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In the Northern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again. It had been fading slowly since the perihelion passage, and it was observed as bright as 8 mag still in late May. Recent brightness is uncertain.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 2 52.58 -31 12.5 1.488 1.564 74 8.9 60.1 151.2 5:38 (276, 54)
July 5 3 8.77 -37 21.8 1.501 1.664 80 9.2 59.8 152.1 5:38 (286, 58)
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Getting higher in the morning sky in the Southern Hemisphere. It was 10 mag still in early May, but very diffused. Recent brightness is uncertain.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 4 52.48 -15 48.8 3.340 2.722 45 11.3 14.1 102.5 5:38 (274, 23)
July 5 4 58.87 -16 13.5 3.396 2.823 48 11.4 13.2 107.7 5:38 (271, 27)
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It will be observable in good condition at 11-12 mag in autumn again.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 5 39.20 15 34.5 3.773 2.794 13 12.1 3.4 40.0 5:38 (254, -5)
July 5 5 40.17 15 52.0 3.735 2.792 18 12.1 3.0 36.7 5:38 (250, 0)
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It is observable at 12.5 mag for long time until August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 18 46.37 -31 52.9 1.455 2.463 170 12.3 11.7 241.0 0:25 (180, 87)
July 5 18 40.68 -32 29.7 1.461 2.469 169 12.3 11.3 244.9 23:47 (180, 88)
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Although it passed the perihelion in January, it became about 1.5 or 2 mag brighter than expected after that. Now it is observed brighter than 12 mag visually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 15 3.15 -21 20.1 1.617 2.431 133 12.3 1.8 99.0 20:38 (180, 76)
July 5 15 4.71 -21 24.2 1.700 2.452 127 12.5 4.5 101.3 20:12 (180, 76)
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Getting brighter slowly. It will be 10 mag in autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will observable only until July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 11 12.02 19 44.1 1.849 1.710 66 12.6 33.1 202.8 18:28 (152, 30)
July 5 11 6.50 16 11.5 1.884 1.621 59 12.4 31.8 197.9 18:30 (142, 30)
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It will reach to 1 mag in 2004 spring. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until that time. It was observed as bright as expected in late May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 3 30.54 -35 14.3 4.629 4.417 71 13.3 14.2 123.2 5:38 (286, 48)
July 5 3 37.35 -36 13.2 4.492 4.345 75 13.1 14.9 127.8 5:38 (286, 52)
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It was in outburst and observed around 13.5 mag in May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 22 51.79 -3 15.9 5.281 5.752 112 13.3 1.4 354.6 4:29 (180, 58)
July 5 22 51.47 -3 7.7 5.182 5.751 119 13.3 1.6 307.5 4:02 (180, 58)
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Getting lower rapidly while getting fainter. It will be unobservable in August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 11 40.95 0 33.7 2.777 2.779 79 13.4 20.9 134.5 18:28 (151, 51)
July 5 11 48.06 -1 7.1 2.915 2.831 75 13.6 21.0 132.4 18:30 (142, 50)
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It will appear at dawn again in 2004 January at 14 mag, then fade out gradually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 7 53.94 20 32.7 2.733 1.818 20 13.8 37.0 99.2 18:28 (116, 0)
July 5 8 12.30 19 46.7 2.723 1.787 18 13.7 38.0 100.8 18:30 (113, -1)
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It was reported brighter than 14 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)
June 28 15 42.69 -9 41.6 1.704 2.558 138 14.3 3.6 229.1 21:18 (180, 65)
July 5 15 41.99 -10 1.3 1.742 2.540 132 14.3 3.3 183.9 20:49 (180, 65)
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It is expected to be 1 mag in the southern sky in 2004 spring. It will appear at dawn again in July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 5 7.03 28 41.6 5.354 4.402 18 14.6 8.3 77.4 5:38 (239, -6)
July 5 5 11.32 28 54.6 5.236 4.326 23 14.5 8.2 76.6 5:38 (236, -2)
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It will be observable at 14.5 mag for a long time until autumn 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)
June 28 18 16.66 -53 31.1 2.824 3.738 149 14.5 13.7 220.6 23:51 ( 0, 71)
July 5 18 9.48 -54 38.2 2.829 3.724 147 14.5 12.6 225.6 23:16 ( 0, 70)
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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)
June 28 18 42.56 55 31.7 5.252 5.538 101 14.5 8.2 307.3 0:21 (180, -1)
July 5 18 37.10 56 1.4 5.271 5.556 101 14.5 7.5 298.2 23:43 (180, -1)
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It will appear at dawn in September at 15 mag, then fade out gradually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 5 58.95 18 17.3 3.018 2.016 7 14.7 35.6 88.3 5:38 (255,-10)
