Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2020 Feb. 29: North)

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Updated on March 3, 2020
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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 T2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 8.9 mag (Feb. 21, Carlos Labordena). It stays bright as 8-9 mag until July. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until July.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29   2  8.52   61 10.2   1.738   1.840    79    8.7  19:18 (145, 46)  
Mar.  7   2 13.87   62 28.0   1.756   1.798    76    8.6  19:24 (146, 43)  

* C/2019 Y1 ( ATLAS )

Now it is bright as 9.7 mag (Feb. 21, Carlos Labordena). It stays bright as 9 mag until late April. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time, although it becomes extremely low in March. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until June when it fades down to 13 mag. It seems to be a fragment of C/1988 A1 (Liller), like C/1996 Q1 (Tabur) and C/2015 F3 (SWAN).

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  23 56.75   16 48.3   1.582   0.886    30    9.7  19:18 (104, 11)  
Mar.  7   0  0.23   22 50.5   1.540   0.852    30    9.4  19:24 (113,  8)  

* C/2019 Y4 ( ATLAS )

Brightening very rapidly. Now it is very bright as 11.5 mag (Feb. 28, Michael Jager). It moves along the same orbit as C/1844 Y1 (Great Comet). It approaches to Sun down to 0.25 a.u. on May 30. It is expected to brighten up to 1 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition until mid May when it brightens up to 5 mag. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until June.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  11  6.02   57 59.7   1.236   2.019   129   11.1   0:36 (180, 67)  
Mar.  7  10 38.96   61 54.5   1.173   1.906   123   10.6  23:34 (180, 63)  

* C/2020 A2 ( Iwamoto )

Now it is very bright as 10.6 mag (Feb. 21, Maik Meyer). It will be fading gradually after this. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  22 31.20   77  7.0   0.947   1.311    85   11.1   5:06 (195, 31)  
Mar.  7   2 36.06   75 22.5   1.040   1.388    86   11.5  19:24 (163, 43)  

* C/2018 N2 ( ASASSN )

Now it is 13.3 mag (Feb. 28, Sandor Szabo). It stays bright as 12-13 mag until summer. But it becomes low in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  23 56.04   46 39.0   3.736   3.301    56   12.5  19:18 (131, 25)  
Mar.  7   0  2.14   48  0.7   3.800   3.324    54   12.6  19:24 (134, 22)  

* 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1

It brightened in outburst on Feb. 3. It is bright as 13.0 mag still now (Feb. 18, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is already unobservable in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be unobservable in mid March also in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29   0 59.65   15  1.9   6.507   5.791    40   13.8  19:18 ( 93, 22)  
Mar.  7   1  4.66   15 28.1   6.576   5.792    35   13.8  19:24 ( 98, 17)  

* C/2018 F4 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is bright as 13.8 mag (Dec. 28, Chris Wyatt). It stays 14 mag until spring. It stays observable for a long time in the Southern Hemisphere. It is not observable until August in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29   1 25.32  -58 49.8   3.934   3.533    59   14.3  19:18 ( 30,-19)  
Mar.  7   1 34.67  -56 19.1   3.965   3.548    58   14.3  19:24 ( 35,-20)  

* C/2019 K1 ( ATLAS )

In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable at 14.5 mag from winter to spring. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until August when it fades down to 17 mag.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29   1 52.58  -58 21.8   2.292   2.022    61   14.4  19:18 ( 28,-15)  
Mar.  7   2 18.08  -53 33.1   2.311   2.032    61   14.4  19:24 ( 33,-13)  

* 246P/NEAT

Now it is 14.9 mag (Feb. 22, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will brighten up to 13.5-14 mag from 2020 to 2021. It stays observable in good condition for a while.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  13 14.86   14 42.5   2.565   3.405   142   14.7   2:43 (  0, 70)  
Mar.  7  13 12.23   15 20.9   2.502   3.388   148   14.6   2:13 (  0, 70)  

* C/2019 N1 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 15.2 mag (Feb. 20, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will brighten up to 10.5 mag from 2020 December to 2021 January. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition while the comet will be brightening gradually, but it is not observable at the high light. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable for a long time, but it will be observable in good condition after the high light.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  18 41.64   66  5.7   3.650   3.715    86   15.0   5:06 (206, 49)  
Mar.  7  18 43.73   67 35.7   3.577   3.650    86   14.9   4:57 (203, 50)  

