Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2014 Oct. 25: 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 K1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is so bright as 7.2 mag (Oct. 28, Marco Goiato). It is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it locates too low to observe in November. It will be observable in the evening low sky in December and January. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 7 4.42 -39 53.7 0.976 1.419 92 6.7 3:35 (292, 74) Nov. 1 6 3.04 -49 17.5 0.953 1.493 100 6.9 3:25 ( 0, 76) C/2013 V5 ( Oukaimeden ) The brightness evolution has slowed down just before the perihelion passage. But it brightened up to 6.5 mag in September (Sept. 21, Marco Goiato). Now it is fading, but bright as 9.5 mag still now (Oct. 18, Con Stoitsis). It will be unobservable soon also in the Southern Hemisphere. After this, it will be observable again in late December in the Northern Hemisphere, or in mid January in the Southern Hemisphere. But the comet will fade down to 13 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 15 35.56 -15 50.6 1.643 0.843 24 9.7 19:53 ( 73, 3) Nov. 1 15 40.56 -14 3.7 1.826 0.941 18 10.2 20:02 ( 69, -4) C/2013 A1 ( Siding Spring ) The brightness evolution had been slow, and has slowed down furthermore before the perihelion passage. It brightened up to 9.4 mag in September (Sept. 18, Chris Wyatt). However, it is already fading. It has already faded down to 11.6 mag (Oct. 22, Chris Wyatt). It will be unobservable in early November in the Southern Hemisphere, or in late November in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be observable in excellent condition after January while the comet will be fading. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 17 37.40 -21 59.3 1.740 1.399 53 11.1 19:53 ( 83, 30) Nov. 1 17 38.04 -18 41.7 1.883 1.402 46 11.3 20:02 ( 82, 21) C/2014 Q2 ( Lovejoy ) Now it is bright as 11.3 mag (Oct. 26, Todd Augustyniak). It will approach to the earth in December and January, and it is expected to brighten up to 7-8 mag. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition until late January. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps extremely low until mid December. But after that, it will be observable in excellent condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 8 3.18 -43 21.8 1.801 1.911 80 12.1 3:35 (298, 63) Nov. 1 8 4.73 -43 47.7 1.667 1.842 83 11.8 3:25 (300, 65) C/2012 X1 ( LINEAR ) It brightened rapidly in outburst in mid October in 2013. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 13.0 mag (Oct. 18, Con Stoitsis). 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) Oct. 25 21 42.67 -49 8.2 3.136 3.411 97 12.4 19:53 ( 16, 75) Nov. 1 21 46.79 -48 23.8 3.289 3.478 92 12.6 20:02 ( 34, 73) C/2014 E2 ( Jacques ) It brightened up to 6.0 mag from July to August (July 24, Maik Meyer). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 12.0 mag (Oct. 25, Seiichi Yoshida). It keeps observable in good condition until November in the Southern Hemisphere, or December in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 19 11.84 1 55.8 2.069 2.125 79 12.5 19:53 (122, 35) Nov. 1 19 14.74 0 30.3 2.290 2.221 73 13.0 20:02 (114, 30) 32P/Comas Sola Now it is 14.0 mag (Oct. 26, Todd Augustyniak). In the Northern Hemisphere, it is expected to be observable at 12-13 mag in excellent condition from 2014 summer to 2015 spring. But actually, it is fainter than this ephemeris. 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. 25 9 48.32 21 34.7 2.121 2.002 69 12.9 3:35 (235, 10) Nov. 1 10 3.44 20 50.5 2.059 2.005 72 12.9 3:25 (235, 11) C/2014 R1 ( Borisov ) Now it is so bright as 11.2 mag (Oct. 28, Sandor Szabo). It keeps observable in the morning low sky at the same brightness for a while. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is too low to observe until December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 11 19.17 8 43.2 1.928 1.399 44 13.4 3:35 (259, 1) Nov. 1 11 44.67 6 39.2 1.892 1.376 44 13.3 3:25 (262, 0) C/2014 Q3 ( Borisov ) Brightening rapidly. Now it is so bright as 10.7 mag (Oct. 24, Maik Meyer). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition until the comet will fade out in next spring. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 7 58.92 69 45.3 1.177 1.679 100 13.7 3:35 (191,-17) Nov. 1 9 9.77 78 28.1 1.150 1.664 101 13.6 3:25 (189,-26) C/2013 US10 ( Catalina ) Now it is 14.3 mag (Oct. 25, Seiichi Yoshida). Getting brighter than originally expected, and it is already visible visually. 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) Oct. 25 22 41.40 -25 7.3 4.579 5.145 119 14.0 20:26 (180, 80) Nov. 1 22 36.42 -25 23.9 4.621 5.076 111 13.9 20:02 (169, 80) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 New outburst occured on Sept. 30, and it brightened up to 13 mag (Sept. 30, Jean-Francois Soulier). It is already unobservable in the Northern Hemisphere. It will be unobservable soon also in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 16 3.53 -28 16.3 6.901 6.100 33 14.1 19:53 ( 66, 15) Nov. 1 16 9.27 -28 25.6 6.954 6.098 28 14.1 20:02 ( 62, 10) (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. 25 4 54.35 19 57.6 2.615 3.407 136 14.4 2:43 (180, 35) Nov. 1 4 50.62 20 7.8 2.551 3.408 144 14.2 2:11 (180, 35) 4P/Faye Now it is 14.3 mag and visible visually (Oct. 25, Seiichi Yoshida). 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) Oct. 25 9 21.65 6 27.5 2.298 2.183 70 14.4 3:35 (242, 25) Nov. 1 9 30.50 5 26.3 2.257 2.223 75 14.6 3:25 (241, 27) 108P/Ciffreo Now it is 13.8 mag (Oct. 28, Sandor Szabo). It will 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) Oct. 25 5 25.37 23 55.6 0.898 1.710 129 14.6 3:13 (180, 31) Nov. 1 5 29.59 25 44.3 0.861 1.714 135 14.5 2:50 (180, 29) 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 Now it is 13.5 mag (Oct. 25, Seiichi Yoshida). 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) Oct. 25 20 42.05 -27 54.3 2.996 3.225 94 14.5 19:53 (106, 70) Nov. 1 20 47.55 -27 16.8 3.103 3.236 88 14.6 20:02 ( 99, 64) C/2012 F3 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 14.8 mag (Sept. 16, Taras Prystavski). It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag and to be observable in good condition in 2015. It becomes unobservable temporarily from October to January. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 15 19.07 -9 25.5 4.686 3.770 20 14.6 19:53 ( 75, -4) Nov. 1 15 28.62 -10 2.0 4.687 3.745 16 14.6 20:02 ( 71, -9) 88P/Howell It will brighten up to 8-9 mag in 2015 spring. But it is not observable now. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will become observable in January, then it keeps observable in good condition after that. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps extremely low and hard to observe from December to 2015 June. It will be observable in good condition after June while the comet will be fading gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 13 35.52 -8 7.7 3.119 2.134 6 14.9 3:35 (293,-17) Nov. 1 13 49.77 -9 35.5 3.060 2.087 9 14.6 3:25 (294,-15) C/2014 N3 ( NEOWISE ) Now it is 14.4 mag (Oct. 27, Sandor Szabo). 