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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. 29 18 35.64 9 5.5 0.304 0.803 45 7.0 143.5 226.6 20:39 ( 91,-13)
Dec. 6 17 52.56 -1 18.0 0.366 0.677 26 6.9 113.0 225.3 20:47 ( 71,-22)
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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. 29 3 15.38 36 51.1 1.630 2.577 159 9.7 53.3 259.8 22:41 (180, 18)
Dec. 6 2 44.73 35 22.6 1.580 2.484 150 9.4 55.3 254.0 21:43 (180, 20)
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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. 29 1 30.70 -79 30.4 2.777 2.724 76 10.8 18.5 269.4 20:55 ( 0, 46)
Dec. 6 0 46.00 -79 11.5 2.751 2.640 73 10.7 17.3 286.4 20:47 ( 4, 45)
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It is observable around 11 mag in good condition, but it will fade out gradually after this.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 29 1 44.41 12 13.9 2.309 3.148 142 11.7 37.5 256.9 21:11 (180, 43)
Dec. 6 1 28.42 11 17.8 2.444 3.181 131 11.9 31.5 256.4 20:47 (173, 44)
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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. 29 20 40.55 -42 16.8 2.886 2.509 58 11.8 25.0 34.3 20:39 ( 61, 38)
Dec. 6 20 49.69 -39 51.0 2.894 2.440 53 11.7 26.0 36.4 20:47 ( 62, 33)
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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. 29 14 58.05 -14 43.7 2.605 1.712 20 13.4 41.0 105.9 2:57 (295, -9)
Dec. 6 15 16.97 -15 57.8 2.608 1.738 22 13.5 40.0 104.6 2:54 (295, -8)
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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. 29 22 19.38 -4 60.0 5.673 5.734 88 13.5 4.7 71.9 20:39 (117, 40)
Dec. 6 22 21.71 -4 48.3 5.784 5.733 82 13.5 5.8 71.1 20:47 (110, 34)
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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. 29 23 3.02 15 54.5 1.385 1.909 106 13.6 18.7 116.9 20:39 (144, 31)
Dec. 6 23 11.87 15 0.8 1.416 1.873 101 13.5 21.0 109.0 20:47 (137, 28)
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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. 29 1 45.96 52 40.8 0.942 1.797 137 13.9 92.6 186.7 21:13 (180, 3)
Dec. 6 1 40.67 41 58.0 0.962 1.809 136 14.0 90.2 183.0 20:47 (179, 14)
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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. 29 20 25.70 -27 59.5 3.152 2.729 56 14.5 23.4 73.9 20:39 ( 75, 30)
Dec. 6 20 37.63 -27 12.4 3.243 2.746 51 14.6 23.8 73.2 20:47 ( 73, 25)
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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. 29 19 17.46 17 30.2 4.781 4.351 58 14.8 7.0 142.3 20:39 (105, -9)
Dec. 6 19 19.78 16 54.3 4.782 4.279 54 14.7 7.0 132.2 20:47 (100,-15)
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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. 29 14 48.69 -7 24.0 3.295 2.443 25 15.0 10.2 166.7 2:57 (288,-12)
Dec. 6 14 49.64 -8 34.0 3.196 2.413 31 14.9 10.2 170.8 2:54 (286, -7)
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It will 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. 29 1 25.58 -12 35.3 2.212 2.901 125 15.0 35.2 259.9 20:52 (180, 68)
Dec. 6 1 10.58 -13 8.4 2.371 2.940 115 15.3 28.4 262.9 20:47 (157, 67)
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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. 29 12 12.73 2 21.3 2.084 1.880 64 15.3 37.5 104.7 2:57 (257, 14)
Dec. 6 12 29.69 1 15.8 2.007 1.861 67 15.1 37.5 104.1 2:54 (257, 16)
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Although it will be too low to observe soon, 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. 29 19 4.03 -20 4.2 3.140 2.451 38 15.4 29.8 87.3 20:39 ( 73, 10)
Dec. 6 19 18.83 -19 51.2 3.200 2.461 35 15.4 30.0 85.7 20:47 ( 70, 6)
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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. 29 11 59.47 16 9.7 2.188 2.130 73 15.5 27.8 107.8 2:57 (244, 8)
Dec. 6 12 12.06 15 11.7 2.116 2.129 77 15.4 26.7 107.5 2:54 (243, 10)
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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. 29 11 19.88 2 36.8 1.499 1.591 76 15.9 32.3 122.0 2:57 (248, 24)
Dec. 6 11 32.09 0 39.8 1.474 1.625 80 16.2 29.7 123.2 2:54 (248, 27)
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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. 29 17 49.18 64 15.7 2.783 2.911 87 16.1 19.2 64.7 20:39 (148,-40)
