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The fading pace is very slow and the comet is still 9 mag. However, now it is very diffused.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 15 26.75 -5 21.5 1.709 2.304 112 9.8 17.3 156.7 20:53 ( 28, 45)
July 27 15 30.36 -7 5.7 1.886 2.401 107 10.2 16.4 148.8 20:46 ( 33, 42)
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It is as faint as 15 mag by CCD. It is also fainter than 13 mag visually these days.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 11 25.43 75 26.0 4.002 3.618 60 13.0 25.4 146.7 20:53 (162, 36)
July 27 11 48.18 72 55.4 4.020 3.631 60 13.0 25.1 149.0 20:46 (159, 36)
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Although it kept as bright as 12 mag in July, it was extremely diffused and hard to see. The nuclues is already faint as 16 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 20 57.71 -17 55.6 4.831 5.820 165 13.2 6.6 260.8 1:08 ( 0, 37)
July 27 20 54.40 -18 3.2 4.809 5.818 172 13.1 7.0 260.9 0:38 ( 0, 37)
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It was observed at 15.0 mag on June 18, as bright as expected. It will reach to 13.5 mag between July and October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 4 38.81 20 56.3 1.827 1.339 46 13.6 54.5 77.5 3:18 (257, 18)
July 27 5 5.71 22 10.6 1.797 1.320 46 13.5 54.8 79.8 3:26 (256, 20)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 16 19.42 18 52.1 4.727 5.219 113 13.6 4.6 292.7 20:53 ( 22, 73)
July 27 16 17.62 19 1.9 4.802 5.212 108 13.6 3.2 288.9 20:46 ( 37, 71)
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Although it did not fade at all in May and kept 8 mag until late May, only two observations by one person in mid June were reported after June. So the current brightness is quite uncertain. It became very diffused and faded out rapidly in mid June, fainter than 10.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 7 40.17 -22 58.5 2.431 1.839 43 13.7 33.6 135.7 3:18 (270,-43)
July 27 7 51.86 -25 44.6 2.515 1.947 45 14.1 32.3 136.7 3:26 (276,-40)
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It will be too low in August. It will appear at dawn in next June at 15.5 mag and will be fading.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 12 23.19 2 14.8 2.274 2.104 67 13.9 23.4 116.5 20:53 ( 77, 21)
July 27 12 33.37 0 59.5 2.305 2.064 63 13.7 25.2 116.0 20:46 ( 78, 18)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 16 30.18 11 9.0 2.029 2.687 120 13.8 46.0 240.0 20:53 ( 10, 66)
July 27 16 12.77 8 28.3 2.126 2.679 112 13.8 40.6 236.0 20:46 ( 28, 61)
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It is getting brighter rapidly. But it is much fainter than expected. It may be 12.5 mag at best.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 4 55.47 16 53.4 1.692 1.173 42 14.5 63.2 77.6 3:18 (258, 12)
July 27 5 26.14 18 19.4 1.664 1.137 42 13.8 64.4 79.9 3:26 (257, 14)
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Stellar object. It will reach to 13 mag at the end of this year. In the northern hemisphere, it keeps low in the south after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 14 51.82 -36 14.6 1.817 2.402 112 14.2 5.8 36.2 20:53 ( 23, 14)
July 27 14 54.68 -35 44.1 1.838 2.347 107 14.1 7.6 58.2 20:46 ( 27, 13)
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After conjunction, it will appear at dawn at 13 mag in October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 8 49.19 20 15.9 3.502 2.519 12 14.3 27.5 106.4 20:53 (123,-10)
July 27 9 2.36 19 19.3 3.494 2.496 8 14.1 28.0 107.3 20:46 (124,-12)
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Getting brighter as expected. It will be observable at 10 mag in the good condition for a long time from winter to next spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 5 0.84 42 40.3 3.615 2.950 42 14.5 25.4 71.1 3:18 (234, 24)
July 27 5 16.44 43 36.4 3.507 2.896 46 14.3 25.9 72.1 3:26 (234, 28)
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It reaches to 15 mag at best in July and August. However, it bursted out and became 6 mag brighter than this ephemeris in the previous return in 1996. Total 20 nuclei have been discovered.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 20 2.73 -13 50.2 0.720 1.733 172 14.8 4.4 246.2 0:13 ( 0, 41)
July 27 20 0.80 -14 5.7 0.718 1.730 172 14.7 4.6 235.7 23:40 ( 0, 41)
