Then it faded out rapidly and reached to 12 mag in late January. The component D was not observed since January. 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 will be 3 mag in 2000 July. It keeps a good position until 2000 February when it will be 13 mag. It keeps the same brightness recently. The altitude will be 23 deg at best in the Northern Hemisphere. Because it is far away, it keeps 14 mag until late 2000, while Northern people can observe it under good condition.