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It will reach to 1 mag in 2004 spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition until that time. On the other hand, in the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until that time. It 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)
Oct. 4 4 39.32 -63 47.2 3.066 3.368 98 11.2 24.6 183.6 3:51 ( 0, -9)
Oct. 11 4 36.34 -66 37.9 3.009 3.289 97 11.1 24.5 188.9 3:20 ( 0,-12)
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It is observable around 11 mag in good condition until November. After December, it will fade out gradually while getting lower 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)
Oct. 4 4 38.03 18 7.0 2.303 2.931 119 11.3 33.8 268.9 3:50 ( 0, 73)
Oct. 11 4 20.04 17 57.7 2.202 2.953 130 11.3 39.5 267.2 3:05 ( 0, 73)
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It is expected to be 1 mag in the southern sky in 2004 spring. It is getting brighter as expected, 12 mag in mid September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 5 33.97 33 56.6 2.873 3.285 105 12.0 10.1 305.7 4:32 (290, 87)
Oct. 11 5 28.26 34 39.6 2.670 3.200 113 11.7 13.7 297.8 4:12 ( 0, 90)
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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)
Oct. 4 12 23.11 -0 55.2 2.587 1.592 4 13.0 45.1 112.2 4:32 (262,-13)
Oct. 11 12 42.61 -2 53.7 2.586 1.597 6 13.0 45.0 111.9 4:38 (265,-12)
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Michael Mattiazzo reported that it was extremely diffused on Sept. 27. It seems to be collapsed. It will disappear soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 10 48.27 -38 52.7 1.364 0.927 42 13.0 60.9 181.3 4:32 (307,-16)
Oct. 11 10 47.42 -46 38.5 1.242 0.962 49 13.6 72.8 181.1 4:38 (317,-15)
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It has been observed around 12.5 mag since June to September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 22 19.40 -4 51.3 4.897 5.739 144 13.1 4.7 250.5 21:28 ( 0, 50)
Oct. 11 22 17.57 -5 1.3 4.968 5.738 136 13.2 3.6 249.4 20:58 ( 0, 50)
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It is getting brighter very rapidly after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, the condition is excellent. It locates high in the evening sky at 7 mag in mid November. 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)
Oct. 4 2 12.83 35 0.2 0.733 1.641 142 14.5 28.8 313.5 1:25 ( 0, 90)
Oct. 11 1 57.26 37 27.2 0.616 1.551 146 13.5 40.3 303.6 0:43 (180, 88)
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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)
Oct. 4 18 59.31 -32 26.2 2.361 2.601 92 13.6 16.3 79.3 19:04 ( 13, 21)
Oct. 11 19 8.53 -32 3.3 2.462 2.616 87 13.8 17.7 78.8 18:55 ( 15, 21)
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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)
Oct. 4 17 34.34 -43 14.8 1.213 1.368 75 13.8 61.0 86.2 19:04 ( 25, 6)
Oct. 11 18 12.62 -42 21.8 1.256 1.404 76 14.2 60.1 80.4 18:55 ( 22, 8)
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It will keep 14-15 mag until the end of 2003. At opposition in October and November, it may be observable visually around 13 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 4 28.59 3 51.6 1.969 2.645 122 14.4 44.8 243.2 3:41 ( 0, 59)
Oct. 11 4 8.38 1 23.4 1.883 2.671 133 14.3 51.4 244.6 2:53 ( 0, 56)
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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)
Oct. 4 22 55.48 26 41.6 1.318 2.223 146 14.7 14.2 228.9 22:03 ( 0, 82)
Oct. 11 22 50.45 25 29.4 1.299 2.182 143 14.5 14.0 217.2 21:31 ( 0, 80)
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It will never be observable again in the Northern Hemisphere. It has been fading rapidly since July. It was 13 mag in early September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 10 4.06 -86 38.1 2.815 2.875 83 14.6 16.1 126.9 4:32 (356,-34)
Oct. 11 12 10.41 -87 22.4 2.954 2.961 80 14.9 14.5 104.9 4:38 (357,-35)
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It was reported brighter than 14 mag visually in July. But after opposition, it was reported fainter than this ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 17 12.75 -18 26.1 2.596 2.416 68 14.9 25.6 100.4 19:04 ( 42, 24)
Oct. 11 17 25.40 -18 56.3 2.668 2.415 64 14.9 26.5 98.8 18:55 ( 43, 23)
