Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2018 Mar. 31: North)

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Updated on April 4, 2018
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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/2016 R2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 11.2 mag (Mar. 20, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It stays bright as 11 mag for a long time. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable for a long time after this. In the Northern Hemispehre, it stays observable for a long time until the comet fades out. But it will be getting lower gradually after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31   4 28.11   37  8.9   2.948   2.636    62   10.9  19:45 (111, 44)  
Apr.  7   4 37.00   38 38.6   3.017   2.625    57   10.9  19:52 (114, 40)  

* C/2016 M1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is bright as 11.3 mag (Mar. 24, Marco Goiato). It is expected to brighten up to 9 mag in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time until the comet will fade out. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable only until June.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  19 34.55   -2 33.5   2.737   2.672    75   11.5   4:23 (307, 37)  
Apr.  7  19 37.91   -3 42.1   2.583   2.630    81   11.3   4:12 (311, 38)  

* C/2016 N6 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 12.0 mag (Mar. 20, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It stays 12 mag for a long time until spring in 2019. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time, although it becomes unobservable temporarily from mid June to August. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31   8 41.55   74 53.3   2.658   2.903    93   12.1  20:06 (180, 50)  
Apr.  7   8 14.83   71 17.5   2.705   2.875    89   12.1  19:52 (175, 54)  

* C/2017 T1 ( Heinze )

It brightened up to 9-10 mag from December to February. Now it is fading very rapidly. It has already faded down to 16.1 mag (Mar. 28, Martin Masek). In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays extremely low after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher in the morning sky after this, then it stays observable in good condition.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  21 52.92  -10 18.7   1.435   0.983    43   12.7   4:23 (287,  7)  
Apr.  7  21 59.25  -15  3.8   1.417   1.094    50   13.1   4:12 (293,  6)  

* C/2015 O1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is very bright as 12.8 mag (Mar. 12, Seiichi Yoshida). It will be observable at 12-13 mag for a long time from 2017 to 2018. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be hardly observable after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  15 36.71   50 37.6   3.239   3.746   113   12.9   3:05 (180, 75)  
Apr.  7  15 17.92   52 50.4   3.234   3.753   113   12.9   2:19 (180, 72)  

* 66P/du Toit

Now it is 17.0 mag (Mar. 25, B. Lutkenhoner). It will brighten rapidly after this, and will brighten up to 12 mag from April to June. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable from April to June when the comet becomes brightest.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  18 56.18  -37 43.5   1.070   1.446    88   13.6   4:23 (336, 12)  
Apr.  7  19 32.08  -39  2.2   1.016   1.407    88   13.2   4:12 (333,  9)  

* 185P/Petriew

It brightened up to 11 mag in February. Now it is fading. But it is bright as 13.2 mag still now (Mar. 18, Chris Wyatt). It stays observable in the evening sky until the comet fades out.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31   4 20.72   10 15.7   1.546   1.286    55   13.8  19:45 ( 81, 31)  
Apr.  7   4 49.12   11  1.2   1.622   1.350    56   14.4  19:52 ( 82, 30)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

Appearing in the morning sky. Now it is a bit brighter, 15.7 mag (Apr. 3, Jean-Francois Soulier).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  22 41.55   -4 50.8   6.631   5.789    30   13.8   4:23 (276,  0)  
Apr.  7  22 46.34   -4 15.6   6.572   5.788    35   13.8   4:12 (277,  3)  

* C/2017 T3 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 15.1 mag (Mar. 16, Kunihiro Shima). It will brighten up to 9 mag in summer. However, it is hardly observable when it is bright. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable soon. Then it is not observable until late December. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable from July to September, but it locates in extremely low.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31   1 30.75   35 15.1   2.776   2.022    33   14.3  19:45 (126, 11)  
Apr.  7   1 44.95   33 59.0   2.742   1.930    29   14.0  19:52 (127,  7)  

* 169P/NEAT

The condition of this apparition is worst. It brightens up to 12.5 mag from April to May. But it is not observable at all.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  23 23.72   -1  5.9   1.696   0.818    18   15.2   4:23 (267, -6)  
Apr.  7   0  2.01    1 47.7   1.651   0.740    15   14.3   4:12 (261, -9)  

