Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2025 Feb. 15: South)

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Best time and the azimuth, altitude (A,h) are at lat. 35 deg in the Southern Hemisphere. Azimuth indicates 0 for south, 90 for west, 180 for north, 270 for east.

C/2024 G3 ( ATLAS ) It approached to Sun down to 0.09 a.u. on Jan. 13. It brightened up to -2 or -3 mag and it was detected even in the daylight. The nucleus was disintegrated on Jan. 19. However, its remnant is still visible. Now it is 6.5 mag (Feb. 9, Marco Goiato). Fading rapidly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. It stays extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere. But it will become high in spring. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 23 11.64 -38 29.0 1.750 1.037 30 8.4 20:24 ( 51, 12) Feb. 22 23 30.53 -39 30.3 1.891 1.191 33 9.1 20:14 ( 50, 13) 21P/Giacobini-Zinner It is visible at 11 mag in the SWAN images (Jan. 27, Vladimir Bezugly). Fading gradually. Now it is not observable. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 21 39.83 0 3.1 2.085 1.147 13 11.4 4:02 (288,-24) Feb. 22 22 8.29 0 52.0 2.055 1.104 11 11.1 4:11 (286,-23) C/2023 A3 ( Tsuchinshan-ATLAS ) It brightened up to -3 mag due to the forward scattering on Oct. 9 in the SOHO coronagraph images (Q.-c. Zhang, Charles S. Morris). It became a great comet of 0 mag on the ground. Now it is 11.0 mag (Jan. 28, Ken-ichi Kadota). Fading slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in March. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 20 14.51 11 21.0 3.389 2.634 34 11.8 4:02 (265,-13) Feb. 22 20 17.96 12 21.2 3.441 2.731 37 12.0 4:11 (260, -7) 249P/LINEAR It has not been observed yet in this apparition. It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in April. Now it is not observable. It will appear in March in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 22 23.05 -6 56.1 1.529 0.577 9 12.6 20:24 ( 70,-16) Feb. 22 23 7.63 -2 37.9 1.576 0.661 13 13.6 20:14 ( 77,-14) 13P/Olbers It returned for the first time in 68 years. It brightened up to 6.2 mag in early last summer (July 1, Virgilio Gonano). Now it is 14.6 mag (Feb. 8, Ken-ichi Kadota). Fading slowly. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 18 20.07 -19 6.5 3.743 3.223 51 13.6 4:02 (275, 27) Feb. 22 18 26.19 -19 32.5 3.723 3.293 57 13.7 4:11 (271, 34) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Now it is 12.6 mag (Feb. 14, Toru Yusa). It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 9 54.69 9 38.7 5.276 6.262 176 13.6 0:16 (180, 45) Feb. 22 9 51.48 9 50.8 5.281 6.263 172 13.6 23:41 (180, 45) C/2022 E2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 14.1 mag (Feb. 8, Thomas Lehmann). Fading slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually. But it will be getting higher again after April. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 1 24.97 51 50.5 3.982 3.916 79 13.6 20:24 (143,-16) Feb. 22 1 24.66 50 46.8 4.113 3.938 72 13.7 20:14 (140,-18) C/2021 G2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 14.1 mag (Feb. 8, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 14 mag for a while. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 15 28.90 -16 42.2 4.997 5.130 92 14.1 4:02 (240, 60) Feb. 22 15 31.30 -16 7.7 4.898 5.143 98 14.1 4:11 (226, 65) 12P/Pons-Brooks It returns for the first time in 70 years. It brightened up to 3.7 mag in early April in 2024 (Apr. 6, 2024, Jose Guilherme Aguiar). Now it is 15.0 mag (Jan. 10, Thomas Lehmann). It stays 15 mag for a while. It stays extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 17 11.74 -49 37.2 4.402 4.130 67 14.4 4:02 (308, 49) Feb. 22 17 14.67 -49 54.1 4.372 4.199 73 14.5 4:11 (309, 55) P/2023 S1 Now it is 14.4 mag (Feb. 4, Ken-ichi Kadota). Fading slowly. