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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 had been fading slowly, however, it suddenly began to fade out faster in July
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 9 4 41.82 -64 51.6 1.800 2.150 95 11.2 42.9 153.5 5:21 (337, 54)
Aug. 16 5 3.88 -69 4.8 1.903 2.244 95 11.5 38.3 153.2 5:15 (342, 51)
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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)
Aug. 9 10 54.83 -1 20.6 1.955 1.197 30 11.5 30.9 183.7 18:49 ( 97, 12)
Aug. 16 10 54.02 -4 59.8 1.936 1.122 26 11.3 31.9 182.8 18:54 ( 89, 8)
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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)
Aug. 9 5 39.44 17 3.7 3.332 2.810 51 11.9 3.9 297.2 5:21 (229, 21)
Aug. 16 5 37.29 17 15.9 3.216 2.819 58 11.8 5.7 287.5 5:15 (224, 24)
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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 July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 9 4 10.39 -43 38.2 3.827 3.979 91 12.4 19.1 149.9 5:21 (301, 69)
Aug. 16 4 16.44 -45 39.1 3.705 3.904 93 12.3 20.1 154.0 5:15 (310, 71)
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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)
Aug. 9 18 22.03 -33 53.2 1.663 2.507 137 12.7 1.2 257.0 21:11 (180, 89)
Aug. 16 18 22.12 -33 53.0 1.732 2.517 131 12.8 1.5 77.5 20:44 (180, 89)
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Good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. Now it is much brighter than expected, reported as 12.5 mag visually in July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 9 13 20.91 -28 45.8 1.126 1.300 74 13.1 45.2 124.1 18:49 ( 89, 56)
Aug. 16 13 42.26 -31 41.6 1.123 1.285 73 13.0 48.4 121.2 18:54 ( 83, 55)
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Michael Jager reported it was 12 mag with a large coma on July 26.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 9 22 42.74 -3 12.6 4.813 5.746 154 13.1 6.0 259.0 1:35 (180, 58)
Aug. 16 22 39.86 -3 21.7 4.774 5.745 161 13.1 6.6 257.2 1:05 (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)
Aug. 9 9 47.31 13 50.5 2.657 1.660 8 13.3 42.3 107.8 18:49 (100,-10)
Aug. 16 10 6.68 12 15.9 2.643 1.642 6 13.2 43.0 108.9 18:54 ( 97,-12)
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It is expected to be 1 mag in the southern sky in 2004 spring. Mitsunori Tsumura observed it on July 31 and confirmed the comet is getting brighter as expected.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 9 5 30.84 30 12.1 4.471 3.939 52 13.7 6.6 66.6 5:21 (219, 12)
Aug. 16 5 33.92 30 31.3 4.289 3.860 58 13.5 6.0 61.5 5:15 (216, 14)
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It kept brightening even after the perihelion passage in January, and reached to 12 mag in May. However 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)
Aug. 9 15 29.26 -22 36.9 2.193 2.564 99 14.3 14.6 101.8 18:49 (150, 76)
Aug. 16 15 36.85 -22 58.4 2.301 2.588 94 14.5 16.0 101.4 18:54 (132, 73)
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It was reported brighter than 14 mag visually in July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 9 15 56.74 -12 54.6 2.022 2.467 103 14.4 13.8 116.5 18:49 (178, 68)
Aug. 16 16 3.16 -13 38.2 2.090 2.456 98 14.5 15.8 113.7 18:54 (162, 68)
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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)
Aug. 9 17 37.99 -57 6.9 3.024 3.671 122 14.6 10.3 161.8 20:28 ( 0, 68)
Aug. 16 17 39.04 -57 47.5 3.082 3.660 117 14.6 2.9 178.5 20:01 ( 0, 67)
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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)
Aug. 9 7 42.83 16 54.4 2.925 2.019 21 14.6 34.9 97.7 5:21 (250, 0)
Aug. 16 7 59.56 16 18.4 2.904 2.025 24 14.7 34.6 99.1 5:15 (249, 1)
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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)
