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It brightened rapidly in November. Now it is as bright as 6 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable after mid December until late February when 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)
Nov. 24 2 31.12 26 28.1 0.374 1.343 159 5.1 181.5 215.9 22:12 ( 0, 80)
Dec. 1 1 33.43 4 56.6 0.318 1.230 134 4.4 245.7 210.6 20:47 ( 0, 58)
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It has passed the peak and is fading now. It is observable in good condition until to fade out.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 11 15.71 31 55.0 1.308 1.577 85 11.1 36.7 73.5 5:14 (270, 67)
Dec. 1 11 34.44 33 9.2 1.299 1.617 88 11.3 34.2 71.2 5:19 (269, 70)
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New periodic comet. It bursted out and reached to 10 mag, then fade a bit to 11 mag. Very diffused. It is fading after this, but keeps observable for a while 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)
Nov. 24 18 32.44 67 57.2 0.974 1.421 92 11.3 27.2 198.6 18:18 (153, 43)
Dec. 1 18 24.89 65 21.9 1.045 1.436 89 11.6 19.3 193.7 18:18 (149, 40)
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It became brighter than expected and reached to 12 mag. It will keep the current brightness until mid December. It locates in the evening sky until 2002 April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 21 36.23 -28 50.4 1.061 1.257 75 12.6 52.7 77.9 18:18 ( 13, 25)
Dec. 1 22 3.92 -27 18.6 1.071 1.254 75 12.6 55.1 74.5 18:18 ( 13, 27)
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It will be observable at 13 mag until 2002 September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 23 28.64 57 33.2 3.244 3.824 119 12.8 13.5 247.1 19:14 (180, 67)
Dec. 1 23 18.95 56 54.5 3.279 3.801 114 12.8 11.5 240.7 18:37 (180, 68)
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It bursted out in early November. Now it is 13 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 19 10.75 -25 22.7 6.551 5.884 44 13.9 10.3 78.2 18:18 ( 46, 13)
Dec. 1 19 16.09 -25 7.5 6.623 5.882 38 13.9 10.8 78.2 18:18 ( 49, 10)
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New comet. Now it is at the peak and will fade out after this. Because it moves southwards, Northern people can observe it only until mid December.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 18 18.94 22 7.7 1.414 1.166 54 13.9 78.7 149.8 18:18 ( 94, 34)
Dec. 1 18 36.98 14 41.0 1.509 1.125 48 13.9 68.6 150.2 18:18 ( 88, 28)
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Not yet observed in this return. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is observable in the evening sky until mid December when it will be 12 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it appears after perihelion passage, late January, but will be fainter than 12 mag. So visual observation will be impossible.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 18 9.26 -48 54.8 1.831 1.224 38 14.6 19.5 70.7 18:18 ( 38,-12)
Dec. 1 18 23.01 -48 6.1 1.743 1.091 34 14.0 22.0 70.2 18:18 ( 40,-13)
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It locates high in the Southern Hemisphere. 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)
Nov. 24 21 15.98 -51 59.3 4.149 3.880 67 14.2 3.9 330.0 18:18 ( 12, 1)
Dec. 1 21 15.13 -51 36.0 4.288 3.919 61 14.4 3.3 354.0 18:18 ( 16, 0)
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It appears low in the evening sky from December to January even 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)
Nov. 24 22 34.50 -47 53.7 3.520 3.499 80 14.7 21.1 19.2 18:21 ( 0, 7)
Dec. 1 22 39.58 -45 35.4 3.625 3.528 76 14.8 21.1 22.3 18:18 ( 3, 9)
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It is observable until 2002 autumn at 15 mag. But it is as faint as 16 mag by CCD.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 10 58.86 71 21.8 4.575 4.920 104 14.7 9.5 55.6 5:14 (192, 52)
Dec. 1 11 9.71 71 60.0 4.534 4.922 107 14.7 8.8 50.3 5:19 (189, 52)
