 on the STEREO spacecraft images. However, the dust remnant has not been detected by CCD observations on the ground. The nucleus is not detected, fainter than 18 mag (Dec. 13, Lorenzo Comolli). But visual observers reported it was visible at 7.5 mag on Dec. 6 (Piotr Guzik), 7.2 mag on Dec. 7 (Juan Jose Gonzalez), and 9.6 mag on Dec. 9 (Jakub Cerny). It approached to the earth down to 0.4 A.U. from mid December to early January, but it was not detected. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 2 56.72 81 42.5 0.590 1.342 114 16.4 21:01 (177,-26) Jan. 18 3 48.13 70 23.3 0.738 1.485 118 17.8 20:56 (175,-15) C/2013 V2 ( Borisov ) Now it is 16.3 mag (Dec. 31, Taras Prystavski). It keeps 16 mag for a long time until 2015 summer. It keeps observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It becomes observable only after 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 4 46.72 53 32.3 3.544 4.305 135 16.6 21:23 (180, 1) Jan. 18 4 42.22 53 32.9 3.567 4.270 130 16.6 20:56 (179, 1) P/2012 B1 ( PanSTARRS ) It will be observable at 14-16 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2014. Now it is getting higher in the morning sky again. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 15 34.97 -20 18.0 4.439 3.945 54 16.7 3:14 (279, 23) Jan. 18 15 42.08 -20 50.4 4.360 3.954 59 16.6 3:23 (276, 30) 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 15.6 mag (Jan. 7, Taras Prystavski). In the Northern Hemisphere, it is getting higher in the morning sky again. But it will be fainter than 18 mag in late January. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 17 4.05 26 26.3 5.142 4.722 59 16.7 3:14 (251,-20) Jan. 18 17 8.32 26 52.9 5.165 4.798 62 16.8 3:23 (247,-14) C/2012 L2 ( LINEAR ) It brightened up to 9-10 mag in 2013 spring. Now it is fading. It has faded down to 15.8 mag in October (Oct. 7, Hidetaka Sato). In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable for a long time until the comet fades out, although it keeps locating low. However, it has not been observed after November. It will never be observable again in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 16 33.55 -66 13.4 3.955 3.443 52 16.7 3:14 (332, 32) Jan. 18 16 49.01 -66 34.2 3.984 3.512 54 16.8 3:23 (332, 34) 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 16.8 mag (Dec. 23, J. Lozano). It keeps observable for a long time until March when the comet becomes fainter than 18 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 5 39.77 -2 22.6 4.035 4.865 144 17.0 22:16 (180, 57) Jan. 18 5 37.09 -2 25.1 4.132 4.911 138 17.1 21:46 (180, 57) 119P/Parker-Hartley Now it is 17.7 mag (Dec. 16, E. Cozzi). 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) Jan. 11 1 48.20 12 51.2 2.742 3.058 99 17.0 21:01 (135, 30) Jan. 18 1 53.08 13 5.8 2.834 3.053 93 17.0 20:56 (132, 27) P/2013 TL117 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 17.8 mag (Dec. 1, J. De Queiroz, R. Behrend). It keeps close to the earth around 0.7 a.u. until spring. It will brighten up to 16.5 mag in February and March, and will be observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates very low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 0 57.64 23 16.5 0.705 1.229 91 17.1 21:01 (132, 14) Jan. 18 1 12.85 24 59.5 0.695 1.193 88 17.0 20:56 (132, 11) C/2013 V5 ( Oukaimeden ) Now it is 17.6 mag (Dec. 7, J. F. Hernandez). It is expected to brighten up to 6 mag in 2014 autumn. At this time, it keeps observable while brightening gradually until April when it becomes 16 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 6 13.39 22 37.9 2.999 3.948 162 17.3 22:49 (180, 32) Jan. 18 6 0.75 22 23.8 2.970 3.869 152 17.2 22:09 (180, 33) 124P/Mrkos Now it is 17.8 mag (Dec. 17, E. Cozzi). It will approach to the earth down to 0.68 a.u., brighten up to 16 mag, and will be observable in excellent condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 12 29.44 33 12.7 1.211 1.841 113 17.5 3:14 (205, 17) Jan. 18 12 33.78 32 26.3 1.127 1.814 118 17.4 3:23 (198, 20) C/2013 V4 ( Catalina ) Now it is 17.5 mag (Dec. 7, Catalina Sky Survey). It keeps 15-16 mag for a long time from 2015 to 2016. In this winter, it is observable at 17.5 mag until March. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 2 53.45 -4 13.5 6.608 6.973 107 17.5 21:01 (141, 53) Jan. 18 2 52.07 -3 31.8 6.682 6.940 101 17.5 20:56 (133, 49) 266P/2012 P1 ( Christensen ) Now it is 19.3 mag (Dec. 14, W. Hasubick). In this winter, it is observable at 17.5 mag in good condition until March. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 10 58.24 10 3.7 1.746 2.481 128 17.7 3:14 (188, 45) Jan. 18 10 57.63 10 6.5 1.695 2.496 135 17.6 3:10 (180, 45) C/2013 G7 ( McNaught ) It keeps 17-18 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2014. It is observable in excellent condition 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) Jan. 11 14 42.20 -42 52.4 5.087 4.707 62 17.8 3:14 (299, 42) Jan. 18 14 42.15 -44 22.4 4.978 4.701 68 17.7 3:23 (300, 49) 291P/2013 N2 ( NEAT ) Now it is 16.8 mag (Dec. 23, Mt. Lemmon 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) Jan. 11 2 48.02 15 41.3 2.039 2.598 113 17.7 21:01 (152, 34) Jan. 18 2 52.73 15 47.6 2.126 2.602 107 17.8 20:56 (147, 32) C/2010 U3 ( Boattini ) Now it is 17.9 mag (Dec. 8, Hidetaka Sato). It will brighten up to 14 mag around the perihelion passage in 2019. In 2013, it will be observable in good condition at 18 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) Jan. 11 2 42.25 27 0.6 13.053 13.506 115 17.9 21:01 (155, 23) Jan. 18 2 41.67 27 0.7 13.135 13.477 108 17.9 20:56 (150, 21) C/2012 A1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 18.6 mag (Nov. 24, A. Maury, J.-F Soulier, J. G Bosch). It keeps 18-19 mag for a long time until 2015. It is observable at 18 mag in good condition in this winter. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Jan. 11 5 49.72 9 15.6 6.716 7.607 153 17.9 22:26 (180, 46) Jan. 18 5 44.87 8 54.5 6.775 7.608 145 18.0 21:53 (180, 46)