* A/2019 U6

Now it is very bright as 14.4 mag (Feb. 14, Taras Prystavski). Taras Prystavski reported it has a coma of 1.5 arcmin. It will approach to Sun down to 0.9 a.u. in June, and it is extected to brighten up to 10 mag. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable from late March to late June.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29   3 55.76  -25 58.8   2.021   2.017    75   15.6  19:18 ( 28, 23)  
Mar.  7   3 57.90  -25 26.7   2.002   1.929    71   15.4  19:24 ( 35, 20)  

* 390P/2019 U1 ( Gibbs )

First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 2006. It brightened up to 14.9 mag in January (Jan. 21, R. Fichtl). It will never be observable after this.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29   0  8.58   -7 25.7   2.607   1.718    20   15.6  19:18 ( 82, -1)  
Mar.  7   0 27.80   -5 57.8   2.614   1.708    19   15.6  19:24 ( 85, -3)  

* 88P/Howell

Now it is 15.8 mag (Feb. 23, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). Brightening very rapidly. It will brighten up to 8-9 mag from summer to autumn. It will be observable in excellent condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It locates very low around the high light in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  13 43.33   -5 33.3   1.657   2.446   133   15.9   3:12 (  0, 49)  
Mar.  7  13 42.67   -5 23.1   1.549   2.400   140   15.6   2:44 (  0, 50)  

* C/2018 A6 ( Gibbs )

Now it is 14.6 mag (Dec. 28, Chris Wyatt). It will be fading slowly after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it becomes low from February to March, but it stays observable for a long time. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observasble until June.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  23 15.27  -42 25.1   4.384   3.618    35   15.8  19:18 ( 57,-29)  
Mar.  7  23 21.89  -40 55.1   4.410   3.651    35   15.9  19:24 ( 60,-33)  

* C/2017 K2 ( PanSTARRS )

Now it is 15.4 mag (Feb. 20, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is expected to be observable at 5-6 mag for a long time from 2022 to 2023. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable at the high light from 2022 summer to 2023 summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays unobservable for a while. But it will be observable in good condition at the high light.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  18 15.35   47 26.2   9.813   9.708    81   15.8   5:06 (235, 58)  
Mar.  7  18 17.00   47 55.1   9.729   9.658    82   15.8   4:57 (233, 61)  

* 114P/Wiseman-Skiff

Now it is 15.5 mag (Feb. 18, Sandor Szabo). It will be fading after this, and will be fainter than 18 mag in May. 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)  
Feb. 29   4 52.19   14 10.9   1.251   1.646    93   15.8  19:18 ( 36, 65)  
Mar.  7   5  9.15   13 30.8   1.325   1.667    90   16.1  19:24 ( 43, 63)  

* C/2019 F1 ( ATLAS-Africano )

Now it is 16.1 mag (Feb. 20, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will brighten up to 13 mag in 2021. In 2020, it is observable at 15 mag in good condition from spring to summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  15  2.26  -16 18.6   5.059   5.505   111   15.9   4:31 (  0, 39)  
Mar.  7  15  1.19  -16 47.7   4.912   5.462   118   15.8   4:02 (  0, 38)  

* C/2016 M1 ( PanSTARRS )

It brightened up to 7.7 mag in June in 2018 (June 19, Juan Jose Gonzalez). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 15.8 mag (Feb. 18, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time until the comet will fade out. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays low for a while.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29   5 30.87  -23  0.9   5.883   6.091    97   15.9  19:18 (  6, 32)  
Mar.  7   5 30.37  -21 47.5   6.020   6.145    92   16.0  19:24 ( 15, 32)  

* C/2017 B3 ( LINEAR )

Now it is 14.8 mag (Dec. 28, Chris Wyatt). Fading slowly. Now it is not observable. It will appear in the morning sky in April in the Southern Hemisphere, or in June in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  23 41.72  -14 38.1   6.083   5.135    15   15.9  19:18 ( 79,-10)  
Mar.  7  23 46.56  -13 33.7   6.138   5.172    12   16.0  19:24 ( 84,-16)  

