Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2014 Aug. 2: 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.

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* C/2014 E2 ( Jacques )

Now it is bright as 6.9 mag (Aug. 2, Marco Goiato). In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be observable in excellent condition after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps unobservable until early September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   5  0.71   37 52.1   1.023   0.911    53    6.3   5:27 (213,  7)  
Aug.  9   4 35.39   45  7.7   0.855   1.007    64    6.4   5:21 (202,  5)  

* C/2012 K1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is bright as 7.9 mag (July 3, Marek Biely). The brightening is somewhat slow, but it will brighten up to 6-7 mag in autumn. It is not observable from mid July to mid September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   9 22.39   18 12.4   2.133   1.138     8    7.6  18:45 (104,-11)  
Aug.  9   9 18.22   15 47.5   2.113   1.100     0    7.5  18:49 ( 97,-17)  

* C/2013 A1 ( Siding Spring )

Now it is bright as 10.6 mag (Aug. 2, Marco Goiato). The brightening is somewhat slow, but it is expected to brighten up to 8.5 mag and to be observable in excellent condition from summer to autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. It keeps observable for a long time until early November in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it appears in the extremely low sky from late July to early August. But then it keeps unobservable until October. It will pass extremely close to Mars on Oct. 19.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   3 19.63  -40 15.0   1.439   1.840    95   10.0   5:27 (295, 75)  
Aug.  9   3 11.95  -46  8.8   1.268   1.779   101    9.6   5:21 (327, 76)  

* C/2012 X1 ( LINEAR )

It brightened rapidly in outburst in mid October in 2013. Now it is bright as 9.8 mag (Aug. 2, Marco Goiato). It will be fading gradually after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition for a long time until the comet fades out. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps extremely low after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  22 19.54  -44 49.9   1.704   2.614   146    9.9   1:39 (  0, 80)  
Aug.  9  22 12.98  -46 53.2   1.772   2.679   146   10.1   1:05 (  0, 78)  

* C/2013 V5 ( Oukaimeden )

Appearing in the morning sky again. Now it is so bright as 10.2 mag (Aug. 2, Marco Goiato). It is expected to brighten up to 5 mag in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until mid October including the highlight. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in the morning low sky until early September when it brightens up to 6 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   6  0.45   12  3.3   1.884   1.296    40   11.0   5:27 (241, 18)  
Aug.  9   6  9.34   10 27.1   1.659   1.189    45   10.3   5:21 (240, 21)  

* 210P/Christensen

Brightening very rapidly. Now it is 13.7 mag (July 29, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It is expected to reach up to 10 mag in August. But actually, it is fainter than expected by 2 mag. It keeps observable in the morning sky until mid August while the comet will be brightening. The condition is good in the Southern Hemisphere. But it keeps extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   6 27.71   18 21.1   1.129   0.622    33   11.2   5:27 (240,  9)  
Aug.  9   7 20.42   18 59.7   1.212   0.560    27   10.6   5:21 (245,  3)  

* C/2013 UQ4 ( Catalina )

It brightened very rapidly, and brightened up to 9.4 mag in early July (July 4, Maik Meyer). However, it will be fading rapidly after this. It has already faded down to 11.5 mag (July 25, Jakub Cerny). It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable temporarily in mid July, but it is observable before and after mid July.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  14 12.74   26 18.7   0.905   1.167    74   11.6  18:45 (161, 26)  
Aug.  9  14  4.60   22  4.4   1.142   1.214    68   12.3  18:49 (150, 27)  

* 4P/Faye

Appearing in the morning sky again. Now it is 14.4 mag (July 1, Jean-Francois Soulier). It keeps observable for a long time after this while the comet will be fading gradually.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   6 31.09   17 45.2   2.546   1.775    32   12.8   5:27 (241,  8)  
Aug.  9   6 49.29   17 10.3   2.539   1.801    34   12.9   5:21 (241,  9)  

* 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1

Now it is 13.4 mag (July 15, Yasukazu Ikari). 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)  
Aug.  2  20 48.78  -30 13.7   2.121   3.120   167   13.5   0:09 (180, 85)  
Aug.  9  20 43.76  -30 33.5   2.141   3.127   163   13.6  23:32 (180, 86)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

