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Image:
1999 Feb. 25
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We can see it in good condition until June. Northern observers can see it all night now. Southern observers cannot see it until May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 19 38.80 73 43.9 1.551 1.795 86 9.5 55.3 4.1 5:09 (199, 41)
Mar. 6 19 46.37 80 24.9 1.531 1.819 89 9.5 59.3 2.9 5:00 (191, 40)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 7
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We can see it as around 10-11 mag in good condition until May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 6 26.42 24 59.9 1.484 2.136 118 10.8 16.0 141.8 19:59 ( 0, 80)
Mar. 6 6 32.19 23 34.5 1.549 2.134 112 10.8 17.3 133.1 19:37 ( 0, 78)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 7
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Fading after the perihelion passage. It was one mag fainter than the ephemeris in February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 7 14.99 30 14.5 0.990 1.779 127 11.1 18.3 139.3 20:47 ( 0, 85)
Mar. 6 7 22.19 28 38.2 1.048 1.791 122 11.3 20.2 132.4 20:27 ( 0, 84)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 8 34.27 40 29.9 1.432 2.265 137 11.3 49.7 285.5 22:04 (180, 84)
Mar. 6 8 8.32 41 33.8 1.609 2.345 127 11.7 36.7 279.5 21:11 (180, 83)
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Only southern people can observe it. Norhtern people can never see it again.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 4 46.99 -69 20.9 7.858 7.794 82 11.4 6.5 351.4 19:16 ( 5,-15)
Mar. 6 4 46.33 -68 35.9 7.913 7.851 82 11.4 6.4 359.6 19:22 ( 8,-15)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 13
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Not observable. It will appear again in September as 13 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 23 46.14 -0 6.0 2.699 1.790 18 12.3 39.3 71.2 19:16 ( 90, 1)
Mar. 6 0 3.69 1 23.8 2.695 1.766 16 12.1 40.1 71.1 19:22 ( 93, -2)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 25
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Being higher in the morning sky. It was 14.7 mag on Feb. 22, more than 2 mag fainter than the ephemeris, probably because it was very low. Souther observers cannot see it until late March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 21 5.53 13 35.8 2.345 1.594 32 12.6 2.1 297.9 5:09 (263, 14)
Mar. 6 21 4.38 13 45.6 2.359 1.659 35 12.8 3.4 301.2 5:00 (265, 18)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 16
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Only southern people can observe it. It will appear at dawn as 17 mag in mid June for Norhtern observers.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 23 1.79 -49 57.0 1.384 0.921 41 12.6 14.2 246.3 19:16 ( 49,-33)
Mar. 6 22 52.53 -50 32.3 1.429 1.006 44 13.1 13.2 249.5 5:00 (311,-35)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 6
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Not observable. It will appear again in early May as 10 mag. It was 16 mag by CCD after all...
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 23 21.42 -1 13.1 3.133 2.179 12 12.9 4.1 110.9 19:16 ( 92, -5)
Mar. 6 23 23.29 -1 22.5 3.097 2.114 6 12.7 4.4 106.8 19:22 ( 97,-12)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 6
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It has already became rather faint, but it was a bit brighter than the ephemeris in February. It keeps the same apparent location until April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 3 39.38 -12 55.2 1.627 1.651 73 12.9 42.9 71.2 19:16 ( 37, 34)
Mar. 6 3 58.33 -11 20.5 1.727 1.715 72 13.2 41.0 71.4 19:22 ( 42, 33)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 5
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It locates high in the Southern Hemisphere. It keeps locating at altitude 6 deg until April it in the Northern Hemisphere. It is rather bright as 13.0 mag visually now.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 8 46.51 -49 14.1 3.697 4.242 117 13.7 15.4 262.2 22:17 ( 0, 6)
Mar. 6 8 35.89 -49 21.7 3.677 4.207 115 13.6 14.4 269.2 21:39 ( 0, 6)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 25
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It is so faint as 17 mag now. It keeps the current altitude until July in the Norhtern Hemisphere.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 15 21.94 -28 39.3 5.899 6.186 102 13.8 2.4 144.3 4:56 ( 0, 26)
Mar. 6 15 22.41 -28 52.1 5.789 6.184 109 13.7 1.7 168.9 4:29 ( 0, 26)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 6
