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It locates in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere, although it will never be observable again in the Northern Hemisphere. 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 19 3 43.24 -49 22.4 1.573 1.861 89 9.6 55.5 153.3 5:35 (310, 60)
July 26 4 1.72 -54 57.9 1.634 1.959 92 9.9 51.8 153.5 5:31 (321, 59)
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Getting brighter slowly. It will be 10 mag in autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until December when it appears in the evening sky at 11-12 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 19 10 59.47 9 11.9 1.939 1.445 46 12.1 30.3 190.1 18:37 (122, 25)
July 26 10 57.36 5 43.1 1.955 1.359 40 12.0 30.1 187.1 18:41 (113, 21)
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Appearing at dawn. It will be observable in good condition at 11-12 mag in autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 19 5 41.32 16 23.3 3.614 2.794 31 12.1 2.1 12.0 5:35 (242, 10)
July 26 5 41.30 16 37.6 3.533 2.798 37 12.0 2.1 344.0 5:31 (238, 14)
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It keeps locating at the same altitude until November, while it is fading gradually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 19 18 30.21 -33 23.0 1.510 2.482 158 12.4 8.6 250.9 22:42 (180, 88)
July 26 18 26.20 -33 39.2 1.551 2.490 151 12.5 6.4 253.3 22:10 (180, 89)
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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 19 3 50.89 -38 40.0 4.219 4.200 82 12.9 16.4 136.8 5:35 (288, 60)
July 26 3 57.55 -40 8.7 4.085 4.127 85 12.7 17.2 141.2 5:31 (291, 63)
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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 19 22 49.32 -3 0.7 5.005 5.749 133 13.2 3.3 271.0 3:05 (180, 58)
July 26 22 47.53 -3 1.8 4.930 5.748 140 13.2 4.3 265.0 2:35 (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 19 8 49.78 17 49.1 2.698 1.730 14 13.5 39.8 103.9 18:37 (108, -5)
July 26 9 8.82 16 37.6 2.684 1.705 12 13.4 40.7 105.3 18:41 (106, -7)
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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 19 15 11.47 -21 44.2 1.885 2.495 115 13.8 9.2 102.2 19:24 (180, 77)
July 26 15 16.47 -21 59.2 1.984 2.518 109 14.0 11.2 102.2 19:02 (180, 77)
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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 19 5 19.68 29 22.7 4.962 4.173 35 14.2 7.9 74.3 5:35 (229, 4)
July 26 5 23.64 29 38.0 4.808 4.096 40 14.0 7.6 72.5 5:31 (226, 7)
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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 19 15 44.25 -10 58.1 1.839 2.508 120 14.3 6.9 133.8 19:57 (180, 66)
July 26 15 47.22 -11 33.6 1.896 2.493 114 14.3 9.2 125.4 19:32 (180, 67)
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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 19 17 54.27 -56 8.6 2.875 3.700 138 14.5 9.6 216.0 22:06 ( 0, 69)
July 26 17 49.29 -56 52.3 2.913 3.687 133 14.5 7.6 229.6 21:34 ( 0, 68)
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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 19 6 51.36 18 6.3 2.979 2.011 14 14.6 35.5 93.2 5:35 (251, -5)
July 26 7 8.69 17 48.7 2.963 2.012 16 14.6 35.3 94.7 5:31 (250, -3)
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It is expected to be as bright as 11.5 mag in 2004 spring. However, it has not been getting brighter at all since the discovery in April, and is still around 15.5 mag. Now it is about 1 mag fainter than the ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 19 15 27.61 19 13.2 2.897 3.293 103 14.8 26.7 241.4 19:39 (180, 36)
July 26 15 16.85 17 40.5 2.957 3.240 96 14.8 24.4 236.3 19:01 (180, 37)
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Appearing at dawn. 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 19 5 40.88 17 31.8 3.303 2.488 30 15.3 5.1 178.5 5:35 (241, 9)
