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In the Northern Hemisphere, it will not be observable soon. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 0 10.79 31 4.0 1.462 0.733 27 5.5 50.6 147.7 4:51 (247,-23)
Apr. 12 0 24.45 26 6.7 1.536 0.714 22 5.4 48.9 149.4 4:56 (249,-16)
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Only observable in the Southern Hemisphere. No observations have been reported since Mar. 8 when it was 5.3 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 2 38.40 -21 34.2 1.959 1.314 37 9.5 41.6 71.6 19:13 ( 76, 19)
Apr. 12 2 56.73 -20 8.2 2.120 1.453 37 10.0 36.1 71.7 19:04 ( 78, 18)
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It turns to fade after this, and will be fainter than 13 mag in June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 11 4.11 27 27.7 1.409 2.249 137 11.1 24.7 197.2 22:10 (180, 28)
Apr. 12 11 1.11 24 42.8 1.483 2.284 132 11.3 23.8 190.3 21:39 (180, 31)
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It will be observable in good condition at 11-12 mag in 2003 autumn again.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 5 43.46 9 12.7 3.115 2.957 71 12.0 12.1 308.2 19:13 (136, 34)
Apr. 12 5 39.57 10 2.7 3.232 2.934 63 12.1 9.7 314.4 19:04 (131, 30)
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It is observable at 12.5 mag for long time from April to August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 18 33.65 -24 21.6 2.124 2.457 97 13.1 16.3 101.1 4:51 (230, 75)
Apr. 12 18 41.37 -24 44.3 2.036 2.453 102 13.0 14.5 103.5 4:56 (211, 78)
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It passed the perihelion on Feb. 19 and expected to be fading now. But it may be brighter after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 2 21.41 26 27.8 2.465 1.666 29 13.0 44.7 68.6 19:13 (114,-12)
Apr. 12 2 43.32 28 15.4 2.510 1.690 27 13.4 44.1 70.6 19:04 (116,-12)
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It was observed visually at around 13 mag these days.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 15 43.58 -21 43.0 1.400 2.232 136 13.5 2.6 197.3 2:53 (180, 77)
Apr. 12 15 42.42 -21 57.8 1.359 2.244 143 13.5 4.2 245.1 2:24 (180, 77)
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Not observable. It will appear at dawn in June at 15.5 mag, then it will be fading.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 23 43.97 -4 8.7 2.840 1.932 20 13.6 35.1 68.7 4:51 (274, 2)
Apr. 12 23 59.03 -2 40.6 2.852 1.969 23 13.8 34.0 68.6 4:56 (270, 5)
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It became brighter than expected after the perihelion passage, and it was observed visually around 13 mag in March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 11 13.65 18 15.9 1.174 2.077 145 13.6 1.6 244.6 22:20 (180, 37)
Apr. 12 11 13.57 18 4.6 1.240 2.103 139 13.8 2.8 156.7 21:52 (180, 37)
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Appearing very low sky in the morning. It will be higher than 20 deg in May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 22 20.76 -7 59.5 6.486 5.765 40 13.8 10.9 64.5 4:51 (265, 21)
Apr. 12 22 25.26 -7 27.2 6.410 5.764 46 13.7 10.3 63.9 4:56 (260, 27)
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Although it had been fading slowly until early March, it got diffused and faded rapidly after that. It is already very hard to catch even with CCD.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 5 26.42 -7 50.7 1.688 1.628 69 13.9 45.4 53.5 19:13 (117, 44)
Apr. 12 5 42.34 -5 2.2 1.885 1.751 66 14.9 38.2 56.0 19:04 (119, 42)
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It is observable in good condition at 14-15 mag until autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 19 2.14 39 41.2 5.347 5.350 84 14.1 15.1 17.7 4:51 (196, 13)
Apr. 12 19 4.60 41 22.0 5.316 5.363 87 14.2 14.8 13.4 4:56 (189, 13)
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Getting brighter more slowly than expected, and it is still 15 mag. It may become only 10 mag in autumn at best. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will observable only until July, when it may be still 12 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 15 1.81 41 2.2 2.065 2.761 124 14.4 30.5 293.3 2:12 (180, 14)
Apr. 12 14 42.64 42 16.6 1.963 2.677 125 14.2 34.4 285.5 1:25 (180, 13)
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It will reach to 1 mag in 2004 spring. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until that time.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 2 17.12 -32 55.2 5.930 5.249 43 14.6 9.3 71.6 19:13 ( 63, 20)
