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It was 10.5-12.5 mag visually in late October. Very large and diffused. 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)
Nov. 8 22 21.77 41 44.0 0.287 1.153 117 8.6 155.5 254.5 20:11 (168, 12)
Nov. 15 20 49.59 33 41.5 0.262 1.042 94 7.5 180.2 239.6 20:20 (141, 8)
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It is expected to be 1 mag in the southern sky in 2004 spring. Brightening as expected.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 4 35.19 37 30.7 1.956 2.850 148 10.5 35.9 276.6 1:30 (180, 18)
Nov. 15 4 12.11 37 48.4 1.821 2.760 157 10.2 42.6 271.4 0:40 (180, 17)
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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 a bit fainter than the ephemeris, 11 mag recently.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 3 36.72 -76 32.4 2.855 2.970 86 10.5 21.9 222.4 0:32 ( 0, 49)
Nov. 15 3 1.97 -78 9.4 2.828 2.889 83 10.4 20.8 235.9 23:21 ( 0, 47)
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It is observable around 11 mag in good condition. 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)
Nov. 8 2 48.01 15 25.5 2.066 3.057 178 11.3 50.4 260.2 23:36 (180, 40)
Nov. 15 2 24.65 14 22.2 2.116 3.086 166 11.4 47.7 258.8 22:46 (180, 41)
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It reaches to 8 mag in 2004 spring, however, the condition is bad. In the Northern Hemisphere, it locates very low sky in the evening in November and December. Then, it appears at dawn in May. But the altitude is so low as around 10 deg until September. In the Southern Hemisphere, although the condition is good now, it will be observable only until the end of 2003, when it becomes 10 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 20 17.02 -49 22.9 2.798 2.668 72 11.5 22.3 25.3 20:11 ( 53, 54)
Nov. 15 20 24.27 -47 1.1 2.809 2.597 67 11.4 23.3 28.9 20:20 ( 57, 49)
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It will appear at dawn again in 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)
Nov. 8 14 0.40 -10 14.6 2.593 1.647 13 13.2 43.3 109.4 3:17 (293,-13)
Nov. 15 14 19.72 -11 51.5 2.597 1.666 15 13.2 42.6 108.4 3:09 (294,-12)
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Outburst occured in late September, but now it is very diffused.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 22 15.39 -5 17.4 5.342 5.736 108 13.3 1.2 79.9 20:11 (150, 57)
Nov. 15 22 16.20 -5 14.6 5.450 5.735 101 13.4 2.4 74.9 20:20 (136, 52)
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It will reach to 13 mag in the evening sky from winter to spring in 2004. It was already observed visually as 13-14 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 22 46.54 19 36.8 1.312 2.022 122 13.9 13.5 155.6 20:11 (170, 35)
Nov. 15 22 50.24 18 13.9 1.332 1.983 116 13.8 14.7 140.2 20:20 (161, 35)
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It will be observable at 14 mag in good condition 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)
Nov. 8 3 22.78 78 55.6 1.090 1.778 117 14.2 59.8 217.7 0:22 (180,-24)
Nov. 15 2 24.27 71 56.5 1.006 1.776 125 14.0 74.7 200.4 22:44 (180,-16)
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It will be lower than 10 deg at the end of 2003. It becomes observable again at 15.5 mag after 2004 June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 19 50.76 -30 2.6 2.865 2.678 69 14.2 21.6 76.2 20:11 ( 81, 46)
Nov. 15 20 2.21 -29 24.7 2.963 2.694 64 14.3 22.3 75.5 20:20 ( 79, 41)
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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)
Nov. 8 2 28.74 -8 36.3 1.867 2.794 154 14.5 55.4 252.0 23:17 (180, 64)
Nov. 15 2 4.92 -10 22.3 1.954 2.828 145 14.7 49.5 254.5 22:26 (180, 65)
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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)
Nov. 8 19 13.56 19 51.6 4.735 4.563 74 15.0 7.9 173.8 20:11 (123, 10)
Nov. 15 19 14.30 18 59.2 4.756 4.493 68 14.9 7.4 163.6 20:20 (117, 4)
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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)
Nov. 8 11 18.76 19 18.8 2.400 2.143 63 15.1 30.2 107.9 3:17 (245, 1)
Nov. 15 11 32.77 18 14.0 2.330 2.137 66 15.0 29.6 108.0 3:09 (245, 3)
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Although it will be too low in December, it will be observable again in next summer at 16.5-17 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 18 20.22 -20 8.4 2.948 2.428 49 15.2 28.9 92.1 20:11 ( 81, 24)
Nov. 15 18 34.66 -20 12.8 3.014 2.434 46 15.2 29.2 90.5 20:20 ( 78, 19)
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It will appear at dawn in late November. It will be 13 mag between February and April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 14 44.61 -3 53.8 3.504 2.546 12 15.3 10.6 162.9 3:17 (295,-26)
