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The brightness evolution had been slower than expected from January to February. Not it is not observable. In the Southern Hemisphere, it appears at dawn in mid April at 3.5 mag, then it locates in good position at 1 mag in May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 23 58.42 9 29.6 1.811 0.842 9 5.2 10.1 213.6 4:29 (252, -9)
Apr. 3 23 55.73 8 25.4 1.684 0.752 13 4.7 11.6 209.4 4:18 (256, -6)
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It will be 2 mag in May. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in the south-western sky at dusk. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is not observable until May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 0 37.52 -65 38.2 1.259 1.285 68 6.0 21.9 95.3 19:42 ( 30,-40)
Apr. 3 1 6.72 -65 54.1 1.077 1.212 71 5.5 30.4 95.0 19:48 ( 30,-40)
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Not obesrvable. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will appear at dawn at 9.5 mag in May. Because brightness evolution before the perihelion passage was very slow, it can be fainter than this ephemeris. Then it keeps low until autumn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 23 54.21 9 4.2 2.526 1.552 9 9.8 45.2 41.4 4:29 (253, -8)
Apr. 3 0 8.69 13 4.8 2.485 1.526 12 9.7 46.6 41.6 4:18 (250, -5)
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Although it was so faint as 14.6 mag in late February, it brightened rapidly in late March. Now it is 13.3 mag by CCD, or 11 mag visually. It is 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)
Mar. 27 21 11.42 -18 41.7 1.748 1.380 51 11.0 52.4 75.4 4:29 (299, 8)
Apr. 3 21 36.11 -17 2.9 1.721 1.372 52 10.9 52.1 73.6 4:18 (297, 7)
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It is diffused around 11.5 mag visually. It keeps observable at 11-12 mag until April. After mid April, it begins to be lower and fainter 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)
Mar. 27 10 17.36 -24 19.0 1.398 2.272 142 12.0 72.5 285.3 21:53 ( 0, 31)
Apr. 3 9 44.94 -21 53.8 1.491 2.287 132 12.2 61.5 290.2 20:54 ( 0, 33)
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Well condensed and easy to see. It will be 6.5 mag in the southern sky from autumn to winter in 2004. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable in good condition until early September when it becomes to 7.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 20 13.89 21 56.4 3.382 3.072 63 12.5 11.6 14.5 4:29 (272, 43)
Apr. 3 20 14.95 23 19.5 3.213 2.992 68 12.3 12.6 5.6 4:18 (273, 47)
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The condition is worst in this return. It is not observable around the perihelion passage. It will appear at dawn in autumn, when it will already fade to 15 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 23 32.85 3 52.6 2.212 1.259 12 12.7 55.8 71.5 4:29 (260, -7)
Apr. 3 23 58.16 5 57.3 2.163 1.209 12 12.3 58.0 71.9 4:18 (257, -7)
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It will be observable at 12-13 mag in the evening sky until April. But it will be getting lower gradually.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 3 44.09 16 29.1 2.006 1.581 51 12.6 43.4 88.3 19:42 ( 90, 30)
Apr. 3 4 5.24 16 34.3 2.049 1.587 49 12.7 43.5 89.5 19:48 ( 92, 28)
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Not yet recovered in this return. At the previous appearance, it brightened after the perihelion passage and reached to 10 mag. If it has behaved so again, it could have reach to 13 mag in February and March. However, it must be much fainter actually than expected. It will be unobservable in April.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 2 26.04 5 16.0 2.431 1.650 30 13.6 44.8 72.8 19:42 ( 91, 8)
Apr. 3 2 45.86 6 44.8 2.498 1.693 28 13.9 43.4 73.7 19:48 ( 94, 6)
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Not observable. It will appear at dawn in May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 23 34.93 3 1.7 6.697 5.726 12 13.8 12.5 63.8 4:29 (261, -8)
Apr. 3 23 40.12 3 40.3 6.672 5.726 17 13.8 12.3 63.4 4:18 (262, -5)
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Not observable. It will appear at dawn again at 15 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 0 46.04 11 22.7 4.800 3.822 10 14.3 5.3 46.5 19:42 (111, -9)
Apr. 3 0 47.88 11 48.8 4.859 3.868 6 14.4 5.4 45.5 4:18 (245,-14)