Now it is 12.0 mag (June 25, Taras Prystavski).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  15 19.54  -27 54.9   5.779   6.122   105   13.7  18:45 (164, 83)  
Aug.  9  15 20.78  -27 47.0   5.884   6.120    98   13.7  18:49 (128, 79)  

* 32P/Comas Sola

Appearing in the morning sky. In the Northern Hemisphere, 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)  
Aug.  2   6 21.04   26  0.6   2.869   2.117    34   14.0   5:27 (234,  5)  
Aug.  9   6 38.77   26  9.9   2.808   2.097    37   13.9   5:21 (233,  5)  

* 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 in 2013, and brightened up to 4.7 mag (Nov. 28, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is 15.3 mag (July 1, Yasukazu Ikari). It keeps observable until autumn when the comet fades out.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  15 33.74  -28 36.7   2.947   3.405   108   14.0  18:50 (180, 84)  
Aug.  9  15 34.10  -29  2.5   3.132   3.485   101   14.2  18:49 (135, 82)  

* C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR )

Now it is 13.4 mag (July 29, Marco Goiato). It keeps bright at 13-14 mag for a long time until 2014.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  18 46.60   -2 17.9   5.784   6.654   146   14.2  22:02 (180, 57)  
Aug.  9  18 41.51   -3  7.3   5.866   6.677   140   14.2  21:30 (180, 58)  

* 17P/Holmes

It brightened up to 2 mag by unusual major outburst in 2007. It is coming back now. Now it is bright as 13.2 mag (July 24, Jakub Cerny). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until it fades out in 2015. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps extremely low after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   3 48.83   37  7.3   2.470   2.280    67   14.5   5:27 (201, 14)  
Aug.  9   4  1.46   38 25.0   2.422   2.302    71   14.6   5:21 (198, 14)  

* P/2014 L2 ( NEOWISE )

New bright comet. Now it is 14.7 mag (July 26, Jakub Cerny). It is observable at 14 mag in excellent condition until November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  23 58.19   -1 37.9   1.443   2.239   130   14.5   3:17 (180, 57)  
Aug.  9   0  0.72   -1 49.0   1.397   2.245   136   14.5   2:52 (180, 57)  

* C/2011 J2 ( LINEAR )

Now it is bright as 13.7 mag (July 23, Jakub Cerny). 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)  
Aug.  2   0 54.22   53 33.9   3.834   3.987    91   14.6   4:14 (180,  1)  
Aug.  9   0 44.68   53 22.3   3.762   4.019    97   14.6   3:37 (180,  2)  

* C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS )

It brightened up to 11-12 mag in 2012. Now it is 14.3 mag (June 25, Taras Prystavski). It is not observable now in the Northern Hemisphere. It will be unobservable in August also in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be observable at 15 mag in good condition again in 2015.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  11 49.59   -6 34.3   8.556   7.959    51   14.8  18:45 (106, 32)  
Aug.  9  11 50.51   -6 39.8   8.682   7.995    44   14.8  18:49 (101, 26)  

* C/2012 F3 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 14.7 mag (June 25, Taras Prystavski). It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag and to be observable in good condition in 2015. In 2014, it keeps observable in good condition from winter to summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  13 51.64   -1 37.5   4.232   4.128    77   14.8  18:45 (141, 50)  
Aug.  9  13 56.49   -2 11.2   4.294   4.095    71   14.8  18:49 (132, 46)  

* C/2013 Y2 ( PanSTARRS )

Brightened rapidly. Now it is 13.9 mag (June 25, 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 low in the Northern Hemispehre.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  12 28.92  -15 20.3   2.242   2.013    63   14.8  18:45 (105, 46)  
Aug.  9  12 47.33  -15 34.0   2.323   2.040    61   15.0  18:49 (102, 43)  

* 134P/Kowal-Vavrova

It brightened up to 12-13 mag from April to May. Now it is fading. But it is still visible visually at 14.0 mag (July 1, Sandor Szabo).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  14 32.06  -11 45.7   2.436   2.639    89   14.9  18:45 (148, 64)  
Aug.  9  14 40.66  -12 25.4   2.532   2.652    85   15.0  18:49 (137, 61)  

* C/2013 US10 ( Catalina )

