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Comet 177P/Barnard, also known as Barnard 2, is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 119 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with (20 years < period < 200 years). The comet, also designated P/2006 M3, discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard on June 24, 1889, and was re-discovered after 116 years.
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Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag    
2007 09 02    07 08.13   +20 23.7    5.185    4.651    53.1    10.0  25.2
2007 09 07    07 10.96   +20 07.7    5.164    4.697    57.3    10.4  25.3


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The comet is currently at magnitude 8.5 in the constellation Perseus. It was rediscovered since its last observation in 1889. It will be observable at 8-9 mag until September in the Northern Hemisphere.

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag    
2006 08 03    15 23.19   -00 16.9    5.321    5.547    97.6    10.4  21.1
2006 08 08    15 20.65   -00 38.9    5.422    5.560    92.5    10.5  21.1
2006 08 13    15 18.50   -01 01.3    5.524    5.573    87.5    10.5  21.2
2006 08 18    15 16.70   -01 24.0    5.626    5.587    82.6    10.4  21.2
2006 08 23    15 15.24   -01 46.9    5.728    5.600    77.7    10.2  21.3
2006 08 28    15 14.10   -02 09.9    5.828    5.614    72.9     9.9  21.3


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177P/2006 M3 (Barnard) = P/1889 M1
The comet 2006 M3 (Barnard) is currently moving through the constellation Hercules up towards Draco.
The re-discovery of the comet, which had not been seen since 1889, was by the LINEAR survey (it was reported as an asteroid, but found to be cometary by other observers), IAUC 8726, on the 26th June, 2006. Luca Buzzi, of the Schiaparelli Observatory, Varese, Italy, was among the first to observe the object (MPEC 2006-m38). 
The comet will be visible in the Northern hemisphere throughout this month.
It is starting to brighten (now at magnitude 8.5) and moving rapidly northwards.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2006 07 14    17 11.52   +00 45.8    0.371    1.319   138.9    30.4  14.1
2006 07 19    17 05.14   +09 02.2    0.366    1.279   129.1    38.0  13.9
2006 07 24    16 59.86   +17 04.8    0.370    1.243   120.0    45.1  13.8
2006 07 29    16 55.86   +24 33.4    0.381    1.209   111.8    51.2  13.7
2006 08 03    16 53.23   +31 17.7    0.397    1.180   104.8    56.3  13.7
2006 08 08    16 51.97   +37 15.8    0.417    1.155   099.0    60.1  13.7
2006 08 13    16 52.07   +42 30.9    0.439    1.135   094.5    62.9  13.8
2006 08 18    16 53.52   +47 08.0    0.462    1.120   091.0    64.6  13.8
2006 08 23    16 56.39   +51 12.9    0.486    1.111   088.5    65.5  13.9
2006 08 28    17 00.82   +54 51.0    0.510    1.107   087.0    65.7  14.0

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