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Getting brighter than expected after the perihelion passage. It is observable visually around 13.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 13 12.62 9 54.6 1.319 2.291 162 14.5 13.4 261.7 0:55 ( 0, 65)
Apr. 3 13 6.20 9 36.9 1.332 2.311 164 14.6 14.0 257.1 0:21 ( 0, 65)
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The brightness evolution is gradual in this return. So it will reach to 15 mag at best.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 16 2.65 -1 15.2 1.149 1.910 125 14.9 10.4 53.2 3:44 ( 0, 54)
Apr. 3 16 5.60 -0 31.9 1.126 1.934 130 14.9 7.5 35.4 3:20 ( 0, 54)
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Althouhg it must be fainter than 17 mag now, it unexpectedly brightened from February to March and reached to 14.5 mag.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 11 41.16 8 16.2 1.758 2.733 164 15.0 11.7 302.8 23:19 ( 0, 63)
Apr. 3 11 36.86 8 56.4 1.815 2.763 156 15.1 9.7 301.7 22:47 ( 0, 64)
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It is a bit fainter, and is fading a bit faster than expected before, after it appeared at dawn.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 19 13.40 -19 41.4 2.291 2.324 79 15.6 17.2 81.9 4:29 (322, 25)
Apr. 3 19 21.29 -19 24.6 2.243 2.365 84 15.7 15.0 81.0 4:18 (324, 27)
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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)
Mar. 27 4 36.87 71 56.4 5.075 4.989 79 16.0 6.0 154.3 19:42 (160, 45)
Apr. 3 4 41.51 71 20.8 5.081 4.920 75 15.9 6.0 142.4 19:48 (158, 43)
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It is getting fainter slowly and will be unobervable at 17 mag in May.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 3 24.41 56 27.2 3.230 2.944 64 16.7 27.8 125.8 19:42 (138, 40)
Apr. 3 3 42.58 54 34.9 3.328 2.961 60 16.8 26.7 125.8 19:48 (136, 37)
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It will be fading slowly until November 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)
Mar. 27 19 9.06 28 28.6 5.969 5.859 78 16.9 12.7 22.1 4:29 (272, 59)
Apr. 3 19 11.32 29 51.5 5.931 5.888 82 16.9 12.5 17.3 4:18 (272, 63)
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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)
Mar. 27 16 42.42 49 7.3 5.560 5.886 104 16.9 15.7 322.0 4:24 (180, 76)
Apr. 3 16 34.87 50 31.5 5.540 5.898 106 16.9 16.1 316.3 3:49 (180, 75)
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It will be observable at 17.5 mag in good condition until August.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 18 17.68 9 5.3 3.087 3.264 91 17.2 12.3 67.9 4:29 (316, 57)
Apr. 3 18 22.68 9 37.7 3.016 3.271 95 17.1 10.7 64.4 4:18 (320, 59)
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It will become fainter than 18 mag, and too low to observe in June. It was about 0.5 mag brighter than this ephemeris around the opposition from December to February.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 7 53.54 24 27.2 3.794 4.226 109 17.2 4.4 43.4 19:42 ( 11, 79)
Apr. 3 7 55.47 24 47.5 3.909 4.240 102 17.2 5.2 59.9 19:48 ( 44, 76)
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It reached to 15.5 mag in January, much brighter than expected. Now it is fading.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 6 42.71 11 26.7 3.669 3.869 93 17.3 9.0 77.2 19:42 ( 42, 60)
Apr. 3 6 47.19 11 39.6 3.791 3.891 88 17.4 10.2 80.4 19:48 ( 54, 56)
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Not yet observed in this return, but it must be brightening in the morning sky. It will reach to 15 mag in summer.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 19 15.32 -15 12.0 2.672 2.658 78 17.5 19.6 85.6 4:29 (319, 29)
Apr. 3 19 24.55 -15 1.3 2.564 2.637 83 17.4 18.7 85.3 4:18 (320, 30)
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Fading slowly. It will be observable in good condition until May 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)
Mar. 27 9 30.95 46 47.0 4.100 4.648 117 17.4 7.2 208.8 21:10 (180, 78)
Apr. 3 9 29.12 46 1.3 4.242 4.710 112 17.5 7.0 196.4 20:40 (180, 79)
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Unusual minor planet with a period of 55 years. It becomes to be at peak in mid February, and fainter than 18 mag in late March.
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Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Mot.(') p.a. Best Time(A, h)
Mar. 27 9 42.62 38 30.2 1.479 2.204 124 17.7 7.8 54.2 21:22 (180, 86)
Apr. 3 9 47.12 38 53.1 1.536 2.201 118 17.9 8.9 76.8 20:59 (180, 86)
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