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It brightened rapidly between Mar. 29 and 20, and reached to 7 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 5 57.96 -10 27.2 0.900 1.091 69 7.6 18.8 192.4 19:59 ( 58, 22)
Apr. 21 5 56.23 -12 41.9 0.866 1.006 64 7.2 20.4 189.8 20:07 ( 63, 14)
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Kamil Hornoch, Czech Republic, observed it on Apr. 12 at 11.5 mag, that was 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)
Apr. 14 5 4.02 28 55.8 1.517 1.230 53 10.4 52.1 76.9 19:59 (104, 35)
Apr. 21 5 32.01 30 7.4 1.510 1.215 53 10.1 54.2 80.4 20:07 (106, 34)
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KenIchi Kadota, Ageo, Japan, observed it at 10.5 mag by CCD on Apr. 4. It fades rapidly and reaches to 14 mag in late May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 3 18.66 18 46.1 1.282 0.617 28 10.2 109.1 71.7 19:59 (107, 9)
Apr. 21 4 10.38 22 13.0 1.255 0.700 33 11.8 106.3 76.0 20:07 (108, 14)
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It keeps brighter than 11 mag until late April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 18 53.17 66 47.1 1.990 2.148 84 10.7 23.0 10.6 4:01 (195, 56)
Apr. 21 18 56.59 69 14.8 2.094 2.227 84 10.9 19.7 3.7 3:50 (191, 54)
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Not observable. It will appear at dawn as 16 mag in July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 0 23.57 -4 59.2 2.295 1.413 21 12.0 42.9 67.6 4:01 (266,-14)
Apr. 21 0 41.56 -3 7.9 2.344 1.479 23 12.4 40.4 67.6 3:50 (265,-13)
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Not observable. It will appear again at dawn in June. However, it never locates high and will not be observable after August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 0 35.50 -1 50.6 4.040 3.098 17 12.7 10.5 123.2 4:01 (262,-14)
Apr. 21 0 39.54 -2 32.4 3.997 3.103 23 12.7 10.5 126.2 3:50 (264,-12)
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It is observable as 13.5 mag until May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 15 28.71 33 58.3 2.620 3.335 128 13.3 32.4 272.8 2:01 ( 0, 89)
Apr. 21 15 10.11 33 57.5 2.618 3.363 130 13.4 33.5 267.2 1:15 ( 0, 89)
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Appearing at dawn. No outburst bright enough to observe visually has occured since 1999 July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 19 17.40 -27 57.3 5.751 5.956 96 13.6 3.1 89.4 4:01 (334, 22)
Apr. 21 19 18.75 -27 57.5 5.639 5.954 103 13.6 2.0 92.9 3:50 (338, 23)
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Although it reaches to 13.5 mag in 2001 summer, only southern people can observe it.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 21 26.34 -69 6.8 3.081 3.221 88 14.0 20.6 101.4 4:01 (341,-23)
Apr. 21 21 52.58 -69 31.2 3.023 3.208 91 14.0 19.7 99.4 3:50 (340,-24)
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Not observable until December when it becomes fainter than 17.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 2 35.80 15 53.8 2.585 1.656 17 14.5 41.0 74.1 19:59 (111, -1)
Apr. 21 2 55.37 17 10.3 2.566 1.620 15 14.3 42.3 75.4 20:07 (114, -4)
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In the Northern Hemisphere, it appears at dawn at 10 mag in late July, then reaches to 8 mag in autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 0 22.23 -21 37.8 2.878 2.136 35 15.0 34.0 67.0 4:01 (281,-23)
Apr. 21 0 38.07 -20 3.0 2.797 2.086 37 14.7 34.9 66.9 3:50 (280,-22)
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Not observable. It will appear at dawn in July as 15.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 1 20.51 11 46.7 3.407 2.407 3 14.8 30.1 62.9 4:01 (244,-15)
Apr. 21 1 33.28 13 21.3 3.419 2.421 5 14.8 29.8 63.4 3:50 (243,-13)
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It hardly faded out since the perihelion passage in 2000 June. But no observation has been reported since Jan. 5.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 5 34.80 -34 34.5 4.379 4.192 72 14.8 20.2 29.9 19:59 ( 45, 1)
Apr. 21 5 40.60 -32 36.3 4.474 4.232 69 15.0 19.4 33.4 20:07 ( 51, -2)
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Because it is far away, it keeps brighter than 16 mag until August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 10 40.69 -9 52.0 4.771 5.561 138 14.8 17.0 312.4 21:09 ( 0, 45)
Apr. 21 10 35.13 -8 33.5 4.869 5.577 130 14.9 15.5 314.9 20:36 ( 0, 47)
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Only southern people can observe it. Northern 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)
Apr. 14 4 33.87 -74 19.9 13.272 13.281 88 14.8 3.9 46.4 19:59 ( 17,-29)
Apr. 21 4 38.99 -74 2.0 13.294 13.325 89 14.9 3.9 52.9 20:07 ( 19,-31)
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It will appear at dawn in June at 14 mag, then will fade gradually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 23 3.57 -8 31.9 2.289 1.659 40 15.4 44.2 72.0 4:01 (281, 0)
Apr. 21 23 23.47 -6 54.4 2.237 1.637 42 15.2 44.7 71.6 3:50 (279, 1)
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It is observable in good condition as 15 mag from February to April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 11 30.45 12 34.5 2.706 3.560 143 15.2 5.9 275.3 21:59 ( 0, 68)
