Not observable around the perihelion passage at all. When it appears at dawn in 2000 June, it will be already fainter than 15 mag. Dec. 5 Only southern people can observe it. It will appear again in 2000 August as 13 mag. Only southern people can observe it.
Northern people can never see it again.
It was observed visually as 13 mag in October. The nucleus D has brightened rapidly and reached to 12 mag in early November visually. It may be much brighter than this ephemris. Although it was 14.7 mag on Oct. 10 by CCD, it is around 12 mag visually still now. It turns to be in the morning sky.