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Although it brightened rapidly in November and reached to 5.5 mag, the brightening stopped and it stays at 5.5 mag after late November. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will soon be unobservable until late February when it appears at dawn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 23 47.15 -35 19.1 0.420 1.002 80 5.6 134.2 216.3 18:20 ( 3, 19)
Dec. 22 23 4.79 -44 58.6 0.527 0.889 64 5.7 86.3 223.6 18:23 ( 15, 7)
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The comet must be bright now, but not yet observed in this return. It is getting lower even in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it appears after perihelion passage, late January, but will be fainter than 12 mag. So visual observation will be impossible.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 18 54.86 -45 48.5 1.508 0.795 28 12.5 29.2 62.9 18:20 ( 44,-15)
Dec. 22 19 12.74 -43 49.9 1.353 0.624 25 11.3 35.5 52.8 18:23 ( 47,-16)
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It has passed the peak and is fading now, but still bright. It is observable in good condition until to fade out.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 12 7.53 35 53.7 1.286 1.703 96 11.8 28.8 63.7 5:29 (262, 77)
Dec. 22 12 21.54 37 26.1 1.282 1.748 100 12.0 26.1 58.2 5:33 (252, 80)
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Fading now, 11 mag in November and 12 mag in December. Very diffused. It is fading after this, but keeps observable for a while in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 18 20.07 62 24.1 1.175 1.483 86 12.3 7.2 185.4 18:20 (147, 33)
Dec. 22 18 19.76 61 51.1 1.233 1.514 85 12.7 2.4 181.2 18:23 (147, 30)
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It became brighter than expected and reached to 12 mag. It locates in the evening sky until 2002 April. It may fade out rapidly after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 22 59.60 -23 1.1 1.103 1.268 74 12.3 58.6 68.6 18:20 ( 15, 31)
Dec. 22 23 26.96 -20 20.6 1.127 1.285 74 12.5 59.5 66.2 18:23 ( 17, 33)
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It will be observable at 13 mag until 2002 September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 23 6.00 55 37.7 3.368 3.757 105 12.8 7.4 227.1 18:20 (161, 68)
Dec. 22 23 2.45 55 5.4 3.419 3.737 101 12.8 5.3 218.3 18:23 (150, 65)
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New comet. It bursted out and reached to 11 mag around Dec. 8. But then it faded to 13 mag and became diffused on Dec. 15. It will be unobservable soon in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 19 5.00 2 34.2 1.709 1.060 34 13.1 52.0 150.0 18:20 ( 82, 15)
Dec. 22 19 16.49 -2 21.9 1.813 1.050 27 13.2 46.1 149.6 18:23 ( 81, 9)
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Now observable. it will appear again at dawn in 2001 April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 19 27.39 -24 34.9 6.739 5.878 26 13.9 11.6 77.9 18:20 ( 57, 3)
Dec. 22 19 33.27 -24 17.4 6.783 5.876 21 13.9 11.9 77.6 18:23 ( 61, -1)
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New comet. Although it reaches to 13.7 mag in January, it locates very low in the Northern Hemisphere after mid January..
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 12 14.24 -8 51.4 1.698 1.750 76 14.6 38.9 204.1 5:29 (336, 43)
Dec. 22 12 5.04 -13 18.8 1.548 1.742 83 14.4 47.1 209.4 5:33 (350, 41)
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New asteroid. It will approach to the earth and reach to 13.8 mag in January and February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 8 40.36 28 30.4 0.607 1.487 137 14.7 27.7 66.4 3:06 ( 0, 83)
Dec. 22 8 53.39 29 51.9 0.568 1.470 141 14.5 26.2 62.2 2:51 ( 0, 85)
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Some reported it at 12 mag. 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)
Dec. 15 21 16.65 -50 54.1 4.540 4.000 51 14.6 3.5 40.0 18:20 ( 24, -3)
Dec. 22 21 18.69 -50 36.6 4.651 4.040 46 14.7 4.0 54.8 18:23 ( 28, -5)
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It is observable until 2002 autumn at 15 mag. But it is as faint as 16 mag by CCD.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 11 27.25 73 21.1 4.469 4.929 112 14.7 7.4 36.2 5:29 (183, 52)
Dec. 22 11 33.46 74 3.1 4.446 4.934 114 14.7 6.8 27.0 5:31 (180, 51)
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It appears low in the evening sky from December to January even in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 22 51.08 -41 8.2 3.840 3.588 67 15.0 21.0 28.0 18:20 ( 13, 13)
