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Although it brightened rapidly in November and reached to 5.5 mag, the brightening stopped and it stays at 5.5 mag after late November. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will soon be unobservable 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)
Dec. 8 0 36.76 -18 45.3 0.340 1.116 103 5.5 209.1 211.2 19:24 ( 0, 35)
Dec. 15 23 47.09 -35 19.3 0.420 1.002 80 5.6 134.2 216.3 18:20 ( 3, 19)
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It has passed the peak and is fading now, but still bright. 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)
Dec. 8 11 51.77 34 28.3 1.292 1.659 92 11.6 31.5 68.0 5:25 (266, 74)
Dec. 15 12 7.53 35 53.7 1.286 1.703 96 11.8 28.8 63.7 5:29 (262, 77)
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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)
Dec. 8 18 21.42 63 32.8 1.113 1.457 87 11.9 12.7 189.5 18:18 (147, 37)
Dec. 15 18 20.07 62 24.1 1.176 1.483 86 12.3 7.2 185.4 18:20 (147, 33)
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New comet. It brightened a bit after the discovery and now it is 12 mag. 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)
Dec. 8 18 52.02 8 12.2 1.600 1.081 41 12.2 59.5 150.3 18:18 ( 84, 22)
Dec. 15 19 5.00 2 34.2 1.709 1.060 34 12.2 52.0 150.0 18:20 ( 82, 15)
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It became brighter than expected and reached to 12 mag. It locates in the evening sky until 2002 April. It may fade out rapidly after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 22 31.82 -25 21.5 1.084 1.258 74 12.2 57.1 71.3 18:18 ( 14, 28)
Dec. 15 22 59.60 -23 1.1 1.103 1.268 74 12.3 58.6 68.6 18:20 ( 15, 31)
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It is observable in the Southern Hemisphere and the comet must be bright now, but not yet observed in this return. 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)
Dec. 8 18 38.20 -47 7.3 1.637 0.949 31 13.4 25.1 67.9 18:18 ( 42,-14)
Dec. 15 18 54.86 -45 48.5 1.508 0.795 28 12.5 29.2 62.9 18:20 ( 44,-15)
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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)
Dec. 8 23 11.44 56 14.9 3.321 3.779 110 12.8 9.5 234.2 18:18 (174, 69)
Dec. 15 23 6.00 55 37.7 3.368 3.757 105 12.8 7.4 227.1 18:20 (161, 68)
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Now observable. it will appear again at dawn in 2001 April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 19 21.65 -24 51.6 6.686 5.880 32 13.9 11.2 78.1 18:18 ( 53, 7)
Dec. 15 19 27.39 -24 34.9 6.739 5.878 26 13.9 11.6 77.9 18:20 ( 57, 3)
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Some reported it at 12 mag. 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)
Dec. 8 21 15.41 -51 14.0 4.418 3.959 56 14.5 3.2 19.3 18:18 ( 20, -1)
Dec. 15 21 16.65 -50 54.1 4.540 4.000 51 14.6 3.5 40.0 18:20 ( 24, -3)
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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)
Dec. 8 11 19.25 72 39.9 4.499 4.926 110 14.7 8.1 44.0 5:25 (186, 52)
Dec. 15 11 27.25 73 21.1 4.469 4.929 112 14.7 7.4 36.2 5:29 (183, 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)
Dec. 8 8 26.43 27 17.6 0.653 1.508 133 14.9 28.9 70.3 3:19 ( 0, 82)
Dec. 15 8 40.36 28 30.4 0.607 1.487 137 14.7 27.7 66.4 3:06 ( 0, 83)
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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)
Dec. 8 22 45.14 -43 20.2 3.732 3.557 72 14.9 21.1 25.3 18:18 ( 8, 11)
Dec. 15 22 51.08 -41 8.2 3.840 3.588 67 15.0 21.0 28.0 18:20 ( 13, 13)
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It has been 16 mag since July. Then it must have fade out, but on the contraty it brightened and reached to 15 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 4 57.58 12 48.1 1.223 2.200 170 15.3 12.6 265.8 23:47 ( 0, 68)
Dec. 15 4 51.82 12 44.7 1.263 2.231 166 15.5 11.4 270.0 23:14 ( 0, 68)
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Faded rapidly and reached to 16.4 mag. But it suddenly brightened again to 14.7 mag on Nov. 27.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 10 39.08 -10 42.3 1.271 1.613 90 16.2 13.9 143.3 5:25 (358, 44)
Dec. 15 10 42.09 -11 54.5 1.262 1.680 95 16.6 10.4 155.6 5:07 ( 0, 43)
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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)
Dec. 8 11 35.23 14 13.6 3.572 3.661 87 16.3 9.6 96.7 5:25 (322, 65)
Dec. 15 11 39.54 14 8.2 3.448 3.641 93 16.2 8.3 92.7 5:29 (337, 68)
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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)
Dec. 8 20 8.94 17 55.1 4.086 3.722 61 16.3 8.9 171.4 18:18 ( 82, 43)
Dec. 15 20 9.86 16 57.7 4.132 3.675 56 16.2 8.0 162.5 18:20 ( 85, 37)
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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)
Dec. 8 13 36.50 -7 44.3 5.248 4.688 50 16.3 6.7 161.4 5:25 (305, 29)
Dec. 15 13 37.28 -8 28.0 5.191 4.735 57 16.3 6.2 169.3 5:29 (313, 33)
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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)
