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The fading pace is very slow and the comet is still 9 mag. However, now it is very diffused.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 15 30.36 -7 5.7 1.886 2.401 107 10.2 16.4 148.8 20:46 ( 33, 42)
Aug. 3 15 34.67 -8 38.2 2.067 2.496 102 10.5 15.9 141.8 20:37 ( 36, 39)
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It is as faint as 15 mag by CCD. It is also fainter than 13 mag visually these days.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 11 48.18 72 55.4 4.020 3.631 60 13.0 25.1 149.0 20:46 (159, 36)
Aug. 3 12 6.77 70 23.9 4.040 3.645 60 13.1 24.8 150.1 20:37 (156, 36)
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Although it kept as bright as 12 mag in July, it was extremely diffused and hard to see. The nuclues is already faint as 16 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 20 54.40 -18 3.2 4.809 5.818 172 13.1 7.0 260.9 0:38 ( 0, 37)
Aug. 3 20 50.99 -18 10.9 4.802 5.816 179 13.1 7.1 261.2 0:07 ( 0, 37)
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It is getting brighter rapidly. But it is much fainter than expected. It may be 12.5 mag at best.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 5 26.14 18 19.4 1.664 1.137 42 13.8 64.4 79.9 3:26 (257, 14)
Aug. 3 5 57.76 19 27.7 1.646 1.106 41 13.3 65.2 82.4 3:33 (257, 15)
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It was observed at 15.0 mag on June 18, as bright as expected. It will reach to 13.5 mag between July and October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 5 5.71 22 10.6 1.797 1.320 46 13.5 54.8 79.8 3:26 (256, 20)
Aug. 3 5 33.10 23 9.0 1.773 1.305 46 13.4 54.8 82.3 3:33 (257, 22)
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It will be too low in August. It will appear at dawn in next June at 15.5 mag and will be fading.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 12 33.37 0 59.5 2.305 2.064 63 13.7 25.2 116.0 20:46 ( 78, 18)
Aug. 3 12 44.29 -0 19.8 2.334 2.025 59 13.6 26.8 115.6 20:37 ( 78, 16)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 16 17.62 19 1.9 4.802 5.212 108 13.6 3.2 288.9 20:46 ( 37, 71)
Aug. 3 16 16.45 19 6.9 4.882 5.207 103 13.7 1.8 283.0 20:37 ( 48, 68)
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It will be observable at 14 mag until September. After the conjunction, it will be observable again at 15 mag in 2003.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 16 12.77 8 28.3 2.126 2.679 112 13.8 40.6 236.0 20:46 ( 28, 61)
Aug. 3 15 58.36 5 52.6 2.240 2.673 103 14.0 35.2 231.9 20:37 ( 40, 54)
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After conjunction, it will appear at dawn at 13 mag in October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 9 2.36 19 19.3 3.494 2.496 8 14.1 28.0 107.3 20:46 (124,-12)
Aug. 3 9 15.60 18 18.7 3.482 2.474 5 14.0 28.4 108.2 20:37 (124,-14)
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Stellar object. It will reach to 13 mag at the end of this year. In the northern hemisphere, it keeps low in the south after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 14 54.68 -35 44.1 1.838 2.347 107 14.1 7.6 58.2 20:46 ( 27, 13)
Aug. 3 14 59.25 -35 18.4 1.862 2.292 101 14.1 10.0 70.8 20:37 ( 30, 12)
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Although it did not fade at all in May and kept 8 mag until late May, only two observations by one person in mid June were reported after June. So the current brightness is quite uncertain. It became very diffused and faded out rapidly in mid June, fainter than 10.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 7 51.86 -25 44.6 2.515 1.947 45 14.1 32.3 136.7 3:26 (276,-40)
Aug. 3 8 3.17 -28 27.9 2.597 2.053 47 14.6 31.2 138.0 3:33 (282,-36)
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Getting brighter as expected. It will be observable at 10 mag in the good condition for a long time from winter to next spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 5 16.44 43 36.4 3.507 2.896 46 14.3 25.9 72.1 3:26 (234, 28)
Aug. 3 5 32.69 44 30.3 3.397 2.842 49 14.2 26.4 73.2 3:33 (235, 31)
