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Juan Jose Gonzalez reported it was 4.7 mag at the very low sky in the morning on Dec. 24.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 27 16 59.36 -21 34.0 0.791 0.347 18 6.6 46.6 150.2 2:58 (302, -7)
Jan. 3 17 22.92 -25 25.6 1.021 0.356 20 7.2 68.7 111.5 3:05 (303, -2)
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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. 27 1 25.83 28 4.1 1.600 2.197 114 8.9 45.6 239.7 21:02 (152, 21)
Jan. 3 1 7.06 25 25.4 1.648 2.099 102 8.8 39.3 236.1 21:03 (141, 18)
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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. 27 23 24.86 -75 55.6 2.648 2.387 64 10.2 13.8 326.9 21:02 ( 16, 41)
Jan. 3 23 13.48 -74 33.2 2.602 2.301 61 10.1 12.8 337.3 21:03 ( 19, 39)
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Although it is coming closer to the Sun, it has been fading since the discovery. 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. 27 21 19.50 -32 18.6 2.897 2.238 40 12.3 29.1 40.5 21:02 ( 62, 17)
Jan. 3 21 30.04 -29 41.5 2.890 2.172 35 12.4 30.2 41.2 21:03 ( 62, 12)
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It start fading in December. It will be too low in the evening sky at 14 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. 27 0 56.18 9 23.2 2.941 3.286 101 12.4 15.9 257.4 21:02 (134, 33)
Jan. 3 0 49.77 9 3.1 3.121 3.322 93 12.6 11.9 258.9 21:03 (126, 28)
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It will be observable at 13 mag in the evening sky until April. It is already as bright as 12.5 mag visually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 27 23 46.66 13 26.2 1.517 1.775 87 13.3 28.1 94.5 21:02 (123, 19)
Jan. 3 0 0.62 13 15.2 1.553 1.745 83 13.2 30.2 91.7 21:03 (120, 17)
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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. 27 14 49.39 -12 11.4 2.821 2.335 51 13.5 11.1 193.2 2:58 (276, 13)
Jan. 3 14 47.64 -13 29.0 2.673 2.314 58 13.4 12.3 203.3 3:05 (272, 21)
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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. 27 22 31.18 -3 57.0 6.105 5.731 63 13.6 8.5 69.3 21:02 ( 96, 16)
Jan. 3 22 35.06 -3 34.8 6.202 5.731 57 13.6 9.2 68.8 21:03 ( 93, 11)
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Appearing at dawn and observed as bright as expected. 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. 27 16 12.24 -18 49.6 2.609 1.827 30 13.8 36.9 100.0 2:58 (293, 0)
Jan. 3 16 29.99 -19 30.0 2.604 1.860 33 13.8 35.8 98.4 3:05 (291, 4)
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It will be 7 mag in the southern sky from autumn to winter in 2004. It becomes low in January, but then it will become higher soon.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 27 19 28.95 15 42.7 4.733 4.062 42 14.5 7.5 106.1 21:02 ( 87,-32)
Jan. 3 19 32.56 15 31.3 4.695 3.989 39 14.4 7.8 98.8 21:03 ( 83,-37)
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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. 27 13 20.67 -1 37.3 1.792 1.817 75 14.5 36.9 101.1 2:58 (253, 25)
Jan. 3 13 37.49 -2 23.9 1.725 1.807 78 14.4 36.3 99.8 3:05 (251, 29)
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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. 27 15 58.42 -19 47.8 2.514 1.775 33 14.7 41.0 103.7 2:58 (292, 3)
Jan. 3 16 18.60 -20 51.9 2.436 1.732 35 14.4 42.2 102.0 3:05 (291, 7)
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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. 27 1 43.53 16 19.6 1.227 1.869 115 14.7 54.2 172.2 21:02 (150, 34)
Jan. 3 1 47.63 10 44.8 1.361 1.897 106 15.0 43.4 167.1 21:03 (141, 36)
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It will be unobservable soon, but 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. 27 21 13.56 -24 34.9 3.492 2.801 39 14.9 24.6 71.1 21:02 ( 68, 12)
Jan. 3 21 25.48 -23 37.7 3.566 2.820 35 15.0 24.8 70.4 21:03 ( 67, 8)
