Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2018 Aug. 25: North)

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Updated on August 27, 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/2017 S3 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened rapidly in outburst up to 6.9 mag (July 19, Maik Meyer). It is fading after that. Now it is 9.3 mag (Aug. 2, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It approaches to Sun down to 0.2 a.u. in August, and it was expected to brighten up to 3 mag. However, it must have been already disintegrated. Now it is not observable. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will appear in the morning sky in late October. But it will be too faint to observe.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  10 28.38    3 46.3   1.354   0.380     7    6.5  20:06 (110,-20)  
Sept. 1  10 57.02    7  3.1   1.565   0.564     4    8.5  19:55 (110,-15)  

* 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

Now it is very bright as 7.3 mag (Aug. 19, Maik Meyer). It will 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 that.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   4  9.28   57 19.5   0.435   1.039    81    7.2   3:57 (212, 60)  
Sept. 1   5  1.03   48 16.8   0.407   1.022    80    6.9   4:04 (231, 61)  

* C/2016 M1 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened up to 7.7 mag in June (June 19, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading. But it is still bright as 9.0 mag (Aug. 15, Marco Goiato). It stays bright as 9-10 mag for a while. 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 not observable for a long time until autumn in 2019 when the comet fades out down to 16 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  14 35.87  -57 46.6   2.032   2.217    86    9.2  20:06 ( 27,-14)  
Sept. 1  14 29.65  -58 16.7   2.144   2.225    81    9.4  19:55 ( 29,-17)  

* C/2017 T3 ( ATLAS )

It brightened up to 8.7 mag in July (July 18, Marco Goiato). Now it is fading. But it is still bright as 10.2 mag (Aug. 14, Chris Wyatt). In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable until September, but it locates in extremely low. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until late December.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  10 52.62  -30 29.7   1.569   1.069    42   10.3  20:06 ( 73,-33)  
Sept. 1  11 33.02  -30 51.6   1.696   1.151    41   10.8  19:55 ( 71,-29)  

* C/2018 N1 ( NEOWISE )

It approached to Earth down to 0.3 a.u., and brightened up to 8.3 mag in July (July 22, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading. But it is still bright as 10.4 mag (Aug. 14, Chris Wyatt). It will go away from Earth after this, and will fade out rapidly. It stays observable in good condition until September. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  15 18.93  -11 31.1   1.112   1.352    78   11.5  20:06 ( 51, 27)  
Sept. 1  15 12.20   -9 59.2   1.344   1.382    70   12.0  19:55 ( 57, 24)  

* C/2016 R2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 10.4 mag (Aug. 14, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It will be fading slowly after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays low until October. But it will be observable in good condition after that. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until summer in 2019.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  10 37.06   51 21.4   3.528   2.839    40   11.7  20:06 (144, 13)  
Sept. 1  10 58.42   50 43.5   3.532   2.869    42   11.7  19:55 (143, 13)  

* 38P/Stephan-Oterma

Now it is 12.9 mag (Aug. 18, Paul Camilleri). It will brighten rapidly after this, and it is expected to brighten up to 9 mag from autumn to winter. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time until it fades out. In the Southern Hemispehre, it is observable in good condition until autumn, but it will be low in winter.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   4 26.85    6 17.1   1.641   1.861    85   12.3   3:57 (304, 47)  
Sept. 1   4 43.23    7 17.0   1.548   1.819    88   11.9   4:04 (308, 51)  

* C/2016 N6 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 11.7 mag (June 12, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It will appear in the morning sky soon in the Northern Hemisphere, or in late September in the Southern Hemisphere. It stays 12 mag for a long time until spring.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   8 49.00   21 41.5   3.600   2.698    23   12.3   3:57 (247,  4)  
Sept. 1   8 52.25   19 53.3   3.556   2.710    28   12.3   4:04 (252,  9)  

* 64P/Swift-Gehrels

It brightened in outburst on Aug. 14. Now it is bright as 13.0 mag (Aug. 15, Chris Wyatt). It will be observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It stays low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   0 13.23   17 46.6   0.723   1.626   138   13.0   2:02 (  0, 73)  
Sept. 1   0 17.55   20 27.1   0.663   1.587   142   12.6   1:39 (  0, 75)  

* 48P/Johnson

Now it is bright as 12.6 mag (Aug. 18, Chris Wyatt). It stays at 12-13 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)  
Aug. 25  22 38.17  -26  5.6   1.016   2.007   163   12.6   0:27 (  0, 29)  
Sept. 1  22 35.17  -27 10.6   1.029   2.011   161   12.7  23:53 (  0, 28)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

