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Image:
1999 Jan. 22
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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. 30 19 15.36 52 58.7 1.743 1.744 73 9.6 34.2 11.2 5:33 (226, 35)
Feb. 6 19 20.71 57 12.1 1.686 1.750 76 9.6 39.4 9.2 5:29 (221, 38)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 21
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Bright and large visually. 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. 30 11 6.18 22 6.6 1.045 1.949 147 10.0 98.2 311.4 2:33 ( 0, 77)
Feb. 6 10 26.78 29 9.7 1.075 2.027 159 10.2 94.3 305.9 1:27 ( 0, 84)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 21
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Although it had been rapidly brightening since discovery, the outburst stopped in mid December. We can see it as around 10.0 mag in good condition until May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 6 19.22 31 26.8 1.292 2.166 143 10.5 14.9 192.0 21:41 ( 0, 86)
Feb. 6 6 18.41 29 45.0 1.327 2.155 136 10.6 14.4 179.4 21:13 ( 0, 85)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 22
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Now at peak. It keeps the good condition until March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 7 3.97 36 38.7 0.831 1.756 150 10.7 12.7 188.9 22:26 (180, 88)
Feb. 6 7 3.79 35 7.1 0.859 1.758 144 10.7 13.6 174.0 21:58 ( 0, 90)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 16
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A new comet, but northern people can never see it again. Good target for Southern observers.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 23 37.67 -43 21.1 0.976 0.731 43 10.9 30.3 197.5 18:52 ( 38, -5)
Feb. 6 23 30.34 -46 7.4 1.112 0.746 41 11.3 23.0 213.2 18:58 ( 41,-12)
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Because the nuclear magnitude brightened 3 mag in mid December, visual observers recently reported it as bright as 9.6-11.3 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 5 4.23 -72 11.3 7.630 7.566 82 11.2 7.3 316.2 20:26 ( 0,-17)
Feb. 6 4 57.46 -71 32.4 7.688 7.624 82 11.3 7.1 325.4 19:52 ( 0,-16)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 16
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It was a bit fainter than the ephemeris. It is probably about 12 mag already.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 2 11.70 -19 33.6 1.269 1.403 75 11.2 52.3 75.2 18:52 ( 21, 33)
Feb. 6 2 35.81 -17 56.1 1.352 1.463 75 11.6 49.5 73.4 18:58 ( 25, 33)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 16
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Not observable. It will appear again at dawn as 13.5 mag in late March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 21 7.19 14 3.2 2.101 1.372 32 11.7 3.4 189.8 18:52 (105, 4)
Feb. 6 21 6.94 13 44.4 2.191 1.421 29 11.9 2.1 193.8 5:29 (254, 1)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 13
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Hard to observe it because it is very low. It will appear again in September as 13 mag after conjunction.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 22 39.42 -5 32.3 2.700 1.908 29 13.0 35.6 73.0 18:52 ( 75, 11)
Feb. 6 22 55.56 -4 16.9 2.702 1.876 26 12.8 36.6 72.4 18:58 ( 79, 8)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 10
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It was still bright as around 12.0 mag in January. But it is getting lower and lower.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 23 19.62 -7 5.3 2.567 1.896 38 13.0 37.9 65.3 18:52 ( 67, 18)
Feb. 6 23 35.54 -5 15.2 2.654 1.940 35 13.2 36.9 65.0 18:58 ( 72, 16)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 16
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Although reported as bright as 13.5-14.0 mag visually, it is so faint as around 16 mag by CCD. 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. 30 23 16.90 -0 10.0 3.113 2.450 40 13.4 3.4 171.8 18:52 ( 74, 22)
Feb. 6 23 17.41 -0 31.3 3.141 2.381 33 13.3 3.2 149.1 18:58 ( 79, 15)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 13
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Not observable. 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. 30 22 0.01 -19 57.1 5.277 4.345 17 13.7 12.6 98.7 18:52 ( 69, -5)
