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It is brightening rapidly after the nucleus splitted. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until it appears at dawn as 4 mag in late June. In the Southern Hemisphere, now it is a naked-eye object.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 5 18.31 -25 45.1 0.543 0.780 49 4.2 44.3 246.3 20:46 ( 81,-35)
June 2 4 52.20 -27 17.5 0.462 0.796 49 3.9 60.7 262.5 20:53 ( 87,-48)
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Diffused and hard to see.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 8 8.84 29 42.4 1.536 1.243 53 11.2 60.1 100.3 20:46 (107, 29)
June 2 8 40.10 28 12.4 1.561 1.269 54 11.6 59.9 103.9 20:53 (106, 28)
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It locates good position, however it is getting diffused and will not be obervable soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 18 12.08 76 33.2 2.584 2.618 80 12.3 10.6 297.7 1:59 (180, 48)
June 2 17 52.27 76 55.7 2.674 2.696 80 12.5 10.0 279.3 1:12 (180, 48)
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Appearing at dawn. 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)
May 26 0 56.42 -7 22.9 3.610 3.152 55 12.6 12.3 154.2 3:07 (280, 1)
June 2 0 58.69 -8 45.6 3.505 3.166 62 12.5 13.3 161.3 3:03 (284, 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)
May 26 2 1.07 -11 26.8 2.398 1.838 45 13.0 39.6 66.8 3:07 (274,-15)
June 2 2 18.55 -9 36.1 2.322 1.791 47 12.7 40.5 66.9 3:03 (273,-12)
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It was observed at 12 mag visually in mid May. 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)
May 26 7 57.49 23 54.4 1.514 1.194 51 12.7 68.6 100.0 20:46 (103, 25)
June 2 8 29.74 22 21.3 1.621 1.292 52 13.2 61.3 103.2 20:53 (102, 23)
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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)
May 26 4 45.31 21 47.6 2.476 1.479 7 13.2 47.5 84.6 20:46 (128,-12)
June 2 5 9.34 22 11.8 2.463 1.461 6 13.1 48.2 86.8 20:53 (130,-14)
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KenIchi Kadota, Ageo, Japan, caught the outburst on May 17. It is now bright at 12 mag visually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 19 16.22 -28 11.4 5.151 5.939 137 13.4 3.7 261.2 3:02 ( 0, 27)
June 2 19 14.04 -28 15.3 5.079 5.937 144 13.3 4.6 263.1 2:33 ( 0, 27)
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It is not observable in the Northern Hemisphere until when it locates low in the evening sky at 15 mag in December.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 23 46.46 -70 37.7 2.788 3.165 102 13.7 13.3 97.2 3:07 (340,-26)
June 2 0 3.90 -70 49.5 2.753 3.160 104 13.7 11.7 99.3 3:03 (341,-25)
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It is much brighter visually, around 12 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 13 46.35 28 37.5 2.913 3.520 119 13.8 28.0 238.8 21:28 ( 0, 83)
June 2 13 34.63 26 52.2 3.025 3.554 113 13.9 25.7 233.1 20:53 ( 5, 82)
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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)
May 26 1 57.39 4 22.8 2.519 1.809 36 14.1 30.0 69.8 3:07 (261, -5)
June 2 2 10.19 5 31.9 2.537 1.874 39 14.4 28.1 70.5 3:03 (262, -2)
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In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable, will appear at dawn in November at 16.5 mag and fade. In the Southern Hemisphere, it locates high.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 17 9.32 -56 10.3 1.431 2.323 143 14.4 75.5 256.9 0:59 ( 0, -1)
June 2 16 3.29 -56 52.2 1.393 2.296 144 14.3 79.7 272.5 23:13 ( 0, -2)
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Appearing at dawn. It will fade gradually after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 1 3.59 1 28.7 2.023 1.572 49 14.4 45.0 72.0 3:07 (271, 5)
June 2 1 23.53 3 4.2 1.989 1.569 51 14.4 44.6 72.6 3:03 (271, 6)
