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Now it is so bright as 6.9 mag (Oct. 31, Chris Wyatt). It will pass only 0.4 A.U. from the earth, and 0.8 A.U. from the sun in November and December, and will brighten up to 5 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition for a long time until 2014 autumn when the comet will fade out. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will not be observable from mid November to early February. But it keeps observable in good condition until mid November when the comet will brighten up to 6 mag.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 8 9.98 12 6.4 0.612 1.231 97 7.3 4:56 (343, 66)
Nov. 9 8 59.38 21 22.6 0.486 1.144 95 6.5 5:02 (322, 73)
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Now it is 9.2 mag (Oct. 31, Jakub Cerny). It will approach to the sun down to only 0.01 A.U. on Nov. 28, and is expected to be a great comet. It keeps visible with naked eyes from November to January, and can be extremely bright as Venus or more at the highlight. But recently, it is fainter than originally expected by 2-3 mag. It may be 3 mag at best actually when it is observable in the morning sky. The condition is excellent in the Northern Hemisphere. It keeps observable almost all through the period of brightening, at the highlight, and of fading. The condition is not good in the Southern Hemisphere. It is not observable at all the latter part of the highlight, and it keeps low all through the period.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 11 17.54 5 41.5 1.202 0.973 51 8.3 4:56 (287, 32)
Nov. 9 12 1.03 -0 4.9 1.024 0.792 46 7.3 5:02 (291, 27)
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It brightened rapidly as expected. Now it is so bright as 7.4 mag (Oct. 31, Juan Jose Gonzalez). It will pass the perihelion on Nov. 21, and will brighten up to 7 mag. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition in the morning sky until mid November. But it will be getting lower rapidly after this. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 12 41.65 7 49.3 0.617 0.600 34 7.7 4:56 (272, 17)
Nov. 9 13 22.81 -1 45.2 0.757 0.473 27 7.4 5:02 (279, 10)
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Although it was predicted to be 14 mag, it is extremely bright as 8.0 mag in outburst now (Oct. 29, Nicolas Biver). The round dust shell is expanding and getting diffuse. It will be observable in excellent condition in 2014 spring. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be getting higher gradually in the morning sky. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2014 February.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 13 35.13 22 45.7 2.838 2.169 39 8.1 4:56 (252, 14)
Nov. 9 13 53.76 21 31.2 2.752 2.111 41 7.9 5:02 (255, 16)
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It became much brighter than expected, and reached up to 8.5 mag (Aug. 15, Alexandre Amorim). Now it is fading, but it is so bright as 9.9 mag still now (Oct. 31, Chris Wyatt). In the Southern Hemisphere, it will keep observable in good condition for a long time until 2014 summer when the comet fades out. It will never be observable again in the Northern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 11 33.45 -49 53.4 2.285 1.813 49 10.6 4:56 (326, -9)
Nov. 9 11 58.51 -52 55.3 2.345 1.870 50 10.9 5:02 (329,-10)
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It brightened very rapidly. Now it is so bright as 10.8 mag (Oct. 30, Chris Wyatt). It keeps bright as 10 mag from autumn to winter. In the Northern Hemipshere, it keeps observable in excellent condition until the comet fades out. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition within 2013, but it will not be observable in 2014.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 22 4.75 1 9.6 1.003 1.669 113 11.1 19:18 ( 0, 56)
Nov. 9 22 10.97 3 7.2 1.039 1.650 108 11.0 18:57 ( 0, 58)
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Now it is 10.8 mag (Oct. 12, Seiichi Yoshida). It keeps 11-13 mag until autumn, but it keeps locating extremely low in the morning sky.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 11 56.97 -10 18.5 2.302 1.626 37 12.9 4:56 (294, 15)
Nov. 9 12 8.92 -13 40.1 2.321 1.694 40 13.1 5:02 (300, 16)