Dec. 22 22 57.33 -38 59.9 3.949 3.620 63 15.1 21.0 30.5 18:23 ( 18, 13)
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Not yet observed in this return. It keeps brighter than 16 mag until April. But the condition is worst. It always locates 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)
Dec. 15 19 22.61 -24 20.7 2.090 1.278 25 15.7 49.5 81.7 18:20 ( 58, 2)
Dec. 22 19 48.18 -23 20.7 2.050 1.226 24 15.4 52.2 79.2 18:23 ( 59, 2)
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It has been 16 mag since July. Then it must have fade out, but on the contraty it brightened and reached to 15 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 4 51.82 12 44.7 1.263 2.231 166 15.5 11.4 270.0 23:14 ( 0, 68)
Dec. 22 4 46.84 12 47.9 1.316 2.263 159 15.7 9.4 275.6 22:41 ( 0, 68)
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It will be 15 mag in next spring at opposition.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 11 39.54 14 8.2 3.448 3.641 93 16.2 8.3 92.7 5:29 (337, 68)
Dec. 22 11 43.22 14 8.1 3.326 3.621 99 16.1 6.9 86.8 5:33 (355, 69)
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It will be 14.5 mag in 2002 July. Although it will be unobesrvable in January, it will appear again at dawn soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 20 9.86 16 57.7 4.132 3.675 56 16.2 8.0 162.5 18:20 ( 85, 37)
Dec. 22 20 11.25 16 8.5 4.169 3.629 50 16.2 7.2 153.1 18:23 ( 89, 30)
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Appearing at dawn. It keeps the same brightness until 2002 April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 13 37.28 -8 28.0 5.191 4.735 57 16.3 6.2 169.3 5:29 (313, 33)
Dec. 22 13 37.56 -9 9.5 5.127 4.782 64 16.3 5.8 179.8 5:33 (321, 37)
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It had been in the southern sky, but appearing at dawn also in the Northern Hemisphere. It keeps the same brightness until 2002 February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 12 1.43 -23 17.9 2.743 2.650 74 16.4 13.3 272.3 5:29 (345, 30)
Dec. 22 11 53.82 -23 10.2 2.641 2.695 82 16.4 16.9 275.8 5:33 (355, 32)
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New asteroid with 50-year period. It closes to the earth down to 0.55 AU in 2001 April and reaches to 14 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 21 39.14 22 29.6 1.661 1.713 75 16.7 10.2 286.2 18:20 ( 77, 58)
Dec. 22 21 34.95 22 55.7 1.689 1.633 69 16.6 8.3 304.0 18:23 ( 84, 51)
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Faded rapidly and reached to 16.4 mag. But it suddenly brightened again to 14.7 mag on Nov. 27.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 10 42.09 -11 54.5 1.262 1.680 95 16.6 10.4 155.6 5:07 ( 0, 43)
Dec. 22 10 43.14 -12 53.7 1.251 1.746 102 17.0 7.5 179.0 4:41 ( 0, 42)
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It will be observable at 16.5 mag until March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 22 35.53 -11 45.8 1.510 1.544 73 16.8 34.7 59.8 18:20 ( 26, 40)
Dec. 22 22 50.31 -9 39.3 1.527 1.509 70 16.7 37.2 60.0 18:23 ( 32, 40)
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It will be 10.5 mag in 2003 February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 1 9.70 21 58.2 4.187 4.763 120 16.9 3.6 253.4 19:33 ( 0, 77)
Dec. 22 1 8.37 21 52.6 4.227 4.704 113 16.9 2.0 252.8 19:04 ( 0, 77)
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Two nucleus A and D were discovered on Dec. 6. They are 16.5 mag, much brighter than expected.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 5 17.06 13 56.7 1.422 2.398 170 16.9 15.5 282.6 23:39 ( 0, 69)
Dec. 22 5 10.15 14 21.9 1.478 2.442 164 17.2 14.0 285.7 23:04 ( 0, 69)
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No observations reported recently. However, it had been hardly fading for almost one year after the perihelion passage in 2000 July, and was bright at 15 mag in 2001 May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 7 8.34 -20 5.4 5.052 5.740 130 16.9 11.2 288.3 1:35 ( 0, 35)
Dec. 22 7 2.94 -19 37.0 5.056 5.786 134 17.0 12.0 292.5 1:02 ( 0, 35)
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It will keep 17 mag until 2002 March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 10 42.64 3 49.6 6.046 6.330 102 16.9 7.1 306.2 5:08 ( 0, 59)
Dec. 22 10 39.65 4 21.0 5.948 6.357 110 16.9 8.5 304.4 4:38 ( 0, 59)
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Appearing at dawn. It will be 12.4 mag in 2003 February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 11 53.24 -12 57.1 6.112 6.013 79 17.2 3.2 227.0 5:29 (344, 41)