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 8 44.87 18 37.3 1.662 2.620 162 14.5 23:02 (180, 36) Feb. 22 8 40.15 18 26.1 1.693 2.620 154 14.5 22:30 (180, 37) C/2022 QE78 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 14.1 mag (Jan. 22, Toshiyuki Takahashi). It stays 15 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in June. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 6 16.59 9 3.9 5.041 5.686 126 14.6 20:34 (180, 46) Feb. 22 6 16.05 9 45.8 5.115 5.673 119 14.6 20:14 (177, 45) C/2022 N2 ( PanSTARRS ) It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag in autumn, and it will be observable in good condition. Now it is 14.9 mag (Feb. 4, A. Diepvens). It stays 14 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in March. But it will be observable again in May. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 23 47.37 2 12.9 4.900 4.095 31 14.6 20:24 ( 89, -5) Feb. 22 23 55.20 3 5.5 4.930 4.074 27 14.6 20:14 ( 89, -8) C/2023 C2 ( ATLAS ) It brightened up to 12.7 mag in last summer (Aug. 7, Thomas Lehmann). Now it is 14.2 mag (Dec. 10, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 15 mag for a while. Now it is not observable. It will appear soon in the Northern Hemisphere, or in March in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 21 21.74 1 19.4 3.505 2.571 16 14.6 4:02 (284,-21) Feb. 22 21 32.15 3 30.6 3.522 2.602 18 14.7 4:11 (278,-17) 48P/Johnson Now it is 16.6 mag (Oct. 9, Hidetaka Sato). It stays 15 mag for a while. Now it is not observable. It will appear in March 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. 15 21 42.72 -18 5.3 2.990 2.010 5 14.8 4:02 (303,-12) Feb. 22 21 59.99 -16 59.5 2.981 2.008 8 14.7 4:11 (299,-10) C/2024 J2 ( Wierzchos ) Brightened rapidly. Now it is 14.6 mag (Jan. 31, Thomas Lehmann). It stays 15 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in April. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 21 51.18 26 12.6 2.519 1.858 38 14.9 4:02 (263,-40) Feb. 22 22 12.25 25 11.3 2.553 1.840 35 14.8 4:11 (263,-37) 49P/Arend-Rigaux Now it is 14.7 mag (Jan. 17, Thomas Lehmann). It stays 15 mag for a while. It locates somewhat low. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 1 42.48 -4 45.4 1.852 1.553 56 15.1 20:24 (101, 22) Feb. 22 1 59.07 -2 10.1 1.864 1.525 54 14.9 20:14 (103, 21) C/2024 L5 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 15.7 mag (Feb. 4, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 15 mag for a while. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will become high in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 14 54.96 -31 14.3 3.200 3.439 95 15.2 4:02 (262, 74) Feb. 22 14 45.35 -31 9.8 3.054 3.435 104 15.1 4:11 (240, 83) C/2023 Q1 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 15.1 mag (Feb. 8, Thomas Lehmann). Fading gradually. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in April. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 7 43.25 69 32.6 2.072 2.701 119 15.3 22:02 (180,-14) Feb. 22 7 43.36 67 36.0 2.127 2.724 117 15.4 21:35 (180,-12) C/2014 UN271 ( Bernardinelli-Bernstein ) Very large comet. It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag in 2031. Now it is 15.1 mag (Feb. 5, Thomas Lehmann). It stays 15 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable now. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2030. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 3 32.65 -68 23.6 15.644 15.438 76 15.4 20:24 ( 21, 50) Feb. 22 3 33.90 -68 2.5 15.623 15.415 76 15.3 20:14 ( 23, 49) 496P/2024 S3 ( Hill ) First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 15 mag in 2010. Now it is 15.7 mag (Feb. 1, Francois Kugel). Fading slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. It stays extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 3 14.53 26 34.4 1.363 1.643 87 15.4 20:24 (141, 16) Feb. 22 3 30.65 28 22.5 1.404 1.632 84 15.4 20:14 (142, 15) C/2023 T3 ( Fuls ) Now it is 15.9 mag (Feb. 4, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 16 mag for a while. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 13 19.16 -35 26.1 3.069 3.553 111 15.6 3:40 ( 0, 89) Feb. 22 13 20.91 -35 47.5 2.993 3.557 117 15.6 3:14 ( 0, 89) 43P/Wolf-Harrington Now it is 15.7 mag (Jan. 17, Purple Mountain Observatory, XuYi Station). It stays 15 mag for a while. It will be unobservable in May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 2 24.23 15 9.4 2.857 2.727 72 15.6 20:24 (124, 17) Feb. 22 2 33.19 15 34.6 2.924 2.707 67 15.6 20:14 (123, 16) 37P/Forbes It brightened up to 12.3 mag in autumn (Oct. 31, Thomas Lehmann). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May. It will never be observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 22 45.69 -4 8.8 2.950 2.015 15 15.6 20:24 ( 75,-14) Feb. 22 23 0.59 -2 22.0 3.006 2.052 12 15.9 20:14 ( 76,-16) C/2023 H5 ( Lemmon ) Now it is 15.9 mag (Jan. 23, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 16 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable soon. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 12 18.39 52 41.9 3.747 4.455 130 15.7 2:39 (180, 3) Feb. 22 12 12.89 55 0.9 3.739 4.441 130 15.7 2:06 (180, 0) C/2024 A1 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 15.8 mag (Jan. 18, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 16 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in June. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 6 45.90 -11 15.8 3.332 4.011 127 15.8 21:03 (180, 66) Feb. 22 6 40.75 -8 55.4 3.383 3.996 121 15.9 20:31 (180, 64) 472P/2023 RL75 ( NEAT-LINEAR ) Now it is 15.8 mag (Jan. 10, Taras Prystavski). Fading gradually. It will be fainter than 18 mag in June. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 6 7.67 10 29.7 3.050 3.702 124 15.9 20:26 (180, 44) Feb. 22 6 8.49 10 48.1 3.152 3.722 118 16.1 20:14 (175, 44) C/2023 F3 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.3 mag (Jan. 17, ATLAS Chile). It stays 16 mag for a while. It stays extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will become high in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 13 3.94 -47 24.8 4.825 5.192 106 16.1 3:25 ( 0, 77) Feb. 22 12 53.55 -47 31.5 4.726 5.193 112 16.0 2:47 ( 0, 77) C/2017 K2 ( PanSTARRS ) It brightened up to 8 mag from 2022 summer to 2023 spring. Now it is 15.6 mag (Jan. 23, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). It stays 17 mag for a while. It will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 5 24.43 22 39.9 7.503 7.980 115 16.1 20:24 (169, 31) Feb. 22 5 23.08 22 52.1 7.668 8.033 108 16.2 20:14 (164, 30) C/2022 R6 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.2 mag (Jan. 18, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 16 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in May. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 6 41.20 -26 3.5 6.154 6.692 119 16.2 20:59 (180, 81) Feb. 22 6 40.26 -25 5.6 6.194 6.683 115 16.2 20:30 (180, 80) P/2019 Y3 ( Catalina ) It will approach to Earth down to 0.3 a.u. in March, and it is expected to brighten up to 16 mag. Now it is 17.6 mag (Feb. 4, J. M. Bosch). It will turn to fade out rapidly after the peak. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in March. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 2 48.20 -2 30.7 0.446 0.961 73 16.6 20:24 (115, 33) Feb. 22 2 59.30 6 25.1 0.401 0.941 71 16.2 20:14 (121, 26) 65P/Gunn Now it is 16.3 mag (Feb. 5, Thomas Lehmann). Brightening slowly. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 17 41.98 -24 24.8 3.351 2.988 60 16.4 4:02 (276, 37) Feb. 22 17 52.02 -24 42.3 3.259 2.981 65 16.3 4:11 (273, 43) (3200) Phaethon Parent asteroid of Geminids meteor shower. Now it is 16.0 mag (Nov. 30, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It brightens up to 13.5 mag, but it will turn to fade out rapidly after that. It will be fainter than 18 mag in June. It will be unobservable in March. But it will be observable again in May in the Northern Hemisphere, or in June in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 1 32.30 11 18.1 1.086 1.030 59 16.6 20:24 (112, 10) Feb. 22 1 34.04 9 59.1 1.072 0.910 52 16.4 20:14 (108, 8) 30P/Reinmuth 1 Now it is 17.5 mag (Jan. 25, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in June. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 14 59.75 -7 0.5 2.001 2.402 101 16.5 4:02 (217, 57) Feb. 22 15 3.83 -6 51.1 1.951 2.438 107 16.5 4:11 (203, 60) C/2024 B1 ( Lemmon ) It brightened up to 13.1 mag in autumn (Nov. 1, Thomas Lehmann). Now it is 15.9 mag (Feb. 9, Thomas Lehmann). Fading gradually. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 17 57.11 15 10.8 2.593 2.350 64 16.5 4:02 (242, 11) Feb. 22 18 1.56 14 48.6 2.584 2.412 68 16.7 4:11 (237, 17) C/2020 K1 ( PanSTARRS ) It brightened up to 12.1 mag in 2023 spring (May 20, 2023, Jose Guilherme de S. Aguiar). Now it is 16.4 mag (Feb. 4, ATLAS Chile). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in May. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 5 35.95 -33 2.3 6.244 6.544 103 16.5 20:24 (105, 83) Feb. 22 5 34.23 -31 47.4 6.352 6.592 99 16.6 20:14 (104, 79) C/2020 V2 ( ZTF ) It was observed at 9-10 mag for a long time in 2023. Now it is 15.8 mag (Dec. 7, A. Pearce). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 21 41.24 -60 9.9 7.347 6.718 47 16.6 4:02 (333, 17) Feb. 22 21 46.28 -60 12.0 7.361 6.772 50 16.6 4:11 (331, 20) C/2019 U5 ( PanSTARRS ) Now it is 16.0 mag (Feb. 6, ATLAS Chile). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable in April. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 5 37.64 -47 24.0 6.621 6.816 97 16.6 20:24 ( 22, 76) Feb. 22 5 32.97 -46 26.7 6.710 6.861 94 16.7 20:14 ( 37, 75) C/2024 J3 ( ATLAS ) It will brighten up to 13 mag in 2026. Now it is 17.1 mag (Sept. 21, ATLAS Chile). Brightening slowly. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will become high in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 19 28.29 -27 8.4 7.358 6.595 36 16.7 4:02 (291, 18) Feb. 22 19 31.92 -26 40.4 7.241 6.553 42 16.7 4:11 (287, 24) 105P/Singer Brewster It stays 17 mag for a while. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will become high in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 18 4.19 -17 6.0 2.452 2.060 55 16.7 4:02 (271, 29) Feb. 22 18 19.62 -16 39.0 2.397 2.065 58 16.7 4:11 (267, 34) C/2019 L3 ( ATLAS ) It brightened up to 8.3 mag in 2021-2022 winter (Jan. 6, 2022, Toshiyuki Takahashi). Now it is 17.1 mag (Dec. 30, ATLAS South Africa). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 12 34.22 -59 28.9 9.416 9.651 100 16.7 2:55 ( 0, 65) Feb. 22 12 31.42 -59 48.7 9.389 9.695 105 16.8 2:25 ( 0, 65) 195P/Hill Now it is 16.6 mag (Feb. 1, A. Pearce, P. Camilleri). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in May. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 6 21.07 -8 30.5 3.893 4.508 123 16.9 20:39 (180, 64) Feb. 22 6 19.97 -8 14.5 3.963 4.503 117 16.9 20:14 (178, 63) C/2019 E3 ( ATLAS ) Very far object. Now it is 16.9 mag (Dec. 20, ATLAS Chile). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable now. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. But it will become high in spring. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 0 49.74 -58 10.7 11.118 10.599 56 17.0 20:24 ( 39, 35) Feb. 22 0 51.82 -57 28.9 11.139 10.607 55 17.0 20:14 ( 39, 32) P/2008 Y12 = P/2014 K3 ( SOHO ) It will approach to Sun down to 0.07 a.u. on Mar. 3. Now it is not observable. It will appear in March in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 21 29.46 -14 39.1 1.608 0.635 6 19.1 4:02 (298,-12) Feb. 22 22 2.41 -10 40.7 1.406 0.427 4 17.0 4:11 (294,-14) C/2024 M1 ( ATLAS ) Almost stellar. It brightened up to 13.7 mag from late November to early December (Dec. 5, Toshihiko Ikemura, Hirohisa Sato). Now it is 17.6 mag (Feb. 8, Thomas Lehmann). Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in March. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 2 20.42 52 2.7 1.831 2.025 86 17.1 20:24 (149,-10) Feb. 22 2 23.76 53 29.5 1.967 2.072 81 17.3 20:14 (148,-13) C/2024 Y1 ( Masek ) Now it is 15.8 mag (Jan. 24, Martin Masek). Fading rapidly. It will be fainter than 18 mag soon. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 3 58.12 -16 58.1 1.330 1.619 87 17.2 20:24 (115, 56) Feb. 22 4 13.12 -10 51.4 1.464 1.712 86 17.7 20:14 (122, 52) 32P/Comas Sola It brightened up to 13.5 mag in last winter (Dec. 5, 2023, Chris Wyatt). Now it is 18.3 mag (Jan. 25, Hidenori Nohara). Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 14 30.83 -8 2.0 2.736 3.184 108 17.2 4:02 (206, 61) Feb. 22 14 31.54 -8 4.8 2.677 3.222 114 17.3 4:11 (188, 63) C/2024 E1 ( Wierzchos ) It is expected to brighten up to 5 mag in 2026 January. Now it is 17.1 mag (Feb. 8, Ken-ichi Kadota). Brightening gradually. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will appear in March. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 18 1.94 42 50.6 4.986 4.856 76 17.4 4:02 (222, -8) Feb. 22 18 7.46 43 34.6 4.878 4.783 78 17.2 4:11 (218, -4) C/2022 L2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 16.9 mag (Feb. 3, ATLAS South Africa). Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in April. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 6 43.07 -37 13.7 3.844 4.325 112 17.3 21:00 ( 0, 88) Feb. 22 6 33.88 -35 29.1 3.943 4.375 109 17.4 20:23 ( 0, 90) C/2024 G2 ( ATLAS ) Now it is 17.3 mag (Feb. 1, E. Cortes). It stays 17 mag for a while. It stays extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will become high in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 12 36.15 -48 7.8 5.013 5.420 109 17.3 2:57 ( 0, 77) Feb. 22 12 28.85 -47 40.5 4.913 5.412 115 17.3 2:22 ( 0, 77) 276P/Vorobjov Now it is 17.2 mag (Jan. 22, Ken-ichi Kadota). It stays 18 mag for a while. It will be unobservable in May. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 2 57.91 9 39.2 3.981 3.910 78 17.3 20:24 (126, 27) Feb. 22 3 3.12 9 59.2 4.084 3.913 73 17.4 20:14 (124, 25) 242P/Spahr Now it is 17.3 mag (Jan. 28, ATLAS South Africa). It stays 18 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in May. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 3 53.48 -11 58.2 3.902 3.979 87 17.5 20:24 (119, 52) Feb. 22 3 57.18 -11 8.6 3.991 3.981 82 17.5 20:14 (117, 49) (308607) 2005 WY3 Peculiar asteroid moving along a cometary orbit. Now it is 18.5 mag (Sept. 11, ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala). It stays 17 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually after this, and it will be unobservable in May. In the Southern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 3 39.12 -10 54.1 2.107 2.233 84 17.5 20:24 (117, 49) Feb. 22 3 46.81 -9 47.4 2.135 2.192 80 17.5 20:14 (116, 46) 487P/2024 N5 ( Siding Spring ) First return of a new periodic comet which brightened up to 16 mag in 2012. It brightened up to 14.3 mag from November to December (Nov. 28, A. Diepvens). Now it is 17.2 mag (Feb. 6, L. Hudin). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag soon. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 3 22.32 58 10.6 1.812 2.163 96 17.6 20:24 (160, -9) Feb. 22 3 37.36 58 30.3 1.911 2.200 93 17.9 20:14 (160,-10) C/2021 S4 ( Tsuchinshan ) Now it is 17.3 mag (Feb. 4, ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala). It stays 18 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. It stays extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 7 14.37 41 26.2 6.462 7.195 135 17.7 21:32 (180, 14) Feb. 22 7 13.02 41 11.9 6.553 7.211 128 17.7 21:04 (180, 14) C/2024 V1 ( Borisov ) Now it is 17.5 mag (Feb. 5, ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala). Fading slowly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in April. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable soon. But it will be observable again in February. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 8 45.58 57 12.2 1.585 2.377 133 17.8 23:02 (180, -2) Feb. 22 8 29.45 53 52.3 1.589 2.360 131 17.7 22:19 (180, 1) P/2015 CD60 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 18.0 mag (Feb. 4, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will fade out rapidly after this. It will be fainter than 18 mag soon. It stays observable in good condition. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 6 56.14 12 37.7 1.201 2.036 136 17.8 21:14 (180, 42) Feb. 22 6 58.43 11 57.9 1.270 2.054 130 18.0 20:49 (180, 43) 130P/McNaught-Hughes It brightened up to 14 mag from summer to autumn. Now it is 17.5 mag (Jan. 21, Thomas Lehmann). Fading slowly. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting lower gradually. It stays extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 2 30.99 13 37.2 3.072 2.949 73 17.9 20:24 (124, 19) Feb. 22 2 38.74 14 24.0 3.198 2.982 68 18.0 20:14 (123, 17) C/2022 U1 ( Leonard ) Now it is 17.8 mag (Nov. 12, ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala). It stays 18 mag for a while. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable now, but it will be observable soon. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 19 40.58 13 24.5 5.679 4.991 42 17.9 4:02 (259, -7) Feb. 22 19 42.43 13 29.2 5.659 5.021 45 17.9 4:11 (254, -1) 305P/Skiff Now it is 17.1 mag (Jan. 13, Catalina Sky Survey). It will fade out rapidly after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it stays observable in good condition. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 3 22.58 12 32.0 1.544 1.764 85 17.9 20:24 (134, 29) Feb. 22 3 40.41 13 9.6 1.648 1.811 82 18.2 20:14 (134, 28) (431760) 2008 HE It will approach to Sun down to 0.11 a.u. on Mar. 9. It becomes unobseravble temporarily in March. But it will be observable in good condition in April. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 20 1.87 -16 45.7 1.476 0.751 27 19.6 4:02 (286, 6) Feb. 22 20 49.08 -14 14.0 1.346 0.578 22 19.0 4:11 (286, 2) 323P/SOHO Now it is 20.9 mag (Feb. 6, Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station). It will approach to Sun down to 0.04 a.u. on Mar. 14. It approaches to Earth down to 0.2 a.u. in mid February, and it will be observable in good condition. It will be getting lower rapidly. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Feb. 15 17 20.29 -28 39.4 0.227 0.915 65 20.3 4:02 (277, 45) Feb. 22 20 49.52 -22 21.7 0.273 0.751 24 19.6 4:11 (292, 7)