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. 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 is brightest now. It locates high until December and keeps 14 mag. 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 appears again at dawn as 15 mag in December.