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It bursted out on Sept. 24 and reached to 8.5 mag now.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 10 1.02 16 27.3 1.748 1.144 38 8.9 54.2 102.4 4:16 (251, -1)
Oct. 5 10 26.02 15 2.1 1.776 1.181 39 9.9 51.7 103.9 4:06 (253, -2)
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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.28 14 37.43 -12 18.1 2.454 1.750 36 12.4 38.0 110.0 19:25 ( 86, 16)
Oct. 5 14 54.86 -13 47.7 2.460 1.722 33 12.2 39.2 108.9 19:31 ( 82, 14)
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It brightened about 1 mag after perihelion passage, and reached to 12 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 8 59.86 21 14.8 1.718 1.380 53 12.5 44.9 101.2 4:16 (238, 7)
Oct. 5 9 21.25 20 10.4 1.717 1.411 55 12.6 42.8 102.7 4:06 (239, 7)
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It is fading rapidly before the perihelion passage. Although it was expected to be 7 mag by the original ephemeris, it was actually as faint as 8.5 mag in early September. It was reported fainter than 10 mag in late September. It may disappear after this. It turns to be in the morning sky after October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 12 35.68 37 56.3 1.207 0.780 40 12.6 48.7 193.6 19:25 (115,-35)
Oct. 5 12 29.72 32 31.4 1.286 0.778 37 12.9 46.6 191.7 4:06 (252,-35)
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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.28 8 5.07 49 24.3 2.524 2.451 74 12.9 29.4 85.3 4:16 (210, -6)
Oct. 5 8 26.18 49 36.8 2.423 2.408 77 12.7 29.4 87.1 4:06 (211, -6)
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It will be bright as 10-11 mag for a long time from winter to spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 11 2.26 8 12.8 3.223 2.318 21 13.2 30.9 113.5 4:16 (266, -9)
Oct. 5 11 15.59 6 45.7 3.174 2.301 24 13.1 31.0 113.9 4:06 (267, -7)
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It seems to keep 12 mag recently.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 20 31.77 -18 36.2 5.223 5.803 120 13.3 1.3 291.5 20:03 (180, 74)
Oct. 5 20 31.48 -18 32.0 5.322 5.802 114 13.4 0.7 360.0 19:35 (180, 74)
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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.28 16 29.93 -33 59.4 2.039 1.887 66 13.6 29.6 87.7 19:25 ( 76, 49)
Oct. 5 16 47.13 -33 48.5 2.054 1.843 63 13.6 31.7 86.7 19:31 ( 75, 45)
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Recovered as bright as expected on Aug. 26. However, it did not come to bright after this, and still keeps 16.5 mag. It is expected to reach to 10-11 mag in the evening sky during winter and spring, but...
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 19 55.67 -30 47.8 1.657 2.209 109 13.9 12.3 15.2 19:27 (180, 86)
Oct. 5 19 58.29 -29 23.2 1.690 2.162 104 13.7 13.9 27.9 19:31 (131, 82)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 16 29.15 18 24.2 5.526 5.185 65 13.9 7.7 96.1 19:25 (129, 18)
Oct. 5 16 33.15 18 19.2 5.591 5.185 61 13.9 8.6 93.9 19:31 (124, 13)
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It is as faint as 15 mag by CCD.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 13 40.29 52 21.4 4.250 3.797 56 13.9 19.4 143.4 19:25 (136,-29)
Oct. 5 13 48.94 50 35.7 4.272 3.821 56 14.0 18.6 141.5 19:31 (132,-32)
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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.28 21 57.32 -2 34.9 0.895 1.808 144 14.0 23.3 149.7 21:29 (180, 58)
Oct. 5 22 3.49 -4 47.8 0.933 1.812 139 14.2 23.0 140.7 21:08 (180, 60)
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It rapidly faded and diffused in September. It will disappear soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 11 28.73 19 46.8 1.424 0.662 24 14.3 47.9 158.4 4:16 (259,-20)
Oct. 5 11 37.00 14 49.4 1.549 0.774 25 17.2 43.6 158.0 4:06 (263,-16)
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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.28 17 20.71 11 14.1 1.339 1.474 76 14.3 54.6 220.1 19:25 (134, 31)
Oct. 5 17 6.47 6 48.4 1.477 1.421 66 14.4 42.9 216.8 19:31 (121, 27)
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New comet. Moving within 1 deg with C/2002 Q3 ( LINEAR ). Because it is extremely diffused, it is hard to observe. It will fade out quickly after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 19 14.09 12 4.1 0.817 1.441 104 14.3 119.7 167.6 19:25 (167, 43)
Oct. 5 19 25.76 -0 1.1 0.929 1.487 100 14.8 93.5 165.1 19:31 (154, 53)
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It will be observable in good condition at 11-12 mag in early 2003 and 2003 autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 10 1.14 -2 24.7 4.758 3.967 33 14.5 4.3 138.7 4:16 (266, 10)
Oct. 5 10 2.30 -2 47.9 4.634 3.921 39 14.4 4.0 148.4 4:06 (264, 13)
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New comet. Moving within 1 deg with C/2002 Q2 ( LINEAR ). Because it is extremely diffused, it is hard to observe. It will fade out quickly after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 19 11.85 13 5.4 0.817 1.436 103 14.8 120.7 167.2 19:25 (167, 42)
Oct. 5 19 24.00 0 52.2 0.926 1.481 100 15.2 94.9 164.8 19:31 (154, 52)
