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Image:
1999 Feb. 25
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We can see it in good condition until June. It passes just besided of the North Pole around March 15. Southern observers cannot see it until May. It will be close by 11-mag galaxies NGC 2276 and NGC 2300 on Mar. 19.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 20 3.75 87 28.9 1.529 1.847 91 9.6 61.8 3.6 4:31 (183,-34)
Mar. 20 7 46.53 85 15.4 1.548 1.879 92 9.7 62.3 176.6 19:57 (180,-30)
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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)
Mar. 13 6 39.24 22 13.8 1.619 2.134 107 10.9 18.8 126.6 19:47 (172, 32)
Mar. 20 6 47.40 20 57.0 1.692 2.136 102 11.0 20.4 121.7 19:36 (169, 33)
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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)
Mar. 13 7 30.73 27 3.9 1.111 1.806 118 11.5 21.9 127.3 20:08 (180, 28)
Mar. 20 7 40.39 25 31.7 1.179 1.822 113 11.7 23.6 123.5 19:50 (180, 30)
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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)
Mar. 13 4 46.82 -67 51.6 7.967 7.907 82 11.5 6.3 7.6 19:47 ( 21, 51)
Mar. 20 4 48.34 -67 8.9 8.021 7.963 83 11.5 6.2 15.5 19:36 ( 23, 51)
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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)
Mar. 13 0 21.59 2 55.3 2.690 1.743 14 12.0 40.8 71.2 19:47 ( 86,-11)
Mar. 20 0 39.83 4 27.7 2.685 1.723 11 11.9 41.5 71.4 19:36 ( 87,-12)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 7 48.86 41 59.3 1.802 2.424 117 12.1 26.4 274.1 20:25 (180, 13)
Mar. 20 7 34.85 42 3.7 2.005 2.503 108 12.5 18.5 269.1 19:43 (180, 13)
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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)
Mar. 13 23 25.29 -1 31.0 3.043 2.050 2 12.5 4.6 105.1 4:31 (285,-18)
Mar. 20 23 27.37 -1 39.4 2.971 1.988 7 12.3 4.6 105.5 4:37 (280,-12)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 16
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Only southern people can observe it. It will appear at dawn as 16 mag in mid June for Norhtern observers. It brightened about 1 mag after perihelion passage.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 22 43.50 -51 4.0 1.455 1.097 48 12.4 13.0 249.1 4:31 (320, 19)
Mar. 20 22 34.27 -51 38.7 1.463 1.193 54 12.8 13.8 246.7 4:37 (317, 25)
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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. It also appears in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 21 2.67 14 0.4 2.357 1.726 40 12.9 4.9 299.9 4:31 (252, 2)
Mar. 20 21 0.22 14 19.6 2.339 1.796 45 13.1 6.7 296.8 4:37 (246, 8)
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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.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 8 25.98 -49 16.9 3.665 4.171 114 13.6 13.3 276.3 21:02 ( 0, 76)
Mar. 20 8 17.10 -49 1.6 3.661 4.137 111 13.5 12.0 283.6 20:26 ( 0, 76)
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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)
Mar. 13 15 22.29 -29 2.8 5.684 6.182 115 13.7 1.6 209.6 4:02 (180, 84)
Mar. 20 15 21.58 -29 11.1 5.584 6.181 122 13.7 2.1 241.6 3:34 (180, 84)
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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)
Mar. 13 19 12.86 -29 6.4 1.656 1.549 66 13.9 47.7 83.9 4:31 (277, 47)
Mar. 20 19 38.16 -28 21.5 1.596 1.525 67 13.7 48.2 81.1 4:37 (275, 49)
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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)
Mar. 13 22 36.57 -21 17.0 5.522 4.618 22 14.1 11.9 101.3 4:31 (294, 3)
Mar. 20 22 42.34 -21 34.3 5.522 4.664 27 14.1 11.6 103.1 4:37 (290, 9)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 6
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Not observable. Although it appears again in July, it will be fainter than 18 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 0 48.57 3 13.8 3.065 2.163 20 14.3 32.2 65.5 19:47 ( 90, -6)
Mar. 20 1 2.15 4 45.3 3.139 2.208 17 14.4 31.4 65.9 19:36 ( 91, -8)
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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)
Mar. 13 4 16.43 -9 51.2 1.830 1.779 71 14.3 39.4 71.8 19:47 (112, 43)
Mar. 20 4 33.80 -8 28.3 1.937 1.843 69 14.7 37.9 72.6 19:36 (114, 43)
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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)
Mar. 13 23 30.74 2 13.0 2.967 1.980 5 14.8 36.3 55.1 19:47 ( 77,-21)
Mar. 20 23 44.66 4 38.4 2.968 1.980 5 14.8 36.3 55.0 4:37 (278,-19)
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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)
Mar. 13 16 45.73 -8 6.4 1.828 2.236 100 15.3 19.1 84.1 4:31 (208, 60)
Mar. 20 16 54.40 -7 50.3 1.711 2.194 105 15.1 18.0 81.7 4:37 (195, 62)
