31-05-2009, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Greg Bryant
The new comet McNaught (the 49th with Rob's name on it) was officially announced overnight. Comet C/2009 K5 (McNaught), based on its early orbit, may reach 10th magnitude next year, but it will favour the Northern Hemisphere.
An ephemeris can be found here:
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/Ephem...ts/2009K5.html
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Hi Greg!
Yeah it will favour Northern hemisphere observers BUT we will still see it in Cygnus when i comes to max predicted brightness and will be a morning object next March. Still worth watching though!  
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