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It keeps 6 mag until mid September, but lower than 10 deg. When it begins to be higher again in late October, it will be fainter than 11 mag. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 10 27.95 39 25.4 0.691 0.545 30 6.1 60.1 112.2 4:57 (241,-31)
Sept. 7 10 53.22 35 45.8 0.896 0.498 29 6.2 50.6 139.3 4:47 (246,-31)
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It is approaching to the early and is observable in good condition at 7-8 mag. The perihelion passage is on Oct. 1 and it keeps bright until November. However, it becomes low in September and October. In the Southern Hemishpere, it is not observable until late November. It is faint around 8.5-9 mag recently. It will be in the same field of view with C/2000 SV74 ( LINEAR ) on Sept. 5.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 13 35.97 65 32.5 0.812 0.987 64 7.6 86.9 204.8 19:04 (156,-21)
Sept. 7 13 8.48 57 2.2 0.911 0.913 56 7.4 70.2 198.8 19:08 (145,-22)
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Brightened very rapidly and reached to 10 mag. Now it is brightest.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 8 6.31 20 27.0 1.654 1.060 38 10.2 62.8 93.5 4:57 (241, 5)
Sept. 7 8 37.00 19 49.1 1.673 1.070 37 10.5 61.1 96.1 4:47 (243, 3)
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It is very low in the evening sky. 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)
Aug. 31 13 35.14 -6 8.6 2.415 1.878 46 13.0 32.8 113.5 19:04 (102, 27)
Sept. 7 13 49.62 -7 40.8 2.428 1.843 44 12.8 34.2 112.8 19:08 ( 98, 24)
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Small outburst occured in late August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 20 38.37 -18 34.9 4.915 5.810 149 13.2 5.3 264.4 22:00 (180, 74)
Sept. 7 20 35.97 -18 37.8 4.977 5.808 142 13.2 4.4 266.1 21:30 (180, 74)
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It is as faint as 15 mag by CCD. It is also fainter than 13 mag visually these days. It will be in the same field of view with C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) on Sept. 5.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 13 1.17 60 34.8 4.143 3.714 58 13.2 22.6 149.1 19:04 (150,-21)
Sept. 7 13 11.78 58 21.6 4.171 3.733 57 13.3 21.9 148.0 19:08 (147,-22)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 7 22.42 24 8.4 1.724 1.301 48 13.3 51.7 92.8 4:57 (231, 10)
Sept. 7 7 48.39 23 42.4 1.720 1.314 49 13.3 50.3 95.2 4:47 (233, 9)
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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)
Aug. 31 6 44.25 47 34.7 2.951 2.637 62 13.6 28.2 78.6 4:57 (210, -3)
Sept. 7 7 3.71 48 10.4 2.841 2.588 65 13.4 28.6 80.2 4:47 (210, -4)
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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)
Aug. 31 10 8.87 13 39.8 3.385 2.391 8 13.6 29.9 111.4 4:57 (264,-15)
Sept. 7 10 22.22 12 21.9 3.350 2.371 11 13.5 30.2 112.0 4:47 (264,-13)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 16 18.09 18 52.8 5.222 5.194 82 13.8 3.5 106.4 19:04 (156, 33)
Sept. 7 16 20.04 18 45.5 5.303 5.191 78 13.8 4.7 103.4 19:08 (149, 30)
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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. Akimasa Nakamura reported that it was so faint as 17.4 mag on July 31.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 15 33.39 -34 22.7 1.961 2.081 82 13.8 20.3 87.4 19:04 ( 82, 64)
Sept. 7 15 45.56 -34 16.8 1.983 2.030 78 13.8 22.8 88.3 19:08 ( 81, 60)
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It brightened rapidly and reached to 14 mag. It bursted out and became 5 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)
Aug. 31 20 4.19 -15 50.4 0.842 1.753 142 14.3 8.9 104.3 21:26 (180, 71)
Sept. 7 20 9.12 -16 3.1 0.890 1.764 136 14.6 11.8 96.9 21:04 (180, 71)
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It is fading now, but it will be observable again at 15 mag in 2003 after the conjunction. It was a bit fainter than this ephemeris in late August, around 15-16 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 15 25.20 -2 56.4 2.788 2.671 72 14.4 18.8 211.0 19:04 (127, 45)
Sept. 7 15 21.37 -4 45.1 2.927 2.676 65 14.5 16.4 204.3 19:08 (117, 40)
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It became a bit brighter than expected, reached to 14.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 21 45.55 7 24.3 0.843 1.823 159 14.6 19.9 174.9 23:07 (180, 48)
Sept. 7 21 46.79 4 59.0 0.840 1.815 158 14.5 21.9 170.5 22:41 (180, 50)
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Recovered as bright as expected. It will reach to 10-11 mag in the evening sky during winter and spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 20 3.55 -35 38.5 1.571 2.402 136 14.9 12.8 310.3 21:25 ( 0, 89)
Sept. 7 19 58.79 -34 35.9 1.583 2.354 129 14.6 11.7 324.5 20:53 (180, 90)
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It became bright after the perihelion passage, however it is already too faint to see visually. It keeps very low at 10 deg high in the Northern Hemisphere, while it will fade out.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 0 22.04 -46 26.6 0.893 1.765 136 14.7 13.7 246.4 1:47 ( 0, 79)
Sept. 7 0 13.14 -46 49.4 0.948 1.817 136 15.1 13.5 265.3 1:11 ( 0, 78)