Apr. 12 2 22.16 -32 36.6 5.860 5.181 43 14.5 9.6 75.8 19:04 ( 62, 17)
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It will be 14 mag from spring to summer.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 16 13.95 -12 12.7 2.091 2.843 130 14.7 3.8 44.2 3:23 (180, 67)
Apr. 12 16 14.69 -11 52.3 1.999 2.815 136 14.6 3.1 7.7 2:56 (180, 67)
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It had brightened very rapidly since September and reached to 15 mag in late November. On the contrary, it has been at 15.5 mag for four months after that. It is only observable until late May. 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)
Apr. 5 4 51.48 20 41.2 2.612 2.270 59 14.9 22.8 80.3 19:13 (132, 18)
Apr. 12 5 3.10 21 6.9 2.645 2.229 55 14.9 24.3 81.6 19:04 (132, 16)
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It will be observable at 14.5 mag for a long time from spring to autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it locates very low in the morning until spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 18 34.29 -35 54.2 3.723 3.978 97 15.4 12.6 144.6 4:51 (278, 79)
Apr. 12 18 38.17 -37 8.6 3.599 3.954 103 15.3 12.5 151.3 4:56 (296, 85)
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It will keep 14-15 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)
Apr. 5 5 46.38 24 55.7 2.841 2.707 72 15.3 12.4 242.9 19:13 (146, 21)
Apr. 12 5 41.52 24 17.8 2.959 2.678 64 15.3 9.6 237.1 19:04 (141, 19)
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It became a bit fainter after the perihelion passage.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 14 13.72 44 35.0 3.995 4.660 126 15.4 15.1 263.2 1:23 (180, 10)
Apr. 12 14 3.90 44 16.2 4.035 4.699 126 15.4 15.4 256.8 0:46 (180, 11)
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It is expected to be 1 mag in the southern sky in 2004 spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 4 26.32 27 2.8 5.787 5.271 54 15.5 2.9 84.4 19:13 (132, 9)
Apr. 12 4 28.05 27 5.5 5.816 5.201 48 15.5 3.8 82.7 19:04 (130, 6)
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It keeps 16 mag until June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 13 1.00 37 55.9 5.565 6.325 136 16.0 8.2 256.2 0:11 (180, 17)
Apr. 12 12 56.36 37 38.9 5.624 6.357 133 16.1 8.2 249.5 23:34 (180, 17)
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It has been observed as bright as 12.5 mag from January to mid February. However, it seems to start fading rapidly in March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 10 19.19 -22 45.2 1.473 2.323 138 16.3 55.6 300.8 21:23 (180, 78)
Apr. 12 9 58.46 -19 36.2 1.628 2.399 130 17.0 43.5 305.2 20:36 (180, 74)
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As it is a very far object, it keeps 17 mag until 2004 summer.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 19 6.27 26 46.4 5.858 5.851 84 17.0 12.5 343.6 4:51 (201, 25)
Apr. 12 19 4.05 28 11.1 5.763 5.841 89 17.0 13.2 338.1 4:56 (192, 26)
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It will be fainter than 18 mag in May. Very diffused.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 10 59.98 16 14.1 1.803 2.678 144 17.0 8.1 262.7 22:06 (180, 39)
Apr. 12 10 56.74 16 2.8 1.908 2.727 136 17.2 5.8 247.9 21:35 (180, 39)
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New comet. It will keep 17.5 mag until summer.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 17 20.51 52 18.7 3.779 4.062 99 17.5 5.6 316.1 4:29 (180, 3)
Apr. 12 17 16.87 52 44.0 3.742 4.054 100 17.4 6.5 299.6 3:58 (180, 2)
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It will be fainter than 18 mag in May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 9 9.03 22 58.4 5.235 5.772 117 17.5 3.8 1.1 20:15 (180, 32)
Apr. 12 9 9.35 23 22.8 5.360 5.795 111 17.6 3.4 20.4 19:48 (180, 32)
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It is fading rapidly after the perihelion passage.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 15 37.88 -0 33.8 0.995 1.868 138 17.6 54.6 235.0 2:48 (180, 55)
Apr. 12 15 16.42 -4 15.2 1.012 1.949 150 17.9 56.4 235.8 1:59 (180, 59)
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It will be fainter than 18 mag soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Apr. 5 9 52.90 22 30.2 1.407 2.165 127 17.8 10.7 122.3 20:59 (180, 33)
Apr. 12 9 57.94 21 46.8 1.504 2.205 121 18.2 12.8 121.1 20:37 (180, 33)
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