Now it is 14.1 mag (Aug. 18, Chris Wyatt).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  23  8.50    1 13.9   4.805   5.774   161   13.1   0:58 (  0, 56)  
Sept. 1  23  5.43    1  1.9   4.781   5.774   168   13.1   0:27 (  0, 56)  

* C/2018 L2 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 13.9 mag (Aug. 11, Paul Camilleri). It stays at 14-15 mag for a long time from summer to winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower rapidly after this, then it becomes unobservable after October. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time until it fades out. But it stays extremely low.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  14 27.68  -11 43.8   2.319   2.136    66   14.1  20:06 ( 61, 18)  
Sept. 1  14 36.64  -10  7.4   2.362   2.085    61   14.1  19:55 ( 63, 18)  

* C/2015 O1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 12.8 mag (July 13, 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. It becomes extremely low in September also in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  11 46.34   38 42.4   4.871   4.079    34   14.2  20:06 (127, 15)  
Sept. 1  11 47.84   37 52.9   4.911   4.104    33   14.2  19:55 (128, 12)  

* C/2017 M4 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 14.1 mag (Aug. 11, Paul Camilleri). It stays 13-14 mag until summer in 2019. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a while. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  16 22.93   23 59.6   3.431   3.535    87   14.2  20:06 ( 74, 62)  
Sept. 1  16 20.20   21 16.9   3.497   3.510    82   14.2  19:55 ( 74, 57)  

* 46P/Wirtanen

Now it is 17.6 mag (Aug. 5, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will approach to Earth down to 0.08 a.u. in December, and it is expected to brighten up to 3 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable in good condition until mid December when it brightens up to 3 mag. But it becomes unobservable after that.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   1 24.97  -16 52.0   0.870   1.728   133   14.8   3:13 (  0, 38)  
Sept. 1   1 32.19  -18 12.5   0.781   1.668   137   14.2   2:53 (  0, 37)  

* 37P/Forbes

Now it is bright as 13.7 mag (Aug. 15, Chris Wyatt). It stays observable in good condition for a long time after this. But it will be fading gradually.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  23 31.38    6 19.4   0.979   1.940   154   14.3   1:21 (  0, 61)  
Sept. 1  23 24.91    6 30.0   0.993   1.975   161   14.6   0:47 (  0, 62)  

* 66P/du Toit

It brightened rapidly, and brightened up to 10.2 mag from May to June (May 22, Chris Wyatt). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 13.8 mag (Aug. 15, Chris Wyatt). It stays observable in good condition 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. 25   1 12.25  -14  7.2   0.929   1.802   136   14.5   3:01 (  0, 41)  
Sept. 1   1  3.47  -13 28.3   0.945   1.861   144   15.0   2:25 (  0, 42)  

* 78P/Gehrels 2

Now it is 14.9 mag (Aug. 8, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays at 13 mag for a long time from winter to autumn in 2019. It stays observable in good condition until winter when the comet brightens up to 13 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  21 38.41   -4 36.4   1.642   2.641   169   14.7  23:23 (  0, 50)  
Sept. 1  21 33.22   -5 13.9   1.628   2.610   163   14.6  22:51 (  0, 50)  

* 49P/Arend-Rigaux

The condition is worst in this apparition. It brightens up to 14.5 mag from June to August, but it is not observable at all.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   9  1.27   17 16.2   2.420   1.498    18   14.9   3:57 (249,  0)  
Sept. 1   9 22.98   16 38.7   2.428   1.523    20   15.1   4:04 (251,  2)  

* C/2017 B3 ( LINEAR )

Now it is 15.1 mag (June 18, Martin Masek). 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)  
Aug. 25  12 58.94  -64 31.7   4.189   4.163    81   15.0  20:06 ( 28,-27)  
Sept. 1  13 11.94  -64 50.2   4.223   4.143    78   15.0  19:55 ( 28,-28)  

* (944) Hidalgo

Now it is 16.3 mag (Jan. 11, ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala). It will brighten up to 14 mag in winter. It will be observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It will be unobservable soon in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   4 37.63   41 32.5   1.992   2.045    78   15.1   3:57 (246, 60)  
Sept. 1   4 53.69   44 37.6   1.909   2.025    81   15.0   4:04 (239, 63)  

* 65P/Gunn

Now it is 16.9 mag (Aug. 18, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is observable at 15-16 mag in 2018, 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)  
Aug. 25  23 18.30  -18 41.3   2.297   3.276   162   15.3   1:07 (  0, 36)  
Sept. 1  23 13.57  -19 10.7   2.300   3.290   166   15.3   0:35 (  0, 36)  

