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It keeps brighter than 9 mag in February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 16 47.74 23 38.3 1.298 1.484 79 8.3 70.6 31.9 5:25 (285, 61)
Feb. 17 17 6.28 30 24.5 1.325 1.549 82 8.5 66.5 30.6 5:19 (272, 65)
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Not observable. It will appear at dawn as 16 mag in July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 20 30.18 -22 37.6 1.853 0.958 17 8.5 69.4 81.8 5:25 (291,-10)
Feb. 17 21 3.97 -21 14.2 1.888 0.984 16 8.8 66.9 78.6 5:19 (288,-11)
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Extremely diffused and hardly to see even on the CCD images.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 16 51.77 -18 14.2 1.099 1.164 67 11.4 48.3 270.5 5:25 (325, 29)
Feb. 17 16 25.20 -18 1.8 1.009 1.296 80 11.6 60.7 272.9 5:19 (337, 34)
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It was very diffused and hard to see in mid January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 18 32.74 -16 50.9 1.634 1.147 43 12.5 53.6 87.3 5:25 (304, 15)
Feb. 17 18 58.05 -16 26.6 1.664 1.187 44 13.1 50.6 85.3 5:19 (303, 15)
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The altitude is getting lower gradually. It seemed to be fading recently.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 23 59.85 4 5.0 3.803 3.118 40 12.6 10.1 137.9 19:02 ( 79, 22)
Feb. 17 0 3.18 3 15.5 3.883 3.110 33 12.6 10.0 131.9 19:08 ( 83, 15)
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It is observable as 13.5 mag until May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 17 1.94 26 32.0 3.188 3.132 77 13.5 8.0 318.8 5:25 (277, 60)
Feb. 17 16 58.56 27 17.9 3.107 3.149 83 13.4 10.5 312.6 5:19 (280, 65)
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Not observable. It will appear at dawn in March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 18 43.25 -28 28.0 6.673 5.977 42 13.9 10.3 86.1 5:25 (311, 5)
Feb. 17 18 48.60 -28 23.0 6.592 5.975 47 13.9 9.8 85.9 5:19 (313, 8)
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It hardly faded out since the perihelion passage in 2000 June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 5 6.45 -57 28.1 3.738 3.859 89 14.0 23.8 355.8 19:44 ( 0, -2)
Feb. 17 5 5.77 -54 41.4 3.782 3.894 89 14.0 23.9 0.2 19:15 ( 0, 0)
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Brightened rapidly and reached to 14 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 3 53.53 25 50.7 2.114 2.488 100 14.0 13.9 102.0 19:02 ( 38, 79)
Feb. 17 4 1.07 25 32.6 2.196 2.484 94 14.0 15.7 98.4 19:08 ( 56, 74)
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Not observable. It will appear at dawn in July as 15.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 23 26.16 -3 35.7 3.126 2.319 29 14.2 30.9 61.0 19:02 ( 78, 11)
Feb. 17 23 38.79 -1 50.6 3.172 2.325 26 14.3 31.0 61.0 19:08 ( 83, 7)
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Although it reaches to 13.5 mag in 2001 summer, only southern people can observe it.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 17 47.48 -60 37.6 3.751 3.393 61 14.7 23.9 118.8 5:25 (339,-13)
Feb. 17 18 8.05 -61 55.9 3.668 3.369 64 14.6 23.9 117.5 5:19 (340,-14)
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Only southern people can observe it. Northern people can never see it again.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 4 19.08 -78 13.6 13.047 12.880 78 14.7 4.3 340.8 19:02 ( 0,-23)
Feb. 17 4 16.59 -77 45.0 13.077 12.925 79 14.7 4.2 348.8 19:08 ( 2,-23)
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It keeps brightening even after the perihelion passage and reached to 14 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 22 28.47 1 9.8 3.669 2.766 20 14.9 28.4 78.7 19:02 ( 90, 2)
Feb. 17 22 41.35 1 49.7 3.733 2.802 16 15.1 27.9 78.0 19:08 ( 94, -2)
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It is observable in good condition as 15 mag from February to April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 12 3.97 9 5.3 2.709 3.548 143 15.2 5.8 310.5 2:44 ( 0, 64)
Feb. 17 12 1.49 9 33.1 2.654 3.549 150 15.1 7.3 304.5 2:14 ( 0, 65)
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It is not observable at all until 2001 summer when it becomes fainter than 19 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 21 11.65 -22 7.9 2.663 1.697 9 15.2 41.9 75.0 5:25 (285,-17)
Feb. 17 21 31.65 -20 48.3 2.682 1.724 11 15.3 41.0 73.5 5:19 (284,-17)
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Recovered asteroid after half of a century, which approaches to the earth and reaches to 14 mag in late February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 12 7.21 44 39.8 0.204 1.142 135 15.8 47.2 65.0 2:46 (180, 80)
Feb. 17 12 45.34 47 8.3 0.146 1.089 131 15.2 79.5 73.1 2:56 (180, 78)
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It will be observable in good condition as 15 mag until February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 2 21.52 51 33.8 5.214 5.312 90 15.3 4.1 88.8 19:02 (137, 62)
Feb. 17 2 24.99 51 36.2 5.285 5.292 85 15.4 5.2 83.4 19:08 (133, 58)
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It will appear at dawn in July as 16.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 22 11.16 -7 56.2 2.851 1.892 11 15.4 38.7 67.0 19:02 ( 85, -7)
Feb. 17 22 27.87 -6 8.8 2.861 1.890 8 15.4 38.8 66.4 19:08 ( 89,-10)