Now it is 15.6 mag (July 27, J. F. Hernandez). Getting brighter than originally expected. It is expected to brighten up to 4 mag from autumn to winter in 2015. It is observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere until the highlight, or in the Northern Hemisphere after the highlight.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  23 53.43  -16  0.2   5.179   5.947   135   15.2   3:13 (180, 71)  
Aug.  9  23 49.42  -16 50.6   5.041   5.882   142   15.1   2:41 (180, 72)  

* C/2014 N3 ( NEOWISE )

New bright comet. Now it is 15.4 mag (July 11, Taras Prystavski). It keeps 15 mag for a long time from 2014 to 2015. It is observable in excellent condition in 2014 in the Southern Hemisphere, or in 2015 in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   1 54.49  -35 24.1   3.849   4.316   110   15.3   5:13 (  0, 90)  
Aug.  9   1 52.93  -35 35.9   3.752   4.289   115   15.2   4:44 (  0, 89)  

* (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)  
Aug.  2   4 22.97   16 59.5   3.727   3.385    62   15.3   5:27 (217, 29)  
Aug.  9   4 29.57   17 21.5   3.638   3.388    67   15.2   5:21 (214, 30)  

* C/2013 V1 ( Boattini )

Now it is 14.4 mag (June 29, Katsumi Yoshimoto). 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)  
Aug.  2  12 35.37   49 41.9   2.543   2.134    55   15.3  18:45 (154, -3)  
Aug.  9  12 55.41   46 13.8   2.613   2.190    54   15.5  18:49 (150, -1)  

* 106P/Schuster

Now it is 15.8 mag (July 20, Toshiyuki Takahashi). In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually after this, and keeps observable in good condition while the comet will be fading gradually. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps extremely low.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   5 28.62   24 19.7   2.063   1.552    46   15.5   5:27 (226, 14)  
Aug.  9   5 50.15   25 41.8   2.037   1.560    48   15.6   5:21 (225, 13)  

* 16P/Brooks 2

Now it is 14.6 mag (July 8, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It keeps 15-16 mag until August. But it keeps low for a while.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   5 31.23   20  9.7   2.099   1.578    46   15.7   5:27 (229, 17)  
Aug.  9   5 50.81   20 11.7   2.089   1.606    48   15.8   5:21 (229, 17)  

* C/2011 KP36 ( Spacewatch )

Now it is 16.2 mag (June 30, Jean-Francois Viens). 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)  
Aug.  2  18 58.99   -2 43.1   5.851   6.745   149   16.1  22:15 (180, 58)  
Aug.  9  18 57.00   -3  0.3   5.868   6.713   143   16.1  21:45 (180, 58)  

* 284P/2013 J1 ( McNaught )

Now it is 15.9 mag (July 11, Toshiyuki Takahashi). First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 13 mag in 2007. It was expected to brighten up to 13 mag again and observable in good condition from summer to autumn in 2014. But actually, it is fainter than expected. It will be 16 mag at best actually.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  23 46.82   -5 44.1   1.471   2.300   134   16.3   3:06 (180, 61)  
Aug.  9  23 48.21   -6 34.0   1.416   2.296   141   16.2   2:40 (180, 61)  

* P/2012 B1 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened rapidly, and became brighter than originally predicted. Now it is 15.3 mag (June 25, Taras Prystavski). 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)  
Aug.  2  15 42.80  -24 48.9   3.895   4.342   109   16.4  19:00 (180, 80)  
Aug.  9  15 44.90  -24 53.8   4.011   4.359   103   16.5  18:49 (161, 79)  

* C/2014 A4 ( SONEAR )

Now it is 16.9 mag (July 11, Taras Prystavski). It is expected to brighten up to 14 mag from 2015 to 2016. It is observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be observable also in the Northern Hemisphere after mid August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   5 34.13  -18 58.7   5.751   5.319    60   16.6   5:27 (265, 42)  
Aug.  9   5 35.21  -19 12.5   5.644   5.285    64   16.5   5:21 (261, 46)  

* 108P/Ciffreo

Now it is 16.8 mag (July 28, Hidetaka Sato). It will brighten very rapidly after this. It is expected to be observable at 14.5 mag in excellent condition from October to December.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   3  4.25    7 14.5   1.674   1.862    83   16.9   5:27 (200, 46)  
Aug.  9   3 18.64    8 33.2   1.593   1.837    86   16.6   5:21 (197, 45)  

