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The brightening became slower in May. In the Southern Hemisphere, now it is a naked-eye object. In the Northern Hemisphere, it appears at dawn as 4.5 mag in late June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 9 4 14.09 -27 15.1 0.384 0.835 51 4.6 86.4 276.2 5:33 (290, 20)
June 16 3 21.24 -24 33.0 0.315 0.891 58 4.5 124.9 287.8 5:35 (277, 36)
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It locates high in the Southern Hemisphere. 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)
June 9 2 36.36 -7 43.3 2.247 1.745 48 12.3 41.5 67.0 5:33 (258, 30)
June 16 2 54.52 -5 48.5 2.176 1.699 49 11.9 42.4 67.1 5:35 (254, 31)
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Diffused and hard to see. It must be fading rapidly now.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 9 9 10.20 26 18.7 1.593 1.300 54 12.1 59.2 107.2 18:25 (146, 20)
June 16 9 38.85 24 5.9 1.634 1.335 54 12.7 58.1 110.0 18:25 (145, 22)
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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)
June 9 1 0.42 -10 19.8 3.396 3.181 69 12.5 14.6 168.2 5:33 (240, 50)
June 16 1 1.49 -12 6.8 3.283 3.198 76 12.5 16.4 174.8 5:35 (234, 56)
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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)
June 9 17 31.83 76 55.4 2.762 2.774 80 12.7 9.9 260.9 0:24 (180,-22)
June 16 17 12.71 76 33.7 2.846 2.851 80 12.9 10.0 243.5 23:31 (180,-22)
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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)
June 9 5 33.79 22 22.6 2.453 1.447 5 13.0 48.8 89.2 18:25 (108,-13)
June 16 5 58.52 22 19.5 2.447 1.437 4 12.9 49.2 91.6 18:25 (108,-13)
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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)
June 9 19 11.38 -28 19.0 5.020 5.935 151 13.3 5.4 264.6 2:02 (180, 83)
June 16 19 8.31 -28 22.4 4.973 5.932 159 13.3 6.1 266.0 1:32 (180, 83)
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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)
June 9 0 19.12 -71 3.6 2.721 3.157 106 13.7 10.0 103.0 5:33 (348, 52)
June 16 0 31.92 -71 20.7 2.692 3.156 107 13.6 8.3 109.0 5:35 (350, 52)
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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)
June 9 13 24.87 25 2.5 3.150 3.589 107 14.0 23.3 227.3 20:12 (180, 30)
June 16 13 16.94 23 11.5 3.285 3.625 101 14.2 21.1 221.3 19:37 (180, 32)
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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)
June 9 14 58.26 -55 3.9 1.400 2.271 139 14.3 77.9 287.9 21:42 ( 0, 70)
June 16 14 5.44 -51 21.5 1.450 2.249 130 14.3 70.8 300.6 20:23 ( 0, 74)
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Not yet observed in this return. 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)
June 9 1 43.36 4 35.2 1.957 1.568 52 14.3 44.0 73.3 5:33 (236, 32)
June 16 2 3.01 6 0.8 1.928 1.572 54 14.3 43.3 74.2 5:35 (233, 33)
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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)
June 9 15 16.24 -21 57.3 5.406 6.335 154 14.7 10.0 319.2 22:04 (180, 77)
June 16 15 13.15 -21 5.0 5.434 6.306 146 14.7 9.4 321.9 21:33 (180, 76)
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It will be observable in the morning sky soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 9 2 22.28 6 34.3 2.549 1.938 43 14.7 26.4 71.3 5:33 (243, 24)
June 16 2 33.67 7 30.4 2.554 2.002 46 15.0 24.7 72.1 5:35 (238, 26)
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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)
June 9 5 22.02 -73 9.8 13.489 13.635 96 15.0 4.2 94.1 18:25 ( 20, 32)
June 16 5 28.71 -73 13.2 13.525 13.678 96 15.0 4.2 99.4 5:35 (340, 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)
June 9 6 24.22 -22 51.6 5.116 4.520 49 15.1 14.6 57.3 18:25 ( 77, 22)
June 16 6 30.41 -21 59.8 5.193 4.562 47 15.2 14.0 60.6 18:25 ( 75, 18)
