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In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again. It has been fading slowly since the perihelion passage. It is still as bright as 8 mag in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 2 36.98 -25 8.0 1.490 1.464 68 8.7 59.4 150.1 2:59 (293,-11)
June 28 2 52.58 -31 12.5 1.488 1.564 74 8.9 60.1 151.2 3:01 (300,-11)
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Getting higher in the morning sky in the Southern Hemisphere. It was 10 mag still in early May, but very diffused. Recent brightness is uncertain.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 4 45.53 -15 31.0 3.276 2.620 42 11.1 15.1 97.8 2:59 (267,-32)
June 28 4 52.48 -15 48.8 3.340 2.722 45 11.3 14.1 102.5 3:01 (271,-27)
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It will be observable in good condition at 11-12 mag in autumn again.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 5 38.09 15 15.6 3.796 2.798 9 12.2 3.7 40.0 2:59 (231,-22)
June 28 5 39.20 15 34.5 3.773 2.794 13 12.1 3.4 40.0 3:01 (237,-17)
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Although it passed the perihelion in January, it became about 1.5 or 2 mag brighter than expected after that. Now it is observed brighter than 12 mag visually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 15 2.92 -21 20.2 1.542 2.410 139 12.2 0.9 288.4 21:05 ( 0, 34)
June 28 15 3.15 -21 20.1 1.617 2.431 133 12.3 1.8 99.0 21:04 ( 7, 33)
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It is observable at 12.5 mag for long time until August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 18 51.78 -31 10.7 1.462 2.459 165 12.3 11.3 236.0 0:58 ( 0, 24)
June 28 18 46.37 -31 52.9 1.455 2.463 170 12.3 11.7 241.0 0:25 ( 0, 23)
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Getting brighter slowly. It will be 10 mag in autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will observable only until July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 11 19.35 23 18.2 1.813 1.800 72 12.7 34.8 208.3 21:04 ( 92, 41)
June 28 11 12.02 19 44.1 1.849 1.710 66 12.6 33.1 202.8 21:04 ( 93, 32)
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Getting lower rapidly while getting fainter. It will be unobservable in August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 11 34.15 2 18.1 2.640 2.727 83 13.2 20.8 136.9 21:04 ( 67, 32)
June 28 11 40.95 0 33.7 2.777 2.779 79 13.4 20.9 134.5 21:04 ( 70, 27)
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It will reach to 1 mag in 2004 spring. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until that time. It was observed as bright as expected in late May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 3 23.75 -34 24.4 4.764 4.488 68 13.4 13.6 118.6 2:59 (296,-24)
June 28 3 30.54 -35 14.3 4.629 4.417 71 13.3 14.2 123.2 3:01 (299,-21)
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It was in outburst and observed around 13.5 mag in May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 22 51.59 -3 27.0 5.385 5.753 106 13.4 2.1 28.1 2:59 (318, 43)
June 28 22 51.79 -3 15.9 5.281 5.752 112 13.3 1.4 354.6 3:01 (327, 46)
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It will appear at dawn again in 2004 January at 14 mag, then fade out gradually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 7 35.90 21 10.2 2.742 1.850 23 13.9 36.0 97.5 21:04 (119, -4)
June 28 7 53.94 20 32.7 2.733 1.818 20 13.8 37.0 99.2 21:04 (120, -6)
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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)
June 21 18 47.82 54 52.0 5.236 5.520 100 14.4 9.0 315.5 0:54 (180, 70)
June 28 18 42.56 55 31.7 5.252 5.538 101 14.5 8.2 307.3 0:21 (180, 69)
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It will be observable at 14.5 mag for a long time until autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 18 23.33 -52 12.9 2.834 3.753 150 14.5 14.5 214.4 0:30 ( 0, 3)
June 28 18 16.66 -53 31.1 2.824 3.738 149 14.5 13.7 220.6 23:51 ( 0, 1)
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It is expected to be 1 mag in the southern sky in 2004 spring. It will appear at dawn again in July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 5 2.73 28 29.3 5.461 4.477 13 14.7 8.3 78.0 2:59 (228, -6)
June 28 5 7.03 28 41.6 5.354 4.402 18 14.6 8.3 77.4 3:01 (232, -2)
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It will appear at dawn in September at 15 mag, then fade out gradually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 5 41.50 18 6.7 3.028 2.021 6 14.7 35.5 86.6 2:59 (229,-20)
June 28 5 58.95 18 17.3 3.018 2.016 7 14.7 35.6 88.3 3:01 (231,-18)
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It will be 14 mag until summer. It was reported brighter than 14 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)
June 21 15 44.52 -9 28.5 1.674 2.577 145 14.7 5.1 254.3 21:47 ( 0, 46)
June 28 15 42.69 -9 41.6 1.704 2.558 138 14.7 3.6 229.1 21:18 ( 0, 45)