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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)
Aug. 31 9 54.05 -1 5.6 5.126 4.156 14 14.9 5.0 117.9 4:57 (274, -4)
Sept. 7 9 56.06 -1 22.9 5.054 4.108 18 14.8 4.9 121.7 4:47 (272, 0)
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Extremely diffused and hard to observe. Although the total magnitude is 12 mag, the central part is fainter than 15 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 15 57.06 -13 24.4 2.814 2.865 82 15.0 15.7 122.3 19:04 (126, 58)
Sept. 7 16 3.58 -14 20.6 3.001 2.954 77 15.5 15.8 119.1 19:08 (117, 54)
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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. It must be bright already, but not yet recovered.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 5 53.96 20 0.0 2.280 2.135 68 15.2 31.7 87.2 4:57 (217, 26)
Sept. 7 6 9.78 20 8.1 2.179 2.098 71 15.0 32.0 88.5 4:47 (216, 26)
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After conjunction, it will appear at dawn at 14 mag in January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 12 38.48 2 38.1 3.688 2.870 30 15.1 23.3 117.9 19:04 (100, 10)
Sept. 7 12 48.21 1 21.5 3.711 2.850 27 15.1 23.8 117.4 19:08 ( 96, 6)
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New comet. Although it will keep the current magnitude for a while, it will not be observable in November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 19 41.61 36 21.7 0.991 1.724 118 15.8 113.9 245.5 20:59 (180, 19)
Sept. 7 18 48.23 29 54.0 1.020 1.655 109 15.7 105.1 235.7 19:40 (180, 26)
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New comet. 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)
Aug. 31 4 29.72 -4 49.4 1.360 1.727 92 16.0 42.8 130.4 4:57 (207, 57)
Sept. 7 4 44.25 -8 6.5 1.348 1.755 95 16.1 40.8 134.4 4:47 (207, 60)
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It will be naked eye object in 2004. It is only 16 mag now and locates low 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)
Aug. 31 3 2.63 -32 39.8 6.719 7.195 114 16.2 8.7 192.2 4:27 (180, 88)
Sept. 7 3 1.33 -33 39.7 6.602 7.136 118 16.1 9.1 198.4 3:58 (180, 89)
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It will go far away from the earth and will be fainter rapidly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 18 4.45 16 29.6 0.443 1.222 108 16.6 55.6 66.4 19:28 (180, 38)
Sept. 7 18 28.92 18 40.7 0.484 1.248 108 16.9 51.4 72.3 19:25 (180, 36)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 1 26.54 -1 28.2 4.322 5.107 137 16.8 7.6 277.7 2:51 (180, 56)
Sept. 7 1 22.77 -1 21.7 4.300 5.154 144 16.8 8.6 275.6 2:20 (180, 56)
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It will be observable in good condition at 14 mag in winter.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 7 5.73 18 36.6 2.598 2.129 51 17.0 32.2 93.9 4:57 (232, 16)
Sept. 7 7 21.55 18 18.3 2.513 2.102 54 16.8 32.3 95.2 4:47 (232, 17)
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It will be fainter than 18 mag in November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 18 36.88 27 13.3 2.267 2.803 111 17.0 20.8 271.2 19:58 (180, 28)
Sept. 7 18 27.09 27 11.5 2.368 2.815 105 17.1 16.6 267.2 19:21 (180, 28)
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It was brighter than expected. But it is already fading and will be fainter than 18 mag in late October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 23 36.29 -21 12.7 1.577 2.552 160 17.1 11.4 257.9 1:01 (180, 76)
Sept. 7 23 30.53 -21 25.6 1.591 2.573 163 17.2 11.8 263.7 0:28 (180, 76)
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New comet. Moving within 1 deg with C/2002 Q3 ( LINEAR ). Although it is near by the earth and as bright as 17 mag now, it will fade out soon. It will be fainter than 18 mag in early October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 17 53.44 70 22.8 0.864 1.306 88 17.3 94.9 161.0 19:18 (180,-15)
Sept. 7 18 25.25 58 6.0 0.768 1.324 95 17.1 123.5 166.7 19:21 (180, -2)
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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)
Aug. 31 18 50.99 14 29.6 5.791 6.348 119 17.3 9.7 260.7 20:12 (180, 41)
Sept. 7 18 46.67 14 17.5 5.857 6.327 113 17.4 8.6 257.4 19:41 (180, 41)
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Fading rapidly. 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)
Aug. 31 16 11.82 26 36.0 3.563 3.542 80 17.3 10.1 142.9 19:04 (158, 25)
Sept. 7 16 15.30 25 41.6 3.718 3.624 76 17.6 10.5 135.8 19:08 (151, 23)
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It locates high until October at 17.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 5 6.55 11 20.6 3.536 3.522 80 17.6 15.2 178.1 4:57 (210, 39)
Sept. 7 5 6.34 9 30.6 3.439 3.547 87 17.6 16.3 185.1 4:47 (205, 42)
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It locates high until December at 17.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 31 19 5.72 79 38.1 4.336 4.410 87 17.6 20.3 198.7 20:26 (180,-24)
Sept. 7 18 53.39 77 17.5 4.299 4.413 89 17.6 21.2 191.3 19:47 (180,-22)
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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)
Aug. 31 21 9.68 16 6.8 8.012 8.877 147 17.7 6.5 259.7 22:31 (180, 39)
Sept. 7 21 6.71 15 57.5 8.087 8.921 143 17.7 6.1 255.9 22:00 (180, 39)
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