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It bursted out on Sept. 24 and reached to 8.5 mag. It is now fading rapidly.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 12 10 49.49 13 33.1 1.803 1.224 40 11.0 49.1 105.1 3:55 (255, -2)
Oct. 19 11 11.50 12 3.1 1.829 1.271 41 12.2 46.5 105.9 3:44 (257, -2)
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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)
Oct. 12 8 47.39 49 43.0 2.326 2.367 80 12.1 29.4 88.9 3:55 (211, -7)
Oct. 19 9 8.53 49 42.8 2.232 2.328 82 11.9 29.2 90.6 3:44 (212, -7)
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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)
Oct. 12 15 13.06 -15 14.2 2.464 1.697 31 12.1 40.3 107.5 19:38 ( 79, 11)
Oct. 19 15 32.02 -16 36.2 2.468 1.673 29 12.0 41.3 106.1 19:46 ( 76, 9)
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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)
Oct. 12 9 41.34 19 2.2 1.715 1.445 57 12.7 40.6 104.0 3:55 (241, 7)
Oct. 19 10 0.15 17 52.5 1.712 1.483 59 12.8 38.4 105.0 3:44 (242, 8)
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Appearing at dawn. But it was much fainter than this ephemeris, 15.5 mag in mid October. 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)
Oct. 12 11 28.92 5 17.0 3.121 2.286 27 12.9 31.2 114.1 3:55 (267, -6)
Oct. 19 11 42.24 3 47.3 3.066 2.271 31 12.8 31.2 114.3 3:44 (268, -4)
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New comet. It brightened rapidly and reached to 13 mag. But 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)
Oct. 12 16 56.10 3 9.6 1.614 1.373 57 13.2 34.2 213.8 19:38 (110, 21)
Oct. 19 16 48.37 0 7.1 1.746 1.332 49 12.9 27.9 211.0 19:46 (100, 14)
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It is fading and being diffused very rapidly since mid September. It was reported fainter than 10 mag in late September. It may disappear soon. It turns to be in the morning sky after October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 12 12 25.16 27 15.9 1.351 0.800 36 13.2 45.2 189.6 3:55 (255,-29)
Oct. 19 12 21.77 22 7.0 1.400 0.843 36 13.8 44.1 187.5 3:44 (258,-22)
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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)
Oct. 12 20 31.77 -18 26.0 5.426 5.800 107 13.4 1.5 49.9 19:38 (156, 72)
Oct. 19 20 32.63 -18 18.1 5.533 5.798 100 13.4 2.7 61.6 19:46 (135, 68)
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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)
Oct. 12 17 5.44 -33 32.3 2.067 1.801 60 13.5 33.7 85.5 19:38 ( 74, 42)
Oct. 19 17 24.74 -33 9.2 2.079 1.761 57 13.4 35.7 84.0 19:46 ( 73, 39)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 12 16 37.58 18 16.0 5.650 5.184 57 13.9 9.4 91.7 19:38 (119, 8)
Oct. 19 16 42.40 18 15.3 5.703 5.185 54 13.9 10.2 89.5 19:46 (114, 2)
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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)
Oct. 12 13 57.25 48 57.8 4.292 3.845 57 14.0 17.6 139.4 19:38 (129,-36)
Oct. 19 14 5.21 47 27.9 4.309 3.870 57 14.0 16.7 137.2 19:46 (126,-40)
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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)
Oct. 12 10 3.06 -3 12.1 4.498 3.875 46 14.2 3.7 162.1 3:55 (262, 17)
Oct. 19 10 3.32 -3 36.7 4.351 3.829 52 14.1 3.5 180.5 3:44 (260, 20)
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It became brighter than expected, reached to 13 mag. But it has already begun to be fading.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 12 22 10.96 -6 42.9 0.979 1.818 133 14.3 22.9 131.1 20:48 (180, 62)
Oct. 19 22 19.65 -8 17.7 1.034 1.827 128 14.5 23.0 121.6 20:29 (180, 63)
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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)
Oct. 12 13 40.54 -5 2.4 3.740 2.756 8 14.9 25.9 114.7 19:38 ( 74,-13)
Oct. 19 13 51.68 -6 17.7 3.728 2.738 5 14.9 26.2 114.1 19:46 ( 69,-17)
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It will be observable again at 15 mag in 2003 after the conjunction.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 12 15 17.11 -12 13.0 3.520 2.727 32 15.0 11.3 171.3 19:38 ( 82, 10)
Oct. 19 15 18.13 -13 29.5 3.606 2.743 25 15.1 11.0 166.7 19:46 ( 76, 4)
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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)
Oct. 12 19 36.70 -9 9.0 1.073 1.538 95 15.2 70.8 161.4 19:38 (138, 58)
Oct. 19 19 47.26 -15 54.5 1.236 1.593 90 15.7 54.2 156.6 19:46 (120, 59)
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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)
Oct. 12 19 35.29 -8 24.5 1.068 1.532 95 15.7 72.2 161.2 19:38 (138, 57)
Oct. 19 19 46.10 -15 17.6 1.230 1.586 90 16.2 55.3 156.5 19:46 (121, 59)
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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)
Oct. 12 2 45.79 -38 26.6 6.165 6.837 128 15.8 10.4 226.8 1:25 ( 0, 87)
Oct. 19 2 41.06 -39 13.6 6.111 6.777 128 15.7 10.3 232.4 0:53 ( 0, 86)
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New periodic comet. Now it is passing near by the earth. 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)
