Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2017 Aug. 5: North)

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Updated on August 6, 2017
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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/2015 V2 ( Johnson )

It brightened up to 7.1 mag from May to June (June 21, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading. But it is bright as 8.5 mag still now (July 26, Marco Goiato). In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable soon. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable in good condition after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  14 30.94  -33 50.2   1.409   1.787    93    9.0  20:34 ( 36,  9)  
Aug. 12  14 39.71  -37  7.2   1.519   1.826    90    9.3  20:25 ( 36,  5)  

* C/2017 O1

New bright comet discovered by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASASSN). Now it is bright as 9.8 mag (July 23, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It is expected to brighten up to 7.5 mag in October. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition for a long time. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable in good condition now. But it will be getting lower in September, and it will be unobservable for a long time after October.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   2 59.82   -4 40.4   1.452   1.791    91    9.8   3:36 (311, 37)  
Aug. 12   3 10.92   -1 45.6   1.344   1.742    94    9.6   3:44 (315, 43)  

* C/2015 ER61 ( PanSTARRS )

Outburst occured on Apr. 4, and it brightened by 2 mag, up to 6.2 mag (Apr. 7, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading. But it is bright as 11.2 mag still now (July 25, Chris Wyatt). It stays observable for a long time after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   3 33.58   22 55.0   1.672   1.733    75   10.0   3:36 (274, 48)  
Aug. 12   3 42.09   23 12.8   1.678   1.815    80   10.2   3:44 (278, 54)  

* 71P/Clark

Now it is bright as 10.6 mag (July 26, Marco Goiato). It is 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.  5  17  4.31  -37 26.5   0.814   1.623   124   10.8  20:34 (  5, 17)  
Aug. 12  17 17.39  -37 40.1   0.868   1.638   120   10.9  20:25 (  6, 17)  

* 217P/LINEAR

Now it is bright as 12.2 mag (July 25, Chris Wyatt). It stays 12 mag until September. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays at the same altitude in the morning sky. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher slowly.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   4 58.20   11 27.4   1.443   1.260    58   11.8   3:36 (274, 25)  
Aug. 12   5 21.73   11 48.3   1.452   1.281    59   11.8   3:44 (275, 28)  

* C/2016 R2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 14.0 mag (July 28, Thomas Lehmann). It will stay bright as 10 mag for a long time from autum to next spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition until next February. It is appearing in the morning sky also in the Northern Hemispehre. It stays observable for a long time after this until the comet fades out.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   5  4.68   -4 36.2   4.220   3.849    61   13.0   3:36 (286, 14)  
Aug. 12   5 10.25   -4 13.4   4.092   3.800    66   12.9   3:44 (291, 20)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

Now it is bright as 13.2 mag (July 25, Chris Wyatt).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  21 26.02  -13 52.6   4.819   5.828   172   13.2   0:33 (  0, 41)  
Aug. 12  21 22.70  -14  2.1   4.813   5.826   178   13.2   0:02 (  0, 41)  

* C/2015 VL62 ( Lemmon-Yeung-PanSTARRS )

Now it is 14.2 mag (July 6, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will brighten up to 13-14 mag and will be observable in good condition in summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  22 33.43   10 43.9   1.846   2.731   143   13.5   1:41 (  0, 66)  
Aug. 12  22  8.31    8 26.3   1.777   2.726   154   13.4   0:49 (  0, 64)  

* 213P/Van Ness

Now it is bright as 13.5 mag (July 5, Chris Wyatt). It was expected to brighten up to 12 mag in summer. But actually, it is fainter than expected. 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.  5  18 50.15  -28  1.3   1.088   2.022   148   13.5  21:54 (  0, 27)  
Aug. 12  18 48.54  -26 59.5   1.118   2.012   141   13.5  21:24 (  0, 28)  

* C/2016 N4 ( MASTER )

Now it is 15.0 mag (July 7, Ken-ichi Kadota). In the Northern Hemisphere, it will brighten up to 14 mag from summer to winter, and it will be observable in excellent condition. It is not observable at all after this in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   0 31.64   56 36.8   2.989   3.225    94   14.0   3:36 (181, 68)  
Aug. 12   0 22.95   59 33.5   2.927   3.217    97   13.9   3:02 (180, 65)  

