Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2014 Mar. 22: 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/2012 X1 ( LINEAR ) It brightened rapidly in outburst in mid October. Now it is bright as 8.0 mag (Mar. 17, Willian Souza). It keeps 8-9 mag until early summer. In the Northern Hemishpere, it keeps observable in the morning sky until July. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition for a long time until the comet fades out. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 20 10.93 -2 59.4 1.931 1.644 58 8.2 4:40 (250, 31) Mar. 29 20 26.87 -4 8.8 1.905 1.668 61 8.2 4:46 (247, 35) 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 9.4 mag (Mar. 14, Marek Biely). It keeps observable until 2014 autumn when the comet fades out. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 18 32.26 -4 17.0 1.559 1.745 82 9.7 4:40 (228, 49) Mar. 29 18 29.25 -5 56.4 1.537 1.839 90 9.9 4:46 (217, 56) C/2012 K1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is bright as 10.6 mag (Mar. 14, Maik Meyer). The brightening is somewhat slow, but it is expected to brighten up to 6-7 mag in 2014 autumn. It keeps observable in good condition for a long time in the Northern Hemisphere. It keeps locating low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 16 18.13 28 54.6 2.025 2.580 112 10.5 4:22 (180, 26) Mar. 29 16 5.72 32 35.3 1.873 2.498 117 10.2 3:42 (180, 23) C/2014 E2 ( Jacques ) New bright comet. Now it is 10.7 mag (Mar. 19, Michael Mattiazzo). It will approach to the sun down to 0.65 a.u. in July, and it is expected to brighten up to 7 mag. Before the perihelion passage, it keeps observable until mid May in the Northern Hemisphere, or until early June in the Southern Hemisphere. After the perihelion passage, it will be observable in excellent condition after late July in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps unobservable until early September. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 11 15.02 -35 58.8 1.069 1.956 142 11.1 23:11 ( 0, 89) Mar. 29 10 23.29 -32 42.7 0.989 1.857 138 10.7 21:52 (180, 87) 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 (Feb. 22, Carlos Labordena). 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) Mar. 22 6 45.53 21 12.5 1.757 2.158 99 12.6 19:33 (167, 33) Mar. 29 6 55.00 20 1.0 1.834 2.162 94 12.7 19:23 (165, 34) 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 not observable. It will appear in the morning sky at 13 mag in late July. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 0 15.41 3 3.1 2.783 1.791 3 13.0 19:33 ( 82,-17) Mar. 29 0 33.30 4 35.1 2.763 1.766 1 12.9 19:23 ( 83,-18) 134P/Kowal-Vavrova Now it is 14.9 mag (Feb. 24, Taras Prystavski). It will brighten up to 13 mag and to be observable in excellent condition from spring to summer. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 14 10.71 -13 6.2 1.732 2.619 146 13.1 2:14 (180, 68) Mar. 29 14 9.72 -12 45.6 1.677 2.609 153 13.0 1:46 (180, 68) 17P/Holmes It brightened up to 2 mag by unusual major outburst in 2007. It is coming back now. 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). Now it is not observable. It will appear in the morning sky in May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 23 23.95 1 22.3 3.030 2.057 10 13.4 4:40 (276,-10) Mar. 29 23 37.98 3 31.7 3.018 2.056 12 13.4 4:46 (271, -8) C/2013 A1 ( Siding Spring ) Now it is 14.1 mag and visible visually (Feb. 24, Chris Wyatt). 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. It keeps observable for a long time in the Southern Hemisphere, although it becomes low temporarily in May. It keeps unobservable for a while 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) Mar. 22 2 37.51 -27 45.2 3.773 3.168 46 13.6 19:33 ( 74, 28) Mar. 29 2 38.70 -26 52.0 3.746 3.097 43 13.5 19:23 ( 73, 24) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 New outburst occured in early March. Now it is bright as 13.1 mag (Mar. 12, Chris Wyatt). