Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2015 Aug. 1: North)

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

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* C/2014 Q1 ( PanSTARRS )

It approached to the sun down to 0.3 a.u. on July 6, and brighted up to 3.9 mag (July 6, Thomas Lehmann). Now it is 7.5 mag (Aug. 1, Marco Goiato). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until the comet fades out. It will not be observable after this in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  10 32.99   -7 39.0   1.249   0.761    37    7.5  20:40 ( 89,-14)  
Aug.  8  11  3.92  -16  2.4   1.332   0.908    42    8.4  20:31 ( 80,-16)  

* C/2013 US10 ( Catalina )

Now it is bright as 7.7 mag (July 27, Chris Wyatt). It is expected to brighten up to 5 mag from autumn to winter. It keeps observable in excellent condition until autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps unobservable until late November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  22 45.45  -63 32.4   1.166   1.978   130    7.9   2:12 (  0, -8)  
Aug.  8  21 27.58  -70 46.7   1.106   1.885   125    7.6   0:31 (  0,-15)  

* C/2014 Q2 ( Lovejoy )

It brightened up to 3.7 mag and became a naked eye comet in mid January (Jan. 13, Marek Biely). Now it is fading. But it is bright as 9.8 mag still now (July 26, Maik Meyer). In the Northern Hemisphere, 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)  
Aug.  1  15 12.40   57 52.9   2.837   2.816    78    9.9  20:40 (147, 59)  
Aug.  8  15 19.07   54 31.4   2.924   2.890    78   10.1  20:31 (140, 59)  

* C/2015 F4 ( Jacques )

It brightened rapidly. Now it is so bright as 10.5 mag (July 26, Alexandre Amorim). It keeps 10-11 mag until August. It is observale in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere, but it will be getting lower gradually in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  19 36.41   29 27.3   0.804   1.649   129   10.9  22:56 (  0, 85)  
Aug.  8  19 21.91   33 59.1   0.851   1.644   123   11.0  22:14 (  0, 89)  

* 22P/Kopff

Now it is 11.8 mag (July 10, Gabor Santa). It will brighten up to 11 mag autumn. In this apparition, it is observable until the highlight while the comet is brightening.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  13 25.89   -4 21.6   1.777   1.775    73   11.8  20:40 ( 67, 23)  
Aug.  8  13 38.68   -5 53.8   1.804   1.743    70   11.7  20:31 ( 66, 21)  

* 88P/Howell

Now it is bright as 10.9 mag (July 19, Sandor Szabo). It will be fading after this. It keeps observable in good condition until winter when the comet becomes fainter than 18 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   2 34.83   10 57.3   1.549   1.828    88   12.0   3:31 (296, 49)  
Aug.  8   2 42.34   11 33.2   1.520   1.873    93   12.3   3:39 (303, 54)  

* 19P/Borrelly

It brightened up to 12.8 mag until March (Mar. 21, Michael Mattiazzo). It must have brightened up to 10.5 mag in May and June, but it was not observable. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be observable after autumn while the comet will be fading.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   8 13.50   31 51.3   2.494   1.537    15   12.2   3:31 (227, -4)  
Aug.  8   8 37.67   31 48.4   2.516   1.575    17   12.4   3:39 (228, -2)  

* C/2015 G2 ( MASTER )

It brightened up to 6.0 mag in mid May (May 14, Chris Wyatt). Now it is fading. It has faded down to 9.0 mag in late June (June 21, Marco Goiato). It is not observable now. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be observable again after September, but the comet will be fainter than 13 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   8 26.42   14  1.7   2.480   1.473     5   12.2   3:31 (237,-18)  
Aug.  8   8 29.91   14 52.9   2.560   1.570     9   12.5   3:39 (242,-12)  

* 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Now it is 12.9 mag (July 27, Chris Wyatt). It will brighten up to 12 mag from August to October. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually after July, then it keeps observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps low until November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   5 39.95   23 30.9   1.789   1.252    42   12.8   3:31 (254, 19)  
Aug.  8   6  8.64   24  7.3   1.777   1.245    42   12.6   3:39 (254, 20)  

* C/2012 F3 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 12.9 mag (July 11, Gabor Santa). In 2015, it keeps 13-14 mag and will be observable in good condition for a long time.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  19 11.62  -10 14.9   2.666   3.620   156   13.2  22:32 (  0, 45)  
Aug.  8  19 10.14  -10 43.3   2.722   3.639   150   13.3  22:04 (  0, 44)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

