It is only observable in the Southern Hemisphere until the end of 2001. Dec. 5 Fading now. In the northern hemisphere, it will be higher than 20 deg only in October and November. It will not be observable soon. Now it is not in outburst.
Northern people can never see it again.
It may keep the brightness of the outburst in the last return and reach to 6 mag. However, it locates extremely low, only 8 deg at best from November to December in the Northern Hemisphere. Kohoutek It reached to 13 mag at return in 1987, however, it was not observed at return in 1994. The ephemeris says it will reach to 13.7 mag in November, but it may be much fainter. It is not observable at all until 2001 summer when it becomes fainter than 19 mag.