* 101P/Chernykh

Now it is 15.9 mag (Feb. 18, 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)  
Feb. 29   2  1.62    8 17.5   2.864   2.381    51   16.3  19:18 ( 78, 31)  
Mar.  7   2 14.44    9 35.3   2.937   2.392    48   16.4  19:24 ( 82, 28)  

* C/2017 M4 ( ATLAS )

It will be fading slowly after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. It will never be observable after this in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  13 14.86  -75 14.3   4.774   4.939    93   16.3   2:45 (  0,-20)  
Mar.  7  12 45.39  -76  6.4   4.758   4.984    97   16.4   1:48 (  0,-21)  

* 112P/Urata-Niijima

Now it is 16.6 mag (Feb. 19, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays 16.5 mag until late March. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29   1 43.10   22 46.2   1.821   1.465    53   16.3  19:18 ( 95, 35)  
Mar.  7   2  3.48   25 43.2   1.864   1.479    52   16.4  19:24 (100, 34)  

* 124P/Mrkos

Now it is 15.9 mag (Feb. 18, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will brighten up to 16 mag in March, and it will be observable in good condition.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  11  6.98   40 13.2   0.817   1.736   147   16.6   0:37 (180, 85)  
Mar.  7  10 50.70   37 39.5   0.795   1.716   147   16.5  23:47 (180, 88)  

* C/2019 C1 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 16.4 mag (Feb. 23, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays observable at 17 mag from 2020 to 2021. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  10 51.07  -24 33.7   5.740   6.596   147   16.5   0:20 (  0, 30)  
Mar.  7  10 49.04  -24  8.3   5.715   6.593   150   16.5  23:46 (  0, 31)  

* P/2019 Y2 ( Fuls )

Now it is 16.8 mag (Feb. 18, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It brightens up to 16.5 mag and will be observable in good condition from March to April.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  13 33.28   -1 18.3   1.302   2.136   136   16.7   3:02 (  0, 54)  
Mar.  7  13 33.15   -1  4.4   1.258   2.141   143   16.6   2:34 (  0, 54)  

* 2I/2019 Q4 ( Borisov )

Now it is 16.2 mag (Jan. 21, Thomas Lehmann). The orbit is extremely hyperbolic with e=3.35. It is the first interstellar comet in history. It will be fading after this, and will be fainter than 18 mag in April. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable in excellent condition. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  12 58.28  -65 33.9   2.316   2.708   102   16.7   2:27 (  0,-11)  
Mar.  7  12 57.18  -67 11.4   2.386   2.812   105   16.9   1:59 (  0,-12)  

* C/2018 U1 ( Lemmon )

Now it is 17.2 mag (Feb. 20, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will stay at 14 mag for a long time from 2021 to 2022. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition while brightening gradually. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will appear in the morning sky soon. But it stays locating low for a long time.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  19 12.21   30 10.1   7.157   6.775    63   16.7   5:06 (260, 45)  
Mar.  7  19 13.81   30 27.0   7.069   6.741    66   16.7   4:57 (262, 49)  

* A/2017 U7

It looks cometary on the LCO (CTIO) image on Aug. 21, 2019. Now it is 16.2 mag (Oct. 2, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). It is appearing in the mornign sky in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be observable in late March also in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  20  9.53  -30 54.4   7.213   6.521    42   16.7   5:06 (307, -2)  
Mar.  7  20 10.50  -30 40.7   7.133   6.529    49   16.7   4:57 (310,  1)  

* 78P/Gehrels 2

Now it is 15.9 mag (Feb. 18, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading gradually after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in April.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29   8 55.38    8 48.1   2.239   3.154   152   16.7  22:20 (  0, 64)  
Mar.  7   8 52.08    9 18.9   2.319   3.186   145   16.9  21:50 (  0, 64)  

* 155P/Shoemaker 3

Now it is 16.0 mag (Feb. 17, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will fade out rapidly after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in late March.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  11 20.75   15 58.5   1.149   2.129   168   16.8   0:50 (  0, 71)  
Mar.  7  11 16.59   16 29.5   1.186   2.168   168   17.1   0:18 (  0, 71)  

* C/2010 U3 ( Boattini )

Now it is 17.8 mag (Feb. 20, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be fading slowly after this, and will be fainter than 18 mag in 2021. It is observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable in the extremely low sky only in 2021 spring.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  13 22.90   55 42.3   8.140   8.719   123   17.2   2:51 (180, 69)  
Mar.  7  13 19.58   55 55.7   8.146   8.729   123   17.2   2:20 (180, 69)  

