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Comets in 2014 - Holmes, Linear, Faye, Siding Spring - Will update
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I would like to keep this thread through the year 2014. It would be nice if we can collect all the comets and comets yet to be discovered here. If anybody would like to contribute finds I would appreciate it very much  I will try to update new discoveries regular, as they come in.
Last year I didn't had much look in spotting a comet, Ison was quiet a disappointment :(
But new year, new comets :) Here what can be expected this year:
[link to www.fallofathousandsuns.com]
Comet Holmes (17P/Holmes) - Perihelion Mar 27, 2014, Comet 17P/Holmes shocked astronomers on Oct. 24, 2007, with a spectacular eruption. In less than 24 hours, the 17th magnitude comet brightened by a factor of nearly a million, becoming a naked-eye object in the evening sky
[link to www.csc.eps.harvard.edu]
Comet LINEAR (209P / LINEAR) - May 6, 2014, Astronomers confirm that debris from Comet 209P/LINEAR should create a sky show on May 24, 2014
[link to www.skyandtelescope.com]
Comet Faye (4P/Faye) - May 29, 2014, will reach perihelion a couple days after Comet Holmes in 2014
Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) - Oct 25, 2014, There is currently a 1 and 120,000 chance that Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) will hit Mars on October 19, 2014
New Comet's Potential Mars Collision in 2014 Explained
[link to www.space.com]
Update: As it looks, the comet will dodge around mars
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Current visible comets: (only a few, see link for all)
[link to www.aerith.net]
C/2013 R1 ( Lovejoy )
Now it is 6.5 mag (Jan. 12, Marek Biely). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition for a long time until 2014 autumn when the comet will fade out. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not be observable from mid November to early February.
C/2013 V3 ( Nevski )
It brightened very rapidly in mid November, from 15 mag to 9 mag only within a week. Now it is bright as 10.7 mag but diffuse (Jan. 4, Carlos Labordena). It seems to keep 10-11 mag for a while after this. It is observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates extremely low in the Southern Hemisphere.
C/2012 K1 ( PanSTARRS )
Now it is bright as 12.8 mag (Jan. 7, Taras Prystavski). It is expected to brighten up to 5-6 mag in 2014 autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually after this, and it keeps observable in good condition for a long time. It keeps locating low in the Southern Hemisphere.
154P/Brewington
It brightened very rapidly, and brightened up to 10.5 mag from autumn to winter. It is bright as 11.8 mag still now (Dec. 29, J. P. Navarro Pina). It will be fading after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition until May when it becomes fainter than 18 mag. It will not be observable after this in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Newly discovered Comets
Comet Sonear (C/2014 A4) - added Jan.19th, discovered Jan.12th 2014 posted by Zapata
P/2014 A2 (Hill) - added Jan.20th, discovered Jan.09th 2014 posted by Zapata
P/2014 A3 (PanSTARRS) - added Jan.20th, discovered Jan.09th 2014 posted by Zapata
C/2014 B1 ( Schwartz ) - added Feb. 2nd, discovered January 28, 2014
C/2014 A5 ( PanSTARRS ) - added Feb. 2nd, discovered January 4, 2014
2014 AA52 - added Feb. 2nd, discovered January 11, 2014
C/2014 C2 ( STEREO ) - added Feb 9th, discovered Feb.01st, 2014
P/2014 C1 ( TOTAS ) - added feb 9th, discovered February 1, 2014
2014 BF63 - added feb 9th, discovered January 29, 2014
C/2014 H1 ( Christensen ) - added may 22nd, discovered April 24, 2014 posted by Zapata
C/2014 J1 ( Catalina ) - added may 22nd, discovered May 9, 2014
C/2014 G3 ( PanSTARRS ) - added may 22nd, discovered April 10, 2014
C/2014 F2 ( Tenagra ) - added may 22nd, March 31, 2014
C/2014 G1 ( PanSTARRS ) - added may 22nd, discovered April 5, 2014
C/2014 F1 ( Hill ) - added may 22nd, discovered March 29, 2014
C/2014 E2 ( Jacques ) - added may 22nd, discovered March 13, 2014
P/2014 E1 ( Larson ) - added may 22nd, discovered March 10, 2014
C/2014 C3 ( NEOWISE ) - added may 22nd, February 14, 2014
C/2014 C2 ( STEREO ) - added may 22nd, discovered February 1, 2014
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