Comet L4 PANSTARRS(Panstarrs)for short?

Comet C/2011 L4 Panstarrs right now is in the constellation Hydra and is only visible in the very early evening skies in the southwest at about magnitude 13.5. It is getting closer to the sun and farther into the daytime sky every day. It transits at 5pm, and sets at 9:30pm. These times are for 40 deg latitude, and will vary depending on where you live. Because it sets so early, it may not be dark enough where you live to see it.

On Sept 8, it is located at RA 15h 01m 38s Dec -25d 42' 22" (J2000).

I've put a link to the location in google sky in the references below. The comet isn't shown in google sky, but you can move the mouse around until you find the coordinates I listed. You can zoom in/out to see the stars around it to help with star hopping your way to it. It is very faint at mag 13.5, and is getting brighter.

The comet is about 3.5 times farther from the Sun right now than we are, and is about the same distance from Earth. It will reach its closest point to the Sun on March 10th.

You might want to get a good sky chart/planetarium program such as The Sky X, Starry Night Pro, or Stellarium. This will help you in finding objects and making your own star charts. I used The Sky X to find this object.

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It should appear in the evening sky in about 12 months time. Much of a comet's brightness depends on the volume of gas and ice it contains, so we cannot yet be sure it will be a spectacular sight. However, it is unlikely to be as bright as the planet Venus.

you should be able to see it with the naked eye from freb 2013 realisticly your 10" scope should be able to pick it up clearly now