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It is fading since Aug. 20 and it is about 8.5 mag now. 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.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 12 43.36 43 38.3 1.115 0.805 44 8.3 52.5 195.0 19:23 (132, 17)
Sept.28 12 35.68 37 56.3 1.207 0.780 40 8.3 48.7 193.6 19:13 (130, 10)
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It rapidly faded and diffused in September. It will disappear soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 11 19.46 25 10.5 1.273 0.568 25 9.1 51.4 157.9 4:22 (241, 3)
Sept.28 11 28.73 19 46.8 1.424 0.662 24 10.0 47.9 158.4 4:27 (249, 4)
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Brightened very rapidly and reached to 10 mag. However, it will 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)
Sept.21 9 34.49 17 45.8 1.720 1.112 37 11.7 56.7 100.6 4:22 (261, 19)
Sept.28 10 1.02 16 27.3 1.748 1.144 38 12.6 54.2 102.4 4:27 (264, 20)
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It brightened about 1 mag after perihelion passage, and reached to 12 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 8 37.21 22 13.2 1.718 1.354 51 12.0 46.8 99.4 4:22 (265, 33)
Sept.28 8 59.86 21 14.8 1.718 1.380 53 12.1 44.9 101.2 4:27 (267, 35)
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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)
Sept.21 14 20.75 -10 46.5 2.447 1.779 38 12.5 36.8 111.1 19:23 ( 73, 5)
Sept.28 14 37.43 -12 18.1 2.454 1.750 36 12.4 38.0 110.0 19:13 ( 72, 4)
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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)
Sept.21 7 44.22 49 5.5 2.627 2.495 71 13.1 29.2 83.6 4:22 (233, 51)
Sept.28 8 5.07 49 24.3 2.524 2.451 74 12.9 29.4 85.3 4:27 (232, 53)
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It will be bright as 10-11 mag for a long time from winter to spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 10 48.92 9 38.1 3.269 2.335 17 13.3 30.7 113.1 4:22 (258, 0)
Sept.28 11 2.26 8 12.8 3.223 2.318 21 13.2 30.9 113.5 4:27 (262, 3)
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It seems to keep 12 mag recently.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 20 32.63 -18 38.5 5.132 5.805 128 13.3 2.3 275.0 20:32 ( 0, 36)
Sept.28 20 31.77 -18 36.2 5.223 5.803 120 13.3 1.3 291.5 20:03 ( 0, 36)
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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)
Sept.21 16 13.89 -34 6.7 2.022 1.933 70 13.7 27.4 88.4 19:23 ( 38, 8)
Sept.28 16 29.93 -33 59.4 2.039 1.887 66 13.6 29.6 87.7 19:13 ( 38, 8)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 16 25.61 18 30.6 5.456 5.187 69 13.9 6.8 98.4 19:23 ( 79, 47)
Sept.28 16 29.15 18 24.2 5.526 5.185 65 13.9 7.7 96.1 19:13 ( 81, 45)
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It is as faint as 15 mag by CCD.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 13 31.25 54 14.5 4.225 3.775 57 13.9 20.3 145.1 19:23 (138, 29)
Sept.28 13 40.29 52 21.4 4.250 3.797 56 13.9 19.4 143.4 19:13 (137, 27)
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Recovered as bright as expected on Aug. 26. However, it did not come to bright after this, and still keeps 16.5 mag. 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)
Sept.21 19 54.83 -32 8.8 1.627 2.257 116 14.2 11.3 359.2 19:54 ( 0, 23)
Sept.28 19 55.67 -30 47.8 1.657 2.209 109 13.9 12.3 15.2 19:27 ( 0, 24)
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It became a bit brighter than expected, reached to 14 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 21 52.51 -0 8.5 0.866 1.808 150 14.0 23.3 157.7 21:52 ( 0, 55)
Sept.28 21 57.32 -2 34.9 0.895 1.808 144 14.0 23.3 149.7 21:29 ( 0, 52)
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New comet. Moving within 1 deg with C/2002 Q3 ( LINEAR ). Because it is extremely diffused, it is hard to observe. It will fade out quickly after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 19 1.06 27 1.2 0.751 1.400 104 14.0 139.7 168.9 19:23 ( 30, 80)
Sept.28 19 14.09 12 4.1 0.817 1.441 104 14.3 119.7 167.6 19:13 ( 16, 66)
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It will be observable in good condition at 11-12 mag in early 2003 and 2003 autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 9 59.67 -2 2.7 4.870 4.014 28 14.6 4.6 131.7 4:22 (275, 3)
Sept.28 10 1.14 -2 24.7 4.758 3.967 33 14.5 4.3 138.7 4:27 (280, 9)
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New comet. Moving within 1 deg with C/2002 Q2 ( LINEAR ). Because it is extremely diffused, it is hard to observe. It will fade out quickly after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 18 58.14 28 4.3 0.755 1.396 104 14.5 139.6 168.3 19:23 ( 36, 80)
Sept.28 19 11.85 13 5.4 0.817 1.436 103 14.8 120.7 167.2 19:13 ( 18, 66)
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It is fading now, but it will be observable again at 15 mag in 2003 after the conjunction. It was getting diffused these days. 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)
