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It approached to the sun down to 0.1 AU on Feb. 18, and reached to -2 mag in the SOHO images. It is not observable after this in the Northern Hemisphere, but it will appear in the evening low sky soon in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 22 16.01 -21 53.7 1.039 0.209 11 1.3 197.5 123.1 4:10 (305,-10)
Mar. 1 23 33.59 -27 52.8 1.152 0.455 22 4.4 131.1 97.9 20:05 ( 58, 4)
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It started to be observed since early February in the Southern Hemisphere. Now it is fading slowly, like it brightened slowly before the perihelion passage. It will appear in the evening sky soon also 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)
Feb. 22 1 8.19 -42 5.6 0.863 0.770 48 7.3 156.1 78.4 20:15 ( 58, 31)
Mar. 1 2 32.76 -36 12.5 0.905 0.932 58 8.0 139.0 63.7 20:05 ( 70, 41)
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It brightened rapidly in January and already reached to 8 mag. It is a widely diffused object. It will reach to 6.5 mag in March and April. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable until late April. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will not be observable until May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 19 35.80 60 56.1 0.909 1.200 78 7.6 116.9 90.3 4:10 (212,-25)
Mar. 1 21 15.01 58 10.3 0.967 1.102 68 7.4 101.5 111.2 4:18 (218,-32)
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It will be observable in the good condition for a long time until spring. Strongly condensed and easy to see.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 11 50.37 41 9.7 1.220 2.098 143 10.5 18.9 229.4 1:46 (180, 14)
Mar. 1 11 41.15 39 33.4 1.221 2.116 145 10.5 21.8 225.8 1:09 (180, 15)
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It kept brightening rapidly since November and reached to 12 mag. Now it is passing the perihelion, but it may be brighter after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 0 19.40 12 33.7 2.255 1.591 37 11.8 45.2 60.5 20:15 (100, -8)
Mar. 1 0 38.49 15 7.9 2.283 1.594 36 11.9 45.6 61.3 20:05 (103, -9)
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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)
Feb. 22 6 41.35 2 17.3 2.444 3.121 125 12.2 35.7 289.8 20:32 (180, 53)
Mar. 1 6 26.71 3 40.3 2.533 3.091 115 12.2 31.2 291.7 20:05 (174, 51)
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Not observable. It will appear at dawn in June at 15.5 mag, then it will be fading.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 22 2.12 -13 21.4 2.720 1.737 5 12.5 41.2 72.0 4:10 (297,-13)
Mar. 1 22 20.58 -11 50.5 2.743 1.766 7 12.7 40.3 71.0 4:18 (293,-11)
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It was observed as bright as 12.5 mag in early January. It seems to keep 12.5 mag still in early February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 14 18.21 -32 26.9 1.304 1.873 108 12.6 65.4 257.6 4:10 (198, 87)
Mar. 1 13 38.98 -33 37.9 1.234 1.946 121 12.6 76.7 265.2 3:08 (180, 89)
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It is observable at 12.5 mag for long time from April to August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 17 32.53 -22 10.0 2.666 2.494 69 13.7 23.5 99.1 4:10 (267, 45)
Mar. 1 17 44.03 -22 34.7 2.576 2.486 73 13.6 22.6 98.7 4:18 (263, 51)
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Although it was expected to be 11 mag, the brightening pace is very slow in this return. It is still 14.5 mag. It will be 13 mag at best in spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 15 18.98 -18 41.3 1.770 2.181 100 13.9 17.3 110.9 4:10 (225, 68)
Mar. 1 15 26.41 -19 22.2 1.698 2.187 105 13.8 14.9 111.8 4:18 (209, 73)
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Not observable. It will be obervable again in April or May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 21 49.96 -11 20.8 6.752 5.773 7 13.9 12.5 67.6 4:10 (293,-12)
Mar. 1 21 55.41 -10 47.3 6.733 5.771 12 13.9 12.4 67.1 4:18 (288, -7)
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It reached to 14 mag by CCD, a bit brighter than expected.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 11 30.19 14 39.1 0.985 1.950 162 14.0 10.8 331.0 1:25 (180, 40)
Mar. 1 11 27.26 15 42.8 0.989 1.967 167 14.1 11.0 322.2 0:55 (180, 39)
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It is observable in good condition at 14-15 mag until autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 18 36.02 30 12.9 5.583 5.281 67 14.1 16.0 40.6 4:10 (232, 1)
Mar. 1 18 41.47 31 39.8 5.541 5.291 70 14.1 15.9 37.0 4:18 (226, 4)
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It will reach to 7 mag in autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will observable only until July, when it reaches to 10 mag. After that, only southern people can observe it until December, when it fades to 9 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 15 51.46 32 1.4 2.911 3.254 101 14.4 10.8 345.0 4:10 (201, 19)