* 246P/2010 V2 ( NEAT )

It brightened up to 12-13 mag from 2012 to 2013. Now it is fading. But it is bright as 15.7 mag still now (July 11, Toshiyuki Takahashi). It keeps 16-17 mag until autumn, and will be observable in good condition.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   1  2.16  -13 49.5   3.301   3.894   118   16.6   4:21 (180, 69)  
Aug.  9   1  1.99  -14 19.0   3.238   3.912   125   16.6   3:53 (180, 69)  

* 222P/LINEAR

It brightened up to 14.5 mag in July (July 7, Michael Jager). Now it is fading rapidly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   5 51.10   25 17.4   1.374   0.910    41   16.7   5:27 (229, 10)  
Aug.  9   6 17.92   25 42.2   1.442   0.970    42   17.3   5:21 (230,  9)  

* C/2013 V4 ( Catalina )

Now it is 16.7 mag (July 8, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It keeps observable at 15-16 mag for a long time from 2015 to 2016. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable in excellent condition. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   4  5.46   16 14.2   6.426   6.102    67   16.9   5:27 (214, 32)  
Aug.  9   4  7.57   16 48.1   6.293   6.075    73   16.8   5:21 (208, 33)  

* C/2009 F4 ( McNaught )

Now it is 18.2 mag (July 3, K. Hills). It brightened up to 13 mag from 2011 to 2012. It will be fading after this, but it keeps brighter than 18 mag until 2015 spring. Although it had been low for a while, now it locates high in the morning sky again in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be getting higher also in the Northern Hemisphere after late July.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   3 56.18   -4 27.1   8.783   8.579    75   16.9   5:27 (226, 50)  
Aug.  9   3 56.92   -4 25.4   8.714   8.615    81   16.9   5:21 (218, 53)  

* C/2013 G3 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.9 mag (July 1, E. Bryssinck). It keeps 17 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)  
Aug.  2  15 36.50   34 37.1   3.837   3.961    89   16.9  18:53 (180, 20)  
Aug.  9  15 38.59   34 11.7   3.887   3.947    85   16.9  18:49 (175, 21)  

* 72P/Denning-Fujikawa

Fianlly observed after a 36-year blank since 1978. Now it is 15.6 mag (July 15, Ken-ichi Kadota). It keeps 15-16 mag until July. However, it locates extremely low in the morning sky. It will fade out very rapidly after that, and will be fainter than 18 mag in August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   6 18.98   24 51.2   1.471   0.868    35   16.9   5:27 (234,  6)  
Aug.  9   6 49.56   25 22.5   1.548   0.924    35   17.7   5:21 (235,  4)  

* 174P/(60558) 2000 EC98 ( Echeclus )

Now it is 17.8 mag (Apr. 26, A. Maury, J.-F. Soulier). It has brightened in outburst up to 14 mag twice, in 2006 January and 2011 May. It will pass the perihelion in 2015. It keeps observable at 17 mag for a long time after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  21  7.32  -13  4.7   4.943   5.953   173   17.0   0:27 (180, 68)  
Aug.  9  21  4.64  -13 18.9   4.933   5.946   176   16.9  23:53 (180, 68)  

* 44P/Reinmuth 2

Now it is 17.5 mag (June 21, Hidetaka Sato). It will keep 16-17 mag for a long time from 2014 summer to early 2016.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  16 39.23  -24 23.3   2.037   2.717   122   17.1  19:56 (180, 79)  
Aug.  9  16 40.25  -24  7.8   2.089   2.689   115   17.0  19:29 (180, 79)  

* C/2012 K8 ( Lemmon )

Now it is 17.4 mag (June 22, Catalina Sky Survey). 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)  
Aug.  2  17 17.73   50 30.1   6.251   6.464    97   17.1  20:33 (180,  5)  
Aug.  9  17 10.69   50  2.3   6.294   6.463    95   17.1  19:59 (180,  5)  

* C/2013 G9 ( Tenagra )

Now it is 17.3 mag (June 23, Catalina Sky Survey). 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)  
Aug.  2  13  9.16  -11  5.2   5.728   5.478    70   17.4  18:45 (118, 50)  
Aug.  9  13  8.12  -11 19.6   5.836   5.466    63   17.4  18:49 (110, 44)  