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 15 58.72 -30 42.4 5.641 6.155 116 13.7 4:02 (180, 86) Mar. 29 15 57.99 -30 50.1 5.543 6.154 123 13.6 3:34 (180, 86) C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS ) It brightened up to 11-12 mag in 2012. Now it is 13.9 mag (Feb. 22, 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) Mar. 22 12 44.17 -12 20.7 6.323 7.288 164 13.8 0:48 (180, 67) Mar. 29 12 38.15 -11 51.0 6.334 7.322 171 13.8 0:15 (180, 67) C/2013 V1 ( Boattini ) Now it is 13.9 mag (Mar. 19, Taras Prystavski). It keeps 14 mag for a long time until 2014 summer. It keeps observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It keeps unobservable after this in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 3 1.64 39 25.6 2.050 1.709 56 13.9 19:33 (134, -7) Mar. 29 3 10.63 42 22.2 2.088 1.690 53 13.9 19:23 (136,-10) C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 13.5 mag (Feb. 28, Taras Prystavski). It keeps bright at 13-14 mag for a long time until 2014. It will be getting higher gradually, and it keeps observable for a long time after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 19 57.75 4 22.9 6.693 6.281 61 14.1 4:40 (241, 28) Mar. 29 19 58.14 4 22.6 6.609 6.298 67 14.1 4:46 (234, 34) 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 Now it is 14.9 mag (Mar. 5, Taras Prystavski). It keeps bright as 13-14 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2014. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 20 1.88 -25 50.4 3.360 3.056 63 14.4 4:40 (273, 45) Mar. 29 20 11.45 -25 40.5 3.274 3.056 68 14.3 4:46 (269, 50) C/2011 J2 ( LINEAR ) Now it is bright as 13.4 mag (Feb. 21, Taras Prystavski). 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) Mar. 22 0 28.83 54 23.4 4.025 3.535 54 14.3 19:33 (136,-37) Mar. 29 0 36.00 53 37.4 4.102 3.551 50 14.4 19:23 (135,-38) C/2013 Y2 ( PanSTARRS ) Brightening rapidly. Now it is 14.1 mag (Mar. 21, Taras Prystavski). It will brighten up to 13-14 mag and will be observable in excellent condition from spring to summer in the Southern Hemisphere. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemispehre. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 7 52.50 -23 19.1 1.558 2.175 114 14.7 19:53 (180, 78) Mar. 29 7 56.24 -22 26.9 1.562 2.136 111 14.6 19:30 (180, 77) 169P/NEAT Now it is bright as 13.5 mag (Mar. 1, Taras Prystavski). It will be fading rapidly in the evening sky after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 3 15.86 9 36.9 1.126 0.881 48 15.0 19:33 (114, 15) Mar. 29 4 0.11 12 13.5 1.154 0.968 52 15.8 19:23 (121, 18) (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) Mar. 22 1 42.41 2 44.1 4.168 3.289 24 15.1 19:33 ( 94, 1) Mar. 29 1 50.91 3 47.8 4.214 3.296 20 15.1 19:23 ( 94, -2) 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 15.5 mag (Feb. 24, Taras Prystavski). 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) Mar. 22 13 59.31 -2 49.0 3.957 4.853 151 15.3 2:03 (180, 58) Mar. 29 13 57.41 -2 21.3 3.871 4.812 158 15.3 1:34 (180, 57) C/2012 K6 ( McNaught ) It brightened up to 14.0 mag from spring to summer in 2013 (June 11, Sandor Szabo). Now it is 15.0 mag, much brighter than origianlly predicted (Feb. 24, Taras Prystavski). 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) Mar. 22 12 50.56 29 6.9 3.480 4.361 148 15.7 0:55 (180, 26) Mar. 29 12 39.91 30 52.7 3.538 4.400 145 15.8 0:17 (180, 24) P/2012 B1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 15.2 mag (Mar. 5, Taras Prystavski), brighter than origianlly predicted. It will be observable at 14-16 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2014. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 16 21.41 -24 18.4 3.555 4.055 113 15.8 4:25 (180, 79) Mar. 29 16 22.05 -24 33.1 3.474 4.068 120 15.8 3:58 (180, 80) 52P/Harrington-Abell Now it is 15.3 mag (Mar. 6, Taras Prystavski). It will be fading gradually after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in June. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 6 0.51 30 3.2 1.490 1.778 89 15.9 19:33 (159, 22) Mar. 29 6 17.62 29 6.9 1.553 1.785 85 16.0 19:23 (159, 22) 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 rapidly. It has already faded down to 15.5 mag (Mar. 