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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. 10 17 59.51 -27 23.9 1.231 0.448 19 8.3 72.5 98.1 3:12 (305, -1)
Jan. 17 18 35.93 -27 56.4 1.406 0.571 18 9.3 65.4 90.7 3:21 (306, -1)
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It is expected to be 1 mag in the southern sky in 2004 spring. It was brighter 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. 10 0 52.01 22 58.6 1.708 1.999 91 8.7 33.0 233.1 21:01 (132, 14)
Jan. 17 0 40.16 20 48.0 1.772 1.898 81 8.5 27.2 230.3 20:57 (124, 10)
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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. 10 23 7.13 -73 11.1 2.548 2.216 59 9.6 11.9 347.0 21:01 ( 21, 37)
Jan. 17 23 4.55 -71 52.0 2.485 2.129 57 9.4 11.0 356.5 20:57 ( 22, 35)
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It will be unobervable soon. In the Northern Hemisphere, it appears at dawn at 12.5 mag. However, because it had been fading since the discovery although it was coming closer to the Sun, the brightness in May is quite uncertain. Then it keeps low until autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 10 21 40.82 -27 0.4 2.879 2.108 31 12.4 31.2 41.8 21:01 ( 63, 8)
Jan. 17 21 51.80 -24 14.8 2.864 2.044 27 12.4 32.3 42.1 20:57 ( 63, 4)
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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. 10 0 15.58 13 13.1 1.589 1.717 80 12.8 32.2 89.5 21:01 (119, 15)
Jan. 17 0 31.44 13 18.6 1.624 1.692 76 12.7 34.0 87.8 20:57 (117, 14)
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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. 10 0 45.01 8 50.7 3.304 3.360 84 12.8 8.6 261.6 21:01 (120, 23)
Jan. 17 0 41.64 8 45.1 3.484 3.399 76 13.0 5.9 266.5 20:57 (115, 18)
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It is expected to be 12 mag in March. But the recent brightening is slow. In the Northern Hemisphere, it locates 30 deg high, not so high in the south.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 10 14 44.60 -14 50.6 2.517 2.295 65 13.3 14.4 213.2 3:12 (268, 29)
Jan. 17 14 39.90 -16 17.4 2.354 2.279 73 13.1 17.4 222.4 3:21 (263, 38)
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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. 10 22 39.23 -3 10.3 6.293 5.730 51 13.7 9.9 68.4 21:01 ( 90, 6)
Jan. 17 22 43.65 -2 43.7 6.377 5.730 45 13.7 10.5 67.9 20:57 ( 88, 2)
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Appearing at dawn. Although it is expected to be brightening rapidly now, no observations have been reported since 2003 March. It is expected to reach to 10 mag in spring, but it should be fainter than this ephemeris. It is 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. 10 16 39.66 -21 48.7 2.359 1.691 37 14.1 43.5 100.1 3:12 (290, 10)
Jan. 17 17 1.62 -22 36.9 2.285 1.650 39 13.7 44.7 98.1 3:21 (289, 13)
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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. 10 16 47.30 -20 2.1 2.598 1.894 36 13.9 34.6 96.8 3:12 (289, 7)
Jan. 17 17 4.12 -20 26.6 2.588 1.930 39 14.0 33.4 95.2 3:21 (287, 11)
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It will be 6.5 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. 10 19 36.36 15 26.1 4.647 3.915 37 14.3 8.0 92.1 21:01 ( 79,-42)
Jan. 17 19 40.28 15 27.3 4.587 3.841 36 14.2 8.2 85.7 3:21 (280,-41)
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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. 10 13 54.08 -3 3.5 1.661 1.801 81 14.3 35.6 98.3 3:12 (248, 33)
Jan. 17 14 10.35 -3 35.3 1.600 1.797 84 14.2 34.6 96.6 3:21 (245, 37)