Dec. 6 18 9.37 65 16.8 2.742 2.899 89 16.0 21.6 64.1 20:47 (150,-41)
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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. 29 7 4.29 9 25.1 2.756 3.553 138 16.0 5.0 232.7 2:35 (180, 46)
Dec. 6 7 2.00 9 5.7 2.714 3.568 145 16.0 6.1 246.1 2:05 (180, 46)
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New comet. Although it must have been bright for more than one year, it was not discovered until recently. It will be observable while it is getting fainter, until March when it will be 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. 29 10 38.35 42 41.2 3.264 3.581 100 16.3 7.1 44.1 2:57 (213, 1)
Dec. 6 10 40.87 43 19.1 3.241 3.644 106 16.4 6.5 27.3 2:54 (210, 3)
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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. 29 11 23.78 2 52.2 2.295 2.263 75 16.4 21.4 106.4 2:57 (249, 23)
Dec. 6 11 33.02 2 12.6 2.234 2.287 80 16.4 19.7 105.5 2:54 (247, 26)
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New comet. It keeps 16.5 mag until early January. But it will be fading after that, and will be fainter than 18 mag in early February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 29 18 41.88 65 30.7 1.352 1.689 91 16.4 53.3 72.4 20:39 (150,-34)
Dec. 6 19 46.69 66 46.0 1.304 1.704 95 16.4 60.7 84.0 20:47 (153,-31)
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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. 29 19 7.08 48 7.1 6.137 6.029 79 16.4 11.7 98.8 20:39 (132,-26)
Dec. 6 19 15.33 47 56.5 6.188 6.055 77 16.5 12.1 95.5 20:47 (130,-30)
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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. 29 21 29.85 4 11.5 4.186 4.138 80 16.7 7.3 215.8 20:39 (115, 25)
Dec. 6 21 28.27 3 33.7 4.338 4.160 73 16.8 5.5 207.4 20:47 (108, 18)
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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. 29 21 43.45 16 10.7 0.978 1.367 88 16.7 55.6 93.6 20:39 (127, 19)
Dec. 6 22 7.99 15 49.5 1.117 1.452 87 17.0 46.2 92.9 20:47 (125, 18)
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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. 29 8 30.61 12 36.9 3.456 4.031 119 16.7 3.8 5.7 2:57 (201, 40)
Dec. 6 8 30.38 13 5.7 3.375 4.040 126 16.7 4.7 343.6 2:54 (193, 41)
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An object discovered about one and a half year ago was revealed as a comet recently. It will be 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. 29 2 36.46 15 41.4 1.945 2.871 155 17.0 9.5 228.1 22:04 (180, 39)
Dec. 6 2 33.53 15 0.1 2.015 2.894 147 17.1 7.4 222.6 21:34 (180, 40)
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New comet. It will be fainter than 18 mag soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 29 0 28.20 -20 23.7 1.231 1.823 110 17.2 63.7 274.2 20:39 (143, 72)
Dec. 6 0 1.64 -19 38.5 1.416 1.840 98 17.5 45.1 279.5 20:47 (116, 62)
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It will be fainter than 18 mag soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 29 1 26.71 -0 13.9 1.737 2.516 133 17.2 5.0 348.3 20:55 (180, 55)
Dec. 6 1 26.84 0 23.8 1.814 2.526 126 17.3 6.1 15.1 20:47 (172, 54)
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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. 29 8 18.58 72 52.3 5.579 6.118 118 17.6 10.9 338.5 2:57 (184,-18)
Dec. 6 8 10.76 74 2.3 5.476 6.054 121 17.5 11.3 330.8 2:54 (182,-19)
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It will be fainter than 18 mag soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 29 3 12.43 6 27.0 2.233 3.171 158 17.8 8.9 252.3 22:40 (180, 49)
Dec. 6 3 8.76 6 11.4 2.280 3.178 151 17.8 7.3 256.2 22:09 (180, 49)
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It will be fainter than 18 mag soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 29 0 14.84 6 38.7 2.099 2.725 119 17.8 5.0 105.2 20:39 (160, 46)
Dec. 6 0 17.65 6 33.4 2.167 2.711 113 17.8 7.2 91.6 20:47 (149, 43)
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Fading much faster than expected. It seems to be fainter than 18 mag soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 29 4 16.37 53 24.4 0.852 1.768 147 17.8 10.2 238.7 23:43 (180, 2)
Dec. 6 4 10.09 52 35.6 0.890 1.807 148 18.2 11.2 220.8 23:10 (180, 2)
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