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It was still bright as around 12.0 mag in January, but very faint as 15 mag by CCD. It is so low that the observation is hard now.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 0 20.50 -0 0.2 2.908 2.073 26 13.9 34.0 65.0 19:16 ( 85, 8)
Mar. 6 0 34.70 1 38.5 2.988 2.118 23 14.1 33.1 65.2 19:22 ( 89, 5)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 13
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Not observable. It will appear again in late May as 14 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 22 24.64 -20 47.7 5.487 4.526 12 14.0 12.3 99.0 5:09 (281,-22)
Mar. 6 22 30.66 -21 1.6 5.510 4.572 17 14.0 12.1 99.9 5:00 (283,-19)
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Not yet observed in this return. Now is the chance to observe it for the first time. But there are so many stars around and the observation is very hard. It will be at the peak in June and reach to 13 mag, but the altitude keeps only about 15 deg for the Northern people until June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 18 22.63 -29 46.0 1.789 1.607 63 14.2 46.1 89.6 5:09 (323, 14)
Mar. 6 18 47.61 -29 34.5 1.720 1.577 64 14.1 47.0 86.8 5:00 (322, 13)
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Not yet observed in this return. Although it is not observable now, we can observe it for a while as 15-16 mag after appearing again at dawn as 15 mag in June. But it should be muyh fainter than the ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 23 2.97 -2 35.3 2.959 1.985 8 14.8 36.0 55.5 19:16 ( 94,-10)
Mar. 6 23 16.85 -0 11.7 2.964 1.982 6 14.8 36.2 55.3 19:22 ( 99,-12)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 7
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Fading now. Recently it was a bit fainter than the ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 6 28.56 34 36.5 1.523 2.165 117 15.3 16.5 128.9 20:01 ( 0, 90)
Mar. 6 6 36.27 33 25.7 1.630 2.206 112 15.5 17.5 124.0 19:41 ( 0, 88)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 6
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Fading now. It was 1.5 mag fainter than the ephemeris in February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 4 54.40 26 24.7 1.341 1.765 97 15.3 30.3 57.2 19:16 ( 54, 77)
Mar. 6 5 8.27 28 12.1 1.418 1.780 93 15.5 30.8 62.2 19:22 ( 70, 74)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 22
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It was 18.7 mag on Feb. 22, about 3 mag fainter than the ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 16 26.94 -8 24.4 2.070 2.319 91 15.7 20.7 88.4 5:09 (341, 45)
Mar. 6 16 36.54 -8 17.8 1.948 2.278 96 15.5 20.0 86.3 5:00 (345, 46)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 22
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17.0 mag on Jan. 22. Although it was 0.5 mag fainter than the ephemeris in 1997 and 1998, it is now 1 mag fainter than the ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 16 9.10 -17 36.3 9.206 9.334 94 16.1 2.0 82.5 5:09 (350, 37)
Mar. 6 16 9.87 -17 33.9 9.101 9.344 101 16.1 1.3 71.6 5:00 (355, 37)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 6 40.93 26 49.7 1.431 2.119 121 16.2 7.7 117.3 20:13 ( 0, 82)
Mar. 6 6 45.39 26 23.9 1.471 2.095 115 16.3 10.9 110.5 19:50 ( 0, 81)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 6
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The current brightness and condition will keep until early April. Visual observers reported it much brighter, 13.5-14.0 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 3 27.44 11 0.7 2.669 2.587 74 16.3 23.3 53.6 19:16 ( 61, 51)
Mar. 6 3 36.65 12 35.3 2.766 2.600 70 16.4 23.8 56.3 19:22 ( 68, 47)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 12
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No observations reported since Dec. 13. It will be higher gradually and we can trace it while fading gradually after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 21 42.60 37 59.1 3.966 3.390 48 16.3 25.3 60.4 5:09 (237, 19)
Mar. 6 21 55.62 39 26.8 4.014 3.431 48 16.4 24.9 59.5 5:00 (236, 21)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 2 13.43 21 53.7 3.010 2.672 60 16.3 23.3 71.3 19:16 ( 89, 43)
Mar. 6 2 24.74 22 45.7 3.100 2.686 56 16.4 23.9 71.9 19:22 ( 93, 38)
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Appearing at dawn. Last observation is on Sept. 16. It keeps 16 mag until August, locating in good position.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 20 40.86 -5 45.8 4.160 3.332 29 16.3 23.1 65.6 5:09 (282, 7)