Apr. 21 11 28.02 12 35.1 2.770 3.562 136 15.2 4.3 265.0 21:29 ( 0, 68)
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It is observable as 15.5 mag until autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 15 49.32 10 30.2 6.708 7.503 139 15.4 7.9 267.0 2:21 ( 0, 66)
Apr. 21 15 45.41 10 26.1 6.674 7.518 144 15.4 8.6 264.7 1:50 ( 0, 65)
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Although it will be lower after this for a while, it is observable until 2002 autumn at 15 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 3 18.84 54 0.4 5.740 5.149 49 15.4 12.3 69.6 19:59 (139, 26)
Apr. 21 3 28.29 54 31.3 5.773 5.133 46 15.4 12.9 69.2 20:07 (142, 23)
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It is fading gradually since some time before the perihelion passage.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 5 27.08 24 9.3 2.854 2.480 58 15.7 24.8 94.2 19:59 ( 96, 37)
Apr. 21 5 39.85 23 55.2 2.928 2.483 54 15.7 25.4 94.9 20:07 ( 98, 32)
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It keeps around 17 mag until 2002 autumn because it is far away. However, it goes to the southern sky.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 14 13.79 -14 44.1 4.738 5.723 167 16.5 11.6 254.9 0:46 ( 0, 40)
Apr. 21 14 8.29 -15 4.6 4.696 5.699 175 16.4 11.9 256.0 0:13 ( 0, 40)
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Takaaki Oribe, Saji Observatory, observed its outburst on Mar. 21 at 15.9 mag. But now it is fading rapidly.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 11 27.70 35 1.6 2.340 3.053 127 16.5 9.2 218.0 21:56 ( 0, 90)
Apr. 21 11 25.03 34 6.3 2.433 3.084 121 16.7 9.2 203.7 21:26 ( 0, 89)
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Because it is far away, it keeps brighter than 17 mag until June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 16 17.37 33 2.5 6.515 7.094 121 16.6 12.8 319.9 2:49 ( 0, 88)
Apr. 21 16 12.52 34 8.7 6.509 7.116 123 16.6 12.8 315.2 2:17 ( 0, 89)
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New periodic comet. It is at peak in April, then begins to fade after May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 13 49.80 -22 1.7 1.444 2.430 166 16.7 10.1 257.9 0:22 ( 0, 33)
Apr. 21 13 44.81 -22 12.8 1.452 2.447 169 16.7 9.9 263.6 23:45 ( 0, 33)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 17 55.36 -17 30.6 10.181 10.644 115 16.7 0.9 319.0 4:01 (352, 37)
Apr. 21 17 54.92 -17 26.0 10.091 10.657 121 16.7 1.4 298.2 3:50 (357, 38)
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It bursted out in mid February and reached to 15 mag, but now it is fading rapidly.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 9 50.16 10 15.9 3.208 3.836 122 16.7 0.3 44.2 20:19 ( 0, 65)
Apr. 21 9 50.67 10 15.5 3.315 3.854 115 16.9 2.0 100.1 20:07 ( 9, 65)
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It is still bright. Akimasa Nakamura, Kuma, Japan, observed it at 16.9 mag on Mar. 21.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 15 10.50 5 42.8 5.100 5.994 150 16.9 17.2 287.2 1:43 ( 0, 61)
Apr. 21 15 2.62 6 17.0 5.086 6.014 155 16.9 17.7 285.3 1:07 ( 0, 61)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 9 26.20 7 56.9 2.175 2.779 117 17.1 11.1 73.6 19:59 ( 2, 63)
Apr. 21 9 31.66 8 15.5 2.257 2.786 111 17.2 12.7 80.1 20:07 ( 18, 62)
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Recently it was 1 mag brighter than this ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 9 32.15 9 14.6 5.738 6.274 118 17.3 7.1 263.0 20:01 ( 0, 64)
Apr. 21 9 29.15 9 7.6 5.894 6.319 110 17.4 5.8 258.7 20:07 ( 20, 63)
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It is brightest at 17 mag until late June, but the altitude is not too high.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 16 33.85 -13 3.3 1.537 2.353 134 17.5 4.2 179.7 3:05 ( 0, 42)
Apr. 21 16 33.13 -13 34.1 1.473 2.345 141 17.4 5.5 213.1 2:37 ( 0, 41)
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Recently it was 1 mag brighter than this ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 12 49.55 5 51.4 1.612 2.584 161 17.4 10.5 287.3 23:17 ( 0, 61)
Apr. 21 12 45.19 6 8.6 1.670 2.615 154 17.6 8.6 282.0 22:46 ( 0, 61)
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Although it is around the aphelion now, it is observable as 17 mag in good condition.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 7 40.28 30 28.9 4.166 4.245 87 17.4 5.9 113.3 19:59 ( 87, 66)
Apr. 21 7 43.58 30 11.8 4.259 4.231 81 17.5 7.2 110.6 20:07 ( 91, 60)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 9 34.81 24 47.2 2.759 3.290 113 17.5 16.0 197.2 20:03 ( 0, 80)
Apr. 21 9 33.05 23 2.4 2.900 3.336 107 17.6 14.8 188.6 20:07 ( 33, 76)
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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)
Apr. 14 10 2.60 -4 32.5 12.564 13.212 128 17.5 1.8 306.2 20:31 ( 0, 50)
Apr. 21 10 2.01 -4 25.2 12.651 13.210 121 17.5 1.4 314.3 20:07 ( 1, 51)
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It will be fainter than 18 mag in May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 14 10 23.68 11 47.0 1.441 2.217 129 17.8 7.9 155.6 20:52 ( 0, 67)
Apr. 21 10 25.89 10 54.8 1.518 2.233 123 17.9 9.8 142.2 20:27 ( 0, 66)
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