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Too close to the Sun to see. It passes the perihelion at the end of 2003, then it locates very low sky in the morning and may be observable.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 13 17 20.25 -9 34.7 0.460 0.548 13 6.8 85.0 221.9 2:53 (308,-28)
Dec. 20 17 0.21 -16 12.6 0.597 0.428 13 6.6 56.7 205.7 2:54 (304,-16)
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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)
Dec. 13 2 15.24 33 16.8 1.560 2.390 138 9.2 54.5 248.6 20:54 (178, 22)
Dec. 20 1 48.62 30 45.7 1.568 2.294 126 9.1 51.0 243.8 20:59 (164, 23)
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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)
Dec. 13 0 9.62 -78 22.5 2.721 2.556 69 10.5 16.1 301.8 20:54 ( 9, 44)
Dec. 20 23 42.95 -77 14.2 2.688 2.472 66 10.4 14.9 315.2 20:59 ( 13, 43)
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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)
Dec. 13 20 59.27 -37 23.0 2.898 2.372 49 11.7 27.1 38.1 20:54 ( 62, 27)
Dec. 20 21 9.22 -34 52.3 2.899 2.305 44 11.6 28.1 39.4 20:59 ( 62, 22)
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It is observable about 12 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)
Dec. 13 1 15.20 10 30.2 2.598 3.215 120 12.1 25.8 256.3 20:54 (158, 42)
Dec. 20 1 4.55 9 52.1 2.765 3.250 111 12.2 20.5 256.6 20:59 (145, 38)
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It will be observable at 13 mag in the evening sky until April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 13 23 22.17 14 18.4 1.448 1.839 96 13.4 23.4 102.9 20:54 (131, 25)
Dec. 20 23 33.81 13 47.0 1.482 1.806 91 13.3 25.8 98.2 20:59 (127, 22)
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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)
Dec. 13 22 24.47 -4 33.9 5.895 5.732 75 13.5 6.7 70.4 20:54 (105, 28)
Dec. 20 22 27.64 -4 16.8 6.002 5.732 69 13.6 7.7 69.9 20:59 (100, 22)
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Appearing at dawn. No observations have been reported since 2003 May. It is fading 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)
Dec. 13 15 35.67 -17 3.6 2.610 1.766 24 13.6 39.1 103.1 2:53 (295, -5)
Dec. 20 15 54.12 -18 0.9 2.610 1.796 27 13.7 38.0 101.6 2:54 (294, -3)
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Appearing at dawn. Although it had been 15.5 mag before conjunction and did not brighten at all, Ken-ichi Kadota reported that it brightened to 14 mag on Dec. 3. It will reach to 11-12 mag and be observable visually in next spring.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 13 14 50.18 -9 44.7 3.084 2.385 37 13.9 10.2 176.6 2:53 (283, -1)
Dec. 20 14 50.16 -10 57.0 2.958 2.359 44 13.7 10.5 184.1 2:54 (280, 5)
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It will get fainter on and on after this and be too low in the evening sky at 18 mag in March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 13 1 39.40 31 58.3 1.020 1.825 131 14.2 80.3 179.8 20:54 (170, 23)
Dec. 20 1 40.62 23 21.6 1.111 1.845 123 14.4 67.2 176.4 20:59 (161, 30)
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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)
Dec. 13 19 22.50 16 24.4 4.775 4.207 49 14.6 7.1 122.8 20:54 ( 96,-21)
Dec. 20 19 25.58 16 0.4 4.759 4.135 45 14.6 7.3 114.1 20:59 ( 91,-27)
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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)
Dec. 13 20 49.60 -26 22.5 3.330 2.764 47 14.7 24.1 72.4 20:54 ( 72, 20)
Dec. 20 21 1.59 -25 29.9 3.413 2.783 43 14.8 24.4 71.7 20:59 ( 70, 16)
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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)
Dec. 13 12 46.70 0 13.5 1.933 1.844 69 14.9 37.5 103.3 2:53 (256, 18)
Dec. 20 13 3.72 -0 44.5 1.861 1.829 72 14.7 37.3 102.3 2:54 (255, 21)
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Appearing at dawn. No observations have been reported since 2003 March, however, it must have been brightening rapidly. It will reach to 10 mag in next spring and be observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. But in the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps locating lower than 15 deg until June.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 13 15 20.60 -17 22.7 2.671 1.863 28 15.4 38.6 106.7 2:53 (293, -2)
Dec. 20 15 39.09 -18 37.7 2.593 1.818 30 15.1 39.8 105.3 2:54 (293, 0)
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It is observable in good condition at 15 mag until April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 13 12 24.06 14 17.2 2.045 2.129 81 15.4 25.4 107.1 2:53 (241, 14)
