It was fainter than 12.0 mag on Feb. 11 by KenIchi Kadota, Ageo. Dec. 5 Only southern people can observe it. Recently it was observed as 12 mag. It will appear again in 2000 August as 13 mag. Only southern people can observe it.
Northern people can never see it again.
The altitude will be 23 deg at best in the Northern Hemisphere. It was fainter than 15.3 mag on Feb. 11 by KenIchi Kadota, Ageo. It is expected to be bright as 7 mag in late 2000. Northern people cannot observe it until December. It will reach to 13.5 mag in June, but will not be observable in the Northern Hemisphere.