2023-01-08, 07:01 PM
I think the naked eye predictions are a bit loose. It may (or may not ) make 4.7 from very dark skies. It is most likely to be a binocular object after the end of next week when the moon gets out of the way. It was periodic as this is not its first visit to the inner solar system but planetary perturbations have moved it to hyperbolic so this will be its last visit.