Aug. 9 15 0.11 14 25.4 3.096 3.136 82 14.7 20.0 225.4 18:49 (161, 39)
Aug. 16 14 53.93 12 47.1 3.171 3.085 75 14.7 18.1 219.5 18:54 (150, 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)
Aug. 9 5 38.31 15 27.0 3.003 2.504 51 15.1 8.1 211.1 5:21 (230, 22)
Aug. 16 5 35.77 14 35.3 2.881 2.514 59 15.0 10.1 219.2 5:15 (226, 27)
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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)
Aug. 9 18 13.70 56 9.3 5.414 5.655 98 15.5 4.6 235.3 21:03 (180, -1)
Aug. 16 18 10.94 55 47.9 5.450 5.675 97 15.5 4.5 219.0 20:33 (180, -1)
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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)
Aug. 9 20 12.46 32 17.1 4.745 5.446 129 15.7 15.5 257.8 23:01 (180, 23)
Aug. 16 20 4.16 31 49.1 4.688 5.380 128 15.7 15.7 252.6 22:25 (180, 23)
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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)
Aug. 9 18 57.69 9 47.5 2.269 3.093 137 15.7 8.7 306.2 21:47 (180, 45)
Aug. 16 18 54.85 10 18.4 2.345 3.118 132 15.8 6.2 306.9 21:16 (180, 45)
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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)
Aug. 9 0 19.51 22 16.1 3.287 3.901 120 15.8 23.4 265.4 3:12 (180, 33)
Aug. 16 0 7.03 21 56.7 3.190 3.909 129 15.7 26.4 262.1 2:32 (180, 33)
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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)
Aug. 9 16 49.44 12 28.5 4.707 5.123 108 16.0 1.8 298.2 19:39 (180, 43)
Aug. 16 16 48.99 12 32.8 4.812 5.139 103 16.0 0.5 323.2 19:11 (180, 42)
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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)
Aug. 9 2 55.68 11 25.6 2.445 2.665 91 16.2 9.4 84.3 5:21 (189, 43)
Aug. 16 2 59.63 11 29.5 2.391 2.706 96 16.3 7.2 88.5 5:15 (183, 43)
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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)
Aug. 9 0 42.38 31 56.1 1.526 2.110 110 16.6 47.4 248.4 3:35 (180, 23)
Aug. 16 0 15.86 29 23.1 1.404 2.129 122 16.4 59.9 244.0 2:42 (180, 25)
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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)
Aug. 9 23 36.18 26 14.4 1.834 2.558 125 17.0 9.0 342.0 2:29 (180, 29)
Aug. 16 23 34.13 27 9.7 1.738 2.516 130 16.7 8.8 324.8 1:59 (180, 28)
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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)
Aug. 9 16 55.64 39 4.6 5.497 5.734 98 16.8 11.5 245.7 19:45 (180, 16)
Aug. 16 16 49.79 38 29.4 5.564 5.732 94 16.8 10.5 239.7 19:11 (180, 17)
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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)
Aug. 9 15 41.60 31 22.3 3.936 4.021 87 17.0 19.9 175.3 18:49 (176, 24)
Aug. 16 15 42.89 29 4.1 4.006 4.025 83 17.1 19.8 170.9 18:54 (168, 25)
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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)
Aug. 9 21 29.60 9 17.7 1.958 2.905 154 17.5 13.6 267.8 0:23 (180, 46)
Aug. 16 21 22.96 9 8.7 1.904 2.861 156 17.4 14.5 261.9 23:44 (180, 46)
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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)
Aug. 9 17 16.44 66 27.9 3.206 3.307 86 17.7 13.9 264.2 20:05 (180,-11)
Aug. 16 17 1.46 66 11.1 3.200 3.274 85 17.7 12.3 254.9 19:23 (180,-11)
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In the Northern Hemisphere, the condition is good. It locates high in the evening sky at 10 mag in mid November. It reaches to 8 mag in the evening low sky in early December. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is only observable until mid November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Aug. 9 2 13.11 22 30.5 1.892 2.256 97 18.2 14.5 46.9 5:05 (180, 33)
Aug. 16 2 18.16 23 41.4 1.734 2.188 102 17.9 13.9 41.7 4:43 (180, 31)
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