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New comet. It reaches to 13.5 mag in 2002 summer, and keeps observable for a long while.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 15 23.35 -23 43.1 5.396 6.392 168 14.7 10.6 315.3 23:06 ( 0, 31)
June 2 15 19.67 -22 50.2 5.394 6.363 161 14.7 10.4 317.0 22:35 ( 0, 32)
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It hardly faded out since the perihelion passage in 2000 June, and still keeps 14 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 6 11.65 -24 57.3 4.946 4.436 54 14.9 15.9 50.6 20:46 ( 75,-24)
June 2 6 17.96 -23 50.6 5.033 4.478 51 15.0 15.2 54.0 20:53 ( 80,-29)
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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)
May 26 5 8.78 -73 11.2 13.425 13.547 94 15.0 4.1 83.2 20:46 ( 20,-41)
June 2 5 15.36 -73 9.2 13.456 13.591 95 15.0 4.1 88.7 20:53 ( 19,-43)
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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)
May 26 2 37.11 20 31.9 3.414 2.504 22 15.2 27.8 66.3 3:07 (243, -3)
June 2 2 49.78 21 48.2 3.399 2.522 25 15.2 27.3 66.9 3:03 (243, 0)
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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)
May 26 10 18.65 -3 15.7 5.522 5.663 92 15.2 7.8 335.0 20:46 ( 54, 36)
June 2 10 17.42 -2 29.1 5.666 5.681 85 15.3 6.6 342.2 20:53 ( 62, 30)
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Although it is low right now, 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)
May 26 4 23.27 57 28.0 5.841 5.062 36 15.4 15.1 68.8 20:46 (155, 12)
June 2 4 35.75 58 6.2 5.835 5.049 35 15.4 15.4 69.0 3:03 (203, 11)
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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)
May 26 15 23.65 9 17.0 6.719 7.592 147 15.4 9.6 250.4 23:06 ( 0, 64)
June 2 15 19.45 8 52.6 6.772 7.608 143 15.5 9.4 246.8 22:34 ( 0, 64)
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It is observable in the evening sky until July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 11 28.37 11 8.5 3.202 3.575 103 15.6 6.1 134.4 20:46 ( 48, 58)
June 2 11 30.82 10 36.5 3.301 3.578 97 15.7 7.7 129.5 20:53 ( 57, 52)
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New comet. It is observable at 16 mag in good condition until late August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 20 59.38 -5 23.0 2.593 3.072 108 15.9 18.1 356.1 3:07 (325, 43)
June 2 20 58.25 -3 15.6 2.516 3.081 114 15.9 18.6 348.8 3:03 (332, 48)
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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)
May 26 13 41.59 -16 39.5 4.750 5.604 144 16.4 9.9 253.8 21:24 ( 0, 38)
June 2 13 37.22 -16 59.1 4.800 5.583 136 16.4 8.9 251.2 20:53 ( 0, 38)
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Appearing at dawn. It will fade out gradually after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 21 57.71 -5 58.9 5.690 5.872 95 16.4 5.5 339.0 3:07 (310, 35)
June 2 21 56.51 -5 24.2 5.621 5.917 102 16.4 5.7 326.7 3:03 (316, 39)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 17 48.91 -17 7.0 9.796 10.733 156 16.7 3.6 277.0 1:35 ( 0, 38)
June 2 17 47.10 -17 4.1 9.771 10.747 163 16.7 3.8 275.7 1:06 ( 0, 38)
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New periodic comet. It will fade out after this and be fainter than 18 mag in August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 15 22.81 -4 50.4 1.805 2.778 159 16.7 12.3 248.8 23:05 ( 0, 50)
June 2 15 17.76 -5 24.4 1.851 2.798 154 16.8 11.3 242.3 22:33 ( 0, 50)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 14 23.15 8 6.0 5.304 6.119 140 17.0 15.3 275.1 22:05 ( 0, 63)
June 2 14 16.23 8 12.8 5.399 6.141 133 17.1 14.1 272.6 21:31 ( 0, 63)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
May 26 15 43.30 38 2.5 6.661 7.228 120 17.1 11.0 291.1 23:25 (180, 87)
June 2 15 37.27 38 26.3 6.725 7.251 117 17.1 10.4 286.0 22:52 (180, 87)
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