Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2019 Mar. 2: North)

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Updated on March 4, 2019
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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/2018 Y1 ( Iwamoto )

It approached to Earth down to 0.3 a.u. in mid February, and brightened up to 5.5 mag (Feb. 13, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading. But it is still bright as 7.6 mag (Feb. 27, Carlos Labordena). In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable in excellent condition. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   5 20.91   34 59.7   0.725   1.333   100    8.2  19:19 ( 93, 82)  
Mar.  9   4 52.98   34 22.0   0.968   1.363    88    8.9  19:25 ( 95, 70)  

* 46P/Wirtanen

It approached to Earth down to 0.08 a.u. in mid December, and it brightened up to 3.4 mag (Dec. 14, Seiichi Yoshida). it looked so large as 3 times of Moon. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 10.3 mag (Feb. 27, Maik Meyer). In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays low for a while.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   9 38.94   45 27.4   0.567   1.467   139   10.5  23:00 (180, 80)  
Mar.  9   9 42.51   43  4.7   0.643   1.525   136   11.2  22:36 (180, 82)  

* 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 11.5 mag (Feb. 11, Chris Wyatt). 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 when the comet fades out down to 16 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   3 43.97  -61 39.2   3.266   3.170    75   11.8  19:19 ( 16,-10)  
Mar.  9   3 55.54  -58 28.9   3.323   3.222    75   11.9  19:25 ( 20, -9)  

* 78P/Gehrels 2

Now it is 13.5 mag (Jan. 27, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be unobservable temporarily soon. But it will appear in the morning sky again at 13-14 mag in August.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   0 53.06    5 43.3   2.781   2.031    33   12.4  19:19 ( 87, 15)  
Mar.  9   1  8.48    7  4.1   2.814   2.024    30   12.4  19:25 ( 91, 12)  

* 64P/Swift-Gehrels

It brightened up to 9.0 mag from autumn to winter (Nov. 16, Maik Meyer). Now it is fading. But it is bright as 12.4 mag still now (Feb. 23, Seiichi Yoshida). It is 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)  
Mar.  2   5 12.69   25  4.2   1.534   1.945    98   12.9  19:19 ( 47, 76)  
Mar.  9   5 27.21   24 41.6   1.653   1.996    94   13.4  19:25 ( 57, 73)  

* C/2018 L2 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 12.2 mag (Feb. 2, Ken Harikae). It will be fading gradually after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time until it fades out. But it stays extremely low. It will never be observable again in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  22 15.70   37 51.5   2.624   2.063    46   13.0   5:05 (234, 15)  
Mar.  9  22 39.30   39 25.5   2.695   2.113    44   13.3   4:56 (232, 15)  

* 38P/Stephan-Oterma

It brightened up to 9.5 mag from autumn to winter (Dec. 14, Marco Goiato). Now it is fading. But it is bright as 12.6 mag still now (Feb. 23, Seiichi Yoshida). In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time until it fades out. It locates low in the Southern Hemispehre.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   8 30.16   46  5.6   1.302   2.092   131   13.1  21:51 (180, 79)  
Mar.  9   8 34.01   45 12.4   1.401   2.145   126   13.5  21:28 (180, 80)  

* 123P/West-Hartley

Now it is 12.4 mag (Feb. 24, Juan Jose Gonzalez). 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)  
Mar.  2  11 25.76   31 58.1   1.200   2.136   154   13.3   0:50 (  0, 87)  
Mar.  9  11 19.84   31 48.4   1.209   2.142   152   13.3   0:17 (  0, 87)  

* C/2018 N2 ( ASASSN )

Now it is 14.6 mag (Jan. 22, Thomas Lehmann). It will brighten up to 10-11 mag in autumn. It will be unobservable temporarily in March.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   1 16.22  -18 17.4   4.693   3.951    37   13.3  19:19 ( 64,  5)  
Mar.  9   1 20.06  -16 33.6   4.710   3.912    32   13.3  19:25 ( 70,  0)  

