Brightened rapidly and reached to 14 mag. It will be also observable in the Northern Hemisphere after 2001 October, but it will be fainter than 16.5 mag then. It keeps brightening even after the perihelion passage and reached to 14 mag. It is not observable at all until 2001 summer when it becomes fainter than 19 mag. Only southern people can observe it.
Northern people can never see it again.
Although it reaches to 13.5 mag in 2001 summer, only southern people can observe it. It will be observable in good condition as 15 mag until February. It is observable in good condition as 15 mag from February to April. Recently it seems to be fading rapidly. It is observable as 15.5 mag until 2001 autumn.