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Image:
1998 Dec. 26
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Appearing in the morning sky. We can see it in good condition until June. Southern observers cannot see it.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 19 1.09 43 42.0 1.906 1.754 66 9.8 21.2 18.0 3:11 (242,-51)
Jan. 16 19 5.52 46 16.7 1.856 1.746 68 9.8 25.1 15.7 3:20 (237,-45)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 4
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It will be bright in good condition until late February. But then it fades and becomes low rapidly after that.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 12 29.63 1 4.0 1.221 1.718 101 9.8 62.4 320.3 3:11 (226, 43)
Jan. 16 12 8.22 7 14.9 1.128 1.794 116 9.8 77.8 318.1 3:20 (205, 45)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 5
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Rapidly brightening and easy to see now. We can see it as around 10.0 mag in good condition until May. It is low for Southern people.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 6 31.37 36 18.5 1.251 2.209 162 10.2 16.0 219.4 23:16 (180, 19)
Jan. 16 6 25.97 34 47.3 1.253 2.193 157 10.1 16.1 212.1 22:43 (180, 20)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 26
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Already become faint and not easy to see. It will fade and become hard to see visually next month. It will be close by NGC 247, NGC 253 around Jan. 9.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 0 47.18 -23 20.8 1.056 1.235 74 10.1 62.6 84.0 21:02 ( 90, 44)
Jan. 16 1 17.61 -22 21.5 1.121 1.288 75 10.5 58.8 80.5 20:58 ( 92, 45)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 5
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It keeps the good condition until March. It has been brightening. The tail is getting greater. It is low for Southern people.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 7 14.00 40 7.6 0.804 1.765 162 10.9 10.1 229.0 0:03 (180, 15)
Jan. 16 7 9.56 39 12.7 0.803 1.760 159 10.9 11.3 217.2 23:26 (180, 16)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 26
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A bit fainter recently, about 11-12 mag. It will soon set in the west. It will appear again at dawn as 13.5 mag in late March. Southern observers cannot see it.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 21 9.26 16 13.0 1.715 1.267 46 11.2 10.2 196.7 21:02 ( 94,-23)
Jan. 16 21 8.16 15 14.4 1.862 1.294 41 11.5 7.3 193.4 20:58 ( 90,-27)
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Only observable in the Southern Hemisphere. It was bright as 11.0 mag in December. The nuclear magnitude brightened 3 mag suddenly.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 5 34.95 -73 34.9 7.454 7.393 82 11.8 8.0 287.2 22:19 ( 0, 51)
Jan. 16 5 23.08 -73 14.0 7.513 7.451 82 11.8 7.7 297.1 21:40 ( 0, 52)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 13
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It was 10 mag and diffused in November. It is fading out now and 12 mag in December. No observations reported recently. It will be only 9.3 arcmin from a galaxy NGC 7371(12.1 mag, 2.1') on Jan. 15.9 (UT).
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 22 28.25 -12 43.9 2.307 1.770 45 13.0 41.2 66.9 21:02 ( 81, 10)
Jan. 16 22 46.03 -10 50.4 2.393 1.811 43 13.3 40.1 66.2 20:58 ( 82, 8)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 13
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We will miss it after next month. It will appear again in September as 13 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 21 53.29 -8 46.5 2.674 2.012 39 13.5 32.2 75.7 21:02 ( 80, 0)
Jan. 16 22 8.25 -7 47.5 2.686 1.976 35 13.3 33.4 74.7 20:58 ( 79, -2)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 13
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Too low to observe now. We have another chance in July, but only 15 deg altitude as 15 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 21 41.84 -19 10.5 4.999 4.213 33 13.4 12.2 102.6 21:02 ( 69, 4)
Jan. 16 21 47.80 -19 27.9 5.103 4.257 27 13.5 12.4 100.9 20:58 ( 67, 1)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 26
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Brightening as 13.5-14.0 mag visually. But very faint by CCD, fainter than 15 mag. It will reach to 7 mag next year but the condition is bad for Northern people.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 23 19.39 1 29.5 2.954 2.658 63 13.6 7.8 215.4 21:02 (100, 12)
Jan. 16 23 17.76 0 49.4 3.018 2.588 55 13.5 5.8 206.1 20:58 ( 96, 7)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 5
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It has been as bright as 13 mag both visually and by CCD since perihelion passage. It will keep the brightness for a bit more. Very low for the Southern people.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 6 11.65 44 27.0 0.976 1.909 153 13.8 12.9 205.2 22:56 (180, 11)
Jan. 16 6 8.95 43 1.9 1.028 1.941 149 13.9 12.9 192.7 22:26 (180, 12)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 4