* C/2017 M4 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 13.3 mag (Feb. 9, Chris Wyatt). It stays 13-14 mag until summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  17 32.72  -21 10.0   3.351   3.277    77   13.8   5:05 (330, 28)  
Mar.  9  17 31.94  -22 40.6   3.232   3.286    84   13.7   4:56 (336, 28)  

* C/2016 N6 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 13.0 mag (Feb. 4, Chris Wyatt). It will be fading after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   5 42.14  -21 34.7   3.238   3.537    99   13.7  19:19 (  5, 33)  
Mar.  9   5 38.18  -21 14.1   3.381   3.582    93   13.9  19:25 ( 15, 32)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

It is not observable now. It will appear in the morning sky in May.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  23 38.34    4  5.6   6.708   5.767    16   13.8  19:19 ( 96, -2)  
Mar.  9  23 43.60    4 41.3   6.735   5.767    11   13.8  19:25 (101, -7)  

* C/2018 A6 ( Gibbs )

Now it is bright as 14.8 mag (Dec. 12, Kunihiro Shima). It stays 14 mag for a long time in 2019. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable in excellent condition. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observasble until summer in 2020.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   9 37.83  -59 40.3   2.747   3.241   111   14.3  22:56 (  0, -5)  
Mar.  9   9 14.91  -60 13.4   2.730   3.220   110   14.3  22:05 (  0, -5)  

* 60P/Tsuchinshan 2

Now it is 13.9 mag (Feb. 9, Chris Wyatt). It will be fading after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in May.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  11 39.58   -6 11.0   0.836   1.803   161   14.5   1:04 (  0, 49)  
Mar.  9  11 35.05   -5 45.6   0.849   1.832   168   14.7   0:32 (  0, 49)  

* C/2016 R2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 15.2 mag (Feb. 1, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato).It will be fading slowly after this. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays extremely low for a while.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  16  5.20   45 11.5   3.640   3.983   103   14.5   5:05 (202, 79)  
Mar.  9  16  4.51   45 55.3   3.649   4.033   105   14.6   4:56 (184, 79)  

* C/2015 O1 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 14.5 mag (Jan. 31, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading slowly after this. It is observable in excellent condition until spring in the Northern Hemispehre. 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.  2   9 51.32   44 13.4   4.140   4.951   141   14.7  23:11 (180, 81)  
Mar.  9   9 38.89   43 53.0   4.232   4.989   135   14.8  22:31 (180, 81)  

* C/2017 B3 ( LINEAR )

Now it is 14.5 mag (Aug. 16, P. Camilleri, H. Williams). 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.  2  22 23.83  -55 27.1   4.519   3.928    48   14.9   5:05 (318,-34)  
Mar.  9  22 37.14  -54 15.7   4.495   3.933    50   14.9   4:56 (317,-33)  

* (944) Hidalgo

Now it is 14.2 mag (Feb. 4, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). It will be fading gradually after this. It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   9 47.53   75 57.8   1.759   2.307   111   15.0  23:07 (180, 49)  
Mar.  9   9 34.35   73 26.8   1.814   2.343   109   15.1  22:27 (180, 52)  

* C/2017 T2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 14.5 mag (Jan. 27, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is expected to brighten up to 7-8 mag in 2020. It will be unobservable temporarily in April.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   3  2.25    1 55.8   5.494   5.133    63   15.3  19:19 ( 61, 38)  
Mar.  9   3  4.48    2 45.9   5.531   5.071    57   15.3  19:25 ( 68, 32)  

* C/2018 A3 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 14.6 mag (Jan. 21, Sandor Szabo). It will be fading after this. It is observable in good condition 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)  
Mar.  2   3 50.15   63 47.5   3.151   3.308    90   15.7  19:19 (156, 55)  
Mar.  9   3 44.55   61 27.4   3.277   3.318    83   15.8  19:25 (148, 53)  

* C/2018 W2 ( Africano )

It is expected to brighten up to 10 mag in autumn. Now it is 16.7 mag (Feb. 1, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time while the comet is brightening. In the Southern Hemisphere, it it not observable until mid September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  15 34.34   84 54.1   2.535   2.864    99   16.1   4:53 (180, 40)  
Mar.  9  17 40.79   88 19.1   2.533   2.794    94   16.0   4:56 (181, 37)  