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It approached to the sun down to 0.73 A.U. on Mar. 24, and brightened up to 4.7 mag (Mar. 11, Michael Mattiazzo). Now it is fading. But it is still bright as 11.9 mag (Oct. 30, Jakub Cerny). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition while fading gradually. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will never be observable again.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 18 51.80 51 59.7 3.351 3.452 87 12.9 18:30 (135, 59)
Nov. 9 18 57.45 51 1.1 3.466 3.533 85 13.1 18:25 (132, 57)
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Now it is 14.0 mag and visible visually (Sept. 6, Sandor Szabo). It is expected to brighten up to 5-6 mag in 2014 autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition for a long time, although it will be unobservable temporarily in late November. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will not be observable until 2014 February.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 15 48.11 11 20.5 4.919 4.118 32 13.6 18:30 ( 95, 13)
Nov. 9 15 51.37 10 56.9 4.864 4.046 30 13.5 18:25 ( 97, 9)
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Now it is 12.3 mag (Oct. 30, Jakub Cerny). It keeps bright at 13-14 mag for a long time until 2014. It keeps observable for a long time in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 19 16.03 12 33.5 6.175 6.015 76 13.6 18:30 ( 58, 55)
Nov. 9 19 16.82 11 30.3 6.286 6.025 70 13.7 18:25 ( 63, 50)
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Now it is 13.4 mag and visible visually (Oct. 12, Seiichi Yoshida). It keeps 13-14 mag and observable in good condition in the Northern Hemisphere for a long time from 2013 to 2014. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is not observable until 2014 autumn.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 11 32.30 68 49.4 3.349 3.479 89 13.9 4:56 (205, 44)
Nov. 9 11 49.96 71 36.2 3.260 3.470 93 13.8 5:02 (201, 44)
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First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 1998. It brightened up to 10 mag at the discovery. Now it is 14.6 mag (Oct. 13, Seiichi Yoshida). In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in excellent condition from autumn to spring. A bit fainter than originally expected, but it will brighten up to 12 mag. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 6 46.75 41 43.2 1.838 2.471 118 14.1 4:02 (180, 83)
Nov. 9 6 50.94 41 44.5 1.742 2.441 124 13.9 3:39 (180, 83)
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It brightened up to 11-12 mag in 2012. Now it is bright as 13.7 mag (July 24, Taras Prystavski). It is not observable now. However, it will be observable again at 14 mag after late November in the Northern Hemisphere, or mid December in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 13 24.84 -12 40.6 7.577 6.626 15 14.0 4:56 (283, -4)
Nov. 9 13 26.29 -12 57.0 7.565 6.658 22 14.0 5:02 (287, 2)
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Big asteroid discovered in 1906. It suddenly showed the cometary activity on Dec. 11, 2010, probably due to an impact of a small object. It has already turned to be stellar.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 0 14.05 -17 25.5 2.349 3.119 133 14.0 21:26 ( 0, 38)
Nov. 9 0 11.34 -16 55.2 2.429 3.129 127 14.1 20:56 ( 0, 38)
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Not observable now. It will appear in the morning sky again in late December.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 14 41.94 -24 11.4 7.161 6.186 10 14.2 18:30 ( 74,-20)
Nov. 9 14 47.61 -24 35.3 7.164 6.185 8 14.2 5:02 (286,-20)
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Now it is 14.3 mag (July 8, Chris Wyatt). It keeps bright as 13-14 mag for a long time from 2013 to 2014. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is already unobservable. It will be unobservable soon also in the Southern Hemisphere, but it will appear in the morning sky again in 2014 February.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 16 8.24 -22 32.2 4.011 3.138 24 15.0 18:30 ( 64, -3)
Nov. 9 16 19.42 -23 8.7 4.040 3.131 20 15.0 18:25 ( 65, -5)
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It brightened up to 2 mag by unusual major outburst in 2007. It will return in 2014. It will be 14 mag at best by normal prediction. But actually, it is brighter than predicted. It has already brightened up to 15.3 mag (Oct. 26, J. F. Hernandez).