It brightened up to 13.4 mag in outburst on July 11 (John Drummond). It brightened up to 12.3 mag in outburst again on July 23 (Jean-Francois Soulier).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  17 17.82  -30 36.3   5.292   6.021   132   13.5  20:40 (  0, 24)  
Aug.  8  17 16.59  -30 24.3   5.376   6.019   125   13.5  20:31 (  5, 24)  

* 10P/Tempel 2

Now it is 16.7 mag (July 10, J. Gonzalez). It keeps observable after this while the comet will be getting brighter graudually. It will brighten up to 11 mag from autumn to winter. But it locates low at that time.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  14 20.29   -2 50.3   1.537   1.776    85   14.3  20:40 ( 57, 34)  
Aug.  8  14 29.53   -4 36.9   1.563   1.737    81   14.0  20:31 ( 58, 31)  

* C/2013 X1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 15.1 mag (Apr. 17, Taras Prystavski). 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 will be getting higher gradually in the morning sky, then it keeps observable in excellent condition until winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be observable after mid August, but it keeps very low until winter.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   5 37.01   35 20.1   4.316   3.660    44   14.3   3:31 (243, 25)  
Aug.  8   5 39.89   35 42.5   4.151   3.588    50   14.1   3:39 (246, 31)  

* C/2011 KP36 ( Spacewatch )

Now it is 14.1 mag and visible visually (July 10, Jakub Cerny). Distant object, but it keeps observable at 14-15 mag for a long time from 2015 to 2016.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  21 24.53   -1 28.1   4.374   5.341   160   14.5   0:49 (  0, 54)  
Aug.  8  21 22.24   -1 50.7   4.334   5.321   165   14.4   0:19 (  0, 53)  

* C/2014 S2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is bright as 15.3 mag (July 17, S. Shurpakov). It is expected to brighten up to 15 mag from autum to next spring, and to be observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It keeps unobservable in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   2 31.32   48 56.2   2.598   2.589    78   14.9   3:31 (231, 60)  
Aug.  8   2 38.41   52 31.8   2.483   2.544    81   14.7   3:39 (221, 63)  

* C/2014 A4 ( SONEAR )

Now it is 16.5 mag (July 10, A. Maury, J.-G. Bosch, T. Noel). It will brighten up to 14 mag from 2015 to 2016. It keeps observable in good condition for a while.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   3 12.26    9 58.1   4.247   4.191    79   14.9   3:31 (289, 41)  
Aug.  8   3  9.79   10 34.4   4.116   4.187    87   14.8   3:39 (297, 49)  

* C/2014 W11 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened very rapidly, and brightened up to 13.8 mag (May 11, Sandor Szabo). It is not observable already in the Northern Hemisphere. It will be unobservable in early August also in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  10 35.65   -0  7.9   4.246   3.443    33   14.8  20:40 ( 96, -9)  
Aug.  8  10 44.76   -1  7.2   4.298   3.449    29   14.9  20:31 ( 96,-11)  

* C/2014 N3 ( NEOWISE )

Now it is 15.5 mag (July 14, V. Nevski). It keeps 15 mag for a long time from 2014 to 2015. It is 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)  
Aug.  1   2 23.23   31 26.6   4.039   4.070    84   15.1   3:31 (267, 61)  
Aug.  8   2 23.72   33  2.8   3.955   4.089    90   15.1   3:39 (268, 69)  

* C/2014 W2 ( PanSTARRS )

It keeps 13 mag for a long time from 2015 autumn to 2016 summer. In the Northern Hemispehre, it keeps observable in good condition for a long time. It keeps unobservable in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   5 40.67   45 20.5   4.133   3.510    46   15.2   3:31 (232, 28)  
Aug.  8   5 49.62   46 52.5   4.011   3.466    51   15.1   3:39 (233, 33)  

* 318P/2014 M6 ( McNaught-Hartley )

First return of a periodic comet discovered in 1994. Now it is 16.0 mag (June 27, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It will brighten up to 15 mag from summer to autumn, and will be observable in excellent 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)  
Aug.  1  23  6.26  -35  4.5   1.666   2.558   144   15.2   2:31 (  0, 20)  
Aug.  8  23  4.47  -35 29.8   1.623   2.540   148   15.1   2:01 (  0, 20)  