Oct. 12 1 34.04 21 26.7 0.201 1.193 164 15.8 122.9 352.2 0:14 (180, 34)
Oct. 19 1 25.17 34 17.8 0.221 1.200 155 16.0 98.0 350.6 23:32 (180, 20)
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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)
Oct. 12 8 40.04 15 39.3 2.088 1.986 70 16.1 32.3 100.3 3:55 (233, 20)
Oct. 19 8 55.34 14 57.4 2.005 1.967 73 15.9 32.0 101.0 3:44 (233, 21)
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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)
Oct. 12 3 19.03 18 11.0 1.581 2.475 146 16.1 55.6 286.7 1:59 (180, 37)
Oct. 19 2 50.93 19 56.6 1.522 2.477 158 15.9 61.7 283.4 1:04 (180, 35)
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It keeps 16 mag since August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 12 15 11.30 71 47.1 3.305 3.309 81 16.2 13.9 81.0 19:38 (158,-32)
Oct. 19 15 32.73 72 3.6 3.331 3.379 84 16.2 15.0 79.6 19:46 (158,-33)
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It brightened rapidly and reached to 14 mag. Now it is fading rapidly.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 12 20 52.69 -15 26.9 1.221 1.853 112 16.3 23.1 81.1 19:38 (174, 70)
Oct. 19 21 4.03 -14 58.4 1.303 1.876 108 16.7 24.5 79.3 19:46 (158, 69)
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Although it was expected to be 10 mag in winter, it does not brighten at all. It will be 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)
Oct. 12 20 2.60 -27 55.7 1.725 2.116 98 16.4 16.0 37.3 19:38 (116, 76)
Oct. 19 20 8.46 -26 25.4 1.761 2.071 93 16.4 18.2 44.0 19:46 (109, 69)
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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)
Oct. 12 7 28.90 19 40.3 1.707 1.940 87 17.0 31.8 93.8 3:55 (215, 27)
Oct. 19 7 44.50 19 23.9 1.621 1.915 90 16.8 31.4 94.5 3:44 (215, 27)
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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)
Oct. 12 3 44.96 21 29.3 3.602 4.410 139 17.0 22.1 266.9 2:25 (180, 33)
Oct. 19 3 33.24 21 17.9 3.496 4.382 149 16.9 24.7 265.3 1:45 (180, 34)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 12 0 59.27 -0 53.5 4.399 5.389 171 17.0 10.5 275.8 23:34 (180, 56)
Oct. 19 0 54.52 -0 45.4 4.466 5.436 165 17.1 10.0 277.4 23:02 (180, 56)
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It became 17 mag, brighter than expected. It keeps 17 mag in the high position until December.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 12 5 34.25 32 44.6 2.529 3.068 113 17.1 6.4 45.8 3:55 (184, 22)
Oct. 19 5 36.18 33 15.4 2.460 3.081 119 17.1 4.9 28.2 3:44 (181, 22)
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Appearing at dawn. It keeps 17 mag until next April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 12 9 16.13 8 16.4 5.741 5.311 59 17.3 9.6 86.0 3:55 (245, 19)
Oct. 19 9 20.47 8 22.0 5.655 5.324 65 17.3 8.8 83.9 3:44 (243, 21)
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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)
Oct. 12 5 30.48 -25 5.2 1.178 1.770 108 17.3 27.5 163.0 3:55 (198, 80)
Oct. 19 5 33.54 -28 1.4 1.192 1.805 110 17.4 24.3 171.2 3:44 (181, 83)
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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)
Oct. 12 18 34.37 13 5.6 6.260 6.227 83 17.4 2.7 227.1 19:38 (137, 31)
Oct. 19 18 33.70 12 53.6 6.342 6.207 77 17.4 1.8 208.3 19:46 (129, 25)
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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)
Oct. 12 4 49.55 -1 31.2 3.035 3.688 124 17.5 24.8 212.2 3:29 (180, 56)
Oct. 19 4 42.83 -3 59.0 2.989 3.719 131 17.5 26.2 216.2 2:55 (180, 59)
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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)
Oct. 12 18 51.99 64 11.5 4.242 4.438 94 17.6 23.2 170.2 19:38 (166,-12)
Oct. 19 18 56.62 61 32.3 4.259 4.445 94 17.6 23.1 167.1 19:46 (162,-12)
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Appearing at dawn. It is getting fainter gradually. It keeps brighter than 18 mag until March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 12 9 40.22 19 51.9 8.159 7.675 57 17.6 2.3 41.7 3:55 (240, 7)
Oct. 19 9 40.82 20 5.1 8.082 7.709 64 17.6 2.2 22.4 3:44 (237, 9)
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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)
Oct. 12 18 6.62 26 19.3 2.903 2.895 79 17.6 1.1 214.0 19:38 (140, 16)
Oct. 19 18 6.88 26 15.5 3.003 2.915 75 17.7 1.6 97.3 19:46 (133, 11)
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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)
Oct. 12 0 3.92 -7 13.5 1.882 2.834 158 17.7 11.9 239.1 22:39 (180, 62)
Oct. 19 23 59.39 -7 52.7 1.893 2.804 150 17.6 10.2 240.4 22:07 (180, 63)
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It will be observable until next spring when it becomes 13 mag in the evening sky. However, it is not observable around the perihelion passage.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 12 4 56.27 18 40.1 2.610 3.268 123 18.1 1.2 205.3 3:35 (180, 36)
Oct. 19 4 55.45 18 31.7 2.493 3.231 130 17.9 3.1 244.9 3:07 (180, 36)
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