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It was about 7-8 mag visually in mid November. Very large and diffused. It will become lower and lower in the evening sky, and unobservable in early December.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 22 19 32.87 21 27.9 0.268 0.925 68 7.2 172.3 230.3 18:19 ( 81, 49)
Nov. 29 18 35.64 9 5.5 0.304 0.803 45 7.0 143.5 226.6 18:18 ( 82, 26)
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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. 22 3 45.13 37 38.4 1.711 2.669 162 9.9 48.7 265.7 23:38 (180, 87)
Nov. 29 3 15.38 36 51.1 1.630 2.577 159 9.7 53.3 259.8 22:41 (180, 88)
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It is expected to be 1 mag in 2004 spring. But recent brightness evolution is slower than expected, so it may reaches to only 3 mag at best. 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.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 22 2 18.42 -79 10.4 2.803 2.806 80 10.9 19.7 252.0 22:10 ( 0,-24)
Nov. 29 1 30.70 -79 30.4 2.777 2.724 76 10.8 18.5 269.4 20:55 ( 0,-24)
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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. 22 2 3.24 13 16.7 2.198 3.117 154 11.5 43.1 257.7 21:57 ( 0, 68)
Nov. 29 1 44.41 12 13.9 2.309 3.148 142 11.7 37.5 256.9 21:11 ( 0, 67)
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It had not been brightening at all after disdovery in October, and still keeps 11-12 mag. Now it locates very low sky in the evening in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is only observable until early January.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 22 20 32.33 -44 37.6 2.819 2.526 62 11.8 24.3 32.0 18:19 ( 19, 7)
Nov. 29 20 41.06 -42 12.3 2.827 2.455 58 11.7 25.4 34.5 18:18 ( 23, 8)
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It will appear at dawn soon, 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. 22 14 38.95 -13 21.4 2.601 1.688 17 13.3 41.8 107.2 5:12 (286, -1)
Nov. 29 14 58.05 -14 43.7 2.605 1.712 20 13.4 41.0 105.9 5:18 (289, 1)
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No evident activity had been observed since October. Now it is faint.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 22 22 17.54 -5 8.7 5.561 5.734 95 13.4 3.6 73.0 18:19 ( 2, 50)
Nov. 29 22 19.38 -4 60.0 5.673 5.734 88 13.5 4.7 71.9 18:18 ( 11, 49)
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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. 22 22 55.77 16 59.2 1.357 1.946 111 13.7 16.5 127.2 18:52 ( 0, 72)
Nov. 29 23 3.02 15 54.5 1.385 1.909 106 13.6 18.7 116.9 18:32 ( 0, 71)
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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. 22 1 57.74 62 46.2 0.950 1.778 133 13.9 87.6 191.7 21:52 (180, 63)
Nov. 29 1 45.38 52 13.0 0.929 1.785 137 13.9 94.1 186.6 21:13 (180, 74)
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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. 22 20 13.88 -28 43.6 3.059 2.711 60 14.4 22.9 74.7 18:19 ( 30, 19)
Nov. 29 20 25.70 -27 59.5 3.152 2.729 56 14.5 23.4 73.9 18:18 ( 33, 19)
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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. 22 19 15.62 18 12.0 4.771 4.422 63 14.8 7.1 152.9 18:19 ( 80, 45)
Nov. 29 19 17.48 17 30.2 4.781 4.351 58 14.8 7.0 142.3 18:18 ( 84, 40)
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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. 22 11 46.36 17 10.7 2.259 2.133 69 14.9 28.8 107.9 5:12 (288, 52)
Nov. 29 11 59.47 16 9.7 2.188 2.130 73 14.8 27.8 107.8 5:18 (294, 55)
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It will fade out after this, and become too low in the evening sky at 17 mag in February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 22 1 43.72 -11 41.3 2.070 2.864 135 14.9 42.4 257.1 21:38 ( 0, 43)
Nov. 29 1 25.58 -12 35.3 2.212 2.901 125 15.0 35.2 259.9 20:52 ( 0, 42)
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Appearing at dawn. 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. 22 14 47.47 -6 14.3 3.380 2.476 20 15.1 10.4 164.1 5:12 (279, 2)
Nov. 29 14 48.69 -7 24.0 3.295 2.443 25 15.0 10.2 166.7 5:18 (285, 8)