Feb. 6 22 6.19 -20 9.9 5.347 4.390 12 13.8 12.6 98.2 18:58 ( 73,-11)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 5
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It locates high in the Southern Hemisphere. Already hard to see it in the Northern Hemisphere. It is rather bright as 13.0 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. 30 9 29.19 -46 21.8 3.880 4.390 115 14.0 17.3 234.3 0:55 ( 0, 9)
Feb. 6 9 19.22 -47 25.9 3.819 4.353 116 13.9 17.1 241.2 0:18 ( 0, 8)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 27
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It was so faint as 17.5 mag on Jan. 4. Although 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. 30 15 14.56 -27 30.3 6.352 6.192 76 14.0 6.1 118.1 5:33 (344, 26)
Feb. 6 15 17.18 -27 49.8 6.239 6.190 82 13.9 5.3 120.9 5:29 (349, 26)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 21
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Some reported it is getting fainter now. But others reported it is still bright 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. 30 6 9.10 40 2.7 1.160 2.011 139 14.4 13.1 166.1 21:31 (180, 85)
Feb. 6 6 11.85 38 35.1 1.239 2.048 133 14.6 13.6 154.1 21:07 (180, 87)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 10
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Bright as around 14.0 mag visually, around 15.0 mag by CCD. 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. 30 4 12.84 16 55.2 1.069 1.729 114 14.7 28.1 31.0 19:36 ( 0, 72)
Feb. 6 4 20.82 19 37.8 1.130 1.735 109 14.9 28.6 38.7 19:16 ( 0, 75)
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Not yet observed in this return. The ephemeris says it will be bright as 15 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. 30 16 48.64 -28 7.7 2.105 1.749 55 15.0 42.0 99.7 5:33 (324, 16)
Feb. 6 17 11.00 -28 51.2 2.021 1.711 57 14.8 43.1 97.4 5:29 (324, 16)
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Not yet observed in this return. Although it is not observable now, we can observe it for a while as 15-16 mag after appearing again at dawn as 15 mag in next summer.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 22 7.29 -11 50.5 2.914 2.017 19 14.9 35.0 57.0 18:52 ( 75, 1)
Feb. 6 22 21.26 -9 35.3 2.929 2.006 16 14.9 35.3 56.5 18:58 ( 80, -2)
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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. 30 0 4.81 -56 48.2 3.337 2.860 53 15.2 30.8 48.4 18:52 ( 26,-11)
Feb. 6 0 23.45 -54 23.9 3.394 2.904 52 15.3 30.3 47.4 18:58 ( 29,-11)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 24
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Brightened rapidly. But the outburst seemed to have stopped at 17.0 mag. So it is actually about 1 mag fainter than the ephemeris. It keeps the same brightness 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. 30 6 16.66 22 22.9 0.910 1.803 144 15.7 6.6 185.7 21:39 ( 0, 77)
Feb. 6 6 17.35 21 38.3 0.938 1.792 137 15.6 7.1 151.0 21:12 ( 0, 77)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 10
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A new comet. The current brightness and condition will keep until early April. Visual observers reported it much brighter, 13.5-14.0 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 2 57.30 4 1.9 2.289 2.544 93 15.9 20.4 38.7 18:52 ( 15, 58)
Feb. 6 3 3.69 5 51.9 2.382 2.553 88 16.0 21.2 43.1 18:58 ( 29, 58)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 1 32.42 18 28.1 2.630 2.621 78 15.9 20.1 69.5 18:52 ( 65, 59)
Feb. 6 1 41.95 19 18.0 2.727 2.632 74 16.0 21.1 69.9 18:58 ( 73, 55)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 12
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14.5 mag visually and 15 mag by CCD. Although it is very low now, it turned to be in the morning sky. We can trace it while 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. 30 20 50.23 32 26.4 3.773 3.233 50 16.0 26.1 64.6 18:52 (122, 11)
Feb. 6 21 3.32 33 46.0 3.822 3.271 49 16.1 26.0 63.5 5:29 (238, 13)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 6 41.12 28 9.2 1.332 2.235 149 16.1 6.7 253.2 22:03 ( 0, 83)
Feb. 6 6 38.48 27 53.7 1.345 2.204 141 16.0 4.3 235.0 21:33 ( 0, 83)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 22