* 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte

Now it is 14.6 mag and visible visually (July 12, Jakub Cerny). It will be observable in excellent condition at 14-15 mag in summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   0 27.66    5 27.4   1.118   1.846   119   15.3   3:31 (350, 60)  
Aug.  8   0 31.23    5 40.5   1.087   1.868   125   15.3   3:28 (  0, 61)  

* C/2012 K1 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened up to 6.9 mag in 2014 autumn (Oct. 17, Marco Goiato). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 15.9 mag (June 3, K. Hills). In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition until the comet fades out. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until winter, but it locates somewhat low.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   0 28.94  -23 17.3   3.836   4.522   127   15.3   3:31 (354, 32)  
Aug.  8   0 21.60  -24 16.5   3.824   4.592   134   15.3   3:18 (  0, 31)  

* 141P/Machholz 2

It was reported so bright as 14.6 mag visually (July 11, Jakub Cerny). However, it is faint as 16.1 mag by CCD observations (July 25, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It was expected to brighten rapidly up to 11 mag from summer to autumn. But actually, maybe it brightens up to 15 mag at best. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition in the morning sky. It keeps locating extremely low from summer to autumn.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   4 38.88   36 35.9   0.741   0.861    56   15.6   3:31 (247, 36)  
Aug.  8   5 32.05   34 53.9   0.796   0.814    51   15.5   3:39 (247, 32)  

* 320P/2015 HC10 ( McNaught )

Now it is 19 mag (June 13, WISE). It is expected to brighten rapidly up to 15 mag in August. It is observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere until August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  13 21.50  -10 33.9   0.346   0.981    74   16.1  20:40 ( 62, 18)  
Aug.  8  13 49.68  -10 48.5   0.303   0.977    74   15.8  20:31 ( 60, 20)  

* 6P/d'Arrest

Now it is 13.6 mag (June 27, Chris Wyatt). It is getting higher gradually in the morning sky. However, it will be fading rapidly, and will be fainter than 18 mag in late August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   4 39.21    5  5.4   2.409   2.108    60   15.8   3:31 (279, 21)  
Aug.  8   4 50.07    4 50.3   2.390   2.158    64   16.3   3:39 (283, 26)  

* 61P/Shajn-Schaldach

Now it is 16.7 mag (July 18, Space Surveillance Telescope, Atom Site). It will be observable at 15 mag in good condition in autumn.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   1 51.08    8 54.8   1.758   2.167    99   16.0   3:31 (311, 55)  
Aug.  8   2  0.06    9 17.0   1.677   2.156   103   15.9   3:39 (321, 59)  

* C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR )

Now it is 16.0 mag (May 26, Yasukazu Ikari). It is observable at 15-16 mag in good condition until autumn. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  17 51.83  -24 26.7   7.276   8.078   139   15.9  21:13 (  0, 31)  
Aug.  8  17 47.97  -24 44.5   7.392   8.110   132   16.0  20:42 (  0, 30)  

* C/2013 V4 ( Catalina )

Now it is 15.5 mag (Mar. 28, Taras Prystavski). It keeps 15-16 mag for a long time until 2016. It keeps observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It keeps unobservable in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   4 58.51   49 43.3   5.735   5.210    54   16.0   3:31 (230, 36)  
Aug.  8   5  4.70   50 55.1   5.649   5.206    59   15.9   3:39 (230, 41)  

* 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1

It brightened up to 13 mag in 2014. Now it is 16.7 mag (June 3, Taras Prystavski). It will be fading slowly after this. It is observable at 16 mag in excellent condition from summer to winter in 2015.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   1 39.81    2 23.2   3.403   3.781   104   16.1   3:31 (321, 51)  
Aug.  8   1 41.19    2 24.3   3.322   3.797   110   16.0   3:39 (334, 55)  

* 44P/Reinmuth 2

It brightened up to 16.4 mag in 2014 (Nov. 14, J. F. Hernandez). Now it is 17.5 mag (June 28, B. Lutkenhoner, M. Kumrucu-Lohmiller, P. Cox). It will be observable at 16 mag again from summer to autumn in 2015. However, it is fainter than this ephemeris recently.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   3 28.20   24 31.6   2.430   2.335    72   16.2   3:31 (269, 46)  
Aug.  8   3 38.54   25 13.8   2.373   2.357    76   16.2   3:39 (272, 51)  

* 319P/2015 G1 ( Catalina-McNaught )

