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It was 10.5-12.5 mag visually in late October. Very large and diffused. It is getting brighter very rapidly after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, the condition is excellent. It locates high in the evening sky at 7 mag in mid November. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is only observable until mid November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 23 47.90 43 59.9 0.341 1.259 135 10.0 116.7 271.0 21:01 (180, 11)
Nov. 8 22 21.77 41 44.0 0.287 1.153 117 8.6 155.5 254.5 20:11 (168, 12)
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It will reach to 1 mag in 2004 spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition until that time. On the other hand, in the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until that time. It is a bit fainter than the ephemeris, 11 mag recently.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 4 1.96 -74 27.7 2.886 3.051 89 10.6 22.8 211.4 1:24 ( 0, 51)
Nov. 8 3 36.72 -76 32.4 2.855 2.970 86 10.5 21.9 222.4 0:32 ( 0, 49)
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It is expected to be 1 mag in the southern sky in 2004 spring. Brightening as expected.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 4 54.03 36 55.7 2.113 2.939 139 10.8 29.3 281.6 2:16 (180, 18)
Nov. 8 4 35.19 37 30.7 1.956 2.850 148 10.5 35.9 276.6 1:30 (180, 18)
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It is observable around 11 mag in good condition. After December, it will fade out gradually while getting lower in the evening sky.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 3 12.36 16 21.6 2.051 3.029 167 11.2 50.8 261.9 0:35 (180, 39)
Nov. 8 2 48.01 15 25.5 2.066 3.057 178 11.3 50.4 260.2 23:36 (180, 40)
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New comet. It reaches to 8 mag in 2004 spring, however, the condition is bad. In the Northern Hemisphere, it locates very low sky in the evening in November and December. Then, it appears at dawn in May. But the altitude is so low as around 10 deg until September. In the Southern Hemisphere, although the condition is good now, it will be observable only until the end of 2003, when it becomes 10 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 20 10.74 -51 43.0 2.786 2.739 77 11.6 21.3 21.1 20:02 ( 47, 58)
Nov. 8 20 17.02 -49 22.9 2.798 2.668 72 11.5 22.3 25.3 20:11 ( 53, 54)
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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)
Nov. 1 13 41.01 -8 31.5 2.590 1.630 11 13.1 43.9 110.3 3:26 (291,-14)
Nov. 8 14 0.40 -10 14.6 2.593 1.647 13 13.2 43.3 109.4 3:17 (293,-13)
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Outburst occured in late September, but 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)
Nov. 1 22 15.12 -5 17.5 5.238 5.736 115 13.3 0.2 182.6 20:02 (166, 60)
Nov. 8 22 15.39 -5 17.4 5.342 5.736 108 13.3 1.2 79.9 20:11 (150, 57)
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It will reach to 13 mag in the evening sky from winter to spring in 2004. It was already observed visually as 13-14 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 22 44.73 21 5.5 1.298 2.061 127 14.1 13.1 172.5 20:03 (180, 34)
Nov. 8 22 46.54 19 36.8 1.312 2.022 122 13.9 13.5 155.6 20:11 (170, 35)
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It will be lower than 10 deg at the end of 2003. It becomes observable again at 15.5 mag after 2004 June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 19 39.58 -30 37.4 2.765 2.662 73 14.1 20.9 76.9 20:02 ( 83, 52)
Nov. 8 19 50.76 -30 2.6 2.865 2.678 69 14.2 21.6 76.2 20:11 ( 81, 46)
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New comet. It will be observable at 14 mag in good condition 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)
Nov. 1 5 27.09 82 48.4 1.193 1.785 109 14.4 45.9 251.9 2:55 (180,-28)
Nov. 8 3 22.78 78 55.6 1.090 1.778 117 14.2 59.8 217.7 0:22 (180,-24)
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At opposition in October and November, it may be observable visually around 13 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 2 54.28 -6 24.9 1.816 2.761 157 14.4 59.0 249.8 0:17 (180, 61)
Nov. 8 2 28.74 -8 36.3 1.867 2.794 154 14.5 55.4 252.0 23:17 (180, 64)
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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)
Nov. 1 19 13.48 20 48.8 4.711 4.633 79 15.0 8.5 183.4 20:02 (130, 15)
Nov. 8 19 13.56 19 51.6 4.735 4.563 74 15.0 7.9 173.8 20:11 (123, 10)
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It is observable around 14.5 mag from December to April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 11 4.36 20 24.2 2.470 2.150 59 15.2 30.7 107.7 3:26 (245, 0)
Nov. 8 11 18.76 19 18.8 2.400 2.143 63 15.1 30.2 107.9 3:17 (245, 1)
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It was reported brighter than 14 mag visually in July. But after opposition, it was reported fainter than this ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 18 6.00 -19 58.4 2.880 2.422 53 15.1 28.4 93.8 20:02 ( 84, 28)
Nov. 8 18 20.22 -20 8.4 2.948 2.428 49 15.2 28.9 92.1 20:11 ( 81, 24)
