It suddenly became 2 mag brighter in June. Now it reaches to 11 mag. The condition keeps good until September. It will appear again in September as 13 mag. Only southern people can observe it.
Norhtern people can never see it again.
May 20 Very low in the evening sky. After conjunction, it will appear again at dawn in mid October as 14.5 mag. Dec. 5 Only southern people can observe it. It will appear again in 2000 August as 13 mag. 1999 June 12 Small outburst happened and it looked stellar as 14.5 mag on June 5.