First return of a periodic comet discovered in 2008. Now it is 16.8 mag (June 21, J. Nicolas, C. Rinner, F. Kugel, A. Klotz). It approaches to the earth and it is observable at 16 mag in good condition from spring to summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   2 48.74   -5 12.3   0.739   1.257    90   16.6   3:31 (308, 35)  
Aug.  8   3  6.39   -5 40.0   0.751   1.287    92   16.8   3:39 (313, 37)  

* C/2011 J2 ( LINEAR )

Now it is 16.4 mag (June 12, Takaaki Oribe). It is fading, but it is observable at 17 mag in good condition until late autumn. The fragments B and C are already fainter than 20 mag (June 12, Takaaki Oribe).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  23 33.87    9 25.7   5.428   6.125   129   16.8   2:58 (  0, 65)  
Aug.  8  23 29.71    8 39.7   5.387   6.170   137   16.8   2:27 (  0, 64)  

* 325P/2015 J4 ( Yang-Gao )

First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 12 mag in 2009. Now it is 18.3 mag (June 10, Hidetaka Sato), fainter than this ephemeris by 1 mag. It will be 17-18 mag at best in this apparition. It is observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps locating extremely low after June.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  12 34.06  -11  8.1   1.555   1.440    64   16.8  20:40 ( 70,  9)  
Aug.  8  12 56.39  -12  0.8   1.577   1.433    62   16.8  20:31 ( 68,  9)  

* 162P/Siding Spring

Now it is 16.5 mag (June 3, Taras Prystavski). In the Northern Hemisphere, it is getting higher gradually in the morning sky. In the Southern Hemisphere, it locates extremely low, and will be unobservable in August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   5 17.86   28  0.3   1.694   1.260    47   16.8   3:31 (252, 25)  
Aug.  8   5 43.41   30 24.7   1.691   1.278    48   16.9   3:39 (251, 28)  

* 221P/LINEAR

Now it is 16.7 mag (June 12, Mitsunori Tsumura). It will be fading after this, and will be fainter than 18 mag in September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  16 42.51   -6 46.8   1.021   1.768   120   17.0  20:40 ( 13, 47)  
Aug.  8  16 51.12   -7  3.7   1.076   1.776   116   17.2  20:31 ( 17, 47)  

* C/2015 K1 ( MASTER )

Now it is 16.5 mag (June 3, Taras Prystavski). It keeps observable in good condition until the comet fades out. In 2014, it must have been observable at 14 mag in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   0 51.90    1  5.3   3.370   3.920   115   17.1   3:31 (340, 55)  
Aug.  8   0 50.40    1 26.9   3.330   3.971   122   17.1   3:39 (356, 56)  

* 299P/2014 D2 ( Catalina-PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.2 mag (June 21, Space Surveillance Telescope, Atom Site). It keeps observable at 17 mag from spring to summer. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  16 37.84  -23 19.8   2.577   3.242   122   17.2  20:40 ( 11, 31)  
Aug.  8  16 39.44  -23  2.9   2.669   3.251   116   17.3  20:31 ( 15, 30)  

* C/2014 AA52 ( Catalina )

It brightened up to 15.3 mag in winter (Jan. 17, Taras Prystavski). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 17.8 mag (June 3, Taras Prystavski). It keeps observable in good condition for a while. But it will be fainter than 18 mag in September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  23 20.48  -14 11.6   1.834   2.707   141   17.2   2:45 (  0, 41)  
Aug.  8  23  0.31  -13 36.8   1.817   2.760   153   17.3   1:58 (  0, 41)  

* 230P/LINEAR

Now it is 18 mag (July 16, WISE). It is expected to brighten rapidly, and to be observable at 14.5 mag in good condition in autumn.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   2 19.41   -4 25.1   1.436   1.855    96   17.5   3:31 (315, 40)  
Aug.  8   2 34.49   -4 23.2   1.346   1.816    99   17.2   3:39 (320, 43)  

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

Now it is 17.5 mag (July 25, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It has brightened in outburst up to 14 mag twice, in 2006 January and 2011 May. It is around the perihelion now. 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.  1  23 28.14   -2 37.5   5.058   5.837   136   17.4   2:52 (  0, 52)  
Aug.  8  23 26.85   -2 48.6   4.992   5.840   143   17.3   2:24 (  0, 52)  