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 18 36.79 -31 1.4 2.696 2.340 58 15.1 18:30 ( 35, 14)
Nov. 9 18 50.26 -30 2.8 2.743 2.316 54 15.0 18:25 ( 37, 14)
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It brightened up to 9-10 mag in 2013 spring. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 15.8 mag (Oct. 7, Hidetaka Sato). In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable for a long time until the comet fades out, although it keeps locating low. It will never be observable again in the Northern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 13 8.13 -59 45.4 3.325 2.753 47 15.1 4:56 (326,-26)
Nov. 9 13 31.35 -60 52.5 3.408 2.822 46 15.3 5:02 (328,-25)
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Now it is 15.5 mag (Oct. 18, F. Garcia). It is expected to brighten up to 7.5 mag and to be observable in excellent condition from summer to autumn in 2014 in the Southern Hemisphere. The condition is bad in the Northern Hemisphere. It will pass extremely close to Mars in 2014 October.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 5 9.16 -33 34.7 3.994 4.551 118 15.3 2:25 ( 0, 21)
Nov. 9 5 0.21 -35 1.1 3.901 4.485 120 15.2 1:48 ( 0, 20)
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Now it is 15.7 mag (Oct. 11, Ken-ichi Kadota). It keeps 15 mag and observable in good condition in 2013. It locates somewhat low in the Northern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 3 45.84 -25 50.1 6.530 7.270 135 15.3 1:02 ( 0, 29)
Nov. 9 3 41.17 -25 41.1 6.555 7.301 136 15.4 0:30 ( 0, 29)
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Now it is 16.3 mag (Oct. 21, V. Benishek, B. Benishek). It tends to be brightest 4 months after the perihelion passage. It will reach up to 15.5 mag from autumn to winter, and will be observable in excellent condition.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 6 40.77 16 24.2 1.364 2.044 119 15.8 3:56 ( 0, 71)
Nov. 9 6 42.55 16 31.6 1.326 2.070 126 15.8 3:30 ( 0, 72)
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It approached to the sun down to 0.14 A.U. on Oct. 7. In the Northern Hemisphere, it keeps observable at 16 mag in good condition from late October to mid December. In the Southern Hemisphere, it locates very low from November to December.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 17 33.83 2 31.9 0.643 0.749 48 15.9 18:30 ( 70, 30)
Nov. 9 18 44.32 6 6.2 0.668 0.884 60 15.9 18:25 ( 64, 41)
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It brightened up to 12 mag in 2012. It is bright as 15.3 mag still now (Oct. 13, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will be fading and getting lower after this, and will be unobservable at 17 mag in December.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 19 57.33 -33 32.9 3.323 3.222 75 16.0 18:30 ( 17, 19)
Nov. 9 20 5.86 -33 1.4 3.430 3.238 70 16.1 18:25 ( 21, 19)
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It reaches up to 12 mag in 2014 spring. But the condition in this apparition is bad. It locates low around the brightest days. Now it is 16.4 mag (Oct. 9, J. L. Martin). It keeps observable in good condition until winter when the comet will brighten up to 15-16 mag.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 19 39.68 -13 31.4 2.610 2.541 75 16.1 18:30 ( 30, 36)
Nov. 9 19 48.23 -13 32.8 2.656 2.499 70 16.0 18:25 ( 33, 35)
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Brightened rapidly. Now it is visible visually at 14.3 mag (Oct. 11, Seiichi Yoshida). It keeps observable in excellent condition until autumn. Some visual observers reported it extremely bright as 12 mag in August.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 21 38.34 5 24.5 1.733 2.250 108 16.0 18:52 ( 0, 60)
Nov. 9 21 46.70 5 43.6 1.822 2.270 103 16.1 18:33 ( 0, 61)
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It passed the perihelion on Mar. 10, and brightened up to 0-1 mag. Now it is fading. It has already faded down to 16.0 mag (Oct. 20, J. M. Bosch, R. Olivera). In the Northern Hemisphere, it will be very low temporarily from November to December, but it keeps observable for a long time until the comet fades out. It is not observable in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 16 4.89 27 59.6 4.517 3.932 48 16.0 18:30 (108, 25)
Nov. 9 16 11.62 27 18.0 4.613 4.014 47 16.2 18:25 (109, 21)