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) Oct. 25 0 40.23 -32 36.6 3.335 4.067 131 14.7 22:24 (180, 87) Nov. 1 0 33.03 -31 21.1 3.371 4.049 127 14.7 21:50 (180, 86) C/2011 J2 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 14.2 mag (Oct. 4, Jakub Cerny). It keeps 13-14 mag and observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere for a long time from 2013 to 2014. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere. Fragment B is also visible at 17.0 mag (Sept. 29, F. Garcia). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 22 46.72 35 15.3 3.687 4.407 131 14.9 20:31 (180, 20) Nov. 1 22 42.04 32 49.3 3.781 4.445 126 14.9 20:02 (179, 22) C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 13.3 mag (Sept. 22, Seiichi Yoshida). 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) Oct. 25 18 20.69 -11 6.0 7.308 6.939 64 14.9 19:53 (100, 33) Nov. 1 18 21.75 -11 38.2 7.440 6.964 57 15.0 20:02 ( 94, 27) C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS ) It brightened up to 11-12 mag in 2012. It has already faded down to 14.9 mag (Aug. 12, Taras Prystavski). Appearing in the morning sky again. 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) Oct. 25 12 6.43 -8 58.6 9.268 8.396 27 15.1 3:35 (280, 1) Nov. 1 12 7.57 -9 13.2 9.241 8.432 33 15.1 3:25 (278, 5) C/2014 AA52 ( Catalina ) Now it is 16.5 mag (Sept. 28, Taras Prystavski). It keeps 14-15 mag for a long time from 2014 autumn to 2015 autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition for a long time. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is only observable in the low sky from September to October. Then it will be unobservable until 2015 June. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 9 22.74 -37 24.2 2.738 2.500 65 15.4 3:35 (290, 47) Nov. 1 9 22.68 -41 23.7 2.615 2.452 69 15.2 3:25 (295, 51) P/2014 L2 ( NEOWISE ) Now it is 14.7 mag (Oct. 27, Sandor Szabo). 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) Oct. 25 23 46.42 -7 1.8 1.554 2.420 142 15.2 21:31 (180, 62) Nov. 1 23 47.41 -6 57.7 1.633 2.445 135 15.4 21:05 (180, 62) C/2014 R4 ( Gibbs ) Now it is 15.5 mag (Oct. 28, Sandor Szabo). It keeps 15 mag from autumn to winter. It moves southwards fast in winter. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 9 3.08 14 46.3 1.754 1.818 77 15.3 3:35 (232, 22) Nov. 1 9 12.56 10 58.3 1.689 1.822 81 15.2 3:25 (233, 26) 15P/Finlay Now it is 17.5 mag (Oct. 8, Taras Prystavski). It will brighten very rapidly, up to 10 mag in January. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be geting higher gradually. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually, and it keeps extremely low after January. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 17 11.09 -28 0.8 1.761 1.323 48 16.1 19:53 ( 74, 28) Nov. 1 17 33.44 -28 5.6 1.729 1.262 46 15.5 20:02 ( 72, 25) C/2014 A4 ( SONEAR ) Now it is 15.4 mag (Oct. 28, Sandor Szabo). It is expected to brighten up to 14 mag from 2015 to 2016. It is observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 5 1.91 -24 51.8 4.337 4.933 121 15.6 2:50 (180, 80) Nov. 1 4 53.21 -25 15.9 4.251 4.903 126 15.5 2:14 (180, 80) 110P/Hartley 3 Now it is 17.0 mag (Oct. 2, Taras Prystavski). It will brighten up to 15 mag and will be observable in excellent condition from November to February 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. 25 6 58.25 29 34.7 1.998 2.497 108 15.7 3:35 (197, 23) Nov. 1 7 2.80 29 17.2 1.913 2.492 114 15.6 3:25 (194, 24) 201P/LONEOS Now it is 15.6 mag (Sept. 13, Mitsunori Tsumura). It will brighten up to 15 mag and will be observable in excellent condition from winter to spring. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 22 20.91 -17 41.8 0.890 1.626 119 15.9 20:06 (180, 73) Nov. 1 22 23.50 -16 22.4 0.903 1.584 113 15.8 20:02 (165, 71) 17P/Holmes It brightened up to 2 mag by unusual major outburst in 2007. It brightened up to 12.6 mag in this apparition (June 25, Taras Prystavski). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.7 mag (Oct. 2, Taras Prystavski). 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) Oct. 25 5 12.59 49 34.1 1.891 2.593 125 15.9 3:01 (180, 5) Nov. 1 5 8.90 50 10.8 1.861 2.621 130 16.0 2:30 (180, 5) C/2013 V2 ( Borisov ) Now it is 16.1 mag (Sept. 30, Taras Prystavski). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps 15-16 mag and observable in excellent condition for a long time until early summer in 2015. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until mid January. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 11 55.04 36 34.2 3.962 3.509 56 15.9 3:35 (240,-21) Nov. 1 12 6.21 35 50.6 3.906 3.512 59 15.9 3:25 (240,-20) 284P/2013 J1 ( McNaught ) Now it is 14.1 mag (Oct. 25, Seiichi Yoshida). First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 13 mag in 2007. It will be fading after this. But it keeps observable until February when it becomes fainter than 18 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 23 27.32 -16 16.2 1.518 2.318 133 16.0 21:12 (180, 71) Nov. 1 23 28.70 -16 10.1 1.588 2.327 127 16.1 20:46 (180, 71) C/2013 V4 ( Catalina ) Now it is 16.2 mag (Oct. 27, Sandor Szabo). 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) Oct. 25 3 55.11 23 2.3 4.922 5.802 149 16.1 1:44 (180, 32) Nov. 1 3 50.31 23 34.7 4.850 5.779 157 16.0 1:11 (180, 31) C/2011 KP36 ( Spacewatch ) Now it is 16.7 mag (Sept. 23, Taras Prystavski). 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) Oct. 25 19 3.12 -6 43.1 6.547 6.373 75 16.1 19:53 (113, 39) Nov. 1 19 6.45 -6 57.7 6.619 6.342 69 16.1 20:02 (106, 33) C/2014 Q1 ( PanSTARRS ) It will approach to the sun down to 0.3 a.u. in 2015 July, and it is expected to be bright. Now it is 16.0 mag (Oct. 8, Taras Prystavski). It keeps observable while the comet will be brightening gradually until January when the comet will be 15 mag. The condition is bad after that and it will be hard to observe. But in the Southern Hemisphere, it will be observable after mid July in 2015, and keeps observable while the comet will be fading gradually. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is extremely hard to observe after 2015. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 23 5.59 -29 49.1 3.520 4.126 121 16.4 20:50 (180, 85) Nov. 1 23 0.16 -29 29.2 3.534 4.045 114 16.3 20:17 (180, 84) 305P/2014 N1 ( Skiff ) First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 2004. Now it is 17.0 mag (Oct. 8, Taras Prystavski). It will be observable in excellent condition from autumn to winter. It is expected to brighten very rapidly, and brighten up to 16 mag from November to December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 21 40.35 7 22.2 0.682 1.437 116 16.7 19:53 (170, 47) Nov. 1 21 55.40 6 42.2 0.693 1.421 113 16.5 20:02 (163, 47) 19P/Borrelly Now it is 18.6 mag (Oct. 4, D. Herald). It will brighten up to 9 mag in 2015 spring. But the condition of this apparition is bad. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until winter when the comet will be 13 mag. But it is not observable around the brightest days. In the Northern Hemispehre, it keeps extremely low and hard to observe. It will be observable after 2015 autumn when the comet will fade out. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 20 25.85 -49 57.8 2.462 2.582 85 16.8 19:53 ( 43, 66) Nov. 1 20 32.53 -48 52.6 2.495 2.533 80 16.6 20:02 ( 50, 62) 16P/Brooks 2 It brightened up to 14.6 mag in summer (July 8, Hidetaka Sato). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 17.8 mag (Sept. 26, Taras Prystavski). It is fading much faster than predicted. The condition is good in the Northern Hemispehre. It keeps observable until next February when the comet will be fainter than 18 mag. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 8 24.98 14 55.1 1.829 2.026 86 16.7 3:35 (224, 28) Nov. 1 8 32.11 14 24.0 1.790 2.070 91 16.8 3:25 (222, 30) 269P/2012 R2 ( Jedicke ) Now it is 17.0 mag (Oct. 2, Taras Prystavski). It will brighten up to 16 mag in winter, and will be observable in excellent condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 8 17.29 15 12.8 3.989 4.081 88 16.8 3:35 (222, 28) Nov. 1 8 20.91 14 47.7 3.885 4.080 94 16.7 3:25 (219, 31) 70P/Kojima Now it is 17.3 mag (Sept. 23, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will brighten up to 16 mag and will be observable in excellent condition in winter. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 10 5.15 12 10.4 2.266 2.007 62 16.9 3:35 (245, 13) Nov. 1 10 19.51 11 10.7 2.203 2.009 65 16.8 3:25 (245, 14) 246P/2010 V2 ( NEAT ) It brightened up to 12-13 mag from 2012 to 2013. Now it is fading. But it is bright as 15.6 mag still now (Sept. 16, Taras Prystavski). 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) Oct. 25 0 22.92 -18 38.8 3.274 4.101 141 17.0 22:08 (180, 74) Nov. 1 0 19.65 -18 28.9 3.353 4.118 135 17.0 21:37 (180, 73) C/2009 F4 ( McNaught ) Now it is between 15.8 mag (Sept. 3, Taras Prystavski) and 18.5 mag (Sept. 2, M. Jaeger, E. Prosperi, S. Prosperi, W. Vollmann). 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. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 3 41.36 -4 53.9 8.136 9.003 148 17.0 1:30 (180, 60) Nov. 1 3 38.13 -4 52.5 8.140 9.039 153 17.0 0:59 (180, 60) 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. However, it is faint as 18.8 mag now, much fainter than this ephemeris (Sept. 24, W. Hasubick). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 3 17.11 36 6.7 11.493 12.362 149 17.2 1:06 (180, 19) Nov. 1 3 14.69 36 12.5 11.427 12.335 155 17.2 0:36 (180, 19) (3200) Phaethon Now it is 19.1 mag (Sept. 2, Jean-Francois Soulier). It will pass the perihelion on Mar. 15. In the Northern Hemispehre, it keeps observable in good condition until late February. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until mid February, but it locates low. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 5 29.06 38 28.4 1.307 2.056 126 17.5 3:18 (180, 17) Nov. 1 5 19.28 39 0.6 1.190 2.012 134 17.2 2:40 (180, 16) C/2013 X1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.6 mag (Oct. 4, L. Arnold). It will pass close to the earth from spring to summer in 2016, and it is expected to be observable at 6-7 mag in good condition. In the Northern Hemispehre, it keeps observable in good condition until 2015 spring when the comet will brighten up to 15.5 mag. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps low for a long time until 2016 spring. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 6 56.74 34 0.6 5.888 6.282 108 17.3 3:35 (195, 19) Nov. 1 6 53.53 34 22.6 5.715 6.222 116 17.2 3:25 (191, 20) 191P/McNaught Now it is 18.6 mag (Oct. 24, Ken-ichi Kadota). It keeps observable at 17-18 mag from summer to winter 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) Oct. 25 7 7.00 18 6.2 1.956 2.417 105 17.3 3:35 (203, 34) Nov. 1 7 10.37 18 11.1 1.899 2.443 111 17.3 3:25 (199, 35) 106P/Schuster Now it is 16.7 mag (Sept. 24, Catalina Sky Survey). In the Northern Hemisphere, it 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) Oct. 25 9 25.10 32 22.4 1.761 1.841 78 17.3 3:35 (224, 6) Nov. 1 9 39.83 32 43.9 1.732 1.879 82 17.5 3:25 (223, 6) 304P/2014 L4 ( Ory ) Now it is 17.0 mag (Sept. 20, Ken-ichi Kadota). It keeps observable at 17-18 mag from August to November 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) Oct. 25 7 43.56 22 14.7 1.048 1.535 97 17.3 3:35 (210, 26) Nov. 1 7 54.47 22 7.3 1.027 1.569 101 17.5 3:25 (209, 27) 119P/Parker-Hartley Now it is 18.1 mag (Oct. 1, Catalina Sky Survey). It was observed at 17 mag from 2013 to early 2014. It will be observable at 17.5 mag in good condition again from autumn to winter in 2014. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 8 26.84 15 23.9 3.125 3.213 86 17.6 3:35 (224, 27) Nov. 1 8 31.64 14 53.6 3.038 3.225 91 17.5 3:25 (221, 29) P/2014 M4 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 18.6 mag (Sept. 22, Toshiyuki Takahashi). It will be observable at 17.5 mag in excellent condition from autumn to winter. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 1 33.44 14 49.7 1.424 2.415 173 17.6 23:18 (180, 40) Nov. 1 1 30.01 14 19.9 1.424 2.402 167 17.6 22:47 (180, 41) C/2013 U2 ( Holvorcem ) Now it is 17.6 mag (Oct. 24, Ken-ichi Kadota). It was observed around 17-18 mag in early 2014. It will be observable around 17-18 mag again from 2014 autumn to 2015 spring, in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 10 21.64 53 47.0 5.197 5.117 79 17.7 3:35 (215,-17) Nov. 1 10 28.97 53 46.0 5.120 5.117 84 17.6 3:25 (214,-15) 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR It keeps 17.5 mag and will be observable in excellent condition from autumn to winter in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. However, it is actually 19.7 mag, much fainter than predicted (Sept. 3, Jean-Francois Soulier). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 7 49.87 14 50.9 1.251 1.660 94 17.7 3:35 (216, 32) Nov. 1 7 59.50 12 56.4 1.218 1.686 98 17.7 3:25 (215, 35) 2013 NS11 Peculiar asteroid with a cometary orbit of 45-years period. Now it is 18.3 mag (Oct. 4, M. Jaeger, et al.). It will brighten up to 17 mag from November to December, and will be observable in excellent condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 6 7.57 27 9.5 2.082 2.714 119 17.9 3:35 (185, 28) Nov. 1 5 50.67 25 12.8 1.971 2.721 130 17.7 3:12 (180, 30) 174P/(60558) 2000 EC98 ( Echeclus ) Now it is 17.6 mag (Sept. 14, Mitsunori Tsumura). 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) Oct. 25 20 53.67 -14 57.9 5.620 5.881 100 17.7 19:53 (136, 64) Nov. 1 20 55.57 -14 55.4 5.726 5.876 93 17.8 20:02 (123, 58) 116P/Wild 4 Now it is 18.3 mag (Oct. 19, A. Diepvens). It will brighten up to 13 mag in 2016. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be observable at 16 mag in excellent condition in this winter. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 6 41.69 26 51.2 2.956 3.453 111 17.9 3:35 (194, 27) Nov. 1 6 42.74 26 59.8 2.840 3.429 118 17.7 3:25 (190, 27) P/2013 G1 ( Kowalski ) Now it is 17.5 mag (Sept. 15, W. Hasubick). Brightening furthermore after the perihelion passage. It will be observable at 17-18 mag in good condition until November. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 25 21 1.50 -10 57.9 3.595 3.943 103 17.8 19:53 (144, 62) Nov. 1 21 4.93 -10 54.7 3.719 3.966 97 17.9 20:02 (131, 57) 303P/2014 L1 ( NEAT ) Now it is 17.7 mag (Sept. 28, Toshiyuki Takahashi). 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) Oct. 25 21 58.87 -12 14.4 1.884 2.489 116 17.8 19:53 (175, 67) Nov. 1 22 3.10 -11 30.5 1.964 2.492 110 17.9 20:02 (156, 65) 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) Oct. 25 11 40.84 6 13.5 1.873 1.255 38 23.6 3:35 (264, -2) Nov. 1 11 59.90 4 22.7 1.906 1.315 40 23.8 3:25 (266, -1)