It is fading out rapidly since late August. It keeps observable for Northern people. It locates low at dusk until late October, then it turns to appear at dawn. It passes near by the North Pole in early February in 2000. Only southern people can observe it.
Northern people can never see it again.
Dec. 5 Only southern people can observe it. It will appear again in 2000 August as 13 mag. The ephemeris says it reaches to 12 mag from October to December. However, it will be much fainter than the ephemeris in fact. It appears again at dawn as 15 mag in December.