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The condition is worst and the comet will be hardly observable in this apparition. Now it is appearing in the morning sky in the Northern Hemisphere. Jean-Francois Soulier observed it on Oct. 31 at 17.8 mag.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 12 40.72 4 34.4 2.525 1.776 32 16.0 4:56 (275, 15)
Nov. 9 12 54.91 3 18.7 2.541 1.836 36 16.5 5:02 (279, 18)
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It brightened up to 14.5 mag in July (July 16, M. Brusa, L. Sempio). Now it is fading. In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable for a long time until the comet fades out. It is not observable in the Northern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 17 56.11 -44 41.6 2.879 2.415 52 16.1 18:30 ( 33, -2)
Nov. 9 17 59.83 -45 51.0 2.991 2.439 47 16.3 18:25 ( 35, -5)
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It is expected to brighten up to 13 mag and to be observable in excellent condition from spring to summer in 2014. Appearing in the morning sky. It has not been observed since May. But it must be already brightening up to 16.5 mag.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 11 53.70 -1 32.9 3.718 3.032 40 16.4 4:56 (287, 21)
Nov. 9 12 3.69 -2 34.7 3.625 3.004 44 16.2 5:02 (292, 25)
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Now it is 17.6 mag (Oct. 16, Catalina Sky Survey). It will brighten rapidly and will be observable at 15 mag in winter in excellent condition in the Northern Hemisphere. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 4 44.20 39 46.8 1.250 2.117 141 16.5 2:00 (180, 85)
Nov. 9 4 42.55 40 34.7 1.182 2.084 146 16.2 1:31 (180, 84)
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Now it is 17.2 mag (Oct. 9, C. Bell). It keeps 17 mag for a long time from 2013 summer to early 2015.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 1 51.51 15 32.0 2.147 3.131 171 16.6 23:03 ( 0, 71)
Nov. 9 1 47.34 14 56.8 2.160 3.122 163 16.6 22:32 ( 0, 70)
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Fading slowly. It is bright as 14.4 mag still now (Oct. 3, Sandor Szabo). It keeps observable in good condition until the comet will be fainter than 18 mag in December.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 0 40.10 -3 57.2 2.487 3.365 147 16.7 21:52 ( 0, 51)
Nov. 9 0 37.90 -4 27.1 2.619 3.435 139 17.0 21:23 ( 0, 51)
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Now it is 16.4 mag (Oct. 14, Catalina Sky Survey). It will be observable at 16 mag in good condition in summer and autumn.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 0 10.98 6 58.7 1.530 2.413 145 17.0 21:23 ( 0, 62)
Nov. 9 0 11.75 5 40.5 1.608 2.437 138 17.2 20:57 ( 0, 61)
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It was observed at 15-16 mag in 2012. Now it is fading slowly. But it keeps 15.6 mag still now (Oct. 13, Catalina Sky Survey). It will be fainter than 18 mag at the end of 2013. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 0 34.35 22 16.7 3.876 4.774 151 17.0 21:46 ( 0, 77)
Nov. 9 0 28.09 20 27.5 3.971 4.814 144 17.1 21:13 ( 0, 75)
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Now it is 17.6 mag (Oct. 11, A. Smolin). It will be observable at 17 mag in excellent condition from autumn to winter.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 3 0.16 19 49.6 1.624 2.609 170 17.0 0:16 ( 0, 75)
Nov. 9 2 55.84 19 12.5 1.613 2.603 177 17.0 23:40 ( 0, 74)
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It brightened rapidly, and it keeps bright as 16.0 mag still now (Oct. 7, Hidetaka Sato). It will be fading after this. But it may keep 16 mag some more time. It will be getting higher gradually in the Southern Hemisphere. But it keeps locating extremely low in the Northern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 10 39.87 -39 41.2 2.779 2.364 55 17.1 4:56 (327, 5)
Nov. 9 10 32.75 -41 54.2 2.723 2.405 61 17.3 5:02 (335, 7)
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Although it had been fainter than expected, it is brightening now. Probably it tends to be brightest after the perihelion passage. Now it is 17.0 mag (Oct. 7, D. Buczynski). It keeps observable at 17-18 mag until December. It locates somewhat low in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 5 14.75 25 1.5 0.868 1.748 139 17.1 2:31 ( 0, 80)
