Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2022 Oct. 1: North)

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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.

C/2017 K2 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is bright as 8.8 mag (Sept. 25, Chris Wyatt). It is observable at 8 mag for a long time from 2022 to 2023. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time, although it becomes low temporarily from November to December. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2023 summer. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 15 57.93 -32 48.2 2.420 2.062 57 8.3 19:08 ( 45, 3) Oct. 8 16 1.29 -35 2.0 2.471 2.021 52 8.3 18:58 ( 46, 0) C/2022 P1 ( NEOWISE ) Now it is very bright as 10.7 mag (Oct. 2, Marco Goiato). It stays 10 mag until November. In the Northern Hemisphere, it becomes unobservable soon. In the Southern Hemisphere, it becomes unobservable temporarily from December to January. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 23 27.73 -34 18.0 0.875 1.764 140 10.1 22:42 ( 0, 20) Oct. 8 22 26.85 -39 34.0 0.962 1.728 123 10.0 21:15 ( 0, 15) C/2022 E3 ( ZTF ) Now it is bright as 11.6 mag (Oct. 2, Osamu Miyazaki). It will approach to Earth down to 0.29 a.u. in 2023 February, and it is expected to brighten up to 5 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until early February. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 15 56.50 27 56.1 2.257 1.940 58 11.6 19:08 ( 99, 41) Oct. 8 15 53.45 27 0.9 2.253 1.860 54 11.5 18:58 (100, 36) C/2021 P4 ( ATLAS ) It brightened up to 10.4 mag from June to July (July 22, Ken-ichi Kadota). Appearing in the morning sky in the Souther Hemisphere. It will never be observable again in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 12 21.84 -32 28.7 2.260 1.474 29 11.5 4:30 (290,-32) Oct. 8 12 40.08 -36 48.3 2.312 1.548 31 11.8 4:36 (296,-31) C/2020 V2 ( ZTF ) Now it is 12.0 mag (Oct. 3, Osamu Miyazaki). It is expected to brighten up to 10 mag in 2023. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition until 2023 autumn, although it became very low temporarily in summer. In the Southern Hemipshere, it stays unobservable until 2023 summer. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 10 45.41 54 27.0 3.660 3.297 61 12.0 4:30 (223, 31) Oct. 8 10 50.59 55 21.8 3.518 3.244 66 11.8 4:36 (223, 35) C/2019 L3 ( ATLAS ) It brightened up to 8.3 mag in last winter (Jan. 6, Toshiyuki Takahashi). Now it is fading. But it is bright as 11.0 mag still now (Sept. 30, Thomas Lehmann). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 9 32.03 -11 26.0 4.933 4.274 44 12.0 4:30 (294, 12) Oct. 8 9 37.14 -12 54.5 4.900 4.308 48 12.0 4:36 (299, 16) 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 Now it is 12.6 mag (Sept. 19, Chris Wyatt). It stays 11-12 mag to autumn. It stays observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. It locates low in the Northern Hemisphere. Michael Jager detected several fragments at 17.5-19 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 16 47.12 -33 50.2 0.976 1.101 67 12.1 19:08 ( 36, 9) Oct. 8 17 31.25 -35 28.9 1.000 1.148 70 12.4 18:58 ( 31, 11) 81P/Wild 2 Now it is 12.1 mag (Oct. 3, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will appear in the morning sky in November also in the Southern Hemisphere. It stays 11-12 mag until spring. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 10 21.52 10 11.4 2.501 1.762 34 12.4 4:30 (268, 15) Oct. 8 10 39.92 8 32.8 2.440 1.735 36 12.2 4:36 (272, 17) 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak The condition is worst in this apparition. It is not observable at all. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 13 43.89 -5 25.0 1.971 1.077 19 12.5 19:08 ( 86, -4) Oct. 8 14 12.60 -7 55.9 1.988 1.102 19 12.9 18:58 ( 82, -3) C/2021 E3 ( ZTF ) It brightened up to 9.3 mag in early summer (June 5, Chris Wyatt). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 15.1 mag (Oct. 6, ATLAS Chile). In the Southen Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be observable after November. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 10 12.94 -39 19.1 2.817 2.263 47 12.5 4:30 (310,-12) Oct. 8 10 13.83 -39 37.3 2.841 2.317 49 12.7 4:36 (314, -8) C/2019 T4 ( ATLAS ) Now it is bright as 12.8 mag (Aug. 28, Hiroshi Abe). It stays 12 mag for a while. It becomes unobservable from August to November in the Northern Hemisphere, or from September to December in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 13 30.24 -3 2.2 5.303 4.347 15 12.6 19:08 ( 90, -5) Oct. 8 13 37.91 -3 4.0 5.334 4.360 11 12.6 18:58 ( 91, -7) 118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 Now it is 14.7 mag (Sept. 29, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It is expected to brighten very rapidly up to 11-12 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) Oct. 1 6 56.25 12 16.2 1.714 1.887 83 13.2 4:30 (306, 57) Oct. 8 7 10.42 11 42.6 1.639 1.873 86 12.9 4:36 (313, 59) C/2020 K1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 13.1 mag (Oct. 2, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It is expected to brighten up to 11 mag in 2023. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition until November. But it becomes unobservable after that. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time, although it becomes unobservable temporarily from November to January. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 17 16.87 -8 1.0 3.918 3.734 72 13.3 19:08 ( 47, 34) Oct. 8 17 18.91 -9 37.7 3.991 3.697 65 13.3 18:58 ( 49, 30) C/2019 U5 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 13.7 mag (Sept. 24, Hiroshi Abe). It is expected to brighten up to 12 mag in 2023. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time, although it becomes unobservable temporarily in October. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until mid December. But it will be observable in good condition in 2023. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 13 32.25 16 8.9 4.853 3.967 24 13.5 19:08 (105, 6) Oct. 8 13 34.45 14 54.6 4.843 3.943 23 13.5 18:58 (106, 2) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Now it is 13.6 mag (Sept. 30. Hiroshi Abe). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 6 54.27 28 56.7 6.022 6.029 85 13.8 4:30 (278, 67) Oct. 8 6 56.39 28 57.4 5.913 6.031 91 13.7 4:36 (285, 73) C/2022 R2 ( ATLAS ) Bright new comet. Now it is bright as 12.4 mag (Oct. 2, Michael Jager). Although it is a tiny comet, it will approach to Sun down to 0.63 a.u. on Oct. 25. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable until late October. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 9 56.36 27 14.9 1.024 0.813 47 14.2 4:30 (256, 29) Oct. 8 11 2.14 26 48.6 1.034 0.732 42 13.7 4:36 (252, 23) C/2021 Y1 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 15.2 mag (Sept. 28, D. Buczynski). It is expected to brighten up to 12 mag from winter to summer in 2023. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition until 2023 spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time after this. It is fainter than this ephemeris recently. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 5 16.97 31 57.5 2.740 3.173 106 14.2 4:30 (325, 86) Oct. 8 5 16.12 30 40.2 2.577 3.116 113 14.0 4:11 ( 0, 86) 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 Now it is 13.7 mag (Sept. 17, Thomas Lehmann). It stays observable at 13-14 mag for a while. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 18 46.09 -31 10.6 2.859 3.069 92 14.0 19:08 ( 14, 22) Oct. 8 18 53.00 -30 53.8 2.958 3.074 87 14.1 18:58 ( 17, 22) 22P/Kopff Now it is 14.2 mag (Sept. 25, Chris Wyatt). It stays observable in good condition after this. But it will be fading gradually after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 1 18.90 0 0.9 1.418 2.403 166 14.1 0:42 ( 0, 55) Oct. 8 1 12.30 -0 40.9 1.452 2.446 172 14.3 0:08 ( 0, 54) C/2020 R7 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 15.0 mag (Oct. 2, Ken-ichi Kadota). The brightness evolution is slower than originally expected. It stays 14-15 mag for a long time. It locates extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable temporarily in November. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 16 44.88 -29 8.6 3.218 2.960 66 14.4 19:08 ( 40, 13) Oct. 8 16 47.57 -27 25.7 3.340 2.964 59 14.5 18:58 ( 44, 12) (65803) Didymos Due to the DART spacecraft impact to its satellite Dimorphos on Sept. 26, the cometary activity was detected. Now it is bright as 12.9 mag (Sept. 28, John Drummond). It stays bright and observable in good condition until mid January Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 4 11.64 -30 3.1 0.072 1.036 117 14.8 3:31 ( 0, 25) Oct. 8 5 27.86 -21 12.3 0.072 1.023 107 15.1 4:21 ( 0, 34) 116P/Wild 4 Now it is 13.8 mag (Aug. 20, Chris Wyatt). It will be fading after this. Now it is not observable. It will be observable agin at 16 mag in January in the Southern Hemisphere, or in February in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 13 52.85 -12 30.9 3.147 2.261 23 14.8 19:08 ( 79, -6) Oct. 8 14 7.05 -13 52.9 3.186 2.273 19 14.9 18:58 ( 78, -8) C/2020 Y2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 15.1 mag (Sept. 28, ATLAS South Africa). It was expected to brighten up to 13 mag in spring. But actually, it was fainter than originally expected. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays extremely low for a while. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 6 19.03 -48 54.9 3.153 3.294 89 15.2 4:30 (348, 5) Oct. 8 6 7.27 -50 18.3 3.111 3.315 92 15.2 4:36 (356, 5) C/2020 S4 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.7 mag (Oct. 6, A. Diepvens). It will brighten up to 14 mag in early 2023, and it will be observable in good condition. It is fainter than this ephemeris recently. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 8 27.62 16 41.7 3.938 3.585 62 15.3 4:30 (279, 42) Oct. 8 8 36.02 16 36.1 3.828 3.564 67 15.2 4:36 (284, 47) P/2022 L3 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 15.3 mag (Sept. 27, Michael Jager). It stays 15 mag and observable in excellent condition until December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 2 49.39 16 41.5 1.561 2.433 142 15.3 2:13 ( 0, 72) Oct. 8 2 46.09 17 53.5 1.511 2.427 149 15.2 1:42 ( 0, 73) C/2022 A2 ( PanSTARRS ) It is expected to brighten up to 12.5 mag in winter. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will become observable in October. Then it stays observable in good condition after that. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2023 June. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 11 52.88 17 20.0 3.376 2.477 22 15.6 4:30 (250, 1) Oct. 8 12 1.91 18 6.0 3.266 2.418 26 15.4 4:36 (252, 6) 119P/Parker-Hartley Now it is 15.1 mag (Sept. 30, Hiroshi Abe). It stays observable in good condition at 15 mag from summer to winter. It locates somwwhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 7 15.60 19 30.4 2.317 2.354 79 15.5 4:30 (290, 58) Oct. 8 7 25.63 19 21.8 2.242 2.361 84 15.5 4:36 (297, 62) 61P/Shajn-Schaldach Now it is 15.1 mag (Sept. 30, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 15.5 mag until November, and it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 1 34.50 3 22.1 1.154 2.133 163 15.6 0:58 ( 0, 59) Oct. 8 1 31.46 2 31.6 1.138 2.129 169 15.6 0:27 ( 0, 58) 71P/Clark It will brighten up to 13 mag in winter. But the condition is bad. It is not observable until February in the Southern Hemisphere, or until May in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 13 23.67 -5 18.3 2.861 1.906 14 15.7 19:08 ( 89, -8) Oct. 8 13 39.07 -7 9.1 2.842 1.873 11 15.6 18:58 ( 88, -9) 327P/Van Ness Now it is 14.0 mag (Sept. 22, Michael Jager). It brightened rapidly as predicted. It will be fading after this, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 2 14.88 -22 15.9 0.662 1.584 143 15.6 1:38 ( 0, 33) Oct. 8 2 16.97 -27 37.7 0.693 1.599 141 15.8 1:12 ( 0, 28) 9P/Tempel 1 Now it is 15.8 mag (Oct. 2, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). Now it is fading. It stays 13-14 mag for a while. 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) Oct. 1 22 18.36 -27 40.9 1.597 2.422 136 15.7 21:38 ( 0, 27) Oct. 8 22 17.02 -26 59.9 1.696 2.462 130 16.0 21:09 ( 0, 28) C/2021 X1 ( Maury-Attard ) Now it is 15.1 mag (Oct. 6, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). It will brighten up to 14 mag in 2023. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 6 34.04 -16 14.2 3.846 3.934 87 15.9 4:30 (334, 35) Oct. 8 6 29.22 -17 19.3 3.699 3.898 93 15.7 4:36 (346, 36) C/2021 T4 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 15.4 mag (Sept. 24, X. Gao, Q.-Z. Ye). It is expected to brighten up to 8 mag in 2023 July. In 2022, it stays observable in good condition while the comet will be brightening gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 3 4.00 -0 21.9 3.181 4.007 140 16.0 2:27 ( 0, 55) Oct. 8 2 54.60 -1 48.0 3.051 3.939 148 15.9 1:50 ( 0, 53) C/2018 U1 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 17.1 mag (Sept. 30, J.-C. Merlin). It stays at 15-16 mag for a long time. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in excellent condition for a long time, although it becomes extremely low temporarily in November. In the Northern Hemiphere, it is not observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 14 29.74 -49 40.7 6.136 5.598 53 15.9 19:08 ( 42,-20) Oct. 8 14 32.65 -50 3.4 6.225 5.622 49 16.0 18:58 ( 43,-22) C/2021 G2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.6 mag (Oct. 1, ATLAS Chile). It will brighten up to 13 mag from 2024 to 2025. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 8 53.18 -28 58.2 7.740 7.245 57 16.1 4:30 (313, 7) Oct. 8 8 57.02 -29 41.2 7.651 7.209 60 16.1 4:36 (318, 10) C/2022 L1 ( Catalina ) Brightened rapidly. It brightened up to 14.0 mag in early September (Sept. 2, Michael Jager). Now it is 16.0 mag (Sept. 26, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will be fading after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable for a long time, although it becomes extremely low in November. It is not observable after this in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 15 20.50 16 52.2 2.095 1.592 47 16.1 19:08 ( 91, 28) Oct. 8 15 18.58 17 9.1 2.182 1.597 42 16.3 18:58 ( 94, 24) 408P/2020 M7 ( Novichonok-Gerke ) Now it is 16.6 mag (Sept. 26, ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala). It will be observable at 16-17 mag in excellent condition from autumn to winter. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 4 37.82 5 22.0 2.889 3.468 117 16.3 4:00 ( 0, 60) Oct. 8 4 38.59 4 33.3 2.810 3.468 123 16.2 3:34 ( 0, 60) 157P/Tritton Now it is 16.1 mag (Sept. 23, Michael Jager). It stays observable at 16 mag from summer to winter. It will be getting higher after this also in the Southern Hemisphere. Michael Jager discovered a 18-mag fragment. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 8 46.95 20 9.9 1.854 1.587 58 16.3 4:30 (272, 40) Oct. 8 9 4.99 18 10.4 1.821 1.598 61 16.3 4:36 (277, 42) C/2021 S3 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.2 mag (Oct. 6, ATLAS Chile). It is expected to brighten up to 7 mag in early 2024. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays low in 2022. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 6 19.50 -27 23.8 5.816 5.908 90 16.5 4:30 (342, 25) Oct. 8 6 20.59 -28 29.1 5.685 5.846 94 16.4 4:36 (350, 26) 395P/2020 H1 ( Catalina-NEAT ) Now it is 15.8 mag (Sept. 28, Michael Jager). It continued brightening even after the perihelion passage. It stays observable at 16 mag in good condition for a while. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 23 3.08 -2 27.4 3.362 4.308 158 16.5 22:22 ( 0, 53) Oct. 8 23 0.66 -2 48.2 3.420 4.319 150 16.6 21:53 ( 0, 52) C/2020 F5 ( MASTER ) It brightened up to 14 mag in 2021. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 15.9 mag (Oct. 3, ATLAS Chile). It is observable at 16-17 mag in 2022. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 23 35.74 15 15.9 5.236 6.197 162 16.5 22:55 ( 0, 70) Oct. 8 23 31.77 15 15.3 5.298 6.235 157 16.6 22:23 ( 0, 70) 44P/Reinmuth 2 Now it is 16.9 mag (Oct. 1, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It will be observable at 16-17 mag in good condition from summer to autumn. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 3 42.02 27 38.1 1.690 2.433 127 16.6 3:05 ( 0, 83) Oct. 8 3 40.74 27 42.3 1.651 2.458 134 16.6 2:36 ( 0, 83) 246P/NEAT Now it is 15.7 mag (Sept. 30, J. L. Virlichie, P. Traverse, H. Roy, G. Houdin). It brightened up to 14 mag from 2020 to 2021. Now it is fading slowly. It is observable at 16-17 mag in 2022. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 0 26.30 -19 49.8 3.036 3.978 157 16.6 23:45 ( 0, 35) Oct. 8 0 21.66 -20 2.6 3.078 3.995 153 16.7 23:13 ( 0, 35) 285P/LINEAR It brightened by 6 mag in outburst up to 14.6 mag (Aug. 13, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). Now it is fading. But it is bright as 16.1 mag still now (Oct. 1, 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) Oct. 1 18 48.55 1 26.6 1.652 2.010 95 16.7 19:08 ( 25, 54) Oct. 8 18 58.10 -0 11.5 1.683 1.976 91 17.0 18:58 ( 28, 51) C/2019 T3 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 17.1 mag (Oct. 2, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stayed bright for a while even after the perihelion passage, but it will be fading after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in winter. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 21 22.11 3 26.3 6.437 7.166 133 16.9 20:42 ( 0, 58) Oct. 8 21 19.39 2 29.4 6.551 7.192 126 17.0 20:12 ( 0, 58) C/2019 F1 ( ATLAS-Africano ) It brightened up to 14.2 mag in 2021 summer (July 18, 2021, Taras Prystavski). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.7 mag (Oct. 6, ATLAS Chile). In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 1 57.64 -27 2.2 4.583 5.416 142 16.9 1:21 ( 0, 28) Oct. 8 1 52.48 -26 58.3 4.615 5.458 144 17.0 0:48 ( 0, 28) C/2020 H6 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.6 mag (Oct. 2, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays observable at 16 mag from 2021 to 2022. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 15 52.51 38 25.5 5.887 5.501 62 17.0 19:08 (112, 43) Oct. 8 15 58.34 38 8.7 5.938 5.529 61 17.1 18:58 (113, 41) C/2019 O3 ( Palomar ) Now it is 16.1 mag (Sept. 30, D. Buczynski). Fading slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 17 8.78 64 36.4 9.461 9.416 84 17.1 19:08 (153, 52) Oct. 8 17 9.54 64 11.0 9.477 9.430 84 17.1 18:58 (151, 51) P/2022 P2 ( ZTF ) Now it is 18.0 mag (Oct. 2, M. Jaeger, E. Prosperi, S. Prosperi). It stays observable at 17 mag until winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, it locates extremely low until autumn. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 8 42.34 19 43.4 2.442 2.122 59 17.2 4:30 (273, 41) Oct. 8 8 54.82 18 25.2 2.396 2.144 63 17.2 4:36 (278, 44) C/2021 F1 ( Lemmon-PanSTARRS ) It brightened up to 9.3 mag from spring to early summer (Mar. 24, Michael Jager). It stayed bright for a while even after the perihelion passaage. But it is fading rapidly now. It has already faded down to 17.1 mag (Aug. 9, iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring). However, Thomas Lehmann reported it is bright as 13.8 mag on Sept. 2. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 5 40.99 -78 42.9 2.629 2.803 89 17.3 4:30 (358,-24) Oct. 8 5 34.10 -81 30.7 2.754 2.884 87 17.7 4:26 ( 0,-26) 402P/2020 Q3 ( LINEAR ) It brightened up to 15.3 mag in last winter (Jan. 12, H. Nohara). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 17.7 mag (Oct. 3, Catalina Sky Survey). It will be observable at 17 mag in good condition in next winter. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 9 35.45 18 16.6 4.880 4.266 47 17.3 4:30 (267, 29) Oct. 8 9 42.24 18 13.3 4.811 4.281 52 17.3 4:36 (271, 34) C/2022 L2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 17.3 mag (Oct. 4, ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa). It is expected to brighten up to 11-12 mag in 2024. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time until 2023 autumn, although it becomes temporarily low in December. In the Southern Hemisphere, it becomes unobservable in October. But it will be observable in excellent condition at the high light. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 17 56.99 24 15.6 5.727 5.715 84 17.4 19:08 ( 73, 64) Oct. 8 17 55.94 23 8.6 5.763 5.663 79 17.3 18:58 ( 76, 59) C/2020 U4 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.2 mag (Oct. 1, D. Buczynski). It stays observable at 17-18 mag in 2022. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 1 52.70 28 6.1 4.638 5.511 147 17.4 1:16 ( 0, 83) Oct. 8 1 42.89 27 25.6 4.600 5.523 155 17.4 0:39 ( 0, 83) C/2022 Q2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.3 mag (Oct. 3, ATLAS Chile). It stays observable at 17-18 mag until next summer. It may be brighter than this ephemeris. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 1 13.31 -10 6.9 1.284 2.260 162 17.6 0:38 ( 0, 45) Oct. 8 0 35.07 -12 14.3 1.232 2.203 161 17.4 23:23 ( 0, 43) P/2021 N2 ( Fuls ) It brightened very rapidly up to 15.5 mag from last autumn to last winter (Nov. 2, 2021, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 17.3 mag (Oct. 4, W. Hasubick). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 6 41.16 13 40.1 4.157 4.231 87 17.4 4:30 (309, 60) Oct. 8 6 44.32 13 13.1 4.071 4.249 93 17.4 4:36 (323, 64) C/2021 QM45 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.3 mag (Sept. 30, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable at 17 mag in good condition for a long time until winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays extremely low for a long time. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 7 15.27 45 58.7 2.742 2.818 83 17.4 4:30 (236, 64) Oct. 8 7 27.36 46 23.7 2.680 2.831 88 17.4 4:36 (232, 67) C/2020 U5 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 17.9 mag (Oct. 4, M. Iozzi). It started fading before the perihelion passage. It was predicted to stay at 16 mag for a long time. But actually, 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 is not observable until 2023. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 17 37.37 53 6.2 3.963 4.000 84 17.5 19:08 (138, 61) Oct. 8 17 43.45 50 23.8 4.011 4.022 83 17.5 18:58 (132, 60) (3200) Phaethon It approached to Sun down to 0.14 a.u. on May 15. But it was not observable around that time. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable at 17-18 mag in good condition from July to November. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays extremely low. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 3 32.04 46 13.7 1.335 2.040 121 17.6 2:56 (180, 79) Oct. 8 3 13.83 46 18.7 1.301 2.082 129 17.5 2:10 (180, 79) 107P/(4015) Wilson-Harrington Now it is 17.1 mag (Oct. 1, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). In 2022, it stays observable at 17 mag for a long time. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 7 31.84 24 27.3 0.726 1.093 76 17.7 4:30 (279, 57) Oct. 8 7 47.31 23 27.3 0.748 1.139 79 17.8 4:36 (284, 60) 244P/Scotti Now it is 18.7 mag (Oct. 5, J.-G. Bosch, F. Kugel). It is observable at 17 mag in good condition in winter. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 6 23.56 25 41.2 3.757 3.925 92 17.8 4:30 (294, 71) Oct. 8 6 27.12 25 43.2 3.653 3.924 98 17.8 4:36 (310, 76) C/2020 O2 ( Amaral ) Now it is 16.8 mag (Oct. 2, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It was observed at 15 mag in 2021. Now it is fading. It stays observable at 16-17 mag for a while in 2022. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 17 48.32 28 28.2 5.785 5.747 82 17.8 19:08 ( 84, 64) Oct. 8 17 50.83 28 10.6 5.879 5.775 79 17.9 18:58 ( 86, 61) C/2022 P3 ( ZTF ) Now it is 17.5 mag (Oct. 1, Ken-ichi Kadota). In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable at 17-18 mag in excellent condition in autumn. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 7 25.40 41 9.6 2.618 2.655 81 17.8 4:30 (247, 62) Oct. 8 7 35.58 43 32.1 2.548 2.676 86 17.8 4:36 (240, 66) C/2019 E3 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 17.5 mag (Oct. 2, ATLAS South Africa). Very far object. It stays 18 mag for a long time from 2021 to 2026. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition for a long time. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable at all. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 8 20.94 -67 39.1 10.727 10.543 76 17.9 4:30 (343,-19) Oct. 8 8 21.33 -68 27.0 10.720 10.536 76 17.9 4:36 (346,-18) 422P/2021 L1 ( Christensen ) It was observed at 17 mag in 2021. It was expected to be observable at 17-18 mag also in 2022. But actually, it is much fainter than last year by 3 mag, 20.8 mag (Oct. 1, Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala). Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Oct. 1 2 47.01 13 49.1 2.714 3.572 143 19.7 2:10 ( 0, 69) Oct. 8 2 41.57 14 24.1 2.682 3.595 151 19.8 1:37 ( 0, 69)