Dec. 5 Only southern people can observe it. It will appear again in 2000 August as 13 mag. It is brightest now. It locates high until December and keeps 13 mag. Only southern people can observe it.
Northern people can never see it again.
Not observable around the perihelion passage at all. When it appears at dawn in 2000 June, it will be already fainter than 15 mag. It was observed visually as 13 mag in October. Although it was 14.7 mag on Oct. 10 by CCD, it is around 12 mag visually still now. It will be at dawn in November.