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) Mar. 22 17 12.40 -71 6.7 2.921 3.160 94 15.9 4:40 (355, 54) Mar. 29 17 5.22 -71 29.8 2.910 3.230 99 16.1 4:42 ( 0, 53) 124P/Mrkos Now it is 15.4 mag (Mar. 11, Mt. Lemmon Survey). It will approach to the earth down to 0.68 a.u., brighten up to 16 mag, and will be observable in excellent condition in spring. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 11 17.75 14 7.6 0.680 1.655 161 16.1 23:17 (180, 41) Mar. 29 11 3.62 10 0.2 0.690 1.649 154 16.1 22:35 (180, 45) 154P/Brewington It brightened very rapidly, and brightened up to 10.5 mag from autumn to winter. Now it is fading. It was visible visually at 12.2 mag still in late February (Feb. 22, Carlos Labordena). Now it is 16.2 mag (Mar. 5, H. Boussier). 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) Mar. 22 3 37.12 34 49.7 2.224 1.935 60 16.1 19:33 (136, 1) Mar. 29 3 58.22 35 17.8 2.317 1.976 57 16.6 19:23 (137, 2) 284P/2013 J1 ( McNaught ) First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 13 mag in 2007. It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag again and observable in good condition from summer to autumn in 2014. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 20 58.60 -12 23.5 3.109 2.548 47 16.3 4:40 (266, 27) Mar. 29 21 10.87 -11 42.0 3.025 2.528 51 16.2 4:46 (262, 31) C/2014 C3 ( NEOWISE ) Now it is 15.1 mag (Mar. 11, Catalina Sky Survey). It is observable at 15-16 mag in excellent condition at opposition in March. But it will fade out very rapidly after that. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 13 17.28 10 17.7 1.064 2.026 158 16.2 1:23 (180, 45) Mar. 29 12 37.05 17 25.8 1.096 2.061 159 16.3 0:16 (180, 38) C/2013 V5 ( Oukaimeden ) Now it is 16.6 mag (Feb. 20, Katsumi Yoshimoto). 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) Mar. 22 4 51.90 19 25.2 3.271 3.127 72 16.5 19:33 (139, 24) Mar. 29 4 50.29 19 11.0 3.314 3.040 65 16.4 19:23 (135, 21) C/2014 C2 ( STEREO ) New bright comet discovered in the STEREO spacecraft images. It brightened up to 3.8 mag on Jan. 31 thanks to the forward scattering. It approached to the Sun down to 0.5 a.u. on Feb. 18. It was observed at 15 mag on the ground. Now it is fading. But it is still bright as 16.0 mag (Mar. 20, Taras Prystavski). In the Southern Hemispehre, it will not observable after this. Colin Drescher reported the comet was visible on SWAN images for several days in late December at about 11 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 2 30.70 48 10.5 0.812 0.882 57 16.5 19:33 (138,-16) Mar. 29 3 46.88 44 8.4 1.013 1.000 59 17.7 19:23 (141, -6) C/2013 V2 ( Borisov ) Now it is 15.9 mag (Mar. 6, 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) Mar. 22 5 0.57 52 22.2 4.029 3.979 80 16.5 19:33 (158, -3) Mar. 29 5 8.68 52 16.9 4.085 3.950 75 16.5 19:23 (157, -4) 209P/LINEAR Now it is 16.5 mag (Mar. 10, Taras Prystavski). It will approach to the earth down to 0.06 a.u. from May to June, and it is expected to brighten up to 11 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition until the highlight in late May while the comet will be brightening rapidly. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now. But it will be observable in mid May. Then it keeps observable in excellent condition at the highlight and after that while the comet will be fading. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 6 50.67 73 9.0 0.541 1.158 92 16.8 19:33 (177,-18) Mar. 29 6 53.03 72 52.4 0.507 1.109 88 16.6 19:23 (176,-18) P/2013 TL117 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 17.2 mag (Feb. 24, A. Klotz, F. Kugel). It keeps close to the earth around 0.7 a.u. until spring. It will brighten up to 17 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) Mar. 22 6 9.73 33 21.3 0.645 1.196 90 16.8 19:33 (162, 19) Mar. 29 6 50.76 31 7.0 0.673 1.232 92 17.0 19:23 (167, 23) P/2014 E1 ( Larson ) Now it is 16.7 mag (Mar. 11, Catalina Sky Survey). It keeps 16.5 mag until June. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 14 37.58 -7 28.0 1.319 2.186 141 17.0 2:41 (180, 63) Mar. 29 14 35.42 -8 11.8 1.261 2.175 148 16.9 2:12 (180, 63) C/2011 KP36 ( Spacewatch ) Now it is 17.9 mag (Mar. 9, W. Hasubick). Distant object, but it keeps observable at 14 mag for a long time from 2015 to 2016. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 19 11.81 -4 40.9 7.592 7.365 73 17.1 4:40 (239, 43) Mar. 29 19 14.29 -4 23.1 7.455 7.332 79 17.0 4:46 (230, 48) C/2013 G7 ( McNaught ) Now it is 17.4 mag (Jan. 27, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). 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) Mar. 22 13 36.91 -57 43.8 4.102 4.678 119 17.3 1:42 ( 0, 67) Mar. 29 13 19.89 -58 35.0 4.050 4.678 123 17.2 0:57 ( 0, 66) C/2012 K8 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 17.6 mag (Jan. 27, K. Sarneczky). 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) Mar. 22 19 16.72 34 56.9 6.731 6.543 74 17.3 4:40 (212, 11) Mar. 29 19 16.47 36 17.1 6.658 6.535 78 17.3 4:46 (206, 13) 280P/2013 C1 ( Larsen ) It was observed at 17.5 mag in early 2013. It will be observable at 17.5 mag again from spring to summer in 2014. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 19 0.59 -14 4.5 2.780 2.724 76 17.6 4:40 (246, 51) Mar. 29 19 9.08 -13 48.9 2.705 2.736 81 17.5 4:46 (239, 56) C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) It approached to the sun down to 0.73 A.U. on 2013 Mar. 24, and brightened up to 4.7 mag (Mar. 11, Michael Mattiazzo). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.1 mag (Mar. 4, Taras Prystavski). 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) Mar. 22 21 17.62 59 3.1 5.263 4.959 66 17.5 4:40 (211,-20) Mar. 29 21 22.95 60 25.3 5.330 5.029 67 17.7 4:46 (208,-18) P/2014 D2 ( Catalina-PanSTARRS ) New periodic comet. Now it is 17.6 mag (Mar. 10, Ken-ichi Kadota). It keeps 17 mag for a long time until 2015. The ephemeris shows that it must be observable at 21 mag around the aphelion. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 10 59.34 -8 59.9 2.597 3.557 161 17.6 22:59 (180, 64) Mar. 29 10 55.36 -8 29.6 2.607 3.542 156 17.6 22:28 (180, 64) C/2013 G9 ( Tenagra ) Now it is 17.4 mag (Jan. 31, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It keeps 17-18 mag for a long time from 2014 to 2016. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 15 10.98 -13 8.5 5.063 5.777 131 17.6 3:15 (180, 68) Mar. 29 15 4.24 -13 2.5 4.952 5.758 140 17.6 2:41 (180, 68) C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) It passed the perihelion on 2013 Mar. 10, and brightened up to 0-1 mag. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.9 mag (Mar. 11, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It will keep 16-17 mag until spring. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 17 20.45 33 56.4 5.213 5.455 98 17.6 4:40 (190, 20) Mar. 29 17 18.18 34 50.0 5.220 5.525 102 17.7 4:46 (182, 20) C/2013 G3 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.5 mag (Mar. 1, A. Klotz, F. Kugel). It keeps 17.5 mag for a long time from 2014 to 2015. It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It is observable only until 2014 summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 16 17.72 16 35.4 3.852 4.371 115 17.8 4:21 (180, 38) Mar. 29 16 18.29 18 27.7 3.761 4.343 119 17.8 3:54 (180, 37) C/2013 C2 ( Tenagra ) Now it is 18.3 mag (Mar. 6, J.-F. Soulier). It keeps 18 mag for a very long time from 2013 to 2018. It locates high in the Southern Hemisphere. But it locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 11 2.80 -18 40.5 8.416 9.337 156 17.8 23:03 (180, 74) Mar. 29 11 1.05 -18 23.6 8.428 9.332 153 17.8 22:34 (180, 73) 294P/2013 X2 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 18.3 mag (Jan. 25, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It keeps 18 mag from spring to summer. It is observable in good 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) Mar. 22 15 55.87 -59 30.9 0.631 1.318 105 17.9 3:59 ( 0, 66) Mar. 29 16 19.51 -61 58.3 0.634 1.334 107 17.9 3:55 ( 0, 63) 297P/2014 D1 ( Beshore ) Now it is 19.3 mag (Mar. 9, A. Klotz, F. Kugel). First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 13 mag in outburst in 2008. It will be observable in good condition from spring to summer. However, it will be only 19-20 mag at best in this apparition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Mar. 22 12 36.20 14 20.6 1.579 2.549 163 19.6 0:40 (180, 41) Mar. 29 12 31.18 14 59.2 1.566 2.533 161 19.5 0:08 (180, 40)