* P/2005 L1 ( McNaught )

First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 2005. It was expected to be observable at 17 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2014. However, it has not been recovered yet. Actually, it is much fainter than predicted, fainter than 20.5 mag (Aug. 1, Jean-Francois Soulier).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  23  7.28   -8 49.9   2.457   3.338   144   17.4   2:27 (180, 64)  
Aug.  9  23  4.68   -9 23.8   2.416   3.348   152   17.4   1:57 (180, 64)  

* 303P/2014 L1 ( NEAT )

Now it is 18.1 mag (July 8, J. Nicolas, A. Klotz, F. Kugel, C. Rinner). It keeps observable at 17-18 mag in good condition from July to October.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  22 22.80  -15 13.4   1.585   2.551   157   17.6   1:42 (180, 70)  
Aug.  9  22 19.42  -15 14.0   1.548   2.539   164   17.5   1:12 (180, 70)  

* P/2014 L3 ( Hill )

Now it is 17.1 mag (June 29, Catalina Sky Survey). It is observable at 17-18 mag from July to August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  21 12.02  -20  7.1   0.881   1.893   173   17.5   0:32 (180, 75)  
Aug.  9  21 11.73  -20 54.0   0.898   1.910   175   17.6   0:04 (180, 76)  

* 209P/LINEAR

It approached to the earth down to 0.06 a.u. in late May, and looked very bright as 11.8 mag (May 29, Marco Goiato). It will be fading very rapidly after this. It has already faded down to 16.7 mag (July 21, K. Hills). In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable for a long time until 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)  
Aug.  2  18 16.32  -65 53.3   0.678   1.516   125   17.5  21:34 (  0, 59)  
Aug.  9  18 30.29  -63 45.3   0.765   1.579   124   17.8  21:21 (  0, 61)  

* C/2010 U3 ( Boattini )

It will brighten up to 14 mag around the perihelion passage in 2019. In 2014, it will be observable in excellent condition at 17 mag from summer to winter in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere. No observations have been reported since February.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   3 26.46   33 12.2  12.962  12.692    72   17.6   5:27 (197, 19)  
Aug.  9   3 27.27   33 31.2  12.825  12.664    78   17.6   5:21 (193, 20)  

* P/2014 E1 ( Larson )

It brightened rapidly, and reached up to 15.7 mag (Apr. 22, Taras Prystavski). It is fading since June. It has already faded down to 17.8 mag (July 3, K. Hills). It will be fainter than 18 mag in August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  14 28.02  -24 58.3   1.907   2.210    93   17.6  18:45 (123, 74)  
Aug.  9  14 38.15  -26  0.5   1.994   2.223    89   17.7  18:49 (111, 70)  

* C/2014 N2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 17.8 mag (July 7, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable at 18 mag in good condition from July to August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  20 37.40  -56 10.2   1.428   2.312   141   17.9  23:49 (  0, 68)  
Aug.  9  19 43.43  -59 52.2   1.469   2.285   133   17.9  22:28 (  0, 65)  

* 280P/2013 C1 ( Larsen )

It was observed at 17.5 mag in early 2013. It was predicted to be observable at 17.5 mag again from spring to summer in 2014. But actually, it is 20.6 mag (June 21, Hidetaka Sato), much fainter than predicted by 3 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2  19 11.03  -17 15.0   2.097   3.057   157   21.2  22:27 (180, 72)  
Aug.  9  19  8.04  -17 51.1   2.161   3.080   149   21.4  21:56 (180, 73)  

* 289P/Blanpain

It was discovered in 1819, and re-discovered in 2003. Although it was predicted to be extremely faint as 26 mag, it unusually brightened up to 17.5 mag in outburst in 2013 July (July 6, Hidetaka Sato). However, no observations have been reported since mid July. It will pass the perihelion in 2014 August, and will approach to the sun down to 0.96 a.u. The brightness is predicted to be 23 mag at best. However, if the cometary activity continues, it may be observed brighter. Ken-ichi Kadota reported it was not detected, fainter than 16.3 mag, on May 21.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  2   5 46.29   21 46.0   1.516   1.032    42   22.5   5:27 (231, 13)  
Aug.  9   6 22.37   22 17.7   1.513   1.000    40   22.6   5:21 (233, 11)  

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