* 37P/Forbes

Now it is 15.4 mag (Apr. 3, Jean-Francois Soulier). It will be observable at 14 mag in good condition from spring to summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  20 14.69  -26 41.6   1.688   1.645    70   14.5   4:23 (316, 12)  
Apr.  7  20 35.47  -25 18.3   1.632   1.632    72   14.3   4:12 (314, 13)  

* C/2015 V2 ( Johnson )

It brightened up to 7.1 mag from May to June in 2017 (June 21, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 15.2 mag (Mar. 4, B. Lutkenhoner). In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time after this. It will never be observable again in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31   0 12.70  -44 38.4   4.447   3.864    48   14.5   4:23 (303,-37)  
Apr.  7   0 23.76  -44  8.7   4.474   3.930    51   14.6   4:12 (303,-35)  

* 62P/Tsuchinshan 1

It brightened up to 9.2 mag from November to December (Nov. 16, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading rapidly. It has already faded down to 16.5 mag (Mar. 24, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays observable in good condition until summer when it fades out.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  14 16.80    4 59.8   1.044   1.988   153   14.5   1:45 (  0, 60)  
Apr.  7  14  9.48    5 21.6   1.068   2.036   159   14.9   1:11 (  0, 60)  

* C/2017 K6 ( Jacques )

It brightened up to 12.7 mag in winter (Jan. 6, Thomas Lehmann). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 15.0 mag (Mar. 22, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be getting lower gradually after this in the evening sky. It will be unobservable in May.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31   3 47.15    8 22.0   2.809   2.258    47   14.8  19:45 ( 84, 23)  
Apr.  7   3 58.01   10 57.0   2.916   2.297    43   15.0  19:52 ( 90, 20)  

* 48P/Johnson

Now it is 17.1 mag (Mar. 24, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will brighten rapidly after this, and it will brighten up to 11 mag from summer to autumn. 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)  
Mar. 31  20  7.29  -17 15.5   2.400   2.258    69   15.6   4:23 (311, 21)  
Apr.  7  20 20.55  -16 55.5   2.303   2.234    73   15.3   4:12 (311, 22)  

* C/2017 M4 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 15.7 mag (Mar. 16, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 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 locates extremely low until summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  19 39.33   41 26.6   4.380   4.245    75   15.5   4:23 (246, 57)  
Apr.  7  19 37.96   42 10.1   4.281   4.205    78   15.4   4:12 (245, 61)  

* C/2017 B3 ( LINEAR )

Now it is 16.2 mag (Mar. 17, S. G. McAndrew). It stays 15 mag from 2018 to 2019, and it will be observable for a long time in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  13 44.92  -65 18.6   4.181   4.726   117   15.6   1:14 (  0,-10)  
Apr.  7  13 34.69  -66 16.5   4.111   4.693   120   15.5   0:37 (  0,-11)  

* C/2016 A1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.2 mag (Mar. 11, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays 16 mag for a long time from 2017 to 2018. It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates very low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31   7 10.15   44  8.3   5.263   5.412    93   15.8  19:45 (130, 74)  
Apr.  7   7  7.65   44 20.2   5.392   5.421    86   15.9  19:52 (123, 68)  

* 65P/Gunn

Appearing in the morning sky in the Southern Hemisphere. It is observable at 15 mag in good condition in 2018. It is not observable until May in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  21 58.29  -19 58.7   3.636   3.024    45   15.9   4:23 (294,  0)  
Apr.  7  22  8.34  -19 19.0   3.577   3.033    50   15.9   4:12 (295,  1)  

* 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh

Now it is 16.1 mag (Mar. 12, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading slowly until summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  11 31.15   12 54.9   2.605   3.544   156   16.0  22:56 (  0, 68)  
Apr.  7  11 27.50   13  7.3   2.648   3.545   149   16.0  22:25 (  0, 68)  

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

Appearing in the morning sky. It is fading now. But it stays 16 mag until summer. But actually, it is 18.1 mag (Mar. 23, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato), fainter than this ephemeris.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  19 13.74  -23 27.0   3.465   3.489    83   16.0   4:23 (325, 23)  
Apr.  7  19  8.22  -23 59.5   3.364   3.532    91   16.0   4:12 (331, 25)  