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It was so faint as 17.5 mag on Jan. 4. Although it is getting highter gradually, it keeps lower than 27 deg for Northern people in 1999.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 15 4.14 -26 24.3 6.666 6.197 57 14.1 8.4 113.5 3:11 (283, 30)
Jan. 16 15 8.00 -26 47.4 6.566 6.195 63 14.0 7.7 114.6 3:20 (279, 37)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 5
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It locates high in the Southern Hemisphere. Now is the last chance to observe in the Northern Hemisphere. Northern people cannot observe it in next year. It is rather bright as 13-14 mag visually now.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 9 52.84 -42 3.9 4.125 4.506 106 14.2 17.1 214.5 2:41 ( 0, 83)
Jan. 16 9 46.13 -43 38.7 4.034 4.467 109 14.2 17.3 221.0 2:07 ( 0, 81)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 5
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Bright as around 14.0 mag visually, around 15.0 mag by CCD. It will keep the good position for a while. But the brightness is at peak now.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 4 0.39 7 46.8 0.923 1.729 130 14.4 27.7 4.3 21:02 (174, 47)
Jan. 16 4 2.43 10 58.2 0.965 1.727 124 14.5 27.7 13.5 20:58 (167, 43)
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Only observable in the Southern Hemisphere. No observations reported recently. It was faint as 14-16 mag between August and October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 22 56.14 -63 42.6 3.183 2.735 54 14.9 31.4 54.8 21:02 ( 32, 35)
Jan. 16 23 21.55 -61 30.2 3.232 2.775 54 15.0 31.3 52.0 20:58 ( 35, 35)
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Not yet observed in this return. It may be much fainter than the ephemeris. It is too low to observe.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 21 25.10 -18 18.2 2.852 2.057 29 15.0 33.8 58.4 21:02 ( 68, 1)
Jan. 16 21 39.21 -16 12.2 2.876 2.042 26 14.9 34.3 57.9 20:58 ( 68, -3)
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Not yet observed in this return. The ephemeris says it will be brighter than 16 mag, so CCD observers may catch it soon. Now is the chance to observe it for the first time. It will be at the peak in June and reach to 13 mag, but the altitude keeps only about 15 deg for the Northern people until June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 15 46.83 -25 3.2 2.372 1.871 48 15.6 38.8 105.5 3:11 (286, 21)
Jan. 16 16 6.55 -26 12.3 2.281 1.829 50 15.4 39.9 103.8 3:20 (285, 25)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 12
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14 mag visually, but 16 mag by CCD. Slowly fading although the location will be good for a while.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 1 7.57 16 11.8 2.338 2.590 93 15.5 16.0 68.4 21:02 (131, 22)
Jan. 16 1 15.18 16 54.4 2.434 2.599 88 15.7 17.5 68.8 20:58 (128, 19)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 3
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A new comet. The current brightness and condition will keep until early April. It will be only several arcmin from NGC 1087, NGC 1090 around Jan .14.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 2 43.84 -1 40.8 2.030 2.526 108 15.6 17.6 20.5 21:02 (142, 50)
Jan. 16 2 47.29 0 14.7 2.112 2.530 103 15.7 18.6 27.5 20:58 (137, 46)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 12
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14.5 mag visually and 15 mag by CCD, but low in the evening sky. It will appear at dawn after February and we can trace it while fading gradually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 20 11.37 28 47.5 3.625 3.125 52 15.7 25.9 68.1 21:02 (100,-40)
Jan. 16 20 24.23 29 56.7 3.674 3.160 51 15.8 26.1 66.9 20:58 (101,-43)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 4
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Appearing at dawn now. About 17 mag, fainter than the ephemeris. It will keep the brightness for a long time after this, but it keeps very low for the Northern people.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 14 33.09 -22 5.1 3.907 3.613 65 16.0 16.4 135.9 3:11 (274, 34)
Jan. 16 14 38.60 -23 27.3 3.832 3.634 71 16.0 15.6 138.7 3:20 (272, 41)
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Beginning to be observable.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 15 54.59 -17 22.0 9.891 9.264 48 16.2 6.2 97.7 3:11 (281, 16)
Jan. 16 15 57.50 -17 27.3 9.809 9.274 54 16.2 5.8 96.9 3:20 (276, 22)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 5
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It will keep the current brightness until early April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 7 53.24 39 11.7 4.058 5.000 161 16.5 21.8 300.9 0:42 (180, 16)
Jan. 16 7 41.72 40 25.7 4.075 5.013 160 16.6 21.5 297.6 0:03 (180, 15)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 26
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Fading now. It will be only 6.0 arcmin from P/1998 VS24 on Jan. 16.9 (UT).
