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In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until when it becomes fainter than 18 mag. In the Southern Hemisphere, it appears in the very low sky at dawn in late February, but it will be fainter than 15 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 17 22.92 -25 25.6 1.021 0.356 20 7.2 68.7 111.5 5:37 (299, -3)
Jan. 10 17 59.51 -27 23.9 1.231 0.448 19 8.3 72.5 98.1 5:38 (300, -5)
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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)
Jan. 3 1 7.06 25 25.4 1.648 2.099 102 8.8 39.3 236.1 18:30 ( 18, 80)
Jan. 10 0 52.01 22 58.6 1.708 1.999 91 8.7 33.0 233.1 18:35 ( 52, 72)
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It is expected to be 2 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.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 23 13.48 -74 33.2 2.602 2.301 61 9.8 12.8 337.3 18:30 ( 9,-21)
Jan. 10 23 7.13 -73 11.1 2.548 2.216 59 9.6 11.9 347.0 18:35 ( 12,-22)
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Although it is coming closer to the Sun, it has been fading since the discovery. Now it locates very low sky in the evening in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is only observable until early January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 21 30.04 -29 41.5 2.890 2.172 35 12.4 30.2 41.2 18:30 ( 47, 6)
Jan. 10 21 40.82 -27 0.4 2.879 2.108 31 12.4 31.2 41.8 18:35 ( 53, 4)
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It start fading in December. It will be too low in the evening sky at 14 mag in March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 0 49.77 9 3.1 3.121 3.322 93 12.6 11.9 258.9 18:30 ( 17, 63)
Jan. 10 0 45.01 8 50.7 3.304 3.360 84 12.8 8.6 261.6 18:35 ( 35, 60)
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It will be observable at 13 mag in the evening sky until April. It is already as bright as 12.5 mag visually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 0 0.62 13 15.2 1.553 1.745 83 12.9 30.2 91.7 18:30 ( 44, 62)
Jan. 10 0 15.58 13 13.1 1.589 1.717 80 12.8 32.2 89.5 18:35 ( 51, 59)
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Appearing at dawn. Although it had been 15.5 mag before conjunction and did not brighten at all, Ken-ichi Kadota reported that it brightened to 14 mag on Dec. 3. It will reach to 11-12 mag and be observable visually in next spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 14 47.64 -13 29.0 2.673 2.314 58 13.4 12.3 203.3 5:37 (319, 31)
Jan. 10 14 44.60 -14 50.6 2.517 2.295 65 13.2 14.4 213.2 5:38 (327, 34)
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No evident activity had been observed since October. Now it is faint.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 22 35.06 -3 34.8 6.202 5.731 57 13.6 9.2 68.8 18:30 ( 54, 36)
Jan. 10 22 39.23 -3 10.3 6.293 5.730 51 13.7 9.9 68.4 18:35 ( 60, 31)
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Appearing at dawn and observed as bright as expected. It is fading out gradually after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 16 29.99 -19 30.0 2.604 1.860 33 13.8 35.8 98.4 5:37 (303, 10)
Jan. 10 16 47.30 -20 2.1 2.598 1.894 36 13.9 34.6 96.8 5:38 (305, 12)
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Appearing at dawn. No observations have been reported since 2003 March, however, it must have been brightening rapidly. It will reach to 10 mag in next spring and be observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. But in the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps locating lower than 15 deg until June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 16 18.60 -20 51.9 2.436 1.732 35 14.4 42.2 102.0 5:37 (306, 11)
Jan. 10 16 39.66 -21 48.7 2.359 1.691 37 14.1 43.5 100.1 5:38 (308, 12)
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It will be 7 mag in the southern sky from autumn to winter in 2004. It becomes low in January, but then it will become higher soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 19 32.56 15 31.3 4.695 3.989 39 14.4 7.8 98.8 18:30 (101, 11)
Jan. 10 19 36.36 15 26.1 4.647 3.915 37 14.3 8.0 92.1 18:35 (105, 6)
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It will be observable in good condition at 14 mag to April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 13 37.49 -2 23.9 1.725 1.807 78 14.4 36.3 99.8 5:37 (332, 49)
Jan. 10 13 54.08 -3 3.5 1.661 1.801 81 14.3 35.6 98.3 5:38 (337, 49)
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It will get fainter on and on after this and be too low in the evening sky at 18 mag in March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 1 47.63 10 44.8 1.361 1.897 106 15.0 43.4 167.1 18:58 ( 0, 65)
Jan. 10 1 52.62 6 22.1 1.507 1.929 99 15.2 35.0 161.0 18:36 ( 0, 61)
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It will be unobservable soon, but 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)
Jan. 3 21 25.48 -23 37.7 3.566 2.820 35 15.0 24.8 70.4 18:30 ( 52, 9)
Jan. 10 21 37.32 -22 38.4 3.635 2.840 31 15.0 24.8 69.9 18:35 ( 56, 7)