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It will be as bright as 11.5 mag in 2004 spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 16 25.20 23 43.0 2.791 3.508 127 15.0 32.7 260.9 22:26 ( 0, 79)
June 28 16 9.05 22 57.2 2.793 3.454 123 14.9 32.0 256.0 21:43 ( 0, 78)
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It will appear at dawn again in late July, then 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)
June 21 5 38.00 19 35.4 3.507 2.498 5 15.4 4.5 150.4 2:59 (228,-18)
June 28 5 39.06 19 7.5 3.479 2.492 11 15.4 4.6 153.9 3:01 (234,-14)
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Appearing at dawn. No observations have been reported since 2002 September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 2 3.44 8 29.4 2.757 2.373 57 15.4 21.9 73.5 2:59 (270, 15)
June 28 2 13.07 9 10.3 2.723 2.415 61 15.5 20.5 74.4 3:01 (273, 20)
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It will be observable in good condition at 16 mag until autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 17 9.07 9 29.0 4.162 5.029 145 15.6 11.6 307.8 23:11 ( 0, 65)
June 28 17 4.87 10 14.9 4.209 5.041 141 15.6 10.5 305.2 22:39 ( 0, 65)
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It keeps 16 mag until August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 19 33.73 0 35.7 2.060 2.959 146 15.8 19.9 327.6 1:40 ( 0, 56)
June 28 19 28.47 2 29.2 2.050 2.974 150 15.8 19.5 322.9 1:07 ( 0, 57)
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It will not be observable around the perihelion passage. Before the perihelion passage, it is observable until July when it reaches to 15 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 11 55.65 -10 36.4 1.113 1.559 94 16.1 21.0 148.3 21:04 ( 53, 27)
June 28 12 1.84 -12 46.2 1.121 1.509 89 15.9 24.4 142.2 21:04 ( 55, 21)
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It will be observable at around 16 mag in good condition.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 1 7.89 20 50.9 4.168 3.870 66 16.2 6.7 303.9 2:59 (266, 33)
June 28 1 4.63 21 16.3 4.041 3.872 73 16.2 8.2 294.9 3:01 (270, 40)
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New comet. It will be 7 mag in the southern sky from autumn to winter in 2004.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 21 2.77 31 12.5 5.481 5.898 109 16.4 10.5 298.4 2:59 (331, 86)
June 28 20 57.35 31 44.8 5.345 5.834 114 16.3 11.4 291.8 2:36 ( 0, 87)
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Although it has been bright and observable for a long time, it will be fainter than 17 mag and getting lower 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)
June 21 13 2.48 32 59.7 5.000 5.105 90 16.3 12.9 192.8 21:04 ( 94, 65)
June 28 13 1.28 31 32.0 5.133 5.147 85 16.4 12.6 186.8 21:04 ( 94, 59)
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New periodic comet. It was captured by SWAN images which show that the comet was as bright as 10 mag in the evening low sky in April. It will fade rapidly after this and will be fainter than 18 mag in July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 10 25.91 19 34.3 1.594 1.436 62 16.4 55.4 113.1 21:04 ( 95, 28)
June 28 10 49.51 17 4.5 1.721 1.529 61 16.9 49.9 114.6 21:04 ( 93, 26)
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It keeps 17 mag until 2004 spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 12 33.32 30 18.4 6.687 6.689 85 16.5 8.2 175.9 21:04 ( 92, 59)
June 28 12 33.88 29 20.6 6.816 6.723 80 16.6 8.4 170.0 21:04 ( 94, 53)
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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)
June 21 17 56.62 39 44.7 5.233 5.763 116 16.7 16.8 285.0 0:03 (180, 85)
June 28 17 46.72 40 9.1 5.241 5.758 115 16.7 16.4 279.5 23:20 (180, 85)
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New periodic comet. It only becomes 16.7 mag at best in July, then it will fade out soon. In the Northern Hemisphere, it goes to the southern sky and becomes unobservable soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 11 31.25 13 50.6 0.649 1.095 78 17.0 65.2 158.0 21:04 ( 79, 38)
June 28 11 43.45 6 31.1 0.630 1.077 77 16.8 70.4 157.4 21:04 ( 74, 31)
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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)
June 21 15 59.72 46 32.6 3.620 4.008 105 16.8 17.8 212.0 22:02 (180, 79)
June 28 15 53.86 44 41.1 3.644 4.008 103 16.8 18.5 206.0 21:28 (180, 80)
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Appearing at dawn. It keeps 17.5 mag until August. However, it locates low, around 27-30 deg high, 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)
June 21 20 16.58 -24 26.5 2.349 3.256 148 17.3 7.0 228.9 2:22 ( 0, 31)
June 28 20 13.45 -24 59.7 2.315 3.267 155 17.3 8.4 234.9 1:52 ( 0, 30)
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It will be observable around 17.5 mag until autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 21 19 6.88 -15 12.5 11.213 12.181 161 17.4 3.5 267.1 1:13 ( 0, 40)
June 28 19 5.16 -15 14.0 11.199 12.194 167 17.4 3.6 265.9 0:44 ( 0, 40)
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