* 65P/Gunn

Now it is 14.1 mag (June 30, Chris Wyatt). It stays 14 mag from spring to summer. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. The perihelion distance increased from 2.4 a.u. to 2.9 a.u. in this apparition. So it will not be bright as before.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  15 48.17  -23 20.2   2.465   2.933   107   14.4  20:34 ( 26, 27)  
Aug. 12  15 52.17  -23 41.7   2.550   2.929   101   14.4  20:25 ( 29, 25)  

* C/2015 O1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 14.4 mag (July 7, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will be observable at 14 mag for a long time from 2017 to 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  16 37.24   23 21.5   3.751   4.119   104   14.5  20:34 ( 49, 73)  
Aug. 12  16 29.71   23  1.2   3.827   4.094    98   14.5  20:25 ( 61, 69)  

* 103P/Hartley 2

It has not been observed yet in this apparition. The condition of this apparition is worst. It must have brightened up to 10 mag in spring, but it is not observable at all.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   8 37.83    9 38.3   2.724   1.730     9   14.7   3:36 (242,-19)  
Aug. 12   8 54.53    8 21.3   2.780   1.792    10   15.1   3:44 (247,-17)  

* C/2016 M1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 15.3 mag (July 8, Ken-ichi Kadota). It is expected to brighten up to 9 mag in summer in 2018. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable until 2018 summer while the comet will be brightening. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is hardly observable in 2017, but it will be observable in good condition in 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  17 17.79   46 19.8   4.224   4.501    99   15.2  20:34 (168, 79)  
Aug. 12  17 12.55   44 26.6   4.201   4.443    97   15.1  20:25 (145, 78)  

* C/2016 N6 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 15.8 mag (July 8, Ken-ichi Kadota). It is expected to brighten up to 11-12 mag from 2018 to 2019. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition while the comet will be brightening gradually. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2018 October.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  15 14.95   58  2.4   4.475   4.370    77   15.4  20:34 (146, 58)  
Aug. 12  15  7.74   56 56.4   4.472   4.319    74   15.3  20:25 (141, 55)  

* P/2017 M2 ( LINEAR-NEAT )

Now it is 18.8 mag (July 17, Mike Olason). Return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 13 mag in 2004. It will be observable in excellent condition in autumn. It is expected to brighten up to 14 mag, if the comet is as bright as when it was discovered. But actually, it is not brightening as expected.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   1 54.01   -3  3.5   1.259   1.830   106   15.6   3:36 (328, 47)  
Aug. 12   2  4.71   -2 12.0   1.186   1.809   110   15.4   3:44 (336, 50)  

* C/2011 KP36 ( Spacewatch )

Now it is 16.7 mag (July 18, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays observable at 16 mag unil the end of 2017.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   3 29.18    4 25.8   5.847   5.789    81   15.5   3:36 (296, 39)  
Aug. 12   3 32.13    4 12.5   5.769   5.815    87   15.5   3:44 (304, 44)  

* C/2015 V1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 15.4 mag (July 26, Toshiyuki Takahashi). It stays observable at 16 mag for a long time from 2017 to 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   2 41.14   30  8.3   4.374   4.411    85   15.6   3:36 (270, 62)  
Aug. 12   2 38.05   29 39.3   4.230   4.397    92   15.6   3:44 (278, 70)  

* 352P/2017 L1 ( Skiff )

First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 2000. Now it is 17.3 mag (July 17, Mike Olason). It will brighten rapidly, and it is expected to be observable at 15.5 mag in good condition from July to September. But actually, it is fainter than this ephemeris.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   1 16.06  -10  5.0   1.930   2.564   117   15.7   3:36 (344, 44)  
Aug. 12   1 17.46   -9 39.0   1.871   2.573   123   15.7   3:44 (356, 45)  

* 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson

Now it is 16.5 mag (July 26, Toshiyuki Takahashi). It was observed at 17 mag in 2016. In 2017, it will be observable at 15.5 mag in good condition from summer to autumn.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   1 39.45   13 26.1   2.405   2.837   104   15.8   3:36 (319, 63)  
Aug. 12   1 42.06   14 16.3   2.325   2.841   110   15.8   3:44 (336, 68)  

* C/2017 K4 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 15.7 mag (July 18, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 16 mag for a long time until summer in 2018. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition until autumn. It locates low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  16 44.50  -32 41.2   2.420   3.067   120   15.8  20:34 ( 10, 21)  
Aug. 12  16 46.96  -31 55.2   2.466   3.033   114   15.8  20:25 ( 14, 22)  

