naked-eye comet this month?

[matthew marcus]

I heard that there's a comet which could become naked-eye visible this
month. If so, it seems odd that TAC would be silent about it. What
comet is it, if it exists?
mam

[Richard Navarrete]

It’s in the pre-dawn sky in the square of Pegasus. Use binos. It’s a Pannstars comet, I think.

Richard

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[Lincoln Jia]

It's the c/2025 r3 rises right before sunrise. It's quite bright, but with all the morning fog and low altitude it's hard for a lot of people.

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[Richard Navarrete]

https://www.space.com/stargazing/how-to-see-once-in-a-lifetime-comet-panstarrs-tonight-before-it-disappears-for-good 

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[Steve Gottlieb]

At 5:30 AM tomorrow morning it will be only 10 degrees up in a fairly bright sky.  Latest magnitude estimate is about 4.5, but you’ll need binoculars. The long, thin tail may be an imager-only feature, so it’s not a great visual comet.

See https://cobs.si/comet/2663/ for the magnitude curve (actual estimates).

Steve

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