* 7P/Pons-Winnecke

It must have brightened up to 11 mag from January to February, but no observations have been reported. Now it is 16.9 mag (July 9, A. Maury, J.-G. Bosch, T. Noel). It will be fainter than 18 mag in late August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   2 48.13  -10 25.3   2.066   2.333    91   17.4   3:31 (312, 31)  
Aug.  8   2 52.59  -11  1.6   2.037   2.386    97   17.6   3:39 (320, 35)  

* C/2013 G3 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 17.4 mag (June 14, A. Diepvens). It was observed at 17 mag in 2014 summer. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable at 17.5 mag in excellent condition also in 2015. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  22 13.97   55  5.7   4.097   4.456   104   17.6   1:38 (180, 70)  
Aug.  8  22 10.44   54 56.8   4.074   4.486   107   17.6   1:07 (180, 70)  

* C/2014 W5 ( Lemmon-PanSTARRS )

It keeps 16 mag for a long time from 2015 autumn to 2016 summer. It keeps observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It locates low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   3 25.50   -3 50.0   3.286   3.285    81   17.7   3:31 (299, 29)  
Aug.  8   3 24.37   -5 36.4   3.114   3.242    88   17.6   3:39 (308, 34)  

* 218P/LINEAR

It brightened up to 13.9 mag in May (May 14, Chris Wyatt). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.1 mag (July 11, J. Aledo). It will be fainter than 18 mag soon.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  21 18.98  -10 38.1   0.654   1.661   168   17.6   0:44 (  0, 44)  
Aug.  8  21 11.85  -11 40.6   0.702   1.714   175   17.9   0:09 (  0, 43)  

* P/2015 F1 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened up to 15.3 mag in June (June 21, Space Surveillance Telescope, Atom Site). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 17.1 mag (July 4, K. Hills). It will be fainter than 18 mag in August. It is observable in excellent 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)  
Aug.  1  16  8.53  -23 33.3   2.048   2.659   116   17.6  20:40 ( 18, 29)  
Aug.  8  16 12.52  -23 42.2   2.139   2.670   110   17.7  20:31 ( 22, 28)  

* 220P/McNaught

Now it is 17.2 mag (June 13, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It will be observable at 17.5 mag in good condition in summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   2 31.47    9 28.3   1.272   1.623    89   17.7   3:31 (299, 48)  
Aug.  8   2 45.12    9 41.2   1.240   1.643    93   17.7   3:39 (305, 52)  

* 205P/Giacobini

Now it is 17.0 mag (June 20, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). First return of a comet re-discovered after 112-year blank in 2008. It brightened up to 12 mag in 2008. In this apparition, it was expected to brighten up to 15 mag from spring to summer, but it is fainter than predicted. It keeps locating low in the morning sky for a while.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   3 34.16   13 31.1   1.721   1.737    73   17.8   3:31 (281, 39)  
Aug.  8   3 48.27   13 12.0   1.692   1.770    77   17.9   3:39 (286, 43)  

* C/2012 LP26 ( Palomar )

Far object. Now it is 16.7 mag (July 17, J. Jahn). It keeps observable at 18 mag in good condition from summer to autumn.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  19 50.92   -3 25.5   5.571   6.537   160   17.9  23:12 (  0, 52)  
Aug.  8  19 49.02   -3 50.6   5.593   6.536   156   17.9  22:42 (  0, 51)  

* 51P/Harrington

It brightened up to 15.9 mag in June as predicted (June 23, Ken-ichi Kadota). It was expected to be observable at 13 mag in good condition from summer to autumn. However, Jean-Gabriel Bosch detected the comet became disintegrating in July. Now it is so faint as 18.7 mag (July 13, Jean-Gabriel Bosch). The fragment D was also observed at 21.9 mag in May (May 30, Pan-STARRS 1).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1   1 31.68    0 40.2   1.108   1.703   106   18.0   3:31 (326, 50)  
Aug.  8   1 43.62    1 23.2   1.059   1.700   110   17.9   3:39 (334, 54)  

* 50P/Arend

Now it is 18.9 mag (July 13, A. Maury, J.-G. Bosch, T. Noel, J.-F. Soulier). It was expected to brighten rapidly, and to be observable at 16 mag in good condition from summer to winter. But actually, it is much fainter than predicted.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  1  23 36.52  -14 35.5   1.674   2.523   138   18.6   3:01 (  0, 40)  
Aug.  8  23 34.22  -14 19.4   1.588   2.488   145   18.5   2:31 (  0, 41)  

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