July 26 5 40.69 16 54.3 3.216 2.491 37 15.2 5.7 189.8 5:31 (238, 14)
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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 19 12 31.97 -20 12.9 1.131 1.382 79 15.4 34.9 131.6 18:37 (113, 61)
July 26 12 45.99 -22 58.5 1.131 1.349 77 15.2 38.3 129.1 18:41 (104, 60)
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Although it locates in good position until autumn, it will fade out slowly.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 19 18 26.41 56 31.0 5.320 5.594 100 15.3 6.0 277.3 22:38 (180, -2)
July 26 18 21.56 56 31.9 5.349 5.614 99 15.4 5.5 264.8 22:05 (180, -2)
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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 19 19 11.35 7 5.4 2.103 3.027 150 15.4 15.7 311.9 23:23 (180, 48)
July 26 19 6.11 8 12.1 2.146 3.048 146 15.5 13.6 309.2 22:50 (180, 47)
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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 19 16 54.63 11 49.2 4.421 5.080 125 15.8 6.3 298.7 21:07 (180, 43)
July 26 16 52.28 12 7.5 4.510 5.094 119 15.8 4.8 297.2 20:37 (180, 43)
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Appearing at dawn, but 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 19 2 37.99 10 41.8 2.597 2.540 75 15.9 15.5 78.0 5:35 (206, 41)
July 26 2 44.79 11 1.7 2.548 2.582 80 16.0 13.6 79.5 5:31 (200, 42)
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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 19 0 48.21 22 13.7 3.646 3.882 95 15.9 14.8 276.9 5:03 (180, 33)
July 26 0 40.12 22 22.8 3.518 3.887 103 15.9 17.5 272.7 4:28 (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 19 20 36.93 32 41.2 4.994 5.642 125 16.0 13.9 274.0 0:53 (180, 22)
July 26 20 29.03 32 43.1 4.898 5.577 127 15.9 14.6 268.4 0:17 (180, 22)
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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 19 17 18.36 40 16.5 5.330 5.744 109 16.7 14.4 262.9 21:30 (180, 15)
July 26 17 9.99 39 59.7 5.379 5.740 105 16.7 13.5 257.3 20:54 (180, 15)
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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 19 13 1.78 27 15.3 5.535 5.274 69 16.7 12.0 170.5 18:37 (160, 25)
July 26 13 3.07 25 53.2 5.666 5.316 64 16.8 11.9 165.7 18:41 (152, 24)
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It keeps 17 mag until September when it becomes low in the evening sky.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 19 15 43.02 38 18.0 3.759 4.011 96 16.9 19.7 189.6 19:55 (180, 17)
July 26 15 41.58 36 0.7 3.812 4.014 94 16.9 19.9 184.7 19:26 (180, 19)
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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 19 1 34.90 35 13.2 1.960 2.067 81 17.2 20.7 259.2 5:35 (183, 20)
July 26 1 21.54 34 36.7 1.810 2.079 90 17.1 27.7 256.1 5:09 (180, 20)
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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 19 23 35.39 22 46.6 2.158 2.683 110 17.7 11.5 18.5 3:50 (180, 32)
July 26 23 36.74 24 1.1 2.045 2.641 115 17.5 10.5 9.0 3:24 (180, 31)
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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 19 18 11.45 65 38.5 3.232 3.410 91 17.9 18.3 291.9 22:22 (180,-11)
July 26 17 52.21 66 14.7 3.221 3.375 89 17.8 16.9 282.8 21:35 (180,-11)
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Not yet observed in this return, but it should be brightening gradually. After September, it keeps locating in the evening sky until 2004 February when it becomes 15 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 19 21 45.72 8 42.9 2.190 3.033 139 18.0 9.3 293.0 2:01 (180, 46)
July 26 21 41.18 9 4.2 2.101 2.991 144 17.9 10.9 282.8 1:29 (180, 46)
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