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It was between 8 and 10 mag visually in early November. Very large and diffused. 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. 15 20 49.59 33 41.5 0.262 1.042 94 7.5 180.2 239.6 18:22 ( 88, 75)
Nov. 22 19 32.87 21 27.9 0.268 0.925 68 7.2 172.3 230.3 18:19 ( 81, 49)
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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. 15 4 12.11 37 48.4 1.821 2.760 157 10.2 42.6 271.4 0:40 (180, 87)
Nov. 22 3 45.13 37 38.4 1.711 2.669 162 9.9 48.7 265.7 23:38 (180, 87)
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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. 15 3 1.97 -78 9.4 2.828 2.889 83 10.4 20.8 235.9 23:21 ( 0,-23)
Nov. 22 2 18.42 -79 10.4 2.803 2.806 80 10.2 19.7 252.0 22:10 ( 0,-24)
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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. 15 20 24.27 -47 1.1 2.809 2.597 67 11.4 23.3 28.9 18:22 ( 16, 5)
Nov. 22 20 32.33 -44 37.6 2.819 2.526 62 11.3 24.3 32.0 18:19 ( 19, 7)
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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. 15 2 24.65 14 22.2 2.116 3.086 166 11.4 47.7 258.8 22:46 ( 0, 69)
Nov. 22 2 3.24 13 16.7 2.198 3.117 154 11.5 43.1 257.7 21:57 ( 0, 68)
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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. 15 14 19.72 -11 51.5 2.597 1.666 15 13.2 42.6 108.4 5:06 (283, -3)
Nov. 22 14 38.95 -13 21.4 2.601 1.688 17 13.3 41.8 107.2 5:12 (286, -1)
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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. 15 22 16.20 -5 14.6 5.450 5.735 101 13.4 2.4 74.9 18:40 ( 0, 50)
Nov. 22 22 17.54 -5 8.7 5.561 5.734 95 13.4 3.6 73.0 18:19 ( 2, 50)
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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. 15 22 50.24 18 13.9 1.332 1.983 116 13.8 14.7 140.2 19:14 ( 0, 73)
Nov. 22 22 55.77 16 59.2 1.357 1.946 111 13.7 16.5 127.2 18:52 ( 0, 72)
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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. 15 2 24.27 71 56.5 1.006 1.776 125 14.0 74.7 200.4 22:44 (180, 54)
Nov. 22 1 57.74 62 46.2 0.950 1.778 133 13.9 87.6 191.7 21:52 (180, 63)
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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. 15 20 2.21 -29 24.7 2.963 2.694 64 14.3 22.3 75.5 18:22 ( 27, 20)
Nov. 22 20 13.88 -28 43.6 3.059 2.711 60 14.4 22.9 74.7 18:19 ( 30, 19)
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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. 15 2 4.92 -10 22.3 1.954 2.828 145 14.7 49.5 254.5 22:26 ( 0, 45)
Nov. 22 1 43.72 -11 41.3 2.070 2.864 135 14.9 42.4 257.1 21:38 ( 0, 43)
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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. 15 19 14.30 18 59.2 4.756 4.493 68 14.9 7.4 163.6 18:22 ( 77, 50)
Nov. 22 19 15.62 18 12.0 4.771 4.422 63 14.8 7.1 152.9 18:19 ( 80, 45)
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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. 15 11 32.77 18 14.0 2.330 2.137 66 15.0 29.6 108.0 5:06 (282, 48)
Nov. 22 11 46.36 17 10.7 2.259 2.133 69 14.9 28.8 107.9 5:12 (288, 52)
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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. 15 14 46.07 -5 4.3 3.450 2.510 15 15.2 10.5 162.9 5:06 (273, -4)
Nov. 22 14 47.47 -6 14.3 3.380 2.476 20 15.1 10.4 164.1 5:12 (279, 2)
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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. 15 18 34.66 -20 12.8 3.014 2.434 46 15.2 29.2 90.5 18:22 ( 49, 17)
Nov. 22 18 49.28 -20 11.4 3.078 2.442 42 15.3 29.6 88.9 18:19 ( 51, 15)