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Although it will be too low in December, it will be observable again in next summer at 16.5-17 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 22 18 49.28 -20 11.4 3.078 2.442 42 15.3 29.6 88.9 18:19 ( 51, 15)
Nov. 29 19 4.03 -20 4.2 3.140 2.451 38 15.4 29.8 87.3 18:18 ( 53, 13)
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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. 22 11 55.86 3 29.1 2.162 1.902 61 15.6 37.3 105.2 5:12 (301, 41)
Nov. 29 12 12.73 2 21.3 2.084 1.880 64 15.3 37.5 104.7 5:18 (306, 43)
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Recovered after 25-year blank. It became extremely bright in outburst and reached to 12 mag in early October. It was as bright as 12.5 mag in late October, however it was extremely diffused. No visual observations have been reported in November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 22 11 6.48 4 39.3 1.522 1.559 73 15.7 34.8 120.8 5:12 (313, 50)
Nov. 29 11 19.88 2 36.8 1.499 1.591 76 15.9 32.3 122.0 5:18 (321, 51)
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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. 22 7 5.75 9 48.2 2.808 3.539 131 16.0 4.2 211.5 3:04 ( 0, 65)
Nov. 29 7 4.29 9 25.1 2.756 3.553 138 16.0 5.0 232.7 2:35 ( 0, 64)
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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. 22 17 31.83 63 23.7 2.825 2.924 85 16.1 16.8 66.3 18:19 (147, 38)
Nov. 29 17 49.19 64 15.6 2.782 2.910 87 16.1 19.2 64.7 18:18 (148, 38)
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After the perihelion passage in late September, now it is in good condition to observe. It will be fainter than 18 mag 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. 22 21 13.29 16 38.7 0.845 1.276 87 16.3 69.5 93.3 18:19 ( 44, 66)
Nov. 29 21 43.45 16 10.7 0.978 1.367 88 16.7 55.6 93.6 18:18 ( 42, 66)
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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. 22 11 13.81 3 37.0 2.353 2.240 71 16.4 23.1 107.0 5:12 (312, 48)
Nov. 29 11 23.78 2 52.2 2.295 2.263 75 16.4 21.4 106.4 5:18 (320, 51)
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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. 22 18 59.15 48 22.0 6.086 6.004 80 16.4 11.3 102.3 18:19 (126, 51)
Nov. 29 19 7.08 48 7.1 6.137 6.029 79 16.4 11.7 98.8 18:18 (126, 47)
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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. 22 4 23.11 53 52.3 0.815 1.723 145 16.4 9.2 260.7 0:22 (180, 71)
Nov. 29 4 15.97 53 27.8 0.844 1.760 147 16.6 10.3 238.6 23:43 (180, 72)
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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. 22 21 32.32 4 56.9 4.031 4.117 88 16.5 9.5 221.8 18:19 ( 24, 58)
Nov. 29 21 29.85 4 11.5 4.186 4.138 80 16.7 7.3 215.8 18:18 ( 35, 54)
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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. 22 8 30.02 12 13.2 3.543 4.023 112 16.8 3.7 34.6 4:28 ( 0, 67)
Nov. 29 8 30.61 12 36.9 3.456 4.031 119 16.7 3.8 5.7 4:01 ( 0, 68)
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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. 22 8 23.54 71 41.6 5.662 6.152 115 17.7 10.5 345.7 4:22 (180, 53)
Nov. 29 8 18.42 72 52.8 5.549 6.088 118 17.6 10.9 338.3 3:50 (180, 52)
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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. 22 3 16.65 6 49.0 2.199 3.163 164 17.7 10.0 249.2 23:11 ( 0, 62)
Nov. 29 3 12.43 6 27.0 2.233 3.171 158 17.8 8.9 252.3 22:40 ( 0, 61)
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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. 22 0 13.20 6 51.9 2.036 2.740 126 17.7 3.4 135.2 20:09 ( 0, 62)
Nov. 29 0 14.89 6 39.0 2.099 2.726 119 17.8 5.0 105.1 19:43 ( 0, 62)
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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. 22 1 27.77 -0 44.1 1.667 2.505 139 17.8 5.2 316.5 21:23 ( 0, 54)
Nov. 29 1 26.69 -0 13.8 1.735 2.514 133 17.9 5.0 348.3 20:55 ( 0, 55)
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It will be fainter than 18 mag in late November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 22 2 13.77 6 35.0 2.343 3.257 153 17.9 10.0 259.2 22:09 ( 0, 62)
Nov. 29 2 9.62 6 24.9 2.432 3.294 145 18.1 7.9 262.7 21:37 ( 0, 61)
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