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Not yet observed since it appeared in the morning sky. It closes to 105P/Singer Brewster (18.9 mag) down to 24 arcmin at 21h(UT) on Feb. 5.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 16 2.57 -17 34.7 9.624 9.293 67 16.2 4.6 94.6 5:33 (328, 31)
Feb. 6 16 4.69 -17 36.8 9.524 9.303 74 16.2 4.0 93.0 5:29 (333, 33)
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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. 30 15 45.73 -8 2.1 2.571 2.486 73 16.5 22.7 95.5 5:33 (327, 41)
Feb. 6 15 56.33 -8 14.9 2.445 2.444 78 16.3 22.4 93.9 5:29 (331, 42)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 22
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It will keep the current brightness until early April. One reported it as brighter than 15 mag visually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 7 17.40 42 30.4 4.133 5.001 148 16.6 19.7 291.3 22:38 (180, 82)
Feb. 6 7 6.06 43 14.9 4.207 5.012 140 16.6 18.1 288.3 22:00 (180, 82)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 2 48.75 10 26.1 2.802 3.022 93 17.3 12.2 71.1 18:52 ( 23, 64)
Feb. 6 2 54.42 10 54.3 2.981 3.101 87 17.5 13.0 71.6 18:58 ( 37, 61)
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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. 30 1 45.84 21 25.2 1.845 1.978 82 17.4 9.1 127.9 18:52 ( 66, 64)
Feb. 6 1 50.07 20 51.4 1.905 1.928 76 17.4 10.5 112.7 18:58 ( 73, 58)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 22
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Appearing at dawn now, but it is very faint now. 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. 30 14 47.86 -26 9.7 3.677 3.678 82 17.5 13.8 146.4 5:33 (350, 28)
Feb. 6 14 51.48 -27 29.7 3.599 3.702 88 17.5 12.9 151.6 5:29 (355, 27)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 22
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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. 30 9 25.46 5 18.6 12.568 13.520 164 17.7 3.5 277.1 0:51 ( 0, 60)
Feb. 6 9 23.83 5 22.0 12.546 13.516 169 17.6 3.5 278.8 0:22 ( 0, 60)
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Image:
1998 Dec. 19
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It is around the aphelion now. The recent magnitude is a bit 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. 30 3 13.38 16 13.0 3.883 4.179 100 17.7 4.1 57.2 18:52 ( 12, 71)
Feb. 6 3 15.43 16 29.7 3.982 4.170 94 17.7 5.6 62.8 18:58 ( 33, 69)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 2 56.74 14 51.4 4.295 4.513 96 17.8 4.1 53.5 18:52 ( 22, 69)
Feb. 6 2 58.66 15 9.5 4.415 4.522 89 17.9 5.4 59.4 18:58 ( 40, 65)
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No observations reported recently. Maybe 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. 30 11 50.04 -5 11.4 2.474 3.194 129 18.0 1.2 262.8 3:15 ( 0, 50)
Feb. 6 11 49.01 -5 8.7 2.384 3.176 136 17.9 3.3 285.8 2:47 ( 0, 50)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 10
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It has faded out much faster than expected, already so faint.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 6 51.42 38 41.1 1.027 1.930 147 18.1 17.4 2.9 22:14 (180, 86)
Feb. 6 6 52.81 40 28.2 1.107 1.968 140 18.5 13.8 15.3 21:48 (180, 84)
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Not yet observed since it appeared at dawn. We can observe it in good condition after March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Jan. 30 16 44.16 12 21.2 6.251 5.942 67 18.2 10.0 22.1 5:33 (293, 48)
Feb. 6 16 45.75 13 28.6 6.165 5.954 73 18.2 10.4 16.0 5:29 (297, 53)
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Image:
1999 Jan. 22
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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. 30 9 43.42 15 13.2 1.504 2.472 166 18.3 13.0 287.5 1:09 ( 0, 70)
Feb. 6 9 37.26 15 40.6 1.517 2.501 175 18.4 13.5 286.7 0:36 ( 0, 71)
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A Centaur asteroid. 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. 30 14 24.85 12 8.6 13.642 13.833 99 18.4 1.9 31.9 5:33 (350, 67)
Feb. 6 14 25.20 12 20.2 13.555 13.852 105 18.4 1.8 15.7 5:22 ( 0, 67)
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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. 30 14 39.52 4 50.1 2.197 2.463 93 18.6 12.3 65.3 5:33 (345, 59)
Feb. 6 14 44.15 5 29.9 2.155 2.512 99 18.7 10.6 54.0 5:29 (354, 60)
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