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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. 10 21 37.32 -22 38.4 3.635 2.840 31 15.0 24.8 69.9 21:01 ( 66, 5)
Jan. 17 21 49.05 -21 37.5 3.699 2.859 27 15.1 24.9 69.3 20:57 ( 65, 2)
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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. 10 13 4.63 11 27.8 1.767 2.143 98 15.1 18.1 104.2 3:12 (226, 30)
Jan. 17 13 12.42 10 59.8 1.701 2.151 103 15.1 15.6 103.2 3:21 (220, 35)
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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. 10 1 52.62 6 22.1 1.507 1.929 99 15.6 35.0 161.0 21:01 (133, 36)
Jan. 17 1 58.29 2 56.1 1.660 1.964 92 15.9 29.0 153.9 20:57 (126, 36)
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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. 10 22 19.84 -13 58.5 1.939 1.389 42 15.7 51.5 76.7 21:01 ( 79, 8)
Jan. 17 22 43.87 -12 30.2 1.961 1.391 41 15.6 51.9 75.2 20:57 ( 80, 8)
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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. 10 6 43.60 8 35.5 2.695 3.649 163 15.8 8.2 275.3 23:25 (180, 46)
Jan. 17 6 39.92 8 42.7 2.733 3.667 158 15.9 7.5 280.1 22:54 (180, 46)
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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. 10 20 51.40 70 39.5 2.623 2.866 94 16.2 32.0 79.3 21:01 (156,-40)
Jan. 17 21 37.61 71 5.6 2.626 2.865 93 16.2 33.2 86.1 20:57 (157,-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. 10 12 5.60 0 39.4 1.924 2.416 107 16.5 8.2 87.6 3:12 (218, 48)
Jan. 17 12 8.80 0 46.6 1.866 2.443 114 16.5 5.8 72.6 3:21 (207, 51)
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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. 10 6 39.42 78 3.2 5.124 5.729 123 16.6 11.5 281.7 23:20 (180,-23)
Jan. 17 6 13.73 78 10.8 5.086 5.664 121 16.6 11.2 269.9 22:27 (180,-23)
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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. 10 8 18.20 16 40.9 3.129 4.089 165 16.6 10.8 313.3 1:04 (180, 38)
Jan. 17 8 14.24 17 33.6 3.121 4.100 173 16.6 11.3 312.5 0:32 (180, 37)
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It will be observable 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. 10 10 34.21 47 6.6 3.213 3.962 134 16.7 9.0 313.4 3:12 (181, 8)
Jan. 17 10 29.16 47 47.5 3.234 4.026 138 16.8 9.7 304.3 2:47 (180, 7)
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It 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. 10 0 45.67 49 40.6 1.368 1.831 101 16.8 64.6 134.6 21:01 (149, -6)
Jan. 17 1 15.04 44 30.6 1.458 1.871 98 17.0 58.4 136.3 20:57 (146, -2)
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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. 10 16 59.31 34 56.9 6.107 5.784 66 17.1 7.7 25.5 3:12 (244,-25)
Jan. 17 17 1.05 35 49.2 6.057 5.791 69 17.0 8.4 18.9 3:21 (239,-19)
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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. 10 13 53.25 12 2.5 7.707 7.727 87 17.5 2.1 98.2 3:12 (236, 22)
Jan. 17 13 54.03 12 1.7 7.635 7.765 93 17.5 1.2 87.3 3:21 (229, 28)
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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. 10 9 44.64 18 22.6 1.515 2.397 146 17.9 16.4 11.2 2:30 (180, 37)
Jan. 17 9 45.70 20 22.4 1.448 2.369 153 17.6 18.1 3.6 2:03 (180, 35)
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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. 10 2 35.01 13 20.6 2.504 3.008 111 17.8 6.0 93.5 21:01 (148, 36)
Jan. 17 2 38.35 13 20.9 2.621 3.032 105 17.9 7.9 86.8 20:57 (143, 33)
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