Mar. 6 20 50.57 -4 37.9 4.140 3.356 33 16.3 22.6 64.2 5:00 (283, 10)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 6 37.19 44 35.8 4.511 5.038 116 16.8 12.2 280.9 20:09 (180, 80)
Mar. 6 6 29.97 44 49.3 4.636 5.050 109 16.9 10.1 279.2 19:34 (180, 80)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 6 31.51 19 41.4 1.062 1.772 119 17.2 16.0 108.5 20:04 ( 0, 75)
Mar. 6 6 39.84 19 6.4 1.113 1.770 114 17.3 19.1 105.0 19:45 ( 0, 74)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 12 10.19 0 17.6 0.868 1.817 155 17.3 30.7 204.2 1:46 ( 0, 55)
Mar. 6 12 3.61 -2 58.9 0.853 1.825 162 17.3 31.9 208.8 1:12 ( 0, 52)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 25
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It will keep the brightness until May, but it keeps very low for the Northern people.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 14 57.29 -31 23.3 3.375 3.777 106 17.4 10.8 174.8 4:32 ( 0, 24)
Mar. 6 14 57.33 -32 37.7 3.309 3.803 112 17.4 10.5 184.7 4:04 ( 0, 22)
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No observations reported since last May. It appears at dawn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 17 59.77 -20 27.1 2.911 2.702 68 17.4 21.3 86.0 5:09 (322, 25)
Mar. 6 18 10.02 -20 15.0 2.845 2.719 72 17.4 20.0 84.5 5:00 (324, 26)
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It was fainter than 18.0 mag on Feb. 22. It should be much fainter than the ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 11 40.65 -4 16.1 2.176 3.125 159 17.6 9.2 295.8 1:16 ( 0, 51)
Mar. 6 11 36.51 -3 45.0 2.132 3.108 167 17.5 10.5 297.4 0:44 ( 0, 51)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 22
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A Centaur asteroid. The perihelion passage is in 2004. It will keep the current brightness over 10 years after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 9 19.03 5 35.9 12.572 13.507 160 17.6 3.3 283.0 22:51 ( 0, 61)
Mar. 6 9 17.58 5 41.2 12.609 13.503 153 17.7 3.1 284.3 22:22 ( 0, 61)
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Fading now, but still brighter than 18 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 3 54.15 -9 28.5 3.927 3.841 77 17.8 12.3 55.6 19:16 ( 36, 39)
Mar. 6 3 59.25 -8 40.1 4.012 3.841 72 17.9 13.3 59.0 19:22 ( 44, 36)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 6
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It is around the aphelion now. The recent magnitude is a bit brighter than the ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 3 25.80 17 32.5 4.278 4.144 75 17.8 9.6 69.6 19:16 ( 69, 55)
Mar. 6 3 30.50 17 56.6 4.373 4.135 69 17.9 10.7 70.9 19:22 ( 76, 49)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 3 13.57 12 22.2 3.516 3.336 71 18.0 14.8 73.6 19:16 ( 66, 49)
Mar. 6 3 20.48 12 51.2 3.690 3.413 66 18.2 15.2 74.4 19:22 ( 72, 44)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 3 8.11 16 15.5 4.771 4.549 71 18.1 8.9 67.0 19:16 ( 72, 51)
Mar. 6 3 12.31 16 40.2 4.883 4.557 65 18.1 9.8 68.3 19:22 ( 78, 45)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 22
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It was 18.1 mag on Feb. 22, as bright as the ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 16 47.60 17 19.0 5.903 5.993 90 18.1 11.9 357.9 5:09 (313, 66)
Mar. 6 16 47.09 18 43.9 5.820 6.006 96 18.1 12.5 352.2 5:00 (320, 70)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 30
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A Centaur asteroid. The perihelion passage is in 1991. It will keep 18 mag until around 2000.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 14 24.84 13 0.0 13.325 13.908 124 18.3 2.2 334.1 4:00 ( 0, 68)
Mar. 6 14 24.27 13 14.1 13.264 13.927 130 18.3 2.5 324.9 3:31 ( 0, 68)
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Not yet been observed in this return, although the perihelion passage in on Apr. 6. Now is the chance to observe it for the first time. It will be 17.5 mag in May and June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 16 46.60 -17 6.7 1.878 2.054 85 18.6 27.1 86.0 5:09 (339, 35)
Mar. 6 16 59.49 -16 49.5 1.799 2.047 89 18.4 26.0 83.5 5:00 (340, 36)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 22
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It was 1 mag brighter than the ephemeris in February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 27 9 20.40 16 47.2 1.654 2.604 159 19.2 9.7 283.6 22:52 ( 0, 72)
Mar. 6 9 16.33 17 0.4 1.722 2.635 151 19.4 7.4 281.8 22:20 ( 0, 72)
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