* P/2014 C1 ( TOTAS )

First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 2014. The condition of this apparition is excelllent. It was expected to brighten rapidly, and to be observable at 15.5 mag in excellent condition in March. But it has not been recovered yet. Now it is not detected, fainter than 20.0 mag (Dec. 10, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  10 15.00    9 38.2   0.804   1.789   171   16.1  23:35 (  0, 65)  
Mar.  9  10 11.10   10 22.7   0.797   1.770   163   16.0  23:03 (  0, 65)  

* 240P/NEAT

Although it was faint as 16-17 mag in November, it brightened up to 14.7 mag in December (Dec. 12, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is bright as 15.1 mag still now (Jan. 31, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition after this. It stays extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  10 56.11   43  8.6   2.135   2.996   144   16.1   0:20 (180, 82)  
Mar.  9  10 49.50   43 19.1   2.190   3.027   141   16.2  23:42 (180, 82)  

* 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

It brightened up to 6.8 mag in September (Sept. 17, Seiichi Yoshida). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 15.3 mag (Jan. 30, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   6 15.25  -17 37.0   1.826   2.329   107   16.4  19:36 (  0, 38)  
Mar.  9   6 20.61  -15 34.4   1.942   2.389   104   16.7  19:25 (  3, 39)  

* C/2018 F4 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 17.4 mag (Jan. 3, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays 16 mag for a long time from 2019 to 2020. It is observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It is hardly observable in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  14  6.39  -49 21.6   3.840   4.264   108   16.7   3:30 (  0,  6)  
Mar.  9  13 59.46  -51  5.1   3.726   4.228   114   16.6   2:56 (  0,  4)  

* C/2010 U3 ( Boattini )

Now it is 16.8 mag (Jan. 31, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays 16-17 mag for a long time until 2020. It is observable in good condition 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)  
Mar.  2  11 28.43   74 20.1   8.010   8.445   112   16.7   0:53 (180, 51)  
Mar.  9  11 21.25   74 15.7   8.046   8.446   110   16.7   0:18 (180, 51)  

* 239P/LINEAR

Now it is 16.6 mag (Feb. 1, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It continues brightening even after the perihelion passage. It stays observable at 16-17 mag in good condition for some more time.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   8 10.43   -2 15.2   0.859   1.735   139   16.7  21:31 (  0, 53)  
Mar.  9   8 15.25   -1 56.2   0.914   1.759   134   16.8  21:09 (  0, 53)  

* C/2017 T3 ( ATLAS )

It brightened up to 8.7 mag in July (July 18, Marco Goiato). Now it is 19.9 mag (Feb. 28, Jean-Francois Soulier). It stays observable in good condition after this while the comet will be fading. But actually, it is fainter than this ephemeris.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  16 27.65  -12 50.8   3.235   3.441    93   16.9   5:05 (345, 41)  
Mar.  9  16 26.01  -11 38.3   3.193   3.521   101   17.0   4:56 (351, 43)  

* 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh

Now it is 16.8 mag (Feb. 1, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is observable at 17 mag in good condition in 2019. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  15 53.85  -16 18.8   3.470   3.786   101   17.1   5:05 (356, 39)  
Mar.  9  15 56.00  -16 24.8   3.376   3.794   107   17.1   4:52 (  0, 39)  

* C/2016 A1 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened up to 14.7 mag in early 2018 (Jan. 25, Catalina Sky Survey). Now it is fading slowly. Now it is 16.7 mag (Feb. 2, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). 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)  
Mar.  2   4 13.55   69 28.9   6.177   6.323    93   17.2  19:19 (165, 53)  
Mar.  9   4  9.76   68 51.5   6.295   6.350    88   17.2  19:25 (161, 51)  

* C/2014 B1 ( Schwartz )