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New comet. Because it is far away, it keeps 15 mag until June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 11 49.61 -20 40.5 4.580 5.289 131 15.5 16.3 294.0 2:30 ( 0, 34)
Feb. 17 11 41.88 -19 49.6 4.487 5.280 139 15.5 18.0 296.0 1:55 ( 0, 35)
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It is observable as 15.5 mag until 2001 autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 16 5.40 10 18.1 7.400 7.385 85 15.5 0.7 102.2 5:25 (319, 59)
Feb. 17 16 5.52 10 17.8 7.308 7.397 91 15.5 0.3 288.8 5:19 (328, 62)
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New comet. It will approach to the earth and reach to 10 mag in June and July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 7 23.97 6 25.0 1.042 1.945 146 16.0 39.6 246.6 22:00 ( 0, 61)
Feb. 17 7 7.16 4 33.3 1.006 1.850 136 15.7 38.6 245.3 21:15 ( 0, 59)
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Recently it is fading rapidly. It should be fainter than this ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 1 50.47 -9 57.5 5.223 4.846 62 15.9 10.2 79.8 19:02 ( 46, 32)
Feb. 17 1 55.39 -9 44.3 5.339 4.875 57 16.0 10.9 79.7 19:08 ( 53, 28)
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It will reach to 10 mag in 2001 April and May, however, it was much fainter than expected recently. Maybe it reaches only to 14 mag at best.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 2 15.82 11 57.2 1.536 1.587 74 16.3 28.2 55.1 19:02 ( 60, 53)
Feb. 17 2 27.63 13 52.1 1.545 1.534 70 16.1 31.1 57.5 19:08 ( 68, 50)
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New comet. It is at the peak now. It will be fainter than 18 mag in May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 10 53.87 15 41.0 1.170 2.127 160 16.6 8.9 265.0 1:34 ( 0, 71)
Feb. 17 10 49.11 15 34.8 1.155 2.132 168 16.6 10.7 264.5 1:02 ( 0, 71)
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Because it is far away, it keeps brighter than 17 mag until June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 16 34.65 21 58.1 6.975 6.907 82 16.6 9.6 7.4 5:25 (292, 63)
Feb. 17 16 35.03 23 6.2 6.903 6.927 87 16.6 10.0 1.5 5:19 (296, 67)
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The condition is good in winter and spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 10 24.90 9 5.9 4.904 5.868 166 16.6 15.2 272.5 1:06 ( 0, 64)
Feb. 17 10 17.69 9 10.6 4.928 5.913 175 16.7 15.3 272.6 0:31 ( 0, 64)
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New comet. It keeps 16 mag until late February, it will fade out rapidly after that.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 11 3.09 39 52.7 2.034 2.918 148 16.7 26.1 252.2 1:44 (180, 85)
Feb. 17 10 47.97 38 48.0 2.050 2.955 151 16.8 27.1 247.6 1:01 (180, 86)
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New comet. It will only to fade out.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 3 13.05 -20 5.3 3.272 3.251 80 16.7 23.9 350.6 19:02 ( 20, 32)
Feb. 17 3 11.70 -17 25.4 3.408 3.286 74 16.8 22.1 355.8 19:08 ( 30, 32)
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It is observable in good condition as 16.5 mag until February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 13 18.52 0 18.4 1.634 2.324 122 16.8 4.9 49.3 3:58 ( 0, 55)
Feb. 17 13 19.51 0 44.6 1.592 2.350 129 16.8 4.3 7.3 3:32 ( 0, 56)
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It will be 17 mag until March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 10 16.81 7 55.5 2.709 3.679 167 17.0 9.7 287.3 0:57 ( 0, 63)
Feb. 17 10 12.36 8 16.4 2.710 3.696 175 17.0 10.0 287.9 0:25 ( 0, 63)
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Although it is around the aphelion now, it is observable as 17 mag in good condition from December to March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 7 48.59 31 27.6 3.477 4.362 150 17.2 8.6 277.9 22:25 ( 0, 86)
Feb. 17 7 44.26 31 33.7 3.522 4.350 142 17.2 7.3 274.5 21:53 ( 0, 87)
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It keeps 17.5 mag until late March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 9 18.27 1 55.7 1.865 2.835 166 17.4 6.8 320.4 23:55 ( 0, 57)
Feb. 17 9 16.35 2 34.9 1.874 2.840 165 17.4 7.0 327.1 23:25 ( 0, 58)
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A Centaur asteroid. The perihelion passage is in 2004. It will keep the current brightness over 10 years after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 10 14.74 -5 35.2 12.312 13.230 157 17.5 3.4 277.7 0:55 ( 0, 49)
Feb. 17 10 13.14 -5 31.3 12.283 13.228 162 17.5 3.5 280.6 0:26 ( 0, 49)
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Fading now. It will be fainter than 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)
Feb. 10 3 37.83 15 42.6 4.194 4.385 94 17.5 7.2 4.8 19:02 ( 32, 68)
Feb. 17 3 38.50 16 32.0 4.372 4.446 87 17.7 7.3 17.0 19:08 ( 49, 64)
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New comet. It keeps around 17 mag until 2002 autumn because it is far away. However, it goes to the southern sky.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 14 41.76 -10 53.0 5.830 6.077 99 17.7 4.4 189.7 5:21 ( 0, 44)
Feb. 17 14 41.12 -11 22.7 5.695 6.056 106 17.6 4.6 205.4 4:53 ( 0, 44)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 10 5 12.95 37 59.8 1.873 2.494 118 17.8 8.7 113.6 19:50 (180, 87)
Feb. 17 5 18.31 37 35.7 1.981 2.527 112 18.0 10.7 108.5 19:28 (180, 87)
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