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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. 27 12 46.02 12 41.8 1.905 2.133 89 15.2 22.2 105.9 2:58 (236, 21)
Jan. 3 12 55.79 12 1.9 1.835 2.138 93 15.2 20.2 105.1 3:05 (231, 26)
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Now it is much brighter than expected, around 15.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 27 6 51.60 8 33.6 2.662 3.615 163 15.7 8.5 266.5 0:33 (180, 46)
Jan. 3 6 47.56 8 32.3 2.671 3.632 165 15.7 8.6 270.9 0:01 (180, 46)
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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. 27 0 41.71 -13 24.9 2.909 3.061 89 15.9 13.1 275.2 21:02 (110, 47)
Jan. 3 0 36.33 -13 13.7 3.094 3.104 81 16.1 9.7 281.7 21:03 (104, 41)
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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. 27 19 32.34 68 47.4 2.649 2.874 93 15.9 28.4 69.4 21:02 (154,-42)
Jan. 3 20 9.37 69 50.8 2.631 2.869 93 15.9 30.4 73.7 21:03 (156,-41)
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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. 27 11 55.63 0 52.7 2.046 2.363 96 16.5 13.2 99.5 2:58 (234, 39)
Jan. 3 12 1.18 0 41.7 1.984 2.389 101 16.5 10.7 95.1 3:05 (227, 43)
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It will be fading after this, 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. 27 23 18.90 60 6.6 1.279 1.778 102 16.5 71.6 123.2 21:02 (153,-17)
Jan. 3 0 7.64 55 3.4 1.322 1.811 102 16.7 69.2 130.5 21:03 (151,-12)
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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. 27 10 40.77 45 34.2 3.202 3.835 123 16.6 7.4 336.1 2:58 (195, 7)
Jan. 3 10 38.11 46 21.5 3.203 3.899 129 16.6 8.2 323.8 3:05 (188, 8)
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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. 27 8 24.99 15 2.5 3.190 4.068 149 16.6 8.8 317.9 2:06 (180, 40)
Jan. 3 8 21.84 15 50.2 3.152 4.079 157 16.6 10.0 315.0 1:35 (180, 39)
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It has been lost since 1978. It will never be observed as predicted in this ephemeris.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 27 21 54.57 -16 24.1 1.664 1.286 50 16.8 53.4 68.3 21:02 ( 81, 16)
Jan. 3 22 18.73 -13 58.9 1.671 1.277 49 16.8 54.7 66.9 21:03 ( 82, 13)
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It brightened to 12 mag abnormally in outburst in October. It has been fading as expected in calculation since November.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 27 12 0.99 -4 30.9 1.390 1.740 92 16.9 20.7 129.2 2:58 (240, 42)
Jan. 3 12 7.73 -5 58.3 1.360 1.782 97 17.2 17.4 133.0 3:05 (235, 47)
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It keeps 17 mag until July.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Dec. 27 16 55.00 33 33.0 6.192 5.770 60 17.1 6.6 40.1 2:58 (251,-37)
Jan. 3 16 57.27 34 11.5 6.152 5.777 63 17.1 7.1 32.6 3:05 (248,-31)
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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. 27 7 26.32 77 0.6 5.231 5.860 125 17.3 11.8 303.7 1:08 (180,-22)
Jan. 3 7 4.15 77 39.4 5.172 5.795 125 17.2 11.8 293.1 0:19 (180,-23)
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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. 27 2 31.20 13 38.7 2.286 2.962 125 17.5 2.9 141.4 21:02 (163, 40)
Jan. 3 2 32.60 13 26.3 2.392 2.985 118 17.6 4.2 107.7 21:03 (155, 38)
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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. 27 13 50.53 12 12.1 7.849 7.653 74 17.6 3.8 106.5 2:58 (247, 10)
Jan. 3 13 52.08 12 5.9 7.779 7.690 81 17.6 2.9 103.3 3:05 (242, 16)
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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. 27 23 3.05 15 36.0 1.553 1.675 79 17.8 32.0 88.1 21:02 (117, 10)
Jan. 3 23 17.97 15 46.4 1.699 1.740 75 18.0 29.7 86.2 21:03 (115, 8)
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