* C/2017 K6 ( Jacques )

Now it is 17.0 mag (May 29, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It will brighten up to 14.5 mag in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition until spring in 2018. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays unobservable until 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   1 58.94  -74 23.9   2.152   2.681   110   15.9   3:36 (354,-20)  
Aug. 12   2 21.11  -75 47.4   2.124   2.629   108   15.8   3:44 (355,-21)  

* 96P/Machholz 1

Now it is 19.7 mag (Apr. 27, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It will pass the perihelion on Oct. 27. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable while the comet will be brightening, until early October when the comet will brighten up to 9 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable at all in this apparition.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  18 56.64  -81 48.4   1.177   1.840   114   16.2  21:51 (  0,-27)  
Aug. 12  16 29.19  -80 55.5   1.143   1.738   107   15.9  20:25 (  4,-26)  

* C/2017 D2 ( Barros )

Now it is 16.8 mag (July 6, CAO, San Pedro de Atacama). It will brighten up to 16 mag in summer. It will be observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be getting higher gradually in the morning sky also in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  21 41.43  -30 13.9   1.507   2.497   163   16.4   0:49 (  0, 25)  
Aug. 12  21 33.98  -28 36.9   1.509   2.505   166   16.4   0:14 (  0, 26)  

* C/2014 OE4 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.3 mag (July 7, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 16 mag from 2016 to 2017. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  17 56.51   65 52.1   6.368   6.453    90   16.5  20:59 (180, 59)  
Aug. 12  17 52.42   65 35.2   6.385   6.465    90   16.5  20:27 (180, 59)  

* 145P/Shoemaker-Levy 5

Now it is 18.4 mag (May 31, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It will brighten rapidly, up to 15 mag in autumn, and will be observable in good 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.  5   3 33.93   18 46.6   1.878   1.920    76   16.7   3:36 (279, 46)  
Aug. 12   3 48.31   20 13.9   1.810   1.913    79   16.5   3:44 (281, 51)  

* (457175) 2008 GO98

Hilda-type minor planet, but the cometary activity was detected on July 3. Now it is bright as 16.5 mag (July 3, G. J. Leonard).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  21 11.87    2 43.8   2.381   3.353   160   16.6   0:19 (  0, 58)  
Aug. 12  21  7.49    2  7.0   2.390   3.369   162   16.7  23:43 (  0, 57)  

* 189P/NEAT

Now it is 17.6 mag (June 30, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). It brightens up to 16.5-17 mag in August, and it will be observable in good condition.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  16 26.61   -4 53.7   0.386   1.213   112   16.8  20:34 ( 24, 48)  
Aug. 12  16 50.34    0  4.1   0.408   1.216   110   16.8  20:25 ( 24, 53)  

* 81P/Wild 2

It brightened up to 11 mag from spring to summer in 2016. Now it is 17.4 mag (July 14, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays observable for a long time after this, but it will be fainter than 18 mag in October.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  19 45.72  -19 56.0   2.450   3.430   162   16.8  22:49 (  0, 35)  
Aug. 12  19 40.78  -20 13.8   2.524   3.465   154   17.0  22:16 (  0, 35)  

* 2P/Encke

It brightened up to 7.2 mag in spring (Mar. 24, Marco Goiato). Now it is 16.9 mag (June 2, T. Ikemura, H. Sato). It will be fainter than 18 mag in late August. It is observable in good 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.  5  20 59.28  -25 55.2   1.298   2.306   171   16.9   0:07 (  0, 29)  
Aug. 12  20 45.00  -26 13.6   1.377   2.371   165   17.3  23:20 (  0, 29)  

* C/2017 E1 ( Borisov )

It brightened up to 11 mag from March to April. Now it is fading. It has faded down to 12.7 mag in late May (May 26, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). No observations have been reported after that.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   4  5.80    7 22.4   2.175   2.099    72   17.0   3:36 (286, 33)  
Aug. 12   4 12.40    6 57.3   2.177   2.188    77   17.3   3:44 (292, 39)  

* C/2010 U3 ( Boattini )