* 364P/2018 A2 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened rapidly as predicted, and brightened up to 11.1 mag (July 13, Chris Wyatt). Now it is fading. But it is still bright as 13.6 mag (Aug. 18, Chris Wyatt). In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition all through this apparition. It becomes observable also in the Northern Hemisphere, but it stays low.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   2  5.56  -33 54.5   0.350   1.236   122   15.6   3:55 (  0, 21)  
Sept. 1   1 32.23  -32 24.0   0.391   1.309   133   16.5   2:54 (  0, 23)  

* C/2015 V1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.8 mag (Aug. 5, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). Fading now. It stays observable in good condition for a long time after this in the Southern Hemisphere. It stays low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   0 22.79  -28 40.5   3.876   4.740   145   15.7   2:12 (  0, 27)  
Sept. 1   0 13.85  -30 36.0   3.873   4.765   148   15.7   1:35 (  0, 25)  

* 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 15.0 mag (July 15, Thomas Lehmann). 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)  
Aug. 25   2  4.59  -52  4.1   4.652   5.207   118   15.8   3:53 (  0,  3)  
Sept. 1   2  0.92  -52 49.9   4.692   5.269   119   15.9   3:22 (  0,  2)  

* C/2018 N2 ( ASASSN )

Now it is 15.9 mag (July 14, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). It will brighten up to 12 mag in autumn in 2019. It stays observable in good condition for a while in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays extremely low for a long time.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   3 11.07  -44  6.8   4.722   5.138   108   16.0   3:57 (349, 10)  
Sept. 1   3  8.04  -44 45.0   4.624   5.091   112   15.9   4:04 (356, 10)  

* 125P/Spacewatch

Now it is 17.0 mag (July 15, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It brightens up to 16 mag from August to October. But it stays low.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  13 45.71   -2 16.5   1.871   1.520    54   16.2  20:06 ( 75, 16)  
Sept. 1  14  5.40   -4 13.5   1.900   1.521    52   16.1  19:55 ( 73, 16)  

* (3552) Don Quixote

Now it is 16.2 mag (June 17, Jean-Francois Soulier). It stays 16 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition after this until it fades out. It will be unobservable soon in the Southern Hemisphere. 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)  
Aug. 25   3  1.25   39 41.0   1.410   1.827    96   16.4   3:57 (242, 79)  
Sept. 1   3  1.91   42 32.5   1.400   1.884   101   16.5   4:04 (205, 82)  

* 137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2

Now it is 16.0 mag (Aug. 12, Gabor Santa). It will be observable at 16.5 mag in good condition from August to September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  21 32.24   -5  9.0   1.181   2.181   168   16.5  23:17 (  0, 50)  
Sept. 1  21 28.14   -5 33.8   1.170   2.152   162   16.6  22:46 (  0, 49)  

* 129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3

Now it is around the apheilon. But it brightened up to 15.8 mag in outburst (July 21, Hidetaka Sato). Now it is getting diffused. But it is bright as 16.2 mag still now (Aug. 18, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  21  4.25  -13 25.7   3.662   4.637   162   16.5  22:49 (  0, 42)  
Sept. 1  21  0.80  -13 44.9   3.701   4.636   155   16.7  22:18 (  0, 41)  

* C/2016 A1 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened up to 14.7 mag in early 2018 (Jan. 25, Catalina Sky Survey). Now it is fading slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time until the comet fades out. It is never observable again in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   8  5.83   50 44.4   6.335   5.704    47   16.6   3:57 (225, 27)  
Sept. 1   8  9.84   51 30.4   6.275   5.722    52   16.6   4:04 (226, 31)  

* 59P/Kearns-Kwee

It will be observable at 16 mag in good condition from autumn to winter. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   6 20.99   30 16.4   2.755   2.365    57   16.7   3:57 (256, 38)  
Sept. 1   6 35.53   30  7.1   2.684   2.362    60   16.6   4:04 (259, 41)  

* C/2017 T2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.8 mag (Aug. 8, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is expected to brighten up to 7-8 mag in 2020. In 2018, it will be observable at 15-16 mag in good condition from autum to winter.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   4  2.06   -3 57.1   6.602   6.743    93   16.9   3:57 (320, 43)  
Sept. 1   4  2.52   -4  7.3   6.440   6.686    99   16.8   4:04 (330, 47)  