Dec. 8 12 7.38 -23 18.6 2.841 2.606 66 16.4 10.2 268.4 5:25 (335, 27)
Dec. 15 12 1.43 -23 17.9 2.743 2.650 74 16.4 13.3 272.3 5:29 (345, 30)
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Two nucleus A and D were discovered on Dec. 6. They are 16.5 mag, much brighter than expected.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 5 24.30 13 33.8 1.380 2.354 169 16.6 16.1 280.4 0:18 ( 0, 69)
Dec. 15 5 16.82 13 55.9 1.422 2.397 170 16.9 15.5 282.7 23:39 ( 0, 69)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 20 54.79 -0 21.1 7.570 7.152 61 16.6 5.2 63.7 18:18 ( 54, 40)
Dec. 15 20 57.10 -0 4.0 7.711 7.198 55 16.7 5.8 63.6 18:20 ( 60, 35)
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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)
Dec. 8 21 44.98 22 15.5 1.626 1.793 82 16.7 13.5 275.2 18:18 ( 67, 64)
Dec. 15 21 39.14 22 29.6 1.661 1.713 75 16.7 10.2 286.2 18:20 ( 77, 58)
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It will be observable at 16.5 mag until March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 22 21.75 -13 43.9 1.491 1.581 76 16.9 32.0 59.6 18:18 ( 20, 39)
Dec. 15 22 35.53 -11 45.8 1.510 1.544 73 16.8 34.7 59.8 18:20 ( 26, 40)
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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)
Dec. 8 7 13.49 -20 26.6 5.060 5.693 125 16.9 10.3 284.1 2:07 ( 0, 35)
Dec. 15 7 8.34 -20 5.4 5.052 5.740 130 16.9 11.2 288.3 1:35 ( 0, 35)
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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)
Dec. 8 1 11.82 22 6.5 4.153 4.821 127 16.9 5.1 254.5 20:02 ( 0, 77)
Dec. 15 1 9.73 21 58.1 4.186 4.762 120 16.9 3.6 253.4 19:33 ( 0, 77)
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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)
Dec. 8 10 45.02 3 22.2 6.148 6.302 94 16.9 5.7 309.0 5:25 (354, 58)
Dec. 15 10 42.64 3 49.6 6.046 6.330 102 16.9 7.1 306.2 5:08 ( 0, 59)
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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)
Dec. 8 11 52.58 -9 18.0 3.021 2.910 74 17.2 16.3 127.6 5:25 (333, 42)
Dec. 15 11 58.34 -10 26.1 2.946 2.929 79 17.2 14.9 129.9 5:29 (342, 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)
Dec. 8 11 54.07 -12 40.9 6.285 6.064 72 17.3 2.7 205.3 5:25 (334, 38)
Dec. 15 11 53.24 -12 57.1 6.112 6.013 79 17.2 3.2 227.0 5:29 (344, 41)
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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)
Dec. 8 2 41.87 33 41.1 1.101 2.006 148 17.2 41.0 239.5 21:31 ( 0, 89)
Dec. 15 2 23.69 31 9.0 1.112 1.959 138 17.3 37.5 233.9 20:45 ( 0, 86)
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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)
Dec. 8 4 36.86 69 32.7 1.797 2.572 133 17.4 15.4 283.2 23:25 (180, 55)
Dec. 15 4 16.60 69 42.9 1.760 2.529 132 17.3 15.0 268.3 22:38 (180, 55)
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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)
Dec. 8 6 15.72 28 3.7 2.381 3.331 161 17.4 10.8 276.6 1:10 ( 0, 83)
Dec. 15 6 9.68 28 11.3 2.333 3.306 169 17.3 12.0 274.4 0:36 ( 0, 83)
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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)
Dec. 8 9 33.34 15 37.9 2.873 3.413 115 17.5 3.0 84.0 4:26 ( 0, 71)
Dec. 15 9 34.30 15 42.6 2.783 3.411 122 17.4 1.4 42.8 4:00 ( 0, 71)
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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)
Dec. 8 5 13.76 29 28.1 1.934 2.913 172 17.4 13.9 257.9 0:08 ( 0, 84)
Dec. 15 5 6.59 29 5.7 1.968 2.946 172 17.5 13.5 255.3 23:28 ( 0, 84)
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Fading now and it 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)
Dec. 8 1 21.54 24 46.5 1.684 2.442 130 17.5 4.2 133.9 20:12 ( 0, 80)
Dec. 15 1 23.79 24 28.9 1.776 2.468 124 17.7 6.0 110.2 19:47 ( 0, 79)
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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)
Dec. 8 1 17.35 -1 38.3 1.900 2.549 120 17.6 11.8 3.8 20:08 ( 0, 53)
Dec. 15 1 18.34 -0 14.0 1.965 2.539 114 17.6 12.8 15.7 19:41 ( 0, 55)
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New comet. Now it is at the peak.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 6 54.72 22 36.3 1.487 2.408 153 17.7 61.7 306.5 1:49 ( 0, 77)
Dec. 15 6 27.19 26 53.6 1.435 2.403 166 17.6 67.6 302.8 0:55 ( 0, 82)
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It locates at 45 deg high at 17.5 mag until May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 10 48.76 -10 10.4 13.103 13.113 88 17.7 2.2 163.1 5:25 (354, 45)
Dec. 15 10 48.94 -10 24.3 12.987 13.111 95 17.7 1.9 176.3 5:14 ( 0, 45)
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Not yet observed in this return. Good target for first observation. It will brighten in the morning sky until May when it reaches to 11.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 8 13 28.43 11 23.9 2.437 2.153 61 17.9 31.6 103.3 5:25 (290, 44)
Dec. 15 13 43.28 10 33.8 2.320 2.100 64 17.7 32.5 102.4 5:29 (294, 46)
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