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It keeps 6 mag until mid September, but lower than 10 deg. When it begins to be higher again in late October, it will be fainter than 11 mag. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 10 53.22 35 46.1 0.895 0.498 29 6.2 50.5 139.3 4:09 (227, 3)
Sept.14 11 8.43 30 43.8 1.095 0.507 27 6.7 52.0 153.6 4:16 (234, 3)
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It was reported around 8.5 mag since late August, fainter than this ephemeris. The perihelion passage is on Oct. 1 and it keeps bright until November. However, it becomes low in September and October. In the Southern Hemishpere, it is not observable until late November. It will be in the same field of view with C/2000 SV74 ( LINEAR ) on Sept. 5.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 13 8.49 57 2.2 0.911 0.913 56 7.4 70.2 198.8 19:45 (140, 31)
Sept.14 12 53.51 49 52.6 1.015 0.851 49 7.3 59.1 196.4 19:34 (135, 24)
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Brightened very rapidly and reached to 10 mag. It will 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)
Sept. 7 8 37.00 19 49.1 1.673 1.070 37 10.5 61.1 96.1 4:09 (258, 18)
Sept.14 9 6.46 18 54.2 1.695 1.087 37 11.0 59.0 98.5 4:16 (260, 19)
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It is very low in the evening sky. 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)
Sept. 7 13 49.62 -7 40.8 2.428 1.843 44 12.8 34.2 112.8 19:45 ( 75, 8)
Sept.14 14 4.82 -9 13.7 2.439 1.811 41 12.7 35.5 112.0 19:34 ( 74, 6)
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Small outburst occured in late August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 20 35.97 -18 37.8 4.977 5.808 142 13.2 4.4 266.1 21:30 ( 0, 36)
Sept.14 20 34.04 -18 39.0 5.050 5.806 135 13.2 3.4 269.1 21:00 ( 0, 36)
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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)
Sept. 7 7 3.71 48 10.4 2.841 2.588 65 13.4 28.6 80.2 4:09 (234, 46)
Sept.14 7 23.72 48 40.9 2.733 2.541 68 13.2 28.9 81.9 4:16 (234, 48)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 7 48.39 23 42.4 1.720 1.314 49 13.3 50.3 95.2 4:09 (261, 30)
Sept.14 8 13.36 23 3.2 1.719 1.331 50 13.4 48.6 97.4 4:16 (263, 32)
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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)
Sept. 7 10 22.22 12 21.9 3.350 2.371 11 13.5 30.2 112.0 4:09 (250, -7)
Sept.14 10 35.57 11 1.3 3.312 2.353 14 13.4 30.4 112.6 4:16 (254, -3)
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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. Akimasa Nakamura reported that it was so faint as 17.4 mag on July 31.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 15 45.56 -34 16.8 1.983 2.030 78 13.8 22.8 88.3 19:45 ( 37, 8)
Sept.14 15 59.08 -34 12.0 2.004 1.981 74 13.7 25.1 88.6 19:34 ( 38, 8)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 16 20.04 18 45.5 5.303 5.191 78 13.8 4.7 103.4 19:45 ( 74, 53)
Sept.14 16 22.56 18 37.8 5.381 5.189 73 13.8 5.8 100.8 19:34 ( 77, 50)
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It is as faint as 15 mag by CCD. It will be in the same field of view with C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) on Sept. 5.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 13 11.78 58 21.6 4.171 3.733 57 13.8 21.9 148.0 19:45 (142, 32)
Sept.14 13 21.77 56 14.7 4.198 3.754 57 13.9 21.1 146.6 19:34 (140, 30)
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New comet. Moving within 1 deg with C/2002 Q3 ( LINEAR ). Although extremely faint observations were reported in MPEC, it seems to be very bright actually, around 14-15 mag. Some reported that it is visually observable around 12 mag. However, it will fade out quickly after late September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 18 24.93 58 18.7 0.793 1.339 95 14.0 120.8 166.6 19:45 (171, 67)
Sept.14 18 45.49 43 16.7 0.744 1.366 101 13.9 140.3 168.7 19:34 (152, 82)
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Recovered as bright as expected. It will reach to 10-11 mag in the evening sky during winter and spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 19 58.79 -34 35.9 1.583 2.354 129 14.6 11.7 324.5 20:53 ( 0, 20)
Sept.14 19 55.86 -33 25.3 1.602 2.305 122 14.4 11.1 341.4 20:22 ( 0, 22)
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New comet. Moving within 1 deg with C/2002 Q2 ( LINEAR ). Although extremely faint observations were reported in MPEC, it seems to be very bright actually, around 14-15 mag. Some reported that it is visually observable around 12 mag. However, it will fade out quickly after late September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 18 19.31 58 57.6 0.803 1.337 94 14.5 118.8 165.2 19:45 (170, 66)
Sept.14 18 41.54 44 11.3 0.751 1.363 100 14.4 138.8 167.9 19:34 (151, 81)
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It became a bit brighter than expected, 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)
Sept. 7 21 46.79 4 59.0 0.840 1.815 158 14.5 21.9 170.5 22:41 ( 0, 60)
Sept.14 21 49.03 2 25.2 0.848 1.810 154 14.5 23.0 164.7 22:16 ( 0, 57)
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It is fading now, but it will be observable again at 15 mag in 2003 after the conjunction. It was getting diffused these days. It was a bit fainter than this ephemeris in late August, around 15-16 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 15 21.37 -4 45.1 2.927 2.676 65 14.5 16.4 204.3 19:45 ( 62, 27)
Sept.14 15 18.79 -6 26.1 3.062 2.682 58 14.6 14.6 197.3 19:34 ( 64, 22)