Now it is 17.2 mag (Feb. 2, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). Fading slowly. It stays observable at 17 mag in good condition until summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  11 38.10    8 19.8   9.039  10.011   167   17.2   1:02 (  0, 63)  
Mar.  9  11 36.63    8 40.1   9.035  10.022   173   17.2   0:33 (  0, 64)  

* C/2017 K2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 16.9 mag (Feb. 2, 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)  
Mar.  2  18 11.16   53 39.7  12.217  12.158    84   17.3   5:05 (223, 58)  
Mar.  9  18 12.51   54  5.7  12.148  12.113    85   17.3   4:56 (220, 60)  

* 159P/LONEOS

Now it is 17.0 mag (Feb. 1, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in May. It locates very low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   5 47.49   43  3.8   3.557   3.943   105   17.4  19:19 (167, 82)  
Mar.  9   5 50.60   42 49.5   3.667   3.957    99   17.5  19:25 (138, 79)  

* 59P/Kearns-Kwee

Now it is 17.1 mag (Feb. 1, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in March.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   7 51.17   21 25.6   1.878   2.671   134   17.5  21:12 (  0, 76)  
Mar.  9   7 51.39   20 59.8   1.968   2.695   127   17.6  20:45 (  0, 76)  

* C/2018 X2 ( Fitzsimmons )

Now it is 17.6 mag (Jan. 30, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays 17 mag from spring to summer. But it is hardly observable. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable only until May. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays locating extremely low.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   4 15.31   44 42.7   2.405   2.590    89   17.5  19:19 (124, 68)  
Mar.  9   4 26.49   43 56.5   2.439   2.546    84   17.5  19:25 (120, 65)  

* (6478) Gault

Main-belt asteroid. But it shows a straight tail like a comet. Now it is 17.3 mag (Feb. 4, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays observable in excellent condition until early summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  10 20.93   -7  4.3   1.395   2.363   163   17.5  23:40 (  0, 48)  
Mar.  9  10 14.87   -5 15.1   1.384   2.348   161   17.5  23:07 (  0, 50)  

* 164P/Christensen

Now it is 17.0 mag (Jan. 29, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in March. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  10 48.13   31 50.8   1.961   2.893   155   17.6   0:12 (  0, 87)  
Mar.  9  10 41.71   32 15.5   2.022   2.933   151   17.7  23:34 (  0, 87)  

* C/2018 KJ3 ( Lemmon )

Now it is 18.2 mag (Oct. 8, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will brighten up to 16.5 mag in June. 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)  
Mar.  2  18 55.03  -23 49.1   4.443   4.012    58   17.8   5:05 (315, 15)  
Mar.  9  18 55.78  -24 34.3   4.299   3.986    65   17.7   4:56 (319, 17)  

* 171P/Spahr

Now it is 16.8 mag (Jan. 29, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in March.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   5 11.12   28 16.9   1.394   1.824    98   17.7  19:19 ( 59, 78)  
Mar.  9   5 24.47   29 47.0   1.475   1.840    94   18.0  19:25 ( 75, 75)  

* C/2019 B1 ( Africano )

Now it is 17.7 mag (Feb. 2, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable at 17.5 mag in good condition in February. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2   5 16.80   44 20.6   1.113   1.615   100   17.8  19:19 (141, 78)  
Mar.  9   5  4.00   36 25.4   1.250   1.604    90   18.0  19:25 (100, 72)  

* P/2018 X1 ( LONEOS )

First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 16.5 mag in 2005. It will brighten up to 17.5 mag in spring.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  13 22.61  -10  7.0   2.407   3.212   137   18.0   2:46 (  0, 45)  
Mar.  9  13 21.31  -10  3.1   2.323   3.190   145   17.9   2:17 (  0, 45)  

* C/2017 E3 ( PanSTARRS )

It was observed at 16 mag from 2017 to 2018. Now it is fading. It is observable at 18 mag in good condition in this spring.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Mar.  2  16  8.06    5 48.2   7.128   7.380   100   17.9   5:05 (347, 60)  
Mar.  9  16  8.40    6 38.2   7.055   7.408   107   17.9   4:56 (356, 62)  

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