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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)
Mar. 13 5 23.21 29 45.1 1.497 1.797 89 15.7 31.2 66.7 19:47 (156, 21)
Mar. 20 5 39.07 31 3.9 1.580 1.816 86 15.9 31.6 70.9 19:36 (156, 19)
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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)
Mar. 13 16 10.28 -17 30.6 8.998 9.354 108 16.1 0.7 41.0 4:31 (195, 72)
Mar. 20 16 10.33 -17 26.3 8.899 9.364 115 16.0 0.7 338.5 4:22 (180, 72)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 6 51.54 25 56.0 1.516 2.072 109 16.3 14.1 107.1 19:47 (175, 29)
Mar. 20 6 59.28 25 25.7 1.563 2.052 104 16.3 17.0 105.4 19:36 (173, 29)
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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)
Mar. 13 20 59.91 -3 28.3 4.114 3.382 37 16.4 22.0 62.9 4:31 (265, 13)
Mar. 20 21 8.87 -2 17.4 4.084 3.408 41 16.4 21.4 61.4 4:37 (261, 17)
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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)
Mar. 13 22 8.57 40 55.3 4.060 3.473 47 16.5 24.5 58.6 4:31 (236,-25)
Mar. 20 22 21.44 42 24.4 4.106 3.516 47 16.5 24.0 57.7 4:37 (233,-22)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 6
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The current brightness and condition will keep until early April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 3 46.39 14 5.4 2.862 2.615 65 16.5 24.3 58.9 19:47 (126, 21)
Mar. 20 3 56.63 15 30.8 2.958 2.631 61 16.6 24.6 61.2 19:36 (126, 19)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 6 44.74 32 18.6 1.741 2.248 107 16.5 18.5 120.4 19:47 (174, 23)
Mar. 20 6 53.82 31 14.5 1.858 2.290 102 16.7 19.3 117.6 19:36 (172, 23)
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Image:
1999 Feb. 6
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It will be lower than 30 deg after Mar. 20.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 2 36.39 23 37.0 3.188 2.701 52 16.5 24.3 72.5 19:47 (122, 3)
Mar. 20 2 48.35 24 27.1 3.272 2.717 48 16.6 24.6 73.3 19:36 (122, 1)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 6 24.02 44 58.8 4.767 5.063 101 16.9 8.2 278.1 19:47 (172, 9)
Mar. 20 6 19.30 45 5.6 4.902 5.076 94 17.0 6.3 277.7 19:36 (168, 8)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 6 49.63 18 31.7 1.168 1.771 109 17.4 21.8 103.1 19:47 (174, 36)
Mar. 20 7 0.70 17 56.3 1.226 1.774 105 17.5 24.3 102.2 19:36 (172, 37)
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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)
Mar. 13 14 56.33 -33 49.3 3.248 3.831 119 17.4 10.4 195.2 3:36 (180, 89)
Mar. 20 14 54.28 -34 57.4 3.195 3.859 125 17.4 10.4 205.6 3:06 (180, 90)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 11 55.14 -6 11.8 0.687 1.673 168 17.4 32.2 213.8 0:36 (180, 61)
Mar. 20 11 46.63 -9 11.9 0.697 1.686 170 17.5 30.4 216.0 23:55 (180, 64)
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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)
Mar. 13 18 19.57 -20 0.3 2.777 2.738 77 17.5 18.6 83.0 4:31 (255, 54)
Mar. 20 18 28.33 -19 43.3 2.708 2.757 82 17.5 17.0 81.4 4:37 (249, 59)
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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)
Mar. 13 9 16.25 5 46.5 12.661 13.500 146 17.7 2.8 285.7 21:53 (180, 49)
Mar. 20 9 15.09 5 51.6 12.725 13.497 139 17.7 2.4 287.2 21:24 (180, 49)
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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)
Mar. 13 16 45.93 20 11.7 5.742 6.020 101 18.1 13.1 346.7 4:31 (195, 33)
Mar. 20 16 44.09 21 41.7 5.670 6.035 106 18.1 13.7 341.5 4:37 (185, 33)
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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)
Mar. 13 17 11.71 -16 25.2 1.722 2.041 93 18.3 24.7 80.7 4:31 (229, 64)
Mar. 20 17 23.12 -15 53.8 1.646 2.037 97 18.2 23.1 77.7 4:37 (217, 67)
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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)
Mar. 13 14 23.49 13 28.1 13.212 13.945 136 18.3 2.7 317.4 3:03 (180, 42)
Mar. 20 14 22.52 13 41.8 13.172 13.964 141 18.3 2.9 311.1 2:35 (180, 41)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 3 27.58 13 19.5 3.861 3.490 61 18.3 15.5 75.1 19:47 (122, 19)
Mar. 20 3 34.83 13 46.7 4.027 3.566 55 18.5 15.7 75.9 19:36 (121, 17)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 9 13.42 17 8.2 1.801 2.666 143 18.5 4.8 278.5 21:50 (180, 38)
Mar. 20 9 11.75 17 10.3 1.890 2.698 136 18.7 2.1 267.6 21:21 (180, 38)
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It will locate higher than 50 deg as 18.5 mag until May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 13 11 32.00 -3 8.8 2.102 3.091 173 18.7 11.3 299.0 0:12 (180, 58)
Mar. 20 11 27.39 -2 29.1 2.085 3.075 172 18.6 11.4 300.8 23:36 (180, 57)
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