Sept.21 15 17.24 -8 0.5 3.191 2.690 51 14.7 13.3 190.1 19:23 ( 66, 18)
Sept.28 15 16.54 -9 29.2 3.311 2.701 45 14.8 12.3 183.3 19:13 ( 68, 13)
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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)
Sept.21 13 8.44 -1 12.5 3.740 2.812 19 15.1 24.8 116.4 19:23 ( 91, -4)
Sept.28 13 18.91 -2 29.5 3.746 2.793 15 15.0 25.2 115.9 19:13 ( 91, -6)
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It brightened rapidly and reached to 14 mag. But it has already started to fade out. 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)
Sept.21 20 23.26 -16 9.8 1.006 1.794 126 15.2 17.2 88.4 20:23 ( 0, 39)
Sept.28 20 32.15 -16 2.7 1.072 1.812 121 15.6 19.4 85.5 20:04 ( 0, 39)
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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)
Sept.21 17 40.62 16 36.5 1.211 1.532 87 15.8 69.8 223.9 19:23 ( 58, 60)
Sept.28 17 20.71 11 14.1 1.339 1.474 76 15.8 54.6 220.1 19:13 ( 62, 50)
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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)
Sept.21 2 56.89 -35 40.3 6.396 7.018 124 16.0 9.8 210.1 2:59 ( 0, 19)
Sept.28 2 53.76 -36 38.8 6.308 6.958 127 15.9 10.1 215.7 2:28 ( 0, 18)
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It will be observable in good condition at 14 mag in winter. No observations have been reported since 2001 November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 7 53.17 17 27.0 2.342 2.051 60 16.5 32.5 97.5 4:22 (276, 40)
Sept.28 8 8.91 16 54.8 2.257 2.028 63 16.4 32.6 98.6 4:27 (280, 43)
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New asteroid with a cometary orbit. It will be as bright as 15.5 mag in October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 4 18.11 12 43.3 1.912 2.479 112 16.8 31.7 296.7 4:20 ( 0, 68)
Sept.28 4 2.67 14 27.2 1.783 2.475 122 16.6 39.3 293.2 3:37 ( 0, 69)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 1 13.95 -1 11.1 4.295 5.248 159 16.9 10.2 274.1 1:16 ( 0, 54)
Sept.28 1 9.13 -1 5.9 4.314 5.295 166 16.9 10.5 274.2 0:44 ( 0, 54)
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New periodic comet. It will go southwards while fading out after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 5 8.49 -15 7.8 1.164 1.673 100 17.1 36.6 144.3 4:22 (345, 39)
Sept.28 5 17.87 -18 34.2 1.164 1.703 103 17.1 33.8 149.7 4:27 (353, 36)
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New comet. It will be observable at 16-17 mag until the end of 2003.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 4 12.07 21 34.0 4.012 4.497 112 17.3 13.9 272.4 4:14 ( 0, 77)
Sept.28 4 4.41 21 36.4 3.863 4.467 121 17.2 16.6 270.4 3:39 ( 0, 77)
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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)
Sept.21 18 13.77 26 51.0 2.583 2.843 94 17.3 9.3 258.9 19:23 ( 66, 73)
Sept.28 18 9.88 26 38.5 2.691 2.859 89 17.4 6.1 253.7 19:13 ( 73, 69)
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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)
Sept.21 23 19.05 -21 25.0 1.658 2.616 157 17.4 10.8 277.6 23:17 ( 0, 34)
Sept.28 23 14.03 -21 10.1 1.710 2.639 152 17.5 9.7 286.9 22:45 ( 0, 34)
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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)
Sept.21 18 39.89 13 48.9 6.010 6.286 101 17.4 6.1 249.5 19:23 ( 28, 67)
Sept.28 18 37.44 13 33.8 6.092 6.266 95 17.4 4.9 244.4 19:13 ( 38, 64)
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Recovered 3 mag fainter than expected. Although it will be at the peak in 2003 January and be observable in good condition, it may reach to 15 mag at best.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 6 41.12 20 9.4 1.982 2.030 78 17.6 32.2 90.8 4:22 (286, 56)
Sept.28 6 57.13 20 3.6 1.887 1.998 81 17.4 32.2 91.9 4:27 (291, 59)
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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)
Sept.21 5 2.94 5 26.8 3.254 3.601 102 17.5 19.4 197.7 4:22 (339, 59)
Sept.28 4 59.62 3 13.7 3.170 3.629 109 17.5 21.2 203.1 4:27 (357, 58)
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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)
Sept.21 18 45.33 72 12.8 4.249 4.421 93 17.6 22.5 181.0 19:23 (175, 53)
Sept.28 18 45.90 69 33.6 4.237 4.426 94 17.6 23.0 177.0 19:13 (172, 55)
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It keeps brightness around 18 mag still now.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.21 21 1.60 15 33.5 8.275 9.011 134 17.8 5.0 247.5 21:00 ( 0, 71)
Sept.28 20 59.54 15 19.7 8.385 9.055 129 17.9 4.4 242.6 20:31 ( 0, 70)
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It will be 17 mag in the evening sky until 2003 spring, then it will be in conjunction with the sun. After the perihelion passage, it will appear at dawn at 15.5 mag, then 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)
Sept.21 0 19.17 -4 44.5 1.926 2.924 172 18.0 13.0 234.3 0:22 ( 0, 50)
Sept.28 0 14.09 -5 37.2 1.898 2.894 172 17.9 13.3 236.1 23:44 ( 0, 49)
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