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New asteroid. It will approach to the earth and reach to 13.8 mag in January and February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 7 56.83 25 20.1 0.765 1.560 125 15.4 30.2 76.2 3:45 ( 0, 80)
Dec. 1 8 11.84 26 14.4 0.705 1.532 129 15.2 29.7 73.5 3:32 ( 0, 81)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 10 27.55 -7 44.2 1.278 1.481 80 15.3 21.4 131.7 5:14 (338, 45)
Dec. 1 10 34.20 -9 18.5 1.277 1.547 85 15.8 17.6 136.2 5:19 (348, 45)
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Appearing at dawn. It keeps the same brightness until 2002 April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 13 33.67 -6 11.0 5.334 4.595 37 16.3 7.9 151.4 5:14 (292, 19)
Dec. 1 13 35.28 -6 58.7 5.296 4.641 44 16.3 7.3 155.6 5:19 (298, 24)
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It will be 14.5 mag in 2002 July. Although it will be unobesrvable in January, it will appear again at dawn soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 20 8.91 20 14.9 3.977 3.817 73 16.3 11.3 187.0 18:18 ( 74, 55)
Dec. 1 20 8.59 19 0.8 4.034 3.769 67 16.3 10.0 179.6 18:18 ( 78, 49)
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It had been in the southern sky, but appearing at dawn also in the Northern Hemisphere. It keeps the same brightness until 2002 February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 12 15.16 -23 7.6 3.014 2.523 51 16.4 5.5 257.9 5:14 (319, 19)
Dec. 1 12 11.88 -23 14.6 2.932 2.564 58 16.4 7.6 263.8 5:19 (327, 24)
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It will be 15 mag in next spring at opposition.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 11 24.96 14 38.6 3.816 3.700 75 16.5 11.9 101.6 5:14 (300, 56)
Dec. 1 11 30.35 14 23.9 3.695 3.681 81 16.4 10.8 99.5 5:19 (309, 61)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 20 51.03 -0 49.6 7.270 7.060 73 16.4 3.8 62.2 18:18 ( 39, 47)
Dec. 1 20 52.76 -0 36.3 7.423 7.106 67 16.5 4.5 63.3 18:18 ( 46, 44)
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Although it has been 16 mag since July, it will fade out after this and will be fainter than 18 mag in January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 5 9.60 13 13.3 1.180 2.139 161 16.5 12.2 257.6 0:59 ( 0, 68)
Dec. 1 5 3.66 12 57.7 1.195 2.169 167 16.6 12.9 261.9 0:25 ( 0, 68)
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It was reported at 17.8 mag in October, a bit fainter than this ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 6 14.05 14 21.8 1.810 2.693 147 16.5 8.2 260.9 2:03 ( 0, 69)
Dec. 1 6 9.65 14 14.4 1.791 2.716 154 16.6 10.1 265.5 1:31 ( 0, 69)
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New asteroid with 50-year period. It closes to the earth down to 0.55 AU in 2001 April and reaches to 14 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 22 2.87 22 17.8 1.546 1.954 98 16.7 22.5 266.6 18:18 ( 29, 76)
Dec. 1 21 52.79 22 12.1 1.586 1.873 90 16.7 17.6 269.4 18:18 ( 53, 71)
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No observations reported recently. However, it had been hardly fading for almost one year after the perihelion passage in 2000 July, and was bright at 15 mag in 2001 May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 7 22.56 -20 48.6 5.107 5.599 115 16.8 8.1 274.8 3:11 ( 0, 34)
Dec. 1 7 18.26 -20 40.8 5.079 5.646 120 16.8 9.3 279.7 2:39 ( 0, 34)
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New periodic comet. It will reach to 16 mag in February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 21 57.49 -17 14.5 1.448 1.662 83 17.0 26.3 58.3 18:18 ( 10, 37)
Dec. 1 22 9.04 -15 33.4 1.470 1.620 79 16.9 29.2 59.1 18:18 ( 15, 38)
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It will keep 17 mag until 2002 March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 10 48.06 2 39.4 6.355 6.249 79 17.0 3.3 320.5 5:14 (325, 52)
Dec. 1 10 46.82 2 58.9 6.252 6.276 86 16.9 4.5 313.3 5:19 (338, 56)
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New comet. It will be 10.5 mag in 2003 February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 1 18.09 22 28.5 4.116 4.938 142 17.0 7.6 257.1 21:03 ( 0, 77)
