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In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again. It is fading slowly and still keeps brighter than 9 mag in late June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 12 3 25.63 -43 27.9 1.529 1.763 85 9.4 58.2 152.8 5:37 (298, 60)
July 19 3 43.24 -49 22.4 1.573 1.861 89 9.6 55.5 153.3 5:35 (310, 60)
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In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again. It was 10 mag still in early May, but very diffused. No observations have been reported since that, so 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)
July 12 5 4.68 -16 44.8 3.443 2.921 51 11.6 12.3 113.6 5:37 (269, 32)
July 19 5 9.89 -17 22.4 3.482 3.018 55 11.7 11.6 120.1 5:35 (266, 36)
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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)
July 12 5 40.91 16 8.2 3.682 2.792 24 12.1 2.5 28.6 5:37 (246, 5)
July 19 5 41.32 16 23.3 3.614 2.794 31 12.1 2.1 12.0 5:35 (242, 10)
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Getting brighter slowly. It will be 10 mag in autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be unobservable soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 12 11 2.43 12 41.0 1.914 1.533 52 12.3 30.8 193.6 18:33 (132, 28)
July 19 10 59.47 9 11.9 1.939 1.445 46 12.1 30.3 190.1 18:37 (122, 25)
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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)
July 12 18 35.15 -32 59.9 1.480 2.475 164 12.4 10.3 248.1 23:14 (180, 88)
July 19 18 30.21 -33 23.0 1.510 2.482 158 12.4 8.6 250.9 22:42 (180, 88)
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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 is getting brighter as expected until late June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 12 3 44.14 -37 21.7 4.355 4.273 78 13.0 15.6 132.3 5:37 (287, 56)
July 19 3 50.89 -38 40.0 4.219 4.200 82 12.9 16.4 136.8 5:35 (288, 60)
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It was in outburst and had a large coma in late June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 12 22 50.64 -3 2.6 5.089 5.750 126 13.2 2.4 282.2 3:33 (180, 58)
July 19 22 49.32 -3 0.7 5.005 5.749 133 13.2 3.3 271.0 3:05 (180, 58)
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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)
July 12 8 30.93 18 52.2 2.711 1.757 16 13.6 38.9 102.4 18:33 (111, -3)
July 19 8 49.78 17 49.1 2.698 1.730 14 13.5 39.8 103.9 18:37 (108, -5)
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It became about 1.5 or 2 mag brighter than expected after the perihelion passage in January. However, it has already started fading out.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 12 15 7.51 -21 32.3 1.790 2.473 121 13.7 6.9 102.0 19:48 (180, 77)
July 19 15 11.47 -21 44.2 1.885 2.495 115 13.8 9.2 102.2 19:24 (180, 77)
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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)
July 12 11 55.41 -2 44.7 3.054 2.885 70 13.8 21.1 130.7 18:33 (133, 48)
July 19 12 2.98 -4 19.3 3.191 2.939 66 14.0 21.1 129.2 18:37 (125, 45)
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It is expected to be 1 mag in the southern sky in 2004 spring. It is appearing at dawn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 12 5 15.55 29 8.3 5.105 4.250 29 14.3 8.1 75.6 5:37 (233, 1)
July 19 5 19.68 29 22.7 4.962 4.173 35 14.2 7.9 74.3 5:35 (229, 4)
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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)
July 12 15 42.50 -10 27.1 1.788 2.523 126 14.3 4.7 149.7 20:22 (180, 65)
July 19 15 44.25 -10 58.1 1.839 2.508 120 14.3 6.9 133.8 19:57 (180, 66)
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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)
July 12 17 58.24 -54 59.6 2.850 3.716 143 14.5 12.7 196.3 22:38 ( 0, 70)
July 19 17 54.27 -56 8.6 2.875 3.700 138 14.5 9.6 216.0 22:06 ( 0, 69)
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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)
July 12 18 31.65 56 21.0 5.294 5.575 100 14.6 6.7 288.4 23:11 (180, -1)
July 19 18 26.41 56 31.0 5.320 5.594 100 14.6 6.0 277.3 22:38 (180, -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)
July 12 6 33.94 18 17.0 2.994 2.011 12 14.6 35.5 91.6 5:37 (252, -6)
July 19 6 51.36 18 6.3 2.979 2.011 14 14.6 35.5 93.2 5:35 (251, -5)