* (3552) Don Quixote

It will brighten up to 16 mag in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable until August, but it will be unobservable after that. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays unobservable until June, but it will be observable in good condition after that. Its cometary activity was observed on Mar. 26 (M. Mommert, D. Polishook, N. Moskovitz).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  22  0.14  -38 37.0   1.605   1.331    55   16.2   4:23 (309,-12)  
Apr.  7  22 28.61  -35 13.7   1.578   1.302    55   16.1   4:12 (305,-12)  

* C/2017 O1 ( ASASSN )

It brightened up to 8.1 mag in autumn (Oct. 3, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading rapidly. It has already faded down to 17.9 mag (Mar. 11, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31   7 46.44   65 36.0   2.403   2.658    93   16.5  19:45 (174, 59)  
Apr.  7   8  0.98   63 25.7   2.527   2.727    90   16.8  19:52 (168, 61)  

* 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

Now it is 18.6 mag (Mar. 13, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will brighten rapidly, and brighten up to 7 mag from August to September. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be observable in excellent condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable from July to August. But it will be observable in good condition before and after tha.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  18 54.51    7 56.3   2.101   2.247    85   16.8   4:23 (308, 52)  
Apr.  7  19  5.21    9 58.7   1.976   2.185    88   16.5   4:12 (307, 54)  

* C/2014 B1 ( Schwartz )

Now it is 16.2 mag (Mar. 12, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading slowly after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  10 19.05    7 51.8   8.799   9.622   143   16.5  21:44 (  0, 63)  
Apr.  7  10 18.21    8  8.6   8.876   9.627   136   16.5  21:16 (  0, 63)  

* C/2017 S3 ( PanSTARRS )

It is expected to approach to Sun down to 0.2 a.u. and brighten up to 3 mag in August. Now it is 17.5 mag (Mar. 24, D. Buczynski). In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in the morning sky until early August when the comet brightens up to 6 mag. It is not observable at all in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  22 47.47   52  7.7   3.223   2.745    53   16.9   4:23 (224, 28)  
Apr.  7  23  1.59   52 31.3   3.139   2.645    52   16.7   4:12 (224, 29)  

* C/2016 N4 ( MASTER )

Now it is 16.4 mag (Mar. 14, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in the northern sky for a long time. 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)  
Mar. 31  22 46.48   81 37.9   3.762   3.698    78   16.7   4:23 (190, 35)  
Apr.  7  23 27.34   83 47.4   3.813   3.730    77   16.8   4:12 (187, 34)  

* 143P/Kowal-Mrkos

Now it is 17.0 mag (Mar. 13, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is observable at 17 mag in good condition in spring.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  13  0.98  -12 52.3   1.557   2.545   169   17.0   0:30 (  0, 42)  
Apr.  7  12 56.97  -12 18.8   1.543   2.541   174   16.8  23:54 (  0, 43)  

* C/2018 A3 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 16.8 mag (Mar. 12, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will brighten up to 15 mag in January, 2019. It stays observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemispehre. It is observable only until June in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  11 43.69   28  0.9   3.359   4.221   145   16.9  23:08 (  0, 83)  
Apr.  7  11 32.47   29 33.5   3.385   4.182   137   16.9  22:29 (  0, 85)  

* C/2010 U3 ( Boattini )

Now it is 16.5 mag (Mar. 12, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It has not been brightening well since the discovery in 2010. It is observable in good conditioin 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)  
Mar. 31   5 54.64   73 30.3   8.732   8.671    83   16.9  19:45 (166, 48)  
Apr.  7   6  1.24   73  7.8   8.792   8.662    79   16.9  19:52 (163, 46)  

* C/2014 OE4 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.7 mag (Mar. 17, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading gradually after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in autumn. 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)  
Mar. 31  22  3.76   64 35.1   7.371   7.033    66   17.0   4:23 (211, 37)  
Apr.  7  22 14.11   65 17.9   7.409   7.054    65   17.0   4:12 (211, 37)  