Dec. 1 1 14.63 22 16.9 4.129 4.879 135 17.0 6.4 255.7 20:32 ( 0, 77)
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It will pass the perihelion in 2002 April. The condition in this return is bad. It is only observable at 17 mag at best before perihelion passage.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 3 25.62 37 47.8 1.132 2.092 161 17.1 41.2 251.3 23:09 (180, 87)
Dec. 1 3 2.91 35 57.8 1.108 2.050 156 17.1 42.3 245.3 22:19 (180, 89)
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It keeps 17 mag until 2002 February, but locates low in the south.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 11 39.16 -6 54.2 3.162 2.871 64 17.2 18.8 124.4 5:14 (316, 38)
Dec. 1 11 46.16 -8 7.2 3.093 2.890 69 17.2 17.6 125.8 5:19 (324, 40)
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New periodic comet. It will fade out after this and will be fainter than 18 mag in late December.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 1 21.30 25 37.3 1.522 2.390 143 17.2 5.0 212.1 21:07 ( 0, 81)
Dec. 1 1 20.69 25 9.7 1.599 2.415 137 17.3 3.7 175.9 20:39 ( 0, 80)
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Fading. It will be fainter than 18 mag in January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 5 28.06 30 0.6 1.908 2.846 157 17.2 12.6 262.4 1:17 ( 0, 85)
Dec. 1 5 21.05 29 46.6 1.914 2.880 165 17.3 13.6 260.2 0:43 ( 0, 85)
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New periodic comet. It will fade out after this and will be fainter than 18 mag in January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 0 48.42 -13 54.9 1.433 2.128 121 17.4 17.1 9.3 20:34 ( 0, 41)
Dec. 1 0 50.43 -11 54.1 1.500 2.135 116 17.5 18.4 17.7 20:09 ( 0, 43)
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Appearing at dawn. It will be 12.4 mag in 2003 February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 11 54.20 -12 3.7 6.616 6.165 58 17.5 2.9 164.2 5:14 (316, 31)
Dec. 1 11 54.37 -12 23.0 6.454 6.115 65 17.4 2.7 182.6 5:19 (325, 35)
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New periodic comet. It will be fading after this and be fainter than 18 mag in January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 1 19.13 -4 11.4 1.790 2.574 133 17.5 11.0 335.6 21:05 ( 0, 51)
Dec. 1 1 17.61 -2 57.8 1.841 2.561 127 17.5 11.1 350.1 20:36 ( 0, 52)
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It will be 15.5 mag in the evening sky in 2002 spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 5 12.18 67 55.7 1.900 2.656 131 17.6 15.4 310.8 1:02 (180, 57)
Dec. 1 4 55.92 68 55.8 1.843 2.614 132 17.5 15.5 297.4 0:18 (180, 56)
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It will be observable at 17 mag in January and February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 9 28.65 15 43.2 3.067 3.416 102 17.6 6.7 98.8 5:14 (358, 71)
Dec. 1 9 31.44 15 38.2 2.968 3.414 108 17.5 4.9 94.5 4:52 ( 0, 71)
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It did not begin to fade out even after the perihelion passage. It had been at the conjunction for a while, and still keeps the brightness.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 1 36.47 0 57.1 4.003 4.803 140 17.5 4.8 231.6 21:22 ( 0, 56)
Dec. 1 1 35.01 0 39.1 4.134 4.858 132 17.7 3.3 228.8 20:53 ( 0, 56)
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It will be 10.5 mag in 2003 spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 6 25.31 27 43.5 2.518 3.381 145 17.7 7.4 282.4 2:14 ( 0, 83)
Dec. 1 6 20.99 27 54.2 2.443 3.357 153 17.5 9.3 279.1 1:42 ( 0, 83)
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It rapidly brightened and reached to 17 mag in October. Although now it should be fading out, it may keep 17 mag still now.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 24 23 57.26 -5 39.8 1.998 2.579 115 17.8 9.8 63.0 19:43 ( 0, 49)
Dec. 1 0 1.81 -5 5.5 2.089 2.591 109 18.0 11.9 63.3 19:20 ( 0, 50)
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