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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)
July 12 15 39.97 20 39.1 2.848 3.346 110 14.8 28.8 246.3 20:19 (180, 34)
July 19 15 27.61 19 13.2 2.897 3.293 103 14.8 26.7 241.4 19:39 (180, 36)
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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)
July 12 5 40.60 18 6.1 3.377 2.487 24 15.3 4.8 168.3 5:37 (245, 4)
July 19 5 40.88 17 31.8 3.303 2.488 30 15.3 5.1 178.5 5:35 (241, 9)
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It will be fading gradually until December when it becomes fainter than 18 mag and gets low in the evening.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 12 19 17.00 5 45.5 2.071 3.008 152 15.4 17.4 315.1 0:01 (180, 49)
July 19 19 11.35 7 5.4 2.103 3.027 150 15.4 15.7 311.9 23:23 (180, 48)
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It will be unobservable soon in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be observable at 15 mag in good condition until September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 12 12 19.99 -17 35.0 1.130 1.420 82 15.6 31.4 134.4 18:33 (124, 63)
July 19 12 31.97 -20 12.9 1.131 1.382 79 15.4 34.9 131.6 18:37 (113, 61)
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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)
July 12 16 57.56 11 24.7 4.341 5.067 131 15.7 7.8 300.6 21:37 (180, 44)
July 19 16 54.63 11 49.2 4.421 5.080 125 15.8 6.3 298.7 21:07 (180, 43)
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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)
July 12 2 30.40 10 16.6 2.642 2.498 70 15.8 17.3 76.6 5:37 (211, 39)
July 19 2 37.99 10 41.8 2.597 2.540 75 15.9 15.5 78.0 5:35 (206, 41)
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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)
July 12 0 54.92 21 58.7 3.777 3.878 88 16.0 12.3 281.8 5:37 (180, 33)
July 19 0 48.21 22 13.7 3.646 3.882 95 15.9 14.8 276.9 5:03 (180, 33)
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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)
July 12 20 44.36 32 30.3 5.101 5.707 122 16.1 13.1 279.6 1:28 (180, 22)
July 19 20 36.93 32 41.2 4.994 5.642 125 16.0 13.9 274.0 0:53 (180, 22)
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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)
July 12 13 1.01 28 39.3 5.401 5.231 74 16.6 12.2 175.6 18:33 (167, 25)
July 19 13 1.78 27 15.3 5.535 5.274 69 16.7 12.0 170.5 18:37 (160, 25)
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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)
July 12 12 36.30 27 24.0 7.070 6.792 70 16.7 8.9 159.7 18:33 (161, 25)
July 19 12 38.10 26 26.1 7.194 6.827 64 16.7 9.1 155.3 18:37 (154, 24)
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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)
July 12 17 27.39 40 24.4 5.290 5.748 111 16.7 15.2 268.5 22:06 (180, 15)
July 19 17 18.36 40 16.5 5.330 5.744 109 16.7 14.4 262.9 21:30 (180, 15)
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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)
July 12 15 45.51 40 31.8 3.713 4.009 99 16.9 19.4 194.8 20:25 (180, 15)
July 19 15 43.02 38 18.0 3.759 4.011 96 16.9 19.7 189.6 19:55 (180, 17)
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Keeps good condition until autumn. It will reach to 15.7 mag in September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 12 1 44.97 35 34.0 2.108 2.058 73 17.3 15.2 261.9 5:37 (191, 18)
July 19 1 34.90 35 13.2 1.960 2.067 81 17.2 20.7 259.2 5:35 (183, 20)
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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)
July 12 19 1.59 -15 18.7 11.215 12.221 171 17.4 3.7 263.7 23:41 (180, 70)
July 19 18 59.84 -15 21.8 11.244 12.235 166 17.4 3.6 262.6 23:12 (180, 70)
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It will reach to 13 mag in the evening sky from winter to spring in 2004.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 12 23 33.08 21 29.0 2.276 2.724 105 18.0 12.5 25.9 4:16 (180, 34)
July 19 23 35.39 22 46.6 2.158 2.683 110 17.7 11.5 18.5 3:50 (180, 32)
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New comet. It will be observable around 17 mag from autumn to winter in the northern sky.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 12 18 30.30 64 40.4 3.247 3.447 92 17.9 19.5 300.7 23:08 (180,-10)
July 19 18 11.45 65 38.5 3.232 3.410 91 17.9 18.3 291.9 22:22 (180,-11)
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