Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2006 Nov. 4: North)

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C/2006 M4 ( SWAN ) After it kept 5.5-6.0 mag from early October to mid October, it suddenly brightened in outburst on Oct. 24, and reached up to 4.2 mag on Oct. 25 (Maik Meyer). It became easily visible with naked eyes, and a very long tail of 5 degrees was visible with binoculars. However, it has already started fading. Now it is 5.5 mag (Nov. 1, Virgilio Gonano). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in the evening sky until early January while fading gradually after this. In the Southern Hemisphere, it cannot be observable until next April when it becomes fainter than 15 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 17 35.60 27 19.4 1.057 1.041 60 5.8 18:29 ( 97, 42) Nov. 11 18 26.00 20 19.5 1.169 1.127 62 7.0 18:24 ( 84, 44) C/2006 L1 ( Garradd ) It had not been observed for a long time since June. When it appeared again in the morning sky, it has become much brighter than expected, 12.9 mag (Oct. 8, Y.Sugiyama). It brightened rapidly after that, and now it reached up to 9.8 mag (Oct. 31, Seiichi Yoshida). It keeps brightening even after the perihelion passage on Oct. 17, so the current situation is somewhat irregular. It will be at opposition in December and it is coming closer to the earth. So it will keep visible visually at 9-10 mag for a while until December. Bright and large, but weakly condensed. It keeps observable in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It will fade out rapidly after January. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 9 54.93 7 7.8 1.435 1.487 73 9.6 4:57 (307, 50) Nov. 11 9 46.51 11 1.1 1.257 1.506 83 9.4 5:03 (316, 59) 4P/Faye Now it reached to the maximum brightness at 9.5 mag (Oct. 30, Maik Meyer). Strongly condensed and easy to see. The long dust tail is clearly visible. It keeps 9-10 mag until December, and observable in its best condition. It keeps observable after that until May when it fades down to 16 mag. It will be visible visually for a long time until around March. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 2 9.12 5 40.1 0.688 1.671 168 9.5 23:14 ( 0, 61) Nov. 11 2 9.56 4 20.4 0.699 1.668 161 9.5 22:47 ( 0, 59) C/2006 P1 ( McNaught ) Although it was reported so faint as 17 mag at the discovery, it was actually much brighter as 14 mag (Aug. 21, Terry Lovejoy). Then it is brightening rather rapidly and it is already so bright as 11 mag (Oct. 15, Michael Jager and Gerald Rhemann). However, it is very diffuse, locating extremely low in the evening, so it is hard to see. It will pass only 0.17 A.U. from the sun in mid January, and reach to 2.5 mag. But it is not observable at that time. In the Southern Hemisphere, it appears at 5 mag in late January, then it keeps observable while fading gradually. But in the Northern Hemisphere, it is only observable until early November. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 16 48.10 -13 42.4 2.469 1.711 32 10.8 18:29 ( 66, 9) Nov. 11 16 55.84 -13 23.2 2.399 1.586 27 10.4 18:24 ( 69, 6) P/2006 T1 ( Levy ) New comet discovered visually very near by Saturn. It was very bright, 9.4 mag on Oct. 5 (Juan Jose Gonzalez). But it was fainter than 12 mag in the photo on Sept. 30 (Tetuo Kudo). Probably, it brightened rapidly in early October. It is a short periodic comet with a period of 5.4 years. It may be one of the faint NEOs usually. It is fading rather rapidly. Now it faded down to 11.6 mag (Oct. 31, Seiichi Yoshida). It will be too faint to see visually in December. It keeps locating in the morning sky until winter, then it keeps locating observable until next summer. But in the Northern Hemisphere, it becomes low in the south in 2007. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 11 30.51 -4 42.1 1.461 1.063 46 11.4 4:57 (296, 25) Nov. 11 11 51.46 -8 37.3 1.494 1.101 47 11.9 5:03 (301, 24) C/2006 L2 ( McNaught ) Because it has been locating low in the evening sky, a few observations have been reported. CCD observers reported as 14 mag, but it was reported much brighter visually as 11.5 mag (Oct. 14, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It becomes too low in the evening to observe in October and November. But it will be getting higher in the morning sky after December. Then it keeps 13 mag until March and visible visually for a long time. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 15 26.49 8 38.0 2.836 2.004 26 12.8 18:29 ( 97, 6) Nov. 11 15 35.93 10 16.9 2.808 1.997 28 12.7 18:24 (100, 4) 177P/2006 M3 ( Barnard 2 ) Recovered after 117 year blank since 1889. It brightened rapidly in mid July and reached to 8 mag. Then it kept bright at 8 mag with a large diffuse coma until early September. However, now it is fading. It has already faded down to 12.2 mag (Oct. 31, Seiichi Yoshida). It is not fading so rapidly still now, and now it is brighter than this ephemeris. However, it may fade out rapidly afteer this and may be too faint to observe soon, because it is very diffuse. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps locating very high in the evening sky for a long time after this. It moves around the Northern Pole, so it will be observable all night until November, although it becomes low in the morning. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 23 25.74 66 17.1 0.755 1.519 120 12.9 20:34 (180, 59) Nov. 11 0 0.94 62 5.8 0.799 1.590 125 13.5 20:41 (180, 63) 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Another outburst occured in mid October, and it became bright up to 11.5 mag (Oct. 16, Maciej Reszelski). It is still bright as 11.9 mag on Oct. 31 (Seiichi Yoshida). In this year, it has been bright as 12-13 mag and visible visually since it appeared in the morning sky in early July. It keeps observable in good condition until March. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 4 15.06 31 49.7 4.958 5.852 151 13.2 1:24 ( 0, 87) Nov. 11 4 11.64 31 44.9 4.920 5.854 158 13.2 0:53 ( 0, 87) D/1986 W1 ( Lovas 2 ) It has been lost since its discovery in 1986. The condition is good in this return. In calculation, it was expected to be 14 mag from autumn to winter. But actually, it must be much fainter than expected. Although it has been listed up as an observable target since May, it has not been recovered yet. It was probably in outburst and brightened unexpectedly at the discovery. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable until it fades out in next spring. It is moving away from the Milky Way, so it will be easier to recover. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 19 58.64 -19 5.7 1.270 1.418 76 13.8 18:29 ( 23, 32) Nov. 11 20 20.41 -17 56.4 1.293 1.408 74 13.8 18:24 ( 24, 34) C/2005 YW ( LINEAR ) It had been unobservble for a long time. When it appeared again in the morning sky, it has showed a cometary activity and it has become much brighter than expected. Now it is also visible visually at 13.7 mag (Oct. 31, Seiichi Yoshida). It keeps 13-14 mag until March. It is observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. However, in the Northern Hemisphere, it rises only up to 20 degree in November, then it moves southwards and is only observable until December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 11 13.10 -15 20.0 2.548 2.035 48 14.0 4:57 (307, 20) Nov. 11 11 26.30 -18 45.9 2.482 2.019 51 13.9 5:03 (313, 21) P/2006 HR30 ( Siding Spring ) Now it is 14.6 mag (Oct. 31, Seiichi Yoshida). Almost asteroidal. It did not brighten at all since early September. Although the slight cometary activity was detected in late July, it became completely stellar soon. However, its tail became visible again in late October. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps good condition after this. It keeps locating high until next spring. If it keeps asteroidal after this, it will be 14 mag at best. However, it may suddenly become active and brighten rapidly someday. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 20 38.40 31 47.9 0.961 1.480 98 14.3 18:29 ( 74, 80) Nov. 11 20 41.18 32 30.6 0.953 1.429 94 14.3 18:24 ( 84, 76) C/2003 WT42 ( LINEAR ) It has been visible at 13.5 mag for a long time since last autumn until spring. Although it had been unobservable for a while, now it is appearing in the morning sky again. It keeps 14 mag and observable in excellent condition until April. Although it is fainter than last year by 1 mag, it will be visible visually at 14 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 12 30.44 24 2.6 6.008 5.421 49 14.4 4:57 (260, 29) Nov. 11 12 36.23 23 34.3 5.952 5.436 54 14.4 5:03 (264, 34) C/2005 E2 ( McNaught ) It had been observed at 10 mag in the evening sky from winter to spring. Although it has been unobservable since May, now it is appearing in the morning sky again. Now it is 14.2 mag (Oct. 31, Seiichi Yoshida), still visible visually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 9 58.08 24 16.0 3.576 3.513 78 14.6 4:57 (282, 60) Nov. 11 10 1.75 24 5.0 3.540 3.582 84 14.7 5:03 (290, 66) 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura It was expected to reach to 13 mag in winter. But actually, it is so faint as 16.7 mag still now (Oct. 20, Filip Fratev), much fainter than expected. It will be observable in an excellent condition in November and December. However, it may be 14.5 mag at best, or even fainter. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 7 28.16 14 1.0 0.980 1.611 109 15.3 4:36 ( 0, 69) Nov. 11 7 39.40 16 49.9 0.919 1.606 114 15.1 4:20 ( 0, 72) C/2006 K3 ( McNaught ) It is observable in good condition in the Southern Hemisphere. But it is not observable until January in the Northern Hemisphere. It is expected to be already bright as 15.5 mag, and to be 14.5 mag in winter. But actually, it did not brighten at all after discovered at 17.5 mag in May. It is still faint as 17 mag in October. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 7 1.51 -64 51.0 2.759 2.862 85 15.3 4:10 ( 0,-10) Nov. 11 6 35.72 -65 55.3 2.685 2.827 87 15.2 3:17 ( 0,-11) 71P/Clark It reached up to 10.3 mag on July 7 (Juan Jose Gonzalez). Then it is fading gradually. Now it is 14.3 mag (Oct. 16, Katsumi Yoshimoto). It will be too faint to see visually soon. It keeps locating at the same altitude in the evening sky until January when it will be fainter than 18 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 21 25.18 -26 36.4 1.765 2.082 93 15.3 18:32 ( 0, 29) Nov. 11 21 36.66 -25 6.6 1.876 2.120 89 15.6 18:24 ( 2, 30) 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 It is bright as 13.2 mag and visible visually (Sept. 27, Seiichi Yoshida). It keeps locating at the same altitude until December. But it will be too faint to see visually soon. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 22 10.04 -21 33.1 3.001 3.399 105 15.6 19:16 ( 0, 34) Nov. 11 22 12.92 -20 54.6 3.112 3.413 99 15.7 18:51 ( 0, 34) 84P/Giclas In its last apparition, it became brightest about 4 months after the perihelion passage. In this apparition, it was 17.6 mag in late July around the perihelion passage (July 23, Filip Fratev), however, now it brightened up to 15.8 mag (Oct. 27, B. Vasiljevic, R. Palcic). It will be observable at 15.5 mag in good condition from November to January. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 6 5.97 15 12.0 1.226 2.007 129 15.8 3:14 ( 0, 70) Nov. 11 6 5.75 15 20.8 1.196 2.031 136 15.7 2:47 ( 0, 70) 114P/Wiseman-Skiff Now it is 16.2 mag (Oct. 21, Catalina Sky Survey). A bit fainter than this ephemeris, but it became almost as bright as expected. It keeps 16 mag until December. It keeps observable until February when it becomes fainter than 18 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 9 53.86 5 1.2 1.663 1.662 72 15.7 4:57 (309, 48) Nov. 11 10 6.24 2 23.0 1.628 1.686 75 15.8 5:03 (318, 50) C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) It is outside of Jupiter's orbit, so it keeps observable for a long time. Now it is 15.6 mag (Sept. 1, Y. Sugiyama). In 2006, it is still faint and locating somewhat low. But in 2007 and 2008, it is expected to be bright as 14.5-15 mag. It will locate high at that time, so it may be visible visually. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 18 31.84 -20 9.8 6.916 6.418 56 15.9 18:29 ( 43, 22) Nov. 11 18 32.62 -19 51.9 6.994 6.394 49 15.9 18:24 ( 48, 19) C/2005 EL173 ( LONEOS ) Now it is 15.9 mag, as bright as expected (Oct. 25, Ken-ichi Kadota). It is observable at 15.5-16 mag until next spring. But, in the Northern Hemisphere, it locates somewhat low at 20-30 degree high. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 8 22.07 -23 51.5 3.959 4.029 86 16.0 4:57 (351, 31) Nov. 11 8 15.76 -25 32.6 3.840 4.013 92 16.0 4:56 ( 0, 29) 52P/Harrington-Abell It was in major outburst unexpectedly and reached to 10.5 mag in its last appearance in 1999. It was already recovered in 2005 October. But it has not been observed for 1 year since that. So the current brightness is quite uncertain. It has already appeared in the morning sky. It is expected to be 16 mag, but actually, it can be much fainter than this ephemeris. It will fade out gradually after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 11 50.99 1 4.7 2.505 1.917 43 16.1 4:57 (287, 25) Nov. 11 12 4.54 -0 51.0 2.479 1.943 46 16.2 5:03 (292, 27) (3200) Phaethon Now it is fading, and it will be fainter than 18 mag in December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 23 21.30 40 44.4 0.802 1.634 130 16.1 20:27 (180, 85) Nov. 11 23 20.65 35 40.4 0.906 1.702 127 16.5 19:59 (180, 90) 112P/Urata-Niijima Although it was so faint as 20.7 mag on Aug. 2 (P. Birtwhistle), it brightened rapidly as expected, and reached up to 16.5 mag on Oct. 16 (Katsumi Yoshimoto). The condition of this apparition is excellent. It keeps 16.5 mag until November. But it will be fainter than 18 mag in December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 5 13.58 48 37.3 0.594 1.466 133 16.4 2:22 (180, 77) Nov. 11 5 16.56 53 52.3 0.592 1.471 135 16.4 1:58 (180, 71) P/2006 U1 ( LINEAR ) New comet with a very short period of 4.6 years. Almost stellar, with a long thin tail. It locates at opposition in November and December. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is observable in excellent condition. It keeps 16.4 mag in November, however, it will fade out very rapidly in December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 6 6.25 25 10.9 0.457 1.332 129 16.4 3:16 ( 0, 80) Nov. 11 5 32.96 23 32.8 0.498 1.425 144 16.4 2:15 ( 0, 79) 73P-C/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 It reached to 6 mag at best in early May at the remarkable approach to the earth, when it became double naked eye comets with the component B around the zenith. Now it is going away from the earth and fading. Recently it is fading more slowly than expected. It was visible visually at 13.9 mag still in late September (Sept. 27, Seiichi Yoshida). Now it is still bright as 15.3 mag (Oct. 16, Katsumi Yoshimoto), brighter than this ephemeris. It keeps observable in the evening sky for a while after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 0 31.62 -12 48.9 1.250 2.098 138 16.7 21:37 ( 0, 42) Nov. 11 0 29.32 -11 39.4 1.366 2.159 132 17.1 21:07 ( 0, 43) C/2005 B1 ( Christensen ) It kept 16.5 mag for a year and a half since early 2005. It will start fading after November, and will be fainter than 18 mag at the end of 2006. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 23 36.34 30 45.6 3.219 3.995 136 16.9 20:42 ( 0, 86) Nov. 11 23 34.25 28 14.7 3.315 4.033 130 17.0 20:12 ( 0, 83) C/2006 M1 ( LINEAR ) It keeps 17 mag for a long time after this until the end of 2007. It will be observable in good condition in 2006 autumn and 2007 autumn. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 19 58.75 38 17.6 3.495 3.672 92 16.9 18:29 (107, 73) Nov. 11 20 7.54 37 19.2 3.524 3.657 89 16.9 18:24 (104, 70) C/2006 CK10 ( Catalina ) Now it is 16.3 mag (Oct. 14, Ken-ichi Kadota). It is as bright as in last spring. It will be fainter than 18 mag in December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 3 20.90 -5 42.8 1.401 2.343 156 16.9 0:31 ( 0, 50) Nov. 11 2 52.02 -9 31.1 1.474 2.399 153 17.1 23:27 ( 0, 45) 2006 QL39 Peculiar asteroid moving along an orbit like a comet. It was observable in excellent condition at opposition in October, then it reached to 16.5 mag. It will fade out gradually after this, and will be fainter than 18 mag in January. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 0 58.16 -6 26.4 1.372 2.272 147 17.0 22:03 ( 0, 49) Nov. 11 0 56.65 -7 6.1 1.394 2.246 140 17.1 21:34 ( 0, 48) C/2004 L2 ( LINEAR ) It reached up to 16 mag in 2005 summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Now it is 16.6 mag (Sept. 19, Mitsunori Tsumura). The brightening was very slow, and the fading seems also very slow. It will keep 17 mag until January after this. But then it will turn to fade out rapidly, and will be fainter than 18 mag in February. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 5 41.03 -23 31.3 4.278 4.856 120 17.0 2:50 ( 0, 31) Nov. 11 5 37.11 -23 27.0 4.261 4.892 124 17.0 2:18 ( 0, 32) 181P/2006 U4 ( Shoemaker-Levy 6 ) Recovered after 15 year blank. The condition is good in this return. It was expected to reach to 13.5 mag in November. But actually, it was much fainter than expected by 3 mag, 17.4 mag on Oct. 26 (R. H. McNaught). It is getting higher gradually after this also in the Northern Hemisphere. But it will be 17 mag at best. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 19 56.82 -36 26.8 0.955 1.163 73 17.4 18:29 ( 18, 16) Nov. 11 20 25.08 -33 15.1 0.937 1.144 72 17.2 18:24 ( 17, 19) 173P/2005 T1 ( Mueller 5 ) Now it is 16.9 mag (Oct. 20, Filip Fratev). The perihelion passage is in 2008. It will be observable for several years after this at around 17 mag. But it may fade out rapidly just after the perihelion passage. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 4 48.72 10 39.9 3.933 4.797 147 17.3 1:57 ( 0, 66) Nov. 11 4 45.61 10 37.1 3.873 4.785 154 17.2 1:27 ( 0, 66) P/2005 SB216 ( LONEOS ) It keeps 17 mag until January. Then it keeps observable util April when it becomes fainter than 18 mag. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 4 46.43 50 49.0 3.091 3.864 135 17.3 1:55 (180, 74) Nov. 11 4 42.17 51 25.3 3.040 3.858 140 17.3 1:24 (180, 74) 2006 BZ8 Peculiar asteroid moving along an orbit like a comet. It was observed at 17 mag in February and March. It will be observable at 17 mag again in October and November. But it will fade out soon. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 2 43.86 33 55.4 1.375 2.336 161 17.3 23:45 ( 0, 89) Nov. 11 2 6.33 30 3.3 1.419 2.379 161 17.4 22:41 ( 0, 85) P/2004 F3 ( NEAT ) It was bright as 15 mag in 2004 and 2005. Now it is far away from the sun, but it is still bright as 16.2 mag (Sept. 23, Ken-ichi Kadota), brighter than this ephemeris. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 0 33.39 -16 32.5 3.406 4.179 136 17.4 21:39 ( 0, 39) Nov. 11 0 30.71 -16 16.9 3.494 4.195 129 17.4 21:08 ( 0, 39) C/2005 R4 ( LINEAR ) Now it is 17.3 mag (Oct. 19, Catalina Sky Survey). It is as bright as last year. It will be fainter than 18 mag in December. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 1 28.45 20 54.3 4.538 5.495 163 17.6 22:33 ( 0, 76) Nov. 11 1 19.23 20 7.6 4.598 5.512 155 17.6 21:56 ( 0, 75) C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) It reached to 6 mag in 2004. It had been visible visually until January. It has already faded down to 17.2 mag (Sept. 27, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will be fading slowly, around 17-18 mag for a while after this. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 2 32.60 -4 26.1 7.254 8.195 160 17.6 23:37 ( 0, 51) Nov. 11 2 28.40 -4 35.9 7.333 8.250 156 17.7 23:06 ( 0, 50) 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh Now it is 17.9 mag (Oct. 1, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will reach to 15 mag two years later. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 2 11.89 7 13.0 3.525 4.506 170 17.8 23:17 ( 0, 62) Nov. 11 2 7.75 6 58.1 3.543 4.499 162 17.8 22:45 ( 0, 62) 65P/Gunn Now it is around the aphelion and faintest. But it will be observable at 18 mag in good condition until March. It will be 13-14 mag and visible visually again in 2009. It will reach to 12.5 mag in 2010. But in the Northern Hemisphere, it will locate very low in the south at that time. Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h) Nov. 4 6 30.63 27 5.4 4.100 4.732 124 18.0 3:39 ( 0, 82) Nov. 11 6 28.66 27 18.4 4.013 4.731 131 17.9 3:10 ( 0, 82)