* 87P/Bus

Now it is 17.4 mag (Feb. 20, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will brighten up to 17 mag and will be observable in excellent condition from March to May.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  13  0.49   -6 33.9   1.287   2.163   143   17.4   2:29 (  0, 48)  
Mar.  7  12 59.87   -6 17.3   1.232   2.151   150   17.3   2:01 (  0, 49)  

* (944) Hidalgo

Now it is 17.2 mag (Nov. 25, ATLAS-MLO). It brightened up to 14 mag from autumn to winter in 2018. Now it is fading. It is observable at 17.5 mag in good condition from winter to spring.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  13 39.94   -3 18.2   3.747   4.501   134   17.5   3:08 (  0, 52)  
Mar.  7  13 35.85   -3 18.4   3.711   4.541   142   17.5   2:37 (  0, 52)  

* C/2019 T3 ( ATLAS )

Now it is 17.8 mag (Feb. 23, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays observable at 16.5 mag for a long time from 2020 to 2021. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable in excellent condition for a long time. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2021 summer.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29   1  3.76   69 55.7   6.552   6.479    81   17.5  19:18 (155, 39)  
Mar.  7   1  7.68   69 10.6   6.608   6.460    77   17.5  19:24 (154, 36)  

* 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1

Now it is 17.8 mag (Feb. 17, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will brighten up to 13 mag in 2022. In 2020, it is observable at 17.5 mag in good condition in spring. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  10 31.04   21 13.3   3.571   4.539   166   17.6   0:00 (  0, 76)  
Mar.  7  10 26.61   21 33.8   3.579   4.527   160   17.6  23:24 (  0, 76)  

* C/2017 Y2 ( PanSTARRS )

It will be observable at 16.5-17 mag from spring in 2020 to summer in 2021.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  20  0.62   19 54.3   5.632   5.038    49   17.7   5:06 (266, 31)  
Mar.  7  20  1.96   20  8.1   5.553   5.017    52   17.6   4:57 (268, 35)  

* C/2015 O1 ( PanSTARRS )

Fading. Now it is 18.3 mag (Feb. 18, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays observable in good condition for a while.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29   7 54.67   23 27.5   6.395   7.146   136   17.7  21:20 (  0, 78)  
Mar.  7   7 50.34   23 17.0   6.530   7.191   128   17.8  20:48 (  0, 78)  

* C/2019 F2 ( ATLAS )

Fading. Now it is 18.0 mag (Feb. 26, Hidetaka Sato). It will be fainter than 18 mag soon.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  17 39.94   -5 56.1   2.952   2.869    75   17.7   5:06 (319, 40)  
Mar.  7  17 47.38   -5 15.0   2.909   2.913    80   17.8   4:57 (322, 42)  

* 257P/Catalina

It will brighten up to 15.5 mag and will be observable in good condition from June to September.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  18 37.82   -8 52.7   2.913   2.581    60   17.8   5:06 (307, 29)  
Mar.  7  18 49.24   -7 56.7   2.812   2.555    64   17.7   4:57 (308, 31)  

* 173P/Mueller 5

Now it is 17.5 mag (Feb. 18, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is observable at 17-18 mag for a long time from late 2019 to early 2021. It will fade out before it passes the perihelion.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29   3  4.89    5 58.3   5.287   4.973    66   17.8  19:18 ( 63, 42)  
Mar.  7   3  8.92    6 35.9   5.371   4.960    60   17.8  19:24 ( 70, 37)  

* C/2014 B1 ( Schwartz )

Now it is 17.6 mag (Feb. 18, 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)  
Feb. 29  12 42.81    9 10.5   9.894  10.769   150   17.8   2:11 (  0, 64)  
Mar.  7  12 41.64    9 30.0   9.866  10.787   157   17.8   1:43 (  0, 64)  

* 175P/Hergenrother

It is observable at 17.5 mag in good condition in spring.

Date(TT)  R.A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong.  m1   Best Time(A, h)  
Feb. 29  17 33.85  -17 51.7   2.307   2.278    75   17.8   5:06 (328, 30)  
Mar.  7  17 43.83  -17 51.1   2.250   2.305    80   17.8   4:57 (330, 31)  

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