* 123P/West-Hartley

It will brighten up to 13-14 mag in winter, and it will be observable in excellent condition.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   7 25.48   30 53.0   3.099   2.470    43   17.0   3:57 (249, 25)  
Sept. 1   7 40.69   30 48.7   3.015   2.445    47   16.9   4:04 (251, 29)  

* C/2010 U3 ( Boattini )

Now it is 16.0 mag (Apr. 6, Sandor Szabo). It stays 16-17 mag for a long time until 2020. It is observable in good conditioin in the Northern Hemisphere. It is not observable at all in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   9 35.69   67 41.0   9.023   8.517    57   16.9   3:57 (203, 24)  
Sept. 1   9 46.73   67 33.3   8.975   8.511    59   16.9   4:04 (204, 26)  

* C/2018 C2 ( Lemmon )

It brightened rapidly. Now it is 16.1 mag (Aug. 5, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 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. 25  15 48.55  -15 52.0   2.016   2.207    86   16.9  20:06 ( 41, 28)  
Sept. 1  15 59.44  -18 14.8   2.129   2.246    83   17.2  19:55 ( 41, 25)  

* C/2011 KP36 ( Spacewatch )

Now it is 17.3 mag (Feb. 20, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays 17 mag in 2018.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   5  7.63    4 53.2   7.657   7.476    75   17.2   3:57 (296, 39)  
Sept. 1   5  9.73    4 38.7   7.585   7.510    81   17.2   4:04 (303, 45)  

* C/2014 OE4 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.9 mag (Aug. 19, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading gradually after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in winter. 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. 25  23 27.84   77 50.2   7.451   7.530    90   17.2   1:17 (180, 47)  
Sept. 1  23 20.19   77 52.8   7.427   7.556    93   17.2   0:42 (180, 47)  

* C/2017 K4 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 17.8 mag (Aug. 8, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It was observed at 16 mag from summer to autumn in 2017. It will be observable at 17 mag in good condition also in 2018. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   1 11.24   29  4.1   2.830   3.467   121   17.2   3:00 (  0, 84)  
Sept. 1   1  9.50   29 33.0   2.801   3.509   127   17.3   2:31 (  0, 85)  

* P/2018 L3 ( NEAT )

First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 16.5 mag in 2005. Now it is 19.1 mag (June 14, E. Schwab, D. Abreu). It will be observable at 17 mag in good condition in autumn. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   1 41.79   33  7.8   1.451   2.077   113   17.5   3:30 (  0, 88)  
Sept. 1   1 47.87   34  6.8   1.392   2.072   118   17.4   3:09 (  0, 89)  

* C/2018 M1 ( Catalina )

Now it is 17.4 mag (Aug. 9, Ken-ichi Kadota). It is not observable after this in the Southern Hemisphere. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. 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. 25   4 37.15   55 45.2   1.294   1.463    77   17.7   3:57 (219, 57)  
Sept. 1   5  3.72   59  7.9   1.319   1.510    79   17.9   4:04 (213, 57)  

* P/2018 P1 ( Hill )

First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 17.5 mag in 2010. Now it is 19.0 mag (Aug. 10, Erwin Schwab). It is expected to brighten up to 16.5 mag from November to December. 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. 25   4 26.82   19 54.4   1.861   2.012    83   17.9   3:57 (287, 56)  
Sept. 1   4 40.38   20 54.7   1.782   1.998    86   17.8   4:04 (291, 61)  

* P/2008 O2 ( McNaught )

First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 17 mag in 2008. It was predicted to brighten up to 18 mag in autumn. But actually, it is much fainter than predicted, fainter than 21.5 mag (June 22, Erwin Schwab).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  23 13.93   -0 27.0   2.847   3.820   161   17.8   1:03 (  0, 55)  
Sept. 1  23  9.78   -0 37.6   2.823   3.819   169   17.8   0:31 (  0, 54)  

* C/2017 K2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 17.7 mag (Aug. 8, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is expected to be observable at 5-6 mag for a long time from 2022 to 2023. It will be observable in good condition for a long time in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable at the highlight from 2022 summer to 2023 summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25  17  9.28   58 48.2  13.355  13.352    87   17.9  20:06 (159, 64)  
Sept. 1  17  8.42   58 14.5  13.331  13.308    86   17.9  19:55 (154, 63)  

* P/2001 R6 ( LINEAR-Skiff )

It has not been recovered yet. It will brighten up to 17.5 mag from September to November.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Aug. 25   2  5.15  -12 55.9   1.489   2.215   123   18.0   3:53 (  0, 42)  
Sept. 1   2  7.82  -13  7.4   1.430   2.207   128   17.9   3:29 (  0, 42)  

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