Mar. 1 15 49.12 33 18.9 2.752 3.174 106 14.2 13.1 333.9 4:18 (193, 20)
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It will keep 14-15 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)
Feb. 22 7 3.60 29 3.7 2.168 2.911 130 14.3 40.8 265.0 20:54 (180, 26)
Mar. 1 6 43.46 28 31.5 2.254 2.874 119 14.3 35.3 261.4 20:07 (180, 27)
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It will reach to 1 mag in 2004 spring. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until that time.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 1 54.36 -35 52.5 6.159 5.646 54 15.0 6.7 40.0 20:15 ( 68, 36)
Mar. 1 1 57.10 -35 17.2 6.143 5.581 51 14.9 7.2 46.6 20:05 ( 68, 33)
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It had brightened very rapidly since September and reached to 15 mag in late November. On the contrary, it has been at 15.5 mag for two months after that. It is only observable until spring. It is not observable around the perihelion passage.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 4 1.04 17 51.0 2.335 2.518 88 15.3 11.3 71.0 20:15 (142, 27)
Mar. 1 4 6.87 18 17.7 2.389 2.477 83 15.2 13.6 73.1 20:05 (139, 25)
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It became a bit fainter after the perihelion passage.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 15 0.60 43 3.1 3.976 4.434 111 15.4 8.8 301.9 4:10 (188, 11)
Mar. 1 14 55.25 43 34.5 3.957 4.471 115 15.5 10.2 294.9 4:18 (181, 11)
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It will be 14 mag from spring to summer.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 15 49.38 -13 7.3 2.772 3.020 94 15.7 13.4 91.5 4:10 (230, 60)
Mar. 1 15 55.49 -13 7.7 2.648 2.989 100 15.5 12.1 88.9 4:18 (217, 64)
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The brightening pace is slow and it has been around 15.5 mag since late October.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 16 55.57 16 49.6 1.159 1.450 84 15.6 22.1 206.3 4:10 (223, 26)
Mar. 1 16 49.63 14 28.5 1.121 1.510 91 15.6 25.4 215.8 4:18 (215, 33)
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It keeps good condition until May when it becomes fainter than 18 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 11 40.47 14 12.5 1.422 2.375 159 15.7 17.0 291.6 1:36 (180, 41)
Mar. 1 11 32.63 14 53.8 1.452 2.427 166 15.9 17.4 288.4 1:00 (180, 40)
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It is expected to be 1 mag in the southern sky in 2004 spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 4 27.85 27 19.7 5.484 5.683 96 15.7 4.4 256.1 20:15 (152, 22)
Mar. 1 4 25.95 27 12.9 5.542 5.616 89 15.7 3.1 253.6 20:05 (148, 20)
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It keeps observable in good condition until April when it becomes fainter than 18 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 9 45.29 23 46.3 0.990 1.961 164 15.8 4.5 311.1 23:36 (180, 31)
Mar. 1 9 43.90 24 1.2 1.037 1.990 158 16.0 2.3 303.1 23:08 (180, 31)
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It will be observable at 14.5 mag for a long time from spring to autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it locates very low in the morning until spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 17 59.71 -29 53.0 4.494 4.142 63 15.9 14.8 119.7 4:10 (280, 43)
Mar. 1 18 6.48 -30 45.3 4.368 4.113 68 15.8 14.4 122.2 4:18 (278, 49)
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It keeps 16 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. 22 13 26.31 37 32.1 5.451 6.136 130 15.9 5.7 296.2 3:21 (180, 17)
Mar. 1 13 23.02 37 48.2 5.442 6.167 133 15.9 6.4 288.8 2:50 (180, 17)
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It keeps 17 mag until April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 9 17.99 19 5.5 4.686 5.638 162 17.2 9.0 322.7 23:09 (180, 36)
Mar. 1 9 15.44 19 53.9 4.746 5.660 154 17.2 8.3 324.1 22:39 (180, 35)
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As it is a very far object, it keeps 17 mag until 2004 summer.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 19 6.40 19 22.5 6.415 5.920 56 17.3 9.3 18.0 4:10 (244, 2)
Mar. 1 19 7.63 20 26.5 6.330 5.908 60 17.2 9.7 12.3 4:18 (238, 8)
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It is getting fainter gradually. It keeps brighter than 18 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. 22 8 41.97 28 49.7 7.463 8.340 150 17.7 9.8 289.6 22:33 (180, 26)
Mar. 1 8 37.21 29 11.1 7.563 8.375 142 17.7 9.0 288.4 22:01 (180, 26)
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It did not begin to fade even after the perihelion passage, it kept 16 mag for a while. Now it is fading.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Feb. 22 5 1.08 33 30.1 3.033 3.416 104 17.9 7.8 103.5 20:15 (162, 19)
Mar. 1 5 5.78 33 17.9 3.151 3.439 98 18.1 9.3 100.2 20:05 (159, 18)
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