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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.28 15 16.54 -9 29.2 3.311 2.701 45 14.8 12.3 183.3 19:25 ( 94, 22)
Oct. 5 15 16.54 -10 53.1 3.421 2.713 38 14.9 11.7 176.9 19:31 ( 88, 16)
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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.28 13 18.91 -2 29.5 3.746 2.793 15 15.0 25.2 115.9 19:25 ( 83, -5)
Oct. 5 13 29.61 -3 46.2 3.746 2.774 11 15.0 25.6 115.3 19:31 ( 79, -9)
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It brightened rapidly and reached to 14 mag. But it has already started to fade out. 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)
Sept.28 20 32.15 -16 2.7 1.072 1.812 121 15.6 19.4 85.5 20:04 (180, 71)
Oct. 5 20 42.01 -15 48.4 1.144 1.831 117 15.9 21.4 83.2 19:47 (180, 71)
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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.28 2 53.76 -36 38.8 6.308 6.958 127 15.9 10.1 215.7 2:28 ( 0, 88)
Oct. 5 2 50.05 -37 34.7 6.231 6.898 128 15.9 10.3 221.2 1:57 ( 0, 87)
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It will be observable in good condition at 14 mag in winter. No observations have been reported since 2001 November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 8 8.91 16 54.8 2.257 2.028 63 16.4 32.6 98.6 4:16 (232, 19)
Oct. 5 8 24.55 16 18.7 2.172 2.006 67 16.2 32.5 99.5 4:06 (232, 19)
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New asteroid with a cometary orbit. It will be as bright as 15.5 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.28 4 2.66 14 27.3 1.784 2.476 122 16.6 39.4 293.2 3:37 (180, 41)
Oct. 5 3 43.05 16 18.3 1.671 2.474 134 16.4 47.7 289.9 2:51 (180, 39)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 1 9.13 -1 5.9 4.314 5.295 166 16.9 10.5 274.2 0:44 (180, 56)
Oct. 5 1 4.19 -1 0.2 4.349 5.342 172 17.0 10.6 274.7 0:12 (180, 56)
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New comet. It will be observable at 16-17 mag until the end of 2003.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 4 4.41 21 36.4 3.863 4.467 121 17.2 16.6 270.4 3:39 (180, 33)
Oct. 5 3 55.37 21 35.2 3.725 4.438 130 17.1 19.4 268.6 3:02 (180, 33)
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It became 17 mag, brighter than expected. It keeps 17 mag in the high position until December.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 5 26.86 31 41.5 2.679 3.044 101 17.1 9.9 62.4 4:16 (190, 23)
Oct. 5 5 31.12 32 13.2 2.602 3.056 107 17.1 8.1 56.1 4:06 (187, 22)
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New periodic comet. It will go southwards while fading out after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 5 17.87 -18 34.2 1.164 1.703 103 17.1 33.8 149.7 4:16 (208, 72)
Oct. 5 5 25.24 -21 54.7 1.169 1.735 106 17.2 30.7 155.9 4:06 (205, 76)
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Recovered 3 mag fainter than expected. Although it will be at the peak in 2003 January and be observable in good condition, it may reach to 15 mag at best.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 6 57.13 20 3.6 1.887 1.998 81 17.4 32.2 91.9 4:16 (215, 26)
Oct. 5 7 13.08 19 53.7 1.796 1.968 84 17.2 32.1 92.9 4:06 (215, 27)
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Appearing at dawn. It keeps 17 mag until next April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Sept.28 9 6.40 8 9.9 5.895 5.286 48 17.4 11.0 88.4 4:16 (249, 14)
Oct. 5 9 11.43 8 12.5 5.821 5.298 54 17.4 10.3 87.5 4:06 (247, 17)
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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.28 18 37.44 13 33.8 6.092 6.266 95 17.4 4.9 244.4 19:25 (156, 38)
Oct. 5 18 35.61 13 19.2 6.176 6.246 89 17.4 3.8 237.5 19:31 (146, 35)
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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.28 18 9.88 26 38.5 2.691 2.859 89 17.4 6.1 253.7 19:25 (155, 24)
Oct. 5 18 7.55 26 27.4 2.799 2.876 84 17.5 3.4 245.4 19:31 (147, 20)
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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.28 4 59.62 3 13.7 3.170 3.629 109 17.5 21.2 203.1 4:16 (187, 51)
Oct. 5 4 55.16 0 53.8 3.097 3.658 116 17.5 23.1 207.9 4:02 (180, 54)
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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.28 18 45.90 69 33.6 4.237 4.426 94 17.6 23.0 177.0 19:25 (174,-15)
Oct. 5 18 48.29 66 52.5 4.234 4.431 94 17.6 23.2 173.5 19:31 (170,-13)
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It will be 17 mag in the evening sky until 2003 spring, then it will be in conjunction with the sun. After the perihelion passage, it will appear at dawn at 15.5 mag, then 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.28 0 14.13 -5 37.1 1.897 2.894 172 17.9 13.3 236.1 23:44 (180, 61)
Oct. 5 0 8.93 -6 27.6 1.883 2.864 166 17.8 13.0 237.7 23:12 (180, 62)
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It keeps brightness around 18 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.28 20 59.54 15 19.7 8.385 9.055 129 17.9 4.4 242.6 20:31 (180, 40)
Oct. 5 20 57.84 15 5.4 8.505 9.100 123 18.0 3.7 236.6 20:02 (180, 40)
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