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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. 15 10 51.92 6 46.2 1.545 1.530 70 15.5 37.1 119.7 5:06 (305, 49)
Nov. 22 11 6.48 4 39.3 1.522 1.559 73 15.7 34.8 120.8 5:12 (313, 50)
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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. 15 11 39.09 4 38.3 2.243 1.926 58 15.8 37.0 105.6 5:06 (296, 39)
Nov. 22 11 55.86 3 29.1 2.162 1.902 61 15.6 37.3 105.2 5:12 (301, 41)
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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. 15 7 6.32 10 14.5 2.869 3.525 124 16.0 3.9 183.1 3:32 ( 0, 65)
Nov. 22 7 5.75 9 48.2 2.808 3.539 131 16.0 4.2 211.5 3:04 ( 0, 65)
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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. 15 20 34.74 17 6.1 0.724 1.177 85 16.0 90.1 91.8 18:22 ( 51, 65)
Nov. 22 21 13.29 16 38.7 0.845 1.276 87 16.3 69.5 93.3 18:19 ( 44, 66)
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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. 15 17 16.91 62 42.1 2.868 2.939 84 16.2 14.5 69.0 18:22 (146, 40)
Nov. 22 17 31.83 63 23.7 2.825 2.924 85 16.1 16.8 66.3 18:19 (147, 38)
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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. 15 4 29.90 53 48.0 0.795 1.688 141 16.3 8.3 289.3 0:57 (180, 71)
Nov. 22 4 23.11 53 52.3 0.815 1.723 145 16.4 9.2 260.7 0:22 (180, 71)
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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. 15 18 51.59 48 41.0 6.036 5.978 81 16.3 10.8 106.0 18:22 (126, 53)
Nov. 22 18 59.15 48 22.0 6.086 6.004 80 16.4 11.3 102.3 18:19 (126, 51)
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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. 15 11 3.15 4 26.3 2.410 2.218 66 16.3 24.6 107.3 5:06 (305, 45)
Nov. 22 11 13.81 3 37.0 2.353 2.240 71 16.4 23.1 107.0 5:12 (312, 48)
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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. 15 21 35.82 5 50.4 3.877 4.097 95 16.4 11.9 226.4 18:22 ( 12, 60)
Nov. 22 21 32.32 4 56.9 4.031 4.117 88 16.5 9.5 221.8 18:19 ( 24, 58)
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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. 15 8 28.62 11 54.3 3.635 4.015 105 16.8 4.4 57.8 4:54 ( 0, 67)
Nov. 22 8 30.02 12 13.2 3.543 4.023 112 16.8 3.7 34.6 4:28 ( 0, 67)
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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. 15 19 39.93 11 39.7 3.737 3.541 70 17.4 16.0 82.8 18:22 ( 62, 51)
Nov. 22 19 47.64 11 55.6 3.848 3.579 67 17.5 16.7 81.2 18:19 ( 66, 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. 15 8 26.32 70 31.1 5.784 6.216 111 17.7 10.0 352.8 4:52 (180, 55)
Nov. 22 8 23.54 71 41.6 5.662 6.152 115 17.7 10.5 345.7 4:22 (180, 53)
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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. 15 3 21.17 7 16.6 2.179 3.156 168 17.7 10.7 246.3 23:43 ( 0, 62)
Nov. 22 3 16.65 6 49.0 2.199 3.163 164 17.7 10.0 249.2 23:11 ( 0, 62)
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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. 15 0 12.66 7 12.3 1.980 2.755 133 17.7 3.4 181.0 20:36 ( 0, 62)
Nov. 22 0 13.20 6 51.9 2.036 2.740 126 17.7 3.4 135.2 20:09 ( 0, 62)
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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. 15 1 30.00 -1 6.3 1.609 2.497 146 17.7 6.5 293.4 21:53 ( 0, 54)
Nov. 22 1 27.77 -0 44.1 1.667 2.505 139 17.8 5.2 316.5 21:23 ( 0, 54)
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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. 15 2 18.78 6 51.0 2.266 3.219 161 17.7 11.8 256.9 22:41 ( 0, 62)
Nov. 22 2 13.77 6 35.0 2.343 3.257 153 17.9 10.0 259.2 22:09 ( 0, 62)
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