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It will be observable in the morning sky soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 9 3 2.39 23 1.1 3.381 2.542 29 15.3 26.8 67.6 5:33 (237, 5)
June 16 3 14.90 24 10.4 3.358 2.562 32 15.4 26.2 68.3 5:35 (233, 8)
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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)
June 9 4 48.70 58 44.5 5.823 5.037 36 15.3 15.6 69.3 5:33 (217,-30)
June 16 5 2.12 59 22.8 5.804 5.025 36 15.3 15.9 69.7 5:35 (215,-28)
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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)
June 9 10 16.75 -1 47.9 5.810 5.700 78 15.4 5.6 351.2 18:25 (146, 52)
June 16 10 16.61 -1 12.0 5.952 5.719 71 15.4 4.8 2.3 18:25 (138, 48)
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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)
June 9 15 15.48 8 24.9 6.838 7.624 138 15.5 9.1 242.8 22:03 (180, 47)
June 16 15 11.81 7 54.2 6.916 7.640 132 15.5 8.7 238.3 21:32 (180, 47)
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Appearing at dawn. It will brighten and locate higher after this. It will be observable at 14 mag for one year from 2001 September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 9 1 58.86 29 21.8 5.277 4.585 42 15.7 13.6 33.0 5:33 (222, 11)
June 16 2 2.73 30 43.0 5.163 4.547 48 15.6 13.7 30.3 5:35 (217, 13)
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Appearing at dawn. It reaches to 4 mag in 2002 January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 9 2 44.36 45 53.6 4.386 3.629 37 15.8 14.5 78.7 5:33 (218, -8)
June 16 2 53.90 46 13.7 4.263 3.546 40 15.6 14.5 78.2 5:35 (215, -5)
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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)
June 9 11 33.96 10 0.6 3.403 3.582 91 15.7 9.1 126.3 18:25 (179, 45)
June 16 11 37.74 9 21.2 3.505 3.585 86 15.8 10.4 124.1 18:25 (171, 45)
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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)
June 9 20 56.00 -1 7.3 2.446 3.092 120 15.8 19.3 341.8 3:47 (180, 56)
June 16 20 52.63 1 0.7 2.387 3.103 126 15.8 20.0 335.2 3:16 (180, 54)
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Not yet observed in this return. 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)
June 9 1 22.08 8 45.9 2.238 1.870 55 16.0 36.7 71.6 5:33 (229, 32)
June 16 1 38.57 10 4.9 2.178 1.859 58 15.9 36.5 72.5 5:35 (224, 33)
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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)
June 9 13 33.40 -17 19.7 4.862 5.562 129 16.4 7.8 247.4 20:21 (180, 72)
June 16 13 30.16 -17 41.4 4.934 5.542 122 16.4 6.8 241.7 19:50 (180, 73)
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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)
June 9 21 54.76 -4 51.8 5.555 5.962 108 16.4 6.2 315.9 4:45 (180, 60)
June 16 21 52.46 -4 21.8 5.494 6.008 115 16.4 6.9 306.9 4:16 (180, 59)
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No observations reported since May 1, 2000.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 9 17 45.19 -17 1.6 9.760 10.760 169 16.7 4.0 274.6 0:37 (180, 72)
June 16 17 43.23 -16 59.6 9.763 10.773 173 16.7 4.0 273.6 0:07 (180, 72)
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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)
June 9 15 13.52 -6 3.5 1.908 2.818 147 16.9 10.0 233.8 22:01 (180, 61)
June 16 15 10.22 -6 47.0 1.976 2.838 140 17.0 8.8 222.4 21:30 (180, 62)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 9 14 9.88 8 14.9 5.509 6.164 126 17.1 12.8 269.8 20:57 (180, 47)
June 16 14 4.17 8 12.4 5.630 6.186 119 17.2 11.4 266.7 20:24 (180, 47)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 9 15 31.46 38 42.5 6.798 7.274 114 17.2 9.6 280.8 22:19 (180, 16)
June 16 15 25.97 38 51.5 6.879 7.298 110 17.2 8.9 275.3 21:46 (180, 16)
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