Dec. 22 11 51.81 -13 11.1 5.936 5.962 86 17.1 4.1 243.3 5:33 (355, 42)
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It will be 10.5 mag in 2003 spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 6 9.68 28 11.3 2.333 3.306 169 17.3 12.0 274.4 0:36 ( 0, 83)
Dec. 22 6 3.15 28 16.3 2.300 3.281 175 17.1 12.6 272.4 0:02 ( 0, 83)
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It will be 15.5 mag in the evening sky in 2002 spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 4 16.60 69 42.9 1.760 2.529 132 17.3 15.0 268.3 22:38 (180, 55)
Dec. 22 3 57.25 69 25.7 1.733 2.487 130 17.2 14.4 252.9 21:51 (180, 56)
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It keeps 17 mag until 2002 February, but locates low in the south.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 11 58.34 -10 26.1 2.946 2.929 79 17.2 14.9 129.9 5:29 (342, 43)
Dec. 22 12 3.37 -11 31.2 2.870 2.949 84 17.2 13.3 132.8 5:33 (351, 43)
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It will pass the perihelion in 2002 April. The condition in this return is bad. It is only observable at 17 mag at best before perihelion passage.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 2 23.69 31 9.0 1.112 1.959 138 17.3 37.5 233.9 20:45 ( 0, 86)
Dec. 22 2 9.00 28 34.4 1.137 1.908 128 17.4 32.5 228.2 20:03 ( 0, 83)
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It will be observable at 17 mag in January and February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 9 34.30 15 42.6 2.783 3.411 122 17.4 1.4 42.8 4:00 ( 0, 71)
Dec. 22 9 34.27 15 52.4 2.700 3.410 129 17.3 2.1 329.1 3:32 ( 0, 71)
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Not yet observed in this return. Good target for first observation. It will brighten in the morning sky until May when it reaches to 11.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 13 43.28 10 33.8 2.320 2.100 64 17.7 32.5 102.4 5:29 (294, 46)
Dec. 22 13 58.52 9 45.7 2.204 2.047 67 17.4 33.3 101.6 5:33 (299, 49)
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It was not recovered in early 2001 though the brightness was expected at 18 mag. It is probably fainter than 20 mag now.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 13 32.45 -0 2.4 4.009 3.652 62 17.5 15.5 105.9 5:29 (307, 41)
Dec. 22 13 39.26 -0 30.5 3.899 3.635 67 17.4 14.7 104.7 5:33 (314, 44)
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Fading. It will be fainter than 18 mag in January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 5 6.59 29 5.7 1.968 2.946 172 17.5 13.5 255.3 23:28 ( 0, 84)
Dec. 22 4 59.95 28 40.6 2.017 2.980 165 17.6 12.4 252.5 22:54 ( 0, 84)
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New comet. Now it is at the peak.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 6 27.15 26 53.9 1.434 2.402 166 17.6 67.6 302.8 0:55 ( 0, 82)
Dec. 22 5 55.52 30 57.7 1.421 2.400 172 17.6 69.0 298.5 23:47 ( 0, 86)
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Fading. It will be fainter than 18 mag in January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 1 18.35 -0 14.0 1.965 2.539 114 17.6 12.8 15.7 19:41 ( 0, 55)
Dec. 22 1 20.57 1 14.1 2.036 2.530 108 17.7 14.2 25.3 19:16 ( 0, 56)
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It locates at 45 deg high 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)
Dec. 15 10 48.94 -10 24.3 12.987 13.111 95 17.7 1.9 176.3 5:14 ( 0, 45)
Dec. 22 10 48.88 -10 36.7 12.872 13.109 101 17.6 1.7 193.1 4:47 ( 0, 44)
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Fading now and it will be fainter than 18 mag in late December.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 1 23.79 24 28.9 1.776 2.468 124 17.7 6.0 110.2 19:47 ( 0, 79)
Dec. 22 1 27.32 24 17.5 1.875 2.495 118 17.8 8.2 98.3 19:23 ( 0, 79)
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Fading now and it will be fainter than 18 mag in late December.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 0 58.20 -7 44.6 1.651 2.153 106 17.7 20.9 30.8 19:22 ( 0, 47)
Dec. 22 1 3.76 -5 38.6 1.734 2.164 102 17.8 22.1 35.7 19:00 ( 0, 49)
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Not yet observed in this return. It reaches only to 16 mag in 2002 spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 15 11 29.17 29 4.6 2.498 2.857 101 18.1 10.1 91.7 5:29 (317, 82)
Dec. 22 11 34.06 29 5.4 2.390 2.833 106 17.9 8.2 86.3 5:32 ( 0, 84)
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