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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)
Oct. 4 19 20.70 25 10.7 4.613 4.910 101 15.2 11.9 214.3 19:04 ( 40, 78)
Oct. 11 19 17.67 24 2.1 4.634 4.841 95 15.2 11.0 207.7 18:55 ( 52, 74)
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Appearing at dawn. It will be fading slowly and become fainter than 18 mag in 2004 April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 9 47.55 10 13.6 2.693 2.104 44 15.5 30.9 106.1 4:32 (275, 25)
Oct. 11 10 1.38 9 13.2 2.653 2.120 48 15.7 30.1 106.7 4:38 (279, 28)
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Appearing at dawn. It is observable around 14.5 mag from December to April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 10 3.52 24 39.6 2.743 2.191 47 15.7 31.9 105.5 4:32 (259, 29)
Oct. 11 10 19.16 23 38.2 2.676 2.179 50 15.6 31.7 106.2 4:38 (262, 32)
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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)
Oct. 4 22 24.88 13 53.1 3.125 3.992 145 15.8 29.6 242.6 21:32 ( 0, 69)
Oct. 11 22 12.99 12 18.3 3.213 4.008 137 15.9 26.9 240.3 20:53 ( 0, 67)
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It keeps 16 mag until November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 4 19.45 44 21.1 0.793 1.534 117 15.9 26.7 35.6 3:31 (180, 81)
Oct. 11 4 28.44 46 45.7 0.782 1.551 120 15.9 22.6 30.0 3:12 (180, 78)
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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)
Oct. 4 18 16.94 51 44.8 5.745 5.831 89 15.9 7.4 136.2 19:04 (141, 66)
Oct. 11 18 21.16 51 8.1 5.792 5.855 88 16.0 8.0 129.8 18:55 (137, 64)
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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)
Oct. 4 17 2.36 12 15.6 5.558 5.260 67 16.4 7.7 92.5 19:04 ( 71, 45)
Oct. 11 17 6.25 12 14.0 5.653 5.279 63 16.5 8.6 90.8 18:55 ( 74, 42)
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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)
Oct. 4 16 27.57 62 14.6 3.084 3.059 79 16.5 4.4 138.7 19:04 (147, 48)
Oct. 11 16 31.38 61 55.4 3.056 3.035 79 16.4 5.2 114.6 18:55 (146, 46)
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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)
Oct. 4 19 3.07 11 7.6 3.052 3.325 96 16.6 9.1 90.3 19:04 ( 30, 63)
Oct. 11 19 7.77 11 7.7 3.166 3.358 92 16.8 10.6 89.5 18:55 ( 36, 62)
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Completely stellar. It will fade out rapidly while getting lower after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 21 2.23 -7 33.7 1.599 2.322 124 16.8 46.7 222.9 20:10 ( 0, 47)
Oct. 11 20 49.24 -11 7.8 1.763 2.356 114 17.1 35.9 220.6 19:30 ( 0, 44)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 2 54.35 9 39.2 2.108 2.989 145 16.9 10.9 247.4 2:06 ( 0, 65)
Oct. 11 2 49.16 9 8.9 2.100 3.028 153 17.0 12.6 249.4 1:34 ( 0, 64)
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Appearing at dawn. It is observable around 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)
Oct. 4 8 5.54 11 16.5 4.213 3.974 69 17.1 11.8 90.5 4:32 (292, 46)
Oct. 11 8 10.89 11 16.6 4.120 3.980 74 17.1 10.7 89.4 4:38 (299, 51)
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New periodic comet. Now it is at peak, and it will fade out after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 1 56.13 -0 33.5 1.421 2.385 159 17.5 9.1 250.5 1:08 ( 0, 54)
Oct. 11 1 51.82 -0 53.2 1.420 2.400 165 17.6 10.1 255.5 0:36 ( 0, 54)
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It was 18.5 mag in early September, about 1 mag fainter than this ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 6 25.59 38 36.9 3.122 3.360 94 17.6 6.0 49.0 4:32 (250, 77)
Oct. 11 6 27.68 39 4.8 3.077 3.415 101 17.6 4.7 31.1 4:38 (236, 82)
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New periodic comet. It will reach only to 17.6 mag at best in late October, then fade out.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 0 29.11 10 48.3 1.864 2.860 172 17.7 10.4 239.8 23:37 ( 0, 66)
Oct. 11 0 24.88 10 10.0 1.853 2.841 169 17.7 10.4 237.1 23:05 ( 0, 65)
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It becomes only 17.7 mag at best in October and November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Oct. 4 3 40.93 10 48.9 2.339 3.120 134 17.8 5.1 201.4 2:53 ( 0, 66)
Oct. 11 3 39.54 10 14.6 2.283 3.125 141 17.7 6.4 218.1 2:24 ( 0, 65)
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