Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2002 November 2002 December 2003 January

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Dec. 1 1h 0.19 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 14.8 NGC 4608 galaxy 11.1 3.2 Dec. 1 11h 0.07 116P/Wild 4 15.1 NGC 4941 galaxy 11.1 3.7 Dec. 1 13h 0.31 C/2002 A2 ( LINEAR ) 19.5 C/2002 A1 ( LINEAR ) comet 20.0 Dec. 1 19h 0.78 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 13.4 NGC 7173 galaxy 12.1 1.3 Dec. 1 19h 0.80 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 13.4 NGC 7174 galaxy 12.6 1.3 Dec. 1 19h 0.80 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 13.4 NGC 7176 galaxy 11.9 1.3 Dec. 2 1h 0.71 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 13.4 NGC 7172 galaxy 11.9 2.2 Dec. 2 14h 0.85 116P/Wild 4 15.1 NGC 4951 galaxy 12.0 3.3 Dec. 3 12h 0.84 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 14.7 NGC 4638 galaxy 11.3 2.8 Dec. 4 2h 0.91 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 14.7 NGC 4647 galaxy 11.4 3.0 Dec. 4 2h 0.86 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 14.7 M60 galaxy 8.8 7.2 Dec. 4 4h 1.07 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 8.7 NGC 5660 galaxy 11.8 2.8 Dec. 4 7h 0