Nov. 15 14 46.07 -5 4.3 3.450 2.510 15 15.2 10.5 162.9 3:09 (293,-22)
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Recovered after 25-year blank. It became extremely bright in outburst and reached to 12 mag in early October. Although now it is extremely diffused, it was still bright as 12.5 mag in late October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 10 36.25 8 56.3 1.566 1.504 67 15.3 39.1 118.6 3:17 (246, 16)
Nov. 15 10 51.92 6 46.2 1.545 1.530 70 15.5 37.1 119.7 3:09 (248, 18)
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After the perihelion passage in late September, now it is in good condition to observe.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 19 44.01 17 12.7 0.620 1.071 79 15.7 119.1 88.6 20:11 (127, 17)
Nov. 15 20 34.74 17 6.1 0.724 1.177 85 16.0 90.1 91.8 20:20 (129, 20)
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It will be observable in good condition at 14 mag from January to April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 11 22.47 5 48.0 2.325 1.953 56 16.1 36.7 105.7 3:17 (256, 9)
Nov. 15 11 39.09 4 38.3 2.243 1.926 58 15.8 37.0 105.6 3:09 (257, 10)
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Now it is much brighter than expected, around 16 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 7 5.95 10 43.2 2.938 3.512 117 16.0 4.6 157.3 3:17 (194, 43)
Nov. 15 7 6.32 10 14.5 2.869 3.525 124 16.0 3.9 183.1 3:09 (188, 44)
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Although it keeps locating in good position, it will fade out after this and become fainter than 18 mag in January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 4 35.20 53 14.1 0.781 1.655 137 16.1 8.8 322.0 1:29 (180, 2)
Nov. 15 4 29.90 53 48.0 0.795 1.688 141 16.3 8.3 289.3 0:57 (180, 1)
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It will be observable around 16 mag until March 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)
Nov. 8 17 4.13 62 11.5 2.910 2.955 82 16.2 12.3 72.9 20:11 (147,-32)
Nov. 15 17 16.91 62 42.1 2.868 2.939 84 16.2 14.5 69.0 20:20 (147,-35)
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Fading slowly. It keeps observable in the Northern Hemisphere until 2004 May when it becomes fainter than 18 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 18 44.45 49 4.0 5.986 5.953 83 16.3 10.3 110.0 20:11 (141,-14)
Nov. 15 18 51.59 48 41.0 6.036 5.978 81 16.3 10.8 106.0 20:20 (138,-18)
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It will be fading slowly and become fainter than 18 mag in April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 10 51.88 5 19.3 2.464 2.197 62 16.3 25.9 107.5 3:17 (252, 15)
Nov. 15 11 3.15 4 26.3 2.410 2.218 66 16.3 24.6 107.3 3:09 (251, 17)
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It will become 17 mag and lower than 30 deg at 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)
Nov. 8 21 40.46 6 52.2 3.725 4.078 103 16.3 14.7 229.9 20:11 (146, 42)
Nov. 15 21 35.82 5 50.4 3.877 4.097 95 16.4 11.9 226.4 20:20 (134, 37)
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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)
Nov. 8 8 26.45 11 39.9 3.731 4.007 98 16.9 5.6 71.7 3:17 (218, 35)
Nov. 15 8 28.62 11 54.3 3.635 4.015 105 16.8 4.4 57.8 3:09 (213, 37)
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It will be low in the evening sky and fainter than 18 mag in December.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 19 32.57 11 27.4 3.625 3.502 75 17.2 15.1 84.2 20:11 (120, 19)
Nov. 15 19 39.93 11 39.7 3.737 3.541 70 17.4 16.0 82.8 20:20 (115, 13)
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It will be fainter than 18 mag in late November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 2 24.48 7 12.2 2.204 3.182 168 17.6 13.1 255.2 23:14 (180, 48)
Nov. 15 2 18.78 6 51.0 2.266 3.219 161 17.7 11.8 256.9 22:41 (180, 48)
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It becomes fainter than 18 mag in December.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 0 13.24 7 39.6 1.933 2.771 140 17.7 5.0 209.1 21:04 (180, 47)
Nov. 15 0 12.66 7 12.3 1.980 2.755 133 17.7 3.4 181.0 20:36 (180, 48)
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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)
Nov. 8 3 25.73 7 48.7 2.173 3.149 167 17.7 10.7 243.2 0:20 (180, 47)
Nov. 15 3 21.17 7 16.6 2.179 3.156 168 17.7 10.7 246.3 23:43 (180, 48)
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It is expected to be 5 mag in 2005 spring. Until that time, it keeps observable in the Northern Hemisphere, which the comet will be getting brighter gradually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 8 8 27.20 69 22.6 5.913 6.280 107 17.8 9.6 359.8 3:17 (191,-17)
Nov. 15 8 26.32 70 31.1 5.784 6.216 111 17.7 10.0 352.8 3:09 (189,-17)
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