Dec. 20 12 35.41 13 27.0 1.975 2.130 85 15.3 23.9 106.6 2:54 (239, 17)
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It will become too low in the evening sky at 17 mag in February. It had been a bit fainter than this ephemeris recently.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 13 0 58.49 -13 25.1 2.544 2.979 106 15.5 22.4 266.3 20:54 (134, 61)
Dec. 20 0 48.98 -13 29.6 2.725 3.020 97 15.7 17.4 270.2 20:59 (119, 54)
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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)
Dec. 13 18 32.88 66 24.9 2.706 2.889 90 16.0 24.0 64.7 20:54 (151,-42)
Dec. 20 19 0.33 67 36.7 2.674 2.881 91 15.9 26.3 66.4 20:59 (153,-43)
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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)
Dec. 13 6 59.02 8 50.4 2.684 3.583 152 16.1 7.2 255.0 1:35 (180, 46)
Dec. 20 6 55.49 8 39.7 2.666 3.599 158 16.1 8.0 261.4 1:04 (180, 46)
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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)
Dec. 13 21 2.02 66 27.6 1.273 1.724 98 16.4 66.8 98.3 20:54 (154,-27)
Dec. 20 22 16.24 64 9.2 1.263 1.749 101 16.4 70.8 112.2 20:59 (154,-22)
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Although it was observed visually at 12 mag in October, it is fading out rapidly since November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 13 11 43.06 -1 11.1 1.447 1.662 83 16.4 26.9 124.7 2:53 (246, 32)
Dec. 20 11 52.73 -2 54.9 1.419 1.700 88 16.7 24.0 126.6 2:54 (244, 36)
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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)
Dec. 13 10 42.14 44 1.4 3.223 3.708 112 16.4 6.4 8.8 2:53 (205, 4)
Dec. 20 10 42.12 44 46.9 3.209 3.772 117 16.5 6.8 351.2 2:54 (200, 6)
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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)
Dec. 13 11 41.46 1 39.0 2.172 2.312 85 16.4 17.7 104.2 2:53 (244, 30)
Dec. 20 11 49.03 1 12.1 2.109 2.337 90 16.5 15.6 102.3 2:54 (240, 34)
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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)
Dec. 13 19 23.85 47 50.5 6.239 6.082 76 16.6 12.4 92.4 20:54 (128,-34)
Dec. 20 19 32.60 47 49.0 6.291 6.109 74 16.6 12.7 89.4 20:59 (127,-38)
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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)
Dec. 13 8 29.34 13 39.7 3.303 4.049 133 16.7 6.0 330.3 2:53 (184, 41)
Dec. 20 8 27.53 14 18.8 3.241 4.059 141 16.6 7.5 322.5 2:36 (180, 41)
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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)
Dec. 13 21 27.45 3 2.9 4.486 4.183 65 16.9 4.1 194.7 20:54 (102, 12)
Dec. 20 21 27.27 2 38.5 4.627 4.206 58 17.0 3.1 175.5 20:59 ( 97, 5)
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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)
Dec. 13 2 31.65 14 25.5 2.095 2.916 139 17.3 5.2 212.1 21:04 (180, 41)
Dec. 20 2 30.87 13 58.3 2.186 2.939 132 17.4 3.4 188.0 20:59 (173, 41)
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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)
Dec. 13 22 28.71 15 36.8 1.261 1.531 85 17.3 39.7 91.6 20:54 (122, 15)
Dec. 20 22 46.80 15 32.5 1.406 1.606 82 17.6 35.2 90.0 20:59 (120, 13)
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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)
Dec. 13 7 59.69 75 8.8 5.383 5.990 123 17.4 11.6 322.6 2:36 (180,-20)
Dec. 20 7 44.94 76 9.3 5.302 5.925 125 17.3 11.8 313.6 1:54 (180,-21)
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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)
Dec. 13 1 28.17 1 7.8 1.897 2.537 120 17.4 7.8 31.3 20:54 (158, 52)
Dec. 20 1 30.64 1 57.3 1.986 2.549 113 17.6 9.8 41.1 20:59 (148, 48)
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Getting higher in the morning sky. It is observable in good condition at 17.5 mag until May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 13 13 46.40 12 32.9 7.976 7.579 62 17.6 5.3 111.0 2:53 (255, -1)
Dec. 20 13 48.62 12 21.0 7.915 7.616 68 17.6 4.6 109.0 2:54 (252, 4)
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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)
Dec. 13 0 21.54 6 35.7 2.240 2.697 107 17.9 9.4 84.7 20:54 (140, 40)
Dec. 20 0 26.42 6 45.4 2.316 2.685 101 17.9 11.6 80.6 20:59 (133, 36)
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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)
Dec. 13 3 5.81 6 2.5 2.339 3.187 143 17.9 5.5 261.8 21:38 (180, 49)
Dec. 20 3 3.71 6 0.5 2.409 3.195 136 18.0 3.5 273.0 21:09 (180, 49)
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