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It brightened rapidly and reached to 14 mag. Total 20 nuclei have been discovered. It bursted out and became 5 mag brighter than this ephemeris in the previous return in 1996. But it will be fading after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 20 9.12 -16 3.1 0.890 1.764 136 14.6 11.8 96.9 21:04 ( 0, 39)
Sept.14 20 15.53 -16 9.8 0.945 1.778 131 14.9 14.6 92.0 20:43 ( 0, 39)
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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)
Sept. 7 9 56.06 -1 22.9 5.054 4.108 18 14.8 4.9 121.7 4:09 (265,-10)
Sept.14 9 57.96 -1 42.0 4.969 4.061 22 14.7 4.8 126.2 4:16 (270, -3)
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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. It must be bright already, but not yet recovered.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 6 9.78 20 8.1 2.179 2.098 71 15.0 32.0 88.5 4:09 (279, 49)
Sept.14 6 25.72 20 11.3 2.080 2.062 74 14.8 32.1 89.7 4:16 (282, 52)
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It became bright after the perihelion passage, however it is already too faint to see visually. It keeps very low at 10 deg high in the Northern Hemisphere, while it will fade out.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 0 13.14 -46 49.4 0.948 1.817 136 15.1 13.5 265.3 1:11 ( 0, 8)
Sept.14 0 4.02 -46 42.1 1.009 1.869 136 15.5 13.5 283.2 0:34 ( 0, 8)
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After conjunction, it will appear at dawn at 14 mag in January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 12 48.21 1 21.5 3.711 2.850 27 15.1 23.8 117.4 19:45 ( 91, 0)
Sept.14 12 58.21 0 4.6 3.728 2.831 23 15.1 24.3 116.9 19:34 ( 91, -2)
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Extremely diffused and hard to observe.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 16 3.58 -14 20.6 3.001 2.954 77 15.5 15.8 119.1 19:45 ( 46, 27)
Sept.14 16 10.37 -15 12.0 3.187 3.042 72 16.0 15.9 116.2 19:34 ( 48, 25)
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New comet. Although it will keep the current magnitude for a while, it will not be observable in November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 18 48.39 29 55.0 1.024 1.659 109 15.7 104.7 235.7 19:45 ( 12, 84)
Sept.14 18 8.77 22 57.6 1.101 1.594 98 15.7 87.7 228.8 19:34 ( 51, 72)
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It will be naked eye object in 2004. It is only 16 mag now and locates low 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)
Sept. 7 3 1.33 -33 39.7 6.602 7.136 118 16.1 9.1 198.4 3:58 ( 0, 21)
Sept.14 2 59.41 -34 40.2 6.494 7.077 121 16.1 9.5 204.3 3:29 ( 0, 20)
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New comet. It will fade out gradually after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 4 44.25 -8 6.5 1.348 1.755 95 16.1 40.8 134.4 4:09 (329, 42)
Sept.14 4 57.18 -11 27.2 1.344 1.787 97 16.2 38.3 138.5 4:16 (337, 41)
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It will be observable in good condition at 14 mag in winter.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 7 21.55 18 18.3 2.513 2.102 54 16.8 32.3 95.2 4:09 (270, 33)
Sept.14 7 37.37 17 55.0 2.427 2.076 57 16.7 32.5 96.4 4:16 (273, 36)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 1 22.77 -1 21.7 4.300 5.154 144 16.8 8.6 275.6 2:20 ( 0, 54)
Sept.14 1 18.54 -1 16.2 4.291 5.201 152 16.8 9.5 274.5 1:48 ( 0, 54)
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It will go far away from the earth and will be fainter rapidly. It will be fainter than 18 mag in October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 18 28.92 18 40.7 0.485 1.248 108 16.9 51.4 72.3 19:45 ( 17, 73)
Sept.14 18 52.71 20 9.9 0.530 1.279 108 17.2 48.3 77.7 19:34 ( 12, 75)
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It will be fainter than 18 mag in November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 18 27.09 27 11.4 2.368 2.815 105 17.1 16.6 267.2 19:45 ( 35, 81)
Sept.14 18 19.44 27 2.8 2.474 2.828 100 17.2 12.7 263.1 19:34 ( 56, 77)
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It was brighter than expected. But it is already fading and will be fainter than 18 mag in late October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 23 30.53 -21 25.6 1.591 2.573 163 17.2 11.8 263.7 0:28 ( 0, 34)
Sept.14 23 24.66 -21 30.1 1.619 2.594 162 17.3 11.6 270.1 23:50 ( 0, 34)
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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)
Sept. 7 18 46.67 14 17.5 5.857 6.327 113 17.4 8.6 257.4 19:45 ( 3, 69)
Sept.14 18 42.97 14 3.6 5.931 6.307 107 17.4 7.3 253.7 19:34 ( 16, 68)
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It locates high until October at 17.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 5 6.34 9 30.6 3.439 3.547 87 17.6 16.3 185.1 4:09 (308, 54)
Sept.14 5 5.15 7 32.8 3.344 3.574 94 17.6 17.8 191.7 4:16 (322, 57)
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It locates high until December at 17.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept. 7 18 53.39 77 17.5 4.299 4.413 89 17.6 21.2 191.3 19:47 (180, 48)
Sept.14 18 47.35 74 48.2 4.270 4.416 91 17.6 21.9 185.6 19:34 (178, 50)
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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)
Sept. 7 21 6.71 15 57.5 8.087 8.921 143 17.7 6.1 255.9 22:00 ( 0, 71)
Sept.14 21 4.00 15 46.2 8.175 8.966 139 17.8 5.6 251.8 21:30 ( 0, 71)
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