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Recovered after 25-year blank. It became extremely bright in outburst and reached to 12 mag in early October. Although now it is extremely diffused, it was still bright as 12.5 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)
Nov. 1 10 19.48 11 8.2 1.586 1.480 65 15.1 41.0 117.4 3:26 (245, 14)
Nov. 8 10 36.25 8 56.3 1.566 1.504 67 15.3 39.1 118.6 3:17 (246, 16)
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It will appear at dawn in late November. It will be 13 mag between February and April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 14 43.17 -2 42.1 3.544 2.584 12 15.3 10.8 163.8 20:02 ( 69,-22)
Nov. 8 14 44.61 -3 53.8 3.504 2.546 12 15.3 10.6 162.9 3:17 (295,-26)
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After the perihelion passage in late September, now it becomes in good condition to observe.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 18 37.77 16 16.1 0.545 0.954 69 15.6 153.2 84.0 20:02 (121, 13)
Nov. 8 19 44.01 17 12.7 0.620 1.071 79 15.7 119.1 88.6 20:11 (127, 17)
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Now it is much brighter than expected, around 16 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 7 4.63 11 13.8 3.012 3.500 111 16.0 5.8 140.1 3:26 (200, 42)
Nov. 8 7 5.95 10 43.2 2.938 3.512 117 16.0 4.6 157.3 3:17 (194, 43)
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Although it keeps locating in good position, it will fade out after this and become fainter than 18 mag in January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 4 38.09 52 11.9 0.773 1.624 133 16.0 11.0 349.8 2:00 (180, 3)
Nov. 8 4 35.20 53 14.1 0.781 1.655 137 16.1 8.8 322.0 1:29 (180, 2)
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Finally observed for the first time in this return. It is as bright as expected. It will be observable in good condition at 14 mag from January to April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 11 6.00 6 57.3 2.408 1.981 53 16.3 36.2 105.7 3:26 (256, 8)
Nov. 8 11 22.47 5 48.0 2.325 1.953 56 16.1 36.7 105.7 3:17 (256, 9)
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Fading slowly. It keeps observable in the Northern Hemisphere until 2004 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)
Nov. 1 18 37.78 49 30.6 5.936 5.928 84 16.2 9.8 114.2 20:02 (145,-10)
Nov. 8 18 44.45 49 4.0 5.986 5.953 83 16.3 10.3 110.0 20:11 (141,-14)
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It will become 17 mag and lower than 30 deg at 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)
Nov. 1 21 46.40 8 2.5 3.580 4.059 112 16.2 17.6 232.9 20:02 (160, 45)
Nov. 8 21 40.46 6 52.2 3.725 4.078 103 16.3 14.7 229.9 20:11 (146, 42)
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It will be observable around 16 mag until March in the northern sky.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 16 53.29 61 51.9 2.951 2.973 81 16.3 10.2 78.4 20:02 (147,-29)
Nov. 8 17 4.13 62 11.5 2.910 2.955 82 16.2 12.3 72.9 20:11 (147,-32)
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It will be fading slowly and become fainter than 18 mag in April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 10 40.04 6 15.1 2.515 2.176 58 16.3 27.1 107.5 3:26 (252, 13)
Nov. 8 10 51.88 5 19.3 2.464 2.197 62 16.3 25.9 107.5 3:17 (252, 15)
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It is observable around 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)
Nov. 1 8 23.54 11 29.5 3.829 4.000 92 16.9 6.9 79.8 3:26 (222, 33)
Nov. 8 8 26.45 11 39.9 3.731 4.007 98 16.9 5.6 71.7 3:17 (218, 35)
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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)
Nov. 1 19 25.60 11 18.4 3.511 3.465 79 17.1 14.2 85.7 20:02 (125, 24)
Nov. 8 19 32.57 11 27.4 3.625 3.502 75 17.2 15.1 84.2 20:11 (120, 19)
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 2 30.65 7 37.8 2.156 3.144 173 17.4 14.0 253.7 23:48 (180, 47)
Nov. 8 2 24.48 7 12.2 2.204 3.182 168 17.6 13.1 255.2 23:14 (180, 48)
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It becomes fainter than 18 mag in December.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 1 37.38 -1 25.1 1.523 2.482 160 17.6 9.5 270.6 22:55 (180, 56)
Nov. 8 1 33.27 -1 20.1 1.560 2.489 153 17.6 8.1 279.5 22:23 (180, 56)
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It becomes fainter than 18 mag in December.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 0 14.90 8 12.6 1.896 2.788 148 17.6 6.8 222.1 21:33 (180, 47)
Nov. 8 0 13.24 7 39.6 1.933 2.771 140 17.7 5.0 209.1 21:04 (180, 47)
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It becomes only 17.7 mag at best in October and November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 3 30.09 8 23.9 2.181 3.142 162 17.7 10.2 239.5 0:52 (180, 47)
Nov. 8 3 25.73 7 48.7 2.173 3.149 167 17.7 10.7 243.2 0:20 (180, 47)
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New comet. It is expected to be 5 mag in 2005 spring. Until that time, it keeps observable in the Northern Hemisphere, which the comet will be getting brighter gradually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 1 8 26.53 68 17.2 6.048 6.343 102 17.9 9.2 6.7 3:26 (193,-17)
Nov. 8 8 27.20 69 22.6 5.913 6.280 107 17.8 9.6 359.8 3:17 (191,-17)
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