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It reaches to 15 mag at best in July and August. However, it bursted out and became 6 mag brighter than this ephemeris in the previous return in 1996. Total 20 nuclei have been discovered.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 20 0.80 -14 5.7 0.718 1.730 172 14.7 4.6 235.7 23:40 ( 0, 41)
Aug. 3 19 59.22 -14 25.9 0.726 1.730 166 14.8 4.1 219.7 23:11 ( 0, 41)
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After conjunction, it will appear at dawn at 13.5 mag in October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 9 43.90 -0 11.4 5.274 4.399 27 15.2 3.7 98.2 20:46 (102,-17)
Aug. 3 9 45.70 -0 16.6 5.272 4.350 22 15.1 4.2 103.2 20:37 (105,-20)
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It will be too low in the evening sky in August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 11 54.22 8 46.7 3.490 2.970 51 15.2 19.7 120.6 20:46 ( 90, 15)
Aug. 3 12 2.42 7 35.5 3.540 2.950 47 15.2 20.5 120.0 20:37 ( 91, 12)
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The ephemeris says it is fading now. But it seems to be bright still now actually, about 13 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 0 35.54 -37 53.3 0.710 1.523 122 15.4 23.0 158.5 3:26 (349, 16)
Aug. 3 0 38.85 -40 16.9 0.736 1.568 126 15.7 19.7 172.3 3:33 (356, 15)
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It became so faint now. It seems to be fainter than 18 mag in September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 16 6.60 31 46.9 2.776 3.116 99 15.8 9.7 198.1 20:46 ( 79, 77)
Aug. 3 16 5.59 30 42.1 2.933 3.203 96 16.1 9.3 184.5 20:37 ( 81, 73)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 13 2.78 75 33.7 2.770 2.538 66 15.8 8.9 178.5 20:46 (163, 41)
Aug. 3 13 4.92 74 35.4 2.849 2.608 66 16.1 8.1 164.8 20:37 (162, 40)
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It is observable until autumn at 15 mag. It was reported as 14 mag visually, but as 16 mag by CCD, so there is a large difference.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 11 18.75 50 3.0 5.998 5.345 46 15.9 15.1 137.4 20:46 (133, 28)
Aug. 3 11 26.17 48 45.9 6.049 5.366 44 16.0 15.1 135.9 20:37 (133, 26)
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It will be 15.5 mag in September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 21 43.14 14 9.9 1.003 1.905 141 16.2 3.8 130.7 1:26 ( 0, 69)
Aug. 3 21 44.18 13 40.0 0.954 1.883 146 16.0 6.3 166.1 0:59 ( 0, 69)
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First return of a new periodic comet with a period of 17 years. It will reach to 12 mag in 2003 January and be observable in good condition.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 4 38.10 18 8.8 2.800 2.340 53 16.3 29.9 80.8 3:26 (264, 23)
Aug. 3 4 52.75 18 40.0 2.695 2.297 56 16.1 30.3 82.0 3:33 (266, 28)
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It keeps 17 mag until September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 19 55.81 23 6.9 1.937 2.768 137 16.6 40.4 293.2 23:33 ( 0, 78)
Aug. 3 19 37.14 24 44.0 1.970 2.772 133 16.6 37.6 288.6 22:47 ( 0, 80)
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No observations have been reported since 2002 January. It will be brighter than 17 mag until September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 1 36.35 -2 28.0 4.561 4.877 102 16.7 2.7 345.3 3:26 (319, 44)
Aug. 3 1 35.70 -2 11.0 4.502 4.923 108 16.7 3.1 316.6 3:33 (330, 49)
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It keeps 17 mag locating at the same altitude until October in the Northerm Hemisphere.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 18 18.33 -16 25.4 10.658 11.548 149 17.1 3.1 263.5 21:58 ( 0, 39)
Aug. 3 18 16.93 -16 28.0 10.734 11.561 143 17.1 2.7 261.7 21:29 ( 0, 39)
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It is a far object. It will be 17 mag all through in 2003 and 2004.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 19 20.00 14 38.4 5.622 6.458 142 17.4 13.8 276.0 22:59 ( 0, 70)
Aug. 3 19 13.48 14 45.7 5.629 6.435 139 17.3 13.3 272.9 22:25 ( 0, 70)
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It keeps brightness around 17.5 mag still now.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 27 21 26.45 16 9.4 7.835 8.652 141 17.5 7.0 279.7 1:09 ( 0, 71)
Aug. 3 21 23.06 16 15.8 7.844 8.697 145 17.5 7.1 275.3 0:39 ( 0, 71)
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