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The ephemeris says it is fading now. But it seems to be bright still now actually, about 13 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 0 28.85 -35 18.4 0.687 1.479 119 15.1 27.0 147.4 3:18 (343, 17)
July 27 0 35.54 -37 53.3 0.710 1.523 122 15.4 23.0 158.5 3:26 (349, 16)
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After conjunction, it will appear at dawn at 13.5 mag in October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 9 42.28 -0 9.2 5.263 4.448 33 15.2 3.2 91.6 20:53 ( 99,-13)
July 27 9 43.90 -0 11.4 5.274 4.399 27 15.2 3.7 98.2 20:46 (102,-17)
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It will be too low in the evening sky in August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 11 46.40 9 56.1 3.435 2.991 56 15.2 18.8 121.3 20:53 ( 89, 18)
July 27 11 54.22 8 46.7 3.490 2.970 51 15.2 19.7 120.6 20:46 ( 90, 15)
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It became so faint now. It seems to be fainter than 18 mag in September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 16 8.95 32 50.5 2.621 3.028 103 15.5 10.5 212.0 20:53 ( 76, 82)
July 27 16 6.60 31 46.9 2.776 3.116 99 15.8 9.7 198.1 20:46 ( 79, 77)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 13 4.44 76 39.4 2.685 2.469 66 15.5 10.1 191.5 20:53 (165, 42)
July 27 13 2.78 75 33.7 2.770 2.538 66 15.8 8.9 178.5 20:46 (163, 41)
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It is observable until autumn at 15 mag. It was reported as 14 mag visually, but as 16 mag by CCD, so there is a large difference.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 11 11.33 51 22.1 5.942 5.324 48 15.9 15.1 139.0 20:53 (134, 30)
July 27 11 18.75 50 3.0 5.998 5.345 46 15.9 15.1 137.4 20:46 (133, 28)
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It will be 15.5 mag in September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 21 41.34 14 16.0 1.060 1.928 136 16.4 4.6 81.5 1:52 ( 0, 69)
July 27 21 43.14 14 9.9 1.003 1.905 141 16.2 3.8 130.7 1:26 ( 0, 69)
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First return of a new periodic comet with a period of 17 years. It will reach to 12 mag in 2003 January and be observable in good condition.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 4 23.75 17 33.7 2.904 2.384 50 16.5 29.5 79.6 3:18 (261, 19)
July 27 4 38.10 18 8.8 2.800 2.340 53 16.3 29.9 80.8 3:26 (264, 23)
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It keeps 17 mag until September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 20 14.60 21 3.2 1.926 2.765 137 16.5 41.9 297.7 0:26 ( 0, 76)
July 27 19 55.81 23 6.9 1.937 2.768 137 16.6 40.4 293.2 23:33 ( 0, 78)
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No observations have been reported since 2002 January. It will be brighter than 17 mag until September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 1 36.35 -2 47.9 4.623 4.831 95 16.7 3.1 12.6 3:18 (310, 39)
July 27 1 36.35 -2 28.0 4.561 4.877 102 16.7 2.7 345.3 3:26 (319, 44)
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Fading rapidly. Although the position is still good, it will be too faint to observe soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 12 40.86 59 48.2 2.523 2.246 62 16.8 14.9 202.4 20:53 (142, 44)
July 27 12 36.99 58 17.1 2.646 2.306 59 17.2 12.6 193.7 20:46 (140, 41)
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It keeps 17 mag locating at the same altitude until October in the Northerm Hemisphere.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 18 19.90 -16 23.1 10.594 11.534 156 17.1 3.4 265.0 22:27 ( 0, 39)
July 27 18 18.33 -16 25.4 10.658 11.548 149 17.1 3.1 263.5 21:58 ( 0, 39)
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It is a far object. It will be 17 mag all through in 2003 and 2004.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 19 26.66 14 25.7 5.630 6.480 144 17.4 14.1 279.0 23:33 ( 0, 69)
July 27 19 20.00 14 38.4 5.622 6.458 142 17.4 13.8 276.0 22:59 ( 0, 70)
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It keeps brightness around 17.5 mag still now.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
July 20 21 29.74 15 59.2 7.839 8.607 136 17.5 6.8 284.5 1:40 ( 0, 71)
July 27 21 26.45 16 9.4 7.835 8.652 141 17.5 7.0 279.7 1:09 ( 0, 71)
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