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 2 34.81 9 13.1 2.274 2.780 110 16.7 8.3 70.0 21:02 (147, 40)
Jan. 16 2 38.85 9 34.7 2.447 2.861 104 16.9 9.8 70.2 20:58 (142, 37)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 26
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A new comet. Altough it was bright in late December, it was so faint in early January. It will fade out very soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 6 56.08 30 17.0 0.859 1.836 170 16.8 31.0 349.8 23:40 (180, 24)
Jan. 16 6 53.40 33 36.6 0.904 1.865 162 17.0 26.7 351.2 23:10 (180, 21)
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It is getting brighter now, so CCD observers will catch it soon. It should be fainter than the ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 15 13.43 -6 56.7 2.940 2.608 60 17.0 23.4 99.9 3:11 (266, 18)
Jan. 16 15 24.25 -7 22.8 2.818 2.568 65 16.8 23.2 98.5 3:20 (262, 24)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 19
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It is around the aphelion now. The recent magnitude is 17-19 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 2 55.27 14 12.3 3.947 4.483 117 17.2 1.8 312.2 21:02 (155, 37)
Jan. 16 2 55.01 14 22.5 4.059 4.493 110 17.3 1.7 8.5 20:58 (149, 35)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 24
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Brightened rapidly. It will be around 17 mag for a while after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 6 25.54 24 44.9 0.876 1.848 167 17.4 11.7 235.8 23:10 (180, 30)
Jan. 16 6 21.07 23 57.8 0.877 1.831 159 17.2 10.2 228.0 22:38 (180, 31)
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Mother asteroid of Geminids. CCD observers will be able to catch it because it is stellar in a good position.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 1 41.92 24 22.1 1.643 2.107 103 17.3 11.8 193.0 21:02 (143, 20)
Jan. 16 1 41.53 23 9.1 1.712 2.067 96 17.3 9.4 173.5 20:58 (137, 18)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 19
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It is around the aphelion now. The recent magnitude is 18-19 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 3 12.03 15 39.6 3.606 4.205 121 17.5 1.9 299.9 21:02 (160, 37)
Jan. 16 3 11.65 15 47.7 3.693 4.196 114 17.6 1.4 3.8 20:58 (154, 35)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 5
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16.2 mag on Jan. 5, so it is brighter than the ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 6 55.76 28 29.2 1.359 2.337 171 17.7 10.7 270.5 23:40 (180, 27)
Jan. 16 6 50.19 28 27.4 1.338 2.302 164 17.6 10.2 266.6 23:07 (180, 27)
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A Centaur asteroid. CCD observers will be able to catch it because it is stellar in a good position.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 9 29.90 5 14.2 12.720 13.530 144 17.7 2.8 269.3 2:18 (180, 50)
Jan. 16 9 28.53 5 14.6 12.656 13.526 151 17.7 3.1 272.5 1:49 (180, 50)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 12
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Probably much fainter than the ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 0 54.69 27 52.8 1.739 2.073 95 17.7 24.4 76.3 21:02 (136, 11)
Jan. 16 1 7.54 28 33.6 1.833 2.099 91 18.0 25.5 76.5 20:58 (135, 9)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 1 54.62 14 41.3 1.685 2.140 103 18.1 19.9 72.2 21:02 (140, 30)
Jan. 16 2 4.12 15 25.2 1.779 2.160 98 18.3 21.4 72.4 20:58 (137, 28)
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A Centaur asteroid. Although it is rather lower, CCD observers will be able to catch it because it is stellar.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 14 22.41 11 41.5 13.911 13.777 80 18.4 2.6 68.1 3:11 (242, 17)
Jan. 16 14 23.45 11 49.0 13.821 13.796 86 18.4 2.3 58.6 3:20 (236, 23)
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Extremely faint, but it is stellar.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 14 18.84 3 38.3 2.317 2.315 77 18.5 18.1 84.7 3:11 (248, 23)
Jan. 16 14 26.79 3 54.1 2.278 2.365 82 18.5 16.2 79.9 3:20 (242, 28)
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About 19.0 mag recently, a bit fainter the ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 3 46.79 33 28.1 7.215 7.909 132 18.5 4.3 230.0 21:02 (173, 21)
Jan. 16 3 45.19 33 9.1 7.359 7.964 125 18.5 3.6 222.1 20:58 (168, 21)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 11
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Recovered after 59 years since 1939. Fading 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. 9 3 19.14 18 8.2 2.779 3.425 123 18.6 0.7 119.0 21:02 (163, 35)
Jan. 16 3 19.93 18 7.9 2.871 3.430 116 18.6 2.6 84.8 20:58 (157, 34)
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A new comet but very faint. It is high in the evening. Gradually fading after this. It will be only 6.0 arcmin from C/1998 K5 on Jan. 16.9 (UT).
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 2 36.90 9 20.8 2.931 3.415 111 18.7 4.5 54.8 21:02 (147, 40)
Jan. 16 2 39.06 9 40.8 3.030 3.418 104 18.7 6.3 60.2 20:58 (142, 37)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 26
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A new comet. But so faint and fading after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 9 57.68 14 4.3 1.539 2.389 141 18.7 6.7 289.6 2:46 (180, 41)
Jan. 16 9 53.99 14 22.9 1.516 2.417 149 18.7 9.5 288.9 2:15 (180, 41)
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A new asteroid whose orbit is like a comet. So faint. But it is high enough and stellar, so CCD observers may catch it.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 9 35.84 42 40.7 1.476 2.350 145 19.2 27.2 337.1 2:24 (180, 12)
Jan. 16 9 28.26 45 25.7 1.523 2.416 148 19.3 25.3 330.4 1:49 (180, 10)
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Around 18.5 mag recently. It has passed the perihelion in 1997 and will soon fade out.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 9 3 51.95 7 14.9 2.774 3.467 127 19.3 5.5 324.2 21:02 (171, 47)
Jan. 16 3 50.93 7 47.7 2.880 3.491 121 19.4 5.0 347.1 20:58 (162, 46)
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