July 5 6 16.45 18 20.7 3.007 2.013 9 14.6 35.6 89.9 5:38 (253, -8)
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It will be as bright as 11.5 mag in 2004 spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 16 9.05 22 57.2 2.793 3.454 123 14.9 32.0 256.0 21:43 (180, 32)
July 5 15 53.86 21 54.9 2.812 3.400 117 14.9 30.7 251.2 21:00 (180, 33)
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It will be fading gradually until December when it becomes fainter than 18 mag and gets low in the evening.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 19 28.47 2 29.2 2.050 2.974 150 15.3 19.5 322.9 1:07 (180, 53)
July 5 19 22.80 4 13.0 2.054 2.990 152 15.3 18.7 318.7 0:34 (180, 51)
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It will appear at dawn again in late July, then 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)
June 28 5 39.06 19 7.5 3.479 2.492 11 15.4 4.6 153.9 5:38 (251, -7)
July 5 5 39.96 18 37.9 3.436 2.488 17 15.3 4.7 159.9 5:38 (248, -1)
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Appearing at dawn. No observations have been reported since 2002 September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 2 13.07 9 10.3 2.723 2.415 61 15.5 20.5 74.4 5:38 (222, 36)
July 5 2 22.08 9 46.1 2.685 2.456 66 15.6 18.9 75.5 5:38 (217, 38)
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It will be observable in good condition at 16 mag until autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 17 4.87 10 15.0 4.210 5.042 141 15.6 10.5 305.2 22:39 (180, 45)
July 5 17 1.00 10 53.4 4.270 5.054 136 15.7 9.2 302.8 22:08 (180, 44)
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It will be unobservable soon in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be observable at 15 mag in good condition until September.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 12 1.84 -12 46.2 1.121 1.509 89 15.9 24.4 142.2 18:28 (150, 65)
July 5 12 9.96 -15 5.9 1.126 1.463 85 15.7 27.9 137.8 18:30 (136, 64)
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It will be observable at around 16 mag in good condition.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 1 4.63 21 16.3 4.041 3.872 73 16.2 8.2 294.9 5:38 (198, 32)
July 5 1 0.35 21 39.2 3.910 3.874 80 16.1 10.1 287.6 5:38 (189, 33)
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New comet. It will be 7 mag in the southern sky from autumn to winter in 2004.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 20 57.36 31 44.8 5.347 5.836 114 16.3 11.4 291.8 2:36 (180, 23)
July 5 20 51.20 32 11.1 5.220 5.772 118 16.2 12.3 285.6 2:02 (180, 23)
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Although it has been bright and observable for a long time, it will be fainter than 17 mag and getting lower 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)
June 28 13 1.28 31 32.0 5.133 5.147 85 16.4 12.6 186.8 18:37 (180, 24)
July 5 13 0.82 30 5.0 5.267 5.189 80 16.5 12.4 181.1 18:30 (175, 25)
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It keeps 17 mag until 2004 spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 12 33.88 29 20.6 6.816 6.723 80 16.6 8.4 170.0 18:28 (176, 26)
July 5 12 34.88 28 22.3 6.944 6.758 75 16.6 8.6 164.6 18:30 (168, 26)
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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)
June 28 17 46.72 40 9.1 5.241 5.758 115 16.7 16.4 279.5 23:20 (180, 15)
July 5 17 36.90 40 22.2 5.260 5.753 114 16.7 15.9 274.0 22:43 (180, 15)
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New periodic comet. It only becomes 16.7 mag at best in July, then it will fade out soon. In the Northern Hemisphere, it goes to the southern sky and becomes unobservable soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 11 43.45 6 30.9 0.630 1.077 77 16.8 70.5 157.4 18:28 (155, 46)
July 5 11 56.69 -1 17.8 0.616 1.066 77 16.7 74.7 156.7 18:30 (145, 51)
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It will keep 17.5 mag until summer.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 15 53.86 44 41.1 3.644 4.008 103 16.8 18.5 206.0 21:28 (180, 10)
July 5 15 49.11 42 40.2 3.675 4.008 101 16.9 19.0 200.2 20:56 (180, 12)
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New periodic comet. It was captured by SWAN images which show that the comet was as bright as 10 mag in the evening low sky in April. It will fade rapidly after this and will be fainter than 18 mag in July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 10 49.55 17 4.2 1.711 1.521 61 16.9 49.9 114.6 18:28 (146, 31)
July 5 11 10.39 14 42.0 1.843 1.611 60 17.4 45.3 115.7 18:30 (142, 32)
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It will be observable around 17.5 mag until autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
June 28 19 5.16 -15 14.0 11.199 12.194 167 17.4 3.6 265.9 0:44 (180, 70)
July 5 19 3.38 -15 16.1 11.200 12.208 172 17.4 3.7 264.8 0:14 (180, 70)
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