Astronomy Today@astronomytodayComet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR reaches its nearest point to the Sun on November 9, and two days later it will be at its nearest to Earth, about 60 million km away. For skywatchers in the north, this is the most favorable alignment the comet has had in the modern observing era.
It won't be visible to the naked eye. Its predicted brightness is around magnitude 13.3, so you'll need a telescope with a 6-inch (150mm) or larger aperture, or a smart telescope that can take long stacked exposures.
