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List of comets with moderate to good observing conditions for August 29 (data for 0h UT):

NameR.A.Decl.ΔrElonm1
C/2006 OF2 (Broughton)04h 36,39m+53° 31,5'2,37↓2,44↓82°↑11,2↓
C/2007 G1 (LINEAR)15h 17,41m-38° 20,8'2,73↑2,78↓82°↓12,1↑
C/2007 N3 (Lulin)17h 32,89m-21° 40,7'1,78↑2,30↓108°↓11,4↓
C/2007 W1 (Boattini)02h 13,50m+23° 17,4'0,65↑1,43↑117°↑10,1↑
C/2008 A1 (McNaught)12h 03,03m-46° 00,0'1,33↓1,19↓59°↓7,9↓
6P/d'Arrest20h 44,40m-29° 05,2'0,40↑1,36↑148°↓10,9↑
19P/Borrelly08h 16,13m+27° 26,3'2,10↓1,42↑37°↑9,9↑
85P/Boethin19h 41,78m-25° 16,2'0,97↓1,84↓137°↓11,8↓

Column meaning:

  • R.A. and Decl.: Right ascension and declination (ICRS).
  • Δ: Earth-comet distance, in Astronomical Units of distance (AU).
  • r: Comet-Sun distance, in AU.
  • Elon: elongation, the comet-Earth angle, as seen from the Sun (in degrees).
  • m1: Total magnitude.

Arrows show short-term trends.