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It is observable in good condition at 15 mag until April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 12 55.79 12 1.9 1.835 2.138 93 15.2 20.2 105.1 5:37 (341, 66)
Jan. 10 13 4.63 11 27.8 1.767 2.143 98 15.1 18.1 104.2 5:38 (353, 66)
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Not yet recovered in this return. At the previous appearance, it brightened after the perihelion passage and reached to 10 mag. If it behaves so again, it may brighten after the perihelion passage on Jan. 9 and reach to 13 mag in March. However, it keeps locating very 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)
Jan. 3 21 55.76 -15 16.2 1.920 1.391 43 16.7 50.8 78.4 18:30 ( 53, 21)
Jan. 10 22 19.84 -13 58.5 1.939 1.389 42 15.7 51.5 76.7 18:35 ( 55, 20)
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Now it is much brighter than expected, around 15.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 6 47.56 8 32.3 2.671 3.632 165 15.7 8.6 270.9 0:01 ( 0, 64)
Jan. 10 6 43.60 8 35.5 2.695 3.649 163 15.8 8.2 275.3 23:25 ( 0, 64)
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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)
Jan. 3 20 9.37 69 50.8 2.631 2.869 93 15.9 30.4 73.7 18:30 (155, 37)
Jan. 10 20 51.40 70 39.5 2.623 2.866 94 15.9 32.0 79.3 18:35 (156, 38)
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It will become too low in the evening sky at 17 mag in February. It had been a bit fainter than this ephemeris recently.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 0 36.33 -13 13.7 3.094 3.104 81 16.1 9.7 281.7 18:30 ( 14, 41)
Jan. 10 0 32.52 -12 58.0 3.277 3.148 73 16.3 7.0 291.0 18:35 ( 25, 38)
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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)
Jan. 3 12 1.18 0 41.7 1.984 2.389 101 16.5 10.7 95.1 5:14 ( 0, 56)
Jan. 10 12 5.60 0 39.4 1.924 2.416 107 16.5 8.2 87.6 4:50 ( 0, 56)
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It is observable around 17 mag until spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 8 21.84 15 50.2 3.152 4.079 157 16.6 10.0 315.0 1:35 ( 0, 71)
Jan. 10 8 18.20 16 40.9 3.129 4.089 165 16.6 10.8 313.3 1:04 ( 0, 72)
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It will be fading after this, and will be fainter than 18 mag in early February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 0 8.22 55 2.6 1.301 1.795 102 16.6 69.4 130.5 18:30 (154, 67)
Jan. 10 0 45.67 49 40.6 1.368 1.831 101 16.8 64.6 134.6 18:35 (145, 71)
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It will be observable while it is getting fainter, until March when it will be 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)
Jan. 3 10 38.11 46 21.5 3.203 3.899 129 16.6 8.2 323.8 3:51 (180, 79)
Jan. 10 10 34.21 47 6.6 3.213 3.962 134 16.7 9.0 313.4 3:20 (180, 78)
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It has been lost since 1978. It will never be observed as predicted in this ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 22 18.73 -13 58.9 1.671 1.277 49 16.8 54.7 66.9 18:30 ( 49, 25)
Jan. 10 22 42.93 -11 22.3 1.681 1.274 48 16.8 55.8 65.7 18:35 ( 53, 26)
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It keeps 17 mag until July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 16 57.27 34 11.5 6.152 5.777 63 17.1 7.1 32.6 5:37 (250, 35)
Jan. 10 16 59.31 34 56.9 6.107 5.784 66 17.1 7.7 25.5 5:38 (251, 41)
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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)
Jan. 3 7 4.15 77 39.4 5.172 5.795 125 17.2 11.8 293.1 0:19 (180, 47)
Jan. 10 6 39.42 78 3.2 5.124 5.729 123 17.1 11.5 281.7 23:20 (180, 47)
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It brightened to 12 mag abnormally in outburst in October. It has been fading as expected in calculation since November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 12 7.73 -5 58.3 1.360 1.782 97 17.2 17.4 133.0 5:20 ( 0, 49)
Jan. 10 12 12.87 -7 16.3 1.330 1.824 103 17.5 13.9 138.9 4:58 ( 0, 48)
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Getting higher in the morning sky. It is observable in good condition at 17.5 mag until May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 13 52.08 12 5.9 7.779 7.690 81 17.6 2.9 103.3 5:37 (314, 60)
Jan. 10 13 53.25 12 2.5 7.707 7.727 87 17.5 2.1 98.2 5:38 (326, 63)
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It will be fainter than 18 mag soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 2 32.60 13 26.3 2.392 2.985 118 17.6 4.2 107.7 19:43 ( 0, 68)
Jan. 10 2 35.01 13 20.6 2.504 3.008 111 17.8 6.0 93.5 19:18 ( 0, 68)
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Unusual minor planet with a period of 55 years. It reaches to 17 mag in February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 3 9 42.56 16 37.5 1.595 2.427 139 18.1 14.9 20.8 2:55 ( 0, 72)
Jan. 10 9 44.64 18 22.6 1.515 2.397 146 17.9 16.4 11.2 2:30 ( 0, 73)
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