It will pass the perihelion in 2019. However, it has not been brightening since the discovery in 2010. It will be getting higher gradually in the morning sky in the Northern Hemisphere. It is not observable for a long time in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   6  2.73   64 21.6   9.617   9.088    55   17.2   3:36 (211, 34)  
Aug. 12   6 10.03   64 51.6   9.541   9.073    59   17.2   3:44 (211, 37)  

* 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3

It brightened up to 11.5 mag from late March to early April (Mar. 24, Andrew Pearce). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 17.8 mag (June 30, CAO, San Pedro de Atacama). Bright 12-mag new fragment BT was discovered on Feb. 10, but now it is faint as 18.9 mag (June 2, CAO, San Pedro de Atacama). It will be fainter than 18 mag in September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   3  5.81    6 45.4   1.799   2.013    86   17.2   3:36 (299, 44)  
Aug. 12   3 10.21    6 52.4   1.772   2.074    92   17.4   3:44 (307, 50)  

* (944) Hidalgo

Now it is 17.9 mag (June 2, MASTER-OAFA Observatory). It will brighten up to 14 mag from autumn to winter in 2018, and it will be observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2017, it is observable at 17 mag in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   0 23.58  -43 39.8   3.532   4.252   129   17.4   3:30 (  0, 11)  
Aug. 12   0 19.74  -44 21.7   3.452   4.211   133   17.3   2:59 (  0, 11)  

* C/2017 M4 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 17.4 mag (July 20, Yuji Ohshima). It is expected to brighten up to 13-14 mag from 2018 to 2019. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until summer in 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  19 55.30   70  2.5   5.625   5.754    92   17.4  22:56 (180, 55)  
Aug. 12  19 37.48   69 18.2   5.555   5.707    93   17.3  22:11 (180, 56)  

* 130P/McNaught-Hughes

Now it is 17.9 mag (May 27, T. Ikemura, H. Sato). It will be brightening slowly until autumn when it becomes 16.5-17 mag. It will be getting lower gradually in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  14 32.16  -14 30.0   2.100   2.296    87   17.4  20:34 ( 48, 25)  
Aug. 12  14 39.62  -15 21.4   2.152   2.265    83   17.4  20:25 ( 50, 23)  

* C/2016 B1 ( NEOWISE )

Now it is 16.7 mag (June 27, Hidetaka Sato). It will fade out after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  17 44.25   27  8.6   3.396   3.936   115   17.6  20:47 (  0, 82)  
Aug. 12  17 43.48   26 44.7   3.487   3.973   111   17.7  20:25 (  9, 82)  

* C/2015 H2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 18.3 mag (June 20, P. Camilleri, H. Williams). It stays observable at 18 mag from spring to summer. It is 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.  5  22 17.17  -34 16.8   4.618   5.558   155   17.8   1:24 (  0, 21)  
Aug. 12  22 13.21  -34 13.0   4.628   5.582   158   17.8   0:53 (  0, 21)  

* 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

It approached to Earth down to 0.14 a.u. from late March to early April, and it brightened up to 6.0 mag (Apr. 7, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 12.1 mag (July 17, Thomas Lehmann).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  18 15.31  -14 57.7   0.860   1.764   140   17.8  21:19 (  0, 40)  
Aug. 12  18 19.69  -16 21.0   0.961   1.825   135   18.5  20:56 (  0, 39)  

* 2017 MZ4

Peculiar asteroid moving along a comet-like orbit. Now it is 18.0 mag (June 26, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). It is observable at 18 mag in good condition from July to August. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  21  9.68  -23  1.6   2.217   3.228   173   17.8   0:17 (  0, 32)  
Aug. 12  20 58.44  -21 30.4   2.235   3.239   170   17.9  23:33 (  0, 34)  

* 2016 VY17

Peculiar asteroid moving along a comet-like orbit. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable at 18 mag in good condition from July to August. It is not observable in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5   1 28.54  -39 54.2   0.982   1.713   118   18.2   3:36 (348, 14)  
Aug. 12   0 32.15  -48 38.7   0.905   1.736   129   17.9   3:13 (  0,  7)  

* 2016 ND21

Peculiar asteroid moving along a comet-like orbit. It is observable at 18 mag in good condition from August to September. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug.  5  22 45.49   16 49.3   2.960   3.769   137   18.0   1:52 (  0, 72)  
Aug. 12  22 42.45   17 18.3   2.911   3.767   142   17.9   1:22 (  0, 72)  

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