Nov. 9 5 9.73 24 49.5 0.873 1.791 147 17.1 1:58 ( 0, 80)
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First return of a new periodic comet discovered in 1998. Now it is 17.6 mag (Oct. 4, K. Hills). It is fainter than originally expected by 2 mag. It was expected to be observable at 15.5 mag in good condition from 2013 autumn to early 2014. But actually, it will be 17 mag at best.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 1 48.19 -25 46.1 1.815 2.641 138 17.2 23:00 ( 0, 29)
Nov. 9 1 43.76 -25 0.6 1.832 2.625 134 17.2 22:28 ( 0, 30)
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It brightened up to 12-13 mag from autumn to winter in 2012. Now it is fading. However, it is bright as 15.9 mag still now (Oct. 9, Ken-ichi Kadota). It keeps observable for a long time until the end of 2013 when the comet becomes fainter than 18 mag.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 6 12.30 3 13.7 3.788 4.417 123 17.4 3:28 ( 0, 58)
Nov. 9 6 10.59 2 19.3 3.757 4.461 130 17.5 2:59 ( 0, 57)
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Now it is 18.6 mag (Oct. 13, Ken-ichi Kadota). It will brighten up to 14 mag around the perihelion passage in 2019. In 2013, it will be observable in good condition at 18 mag from summer to winter. It locates low in the Southern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 2 59.07 27 12.8 12.827 13.791 165 17.4 0:15 ( 0, 82)
Nov. 9 2 56.97 27 13.3 12.787 13.762 169 17.4 23:41 ( 0, 82)
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Now it is 17.4 mag (Sept. 25, Catalina Sky Survey). Brighter than origianlly predicted. It will be observable at 12-13 mag in excellent condition from 2014 summer to 2015 spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will locate low around the highlight.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 0 20.47 -8 9.9 2.615 3.442 140 17.5 21:33 ( 0, 47)
Nov. 9 0 16.97 -8 7.5 2.647 3.405 133 17.4 21:02 ( 0, 47)
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Now it is 17.1 mag (Oct. 12, Toshiyuki Takahashi). It was observed at 18 mag in 2012. It will be observable at 17 mag in excellent condition in 2013.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 22 51.85 -10 0.4 3.881 4.472 120 17.5 20:04 ( 0, 45)
Nov. 9 22 47.82 -11 18.9 4.013 4.486 112 17.5 19:33 ( 0, 44)
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It brightened up to 9.0 mag in 2012 autumn (Nov. 4, Juan Jose Gonzalez). However, it faded out unexpectedly around the perihelion passage. Now it is fainter than originally predicted by 4-5 mag. It has already faded down to 17.4 mag (Oct. 1, K. Hills). In the Southern Hemisphere, it keeps observable in good condition while fading slowly after this. In the Northern Hemisphere, it will not be observable after this.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 3 10.19 -53 23.0 3.427 3.900 111 17.7 0:26 ( 0, 2)
Nov. 9 3 1.09 -52 44.1 3.506 3.963 110 17.8 23:45 ( 0, 2)
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Now it is 17.8 mag (Oct. 11, Ken-ichi Kadota). It keeps observable at 17.5 mag in good condition from autumn to winter.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 7 22.82 16 53.0 1.563 2.113 109 17.7 4:38 ( 0, 72)
Nov. 9 7 27.07 17 10.1 1.513 2.137 115 17.7 4:15 ( 0, 72)
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Now it is 18.7 mag (Sept. 27, Yasukazu Ikari). It was expected to brighten up to 16.5 mag from autumn to winter. But actually, it seems to be already fading.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 3 12.29 10 29.0 1.192 2.173 168 17.8 0:28 ( 0, 66)
Nov. 9 3 8.64 9 6.3 1.180 2.165 171 17.8 23:53 ( 0, 64)
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It will approach to the Sun down to 0.9 A.U., and to the Earth down to 0.4 A.U. in September. So it was expected to brighten up to 11-12 mag. However, it looked extremely diffuse on July 12 by Michael Jager. So the comet could be already disintegrated at that time. No observations have been reported after that. It keeps locating in good condition after this in the Southern Hemisphere. It is not observable in the Northern Hemisphere.
Date(TT) R.A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1 Best Time(A, h)
Nov. 2 23 45.85 -65 44.4 0.925 1.403 94 22.2 21:01 ( 0,-10)
Nov. 9 0 15.86 -62 17.0 1.030 1.488 94 22.7 21:03 ( 0, -7)
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