It will be observable as brighter than 14 mag in the evening sky until December. It will be lower and fainter in January. It will be also observable in the Northern Hemisphere after 2001 October, but it will be fainter than 16.5 mag then. It will appear at dawn in March. It is not observable at all until 2001 summer when it becomes fainter than 19 mag.
Northern people can never see it again.
Dec. 5 Fading now. In the northern hemisphere, it will be higher than 20 deg only in October and November. It will be observable as 9-10 mag from 2001 March to June. Although it should be bright already, not yet observed in this return. It will be observable in good condition as 15 mag from autumn to winter.