* C/2017 D3 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 17.3 mag (Mar. 12, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in July.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  12  0.10   21 12.0   4.693   5.603   153   17.0  23:24 (  0, 76)  
Apr.  7  11 53.72   22 22.4   4.766   5.628   146   17.0  22:50 (  0, 77)  

* C/2018 E1 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 16.8 mag (Mar. 15, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable at 17 mag in good condition. It will be too low to observe in June. In the Northern Hemisphere, it locates extremely low only in spring.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31   5 12.91  -35 15.4   2.784   2.711    75   17.0  19:45 ( 37,  8)  
Apr.  7   5 25.73  -32 19.8   2.813   2.707    73   17.0  19:52 ( 42,  7)  

* 24P/Schaumasse

It brightened up to 9.7 mag in November (Nov. 16, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading rapidly. It has already faded down to 16.6 mag (Mar. 22, W. Hasubick).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  16 51.44  -12 52.5   1.363   2.018   116   17.0   4:19 (  0, 42)  
Apr.  7  16 49.66  -13  3.5   1.347   2.077   123   17.4   3:50 (  0, 42)  

* 365P/2017 U6 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened up to 15.7 mag in February (Feb. 11, Catalina Sky Survey). Now it is fading rapidly. It has already faded down to 16.9 mag (Mar. 24, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fainter than 18 mag in late April.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  13 22.98   22 41.9   0.504   1.460   151   17.2   0:52 (  0, 78)  
Apr.  7  13 20.20   21 13.5   0.530   1.489   151   17.4   0:21 (  0, 76)  

* C/2017 E3 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.4 mag (Mar. 13, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fainter than 18 mag in summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  14 59.99  -14 53.6   5.463   6.290   143   17.2   2:28 (  0, 40)  
Apr.  7  14 57.48  -14  0.2   5.415   6.307   150   17.2   1:58 (  0, 41)  

* 30P/Reinmuth 1

Now it is 17.7 mag (Mar. 25, D. Buczynski). It stays observable at 17-18 mag in good condition for a while.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  15 19.21   -5 58.2   1.794   2.635   139   17.2   2:48 (  0, 49)  
Apr.  7  15 15.66   -5 28.0   1.776   2.670   146   17.3   2:17 (  0, 49)  

* C/2014 R3 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 17.1 mag (Mar. 12, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading gradually after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  10 58.62   39 25.0   7.509   8.200   131   17.3  22:23 (180, 86)  
Apr.  7  10 53.98   39  1.9   7.598   8.220   125   17.4  21:51 (180, 86)  

* 187P/LINEAR

Now it is 19.7 mag (Mar. 24, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It was predicted to be observable at 17.5 mag in good condition from spring to summer. But recently, it is fainter than predicted.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  16 37.88   -8 52.9   3.289   3.886   119   17.9   4:06 (  0, 46)  
Apr.  7  16 37.79   -8 41.4   3.204   3.884   126   17.8   3:38 (  0, 46)  

* 186P/Garradd

Now it is 17.9 mag (Mar. 16, ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala). It stays 18 mag from 2018 to 2020. It is observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It locates extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  12 47.50  -38 18.4   3.672   4.532   145   17.9   0:16 (  0, 17)  
Apr.  7  12 42.22  -38 17.8   3.647   4.527   148   17.9  23:39 (  0, 17)  

* 105P/Singer Brewster

Now it is 17.2 mag (Mar. 22, Kunihiro Shima). It is observable at 18 mag in good condition in spring.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  12 33.62   -4 28.8   1.276   2.274   179   18.0   0:02 (  0, 50)  
Apr.  7  12 29.36   -3 19.1   1.258   2.253   171   17.9  23:26 (  0, 52)  

* 2011 KE

It has passed the perihelion on Jan. 23, and it approached to the Sun down to 0.1 a.u. Now it is 19.1 mag (Mar. 24, Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station). It is observable at 19.5 mag in good condition in March.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar. 31  12 29.54   -7 53.1   0.553   1.551   175   19.7  23:51 (  0, 47)  
Apr.  7  12  3.40   -4 12.8   0.666   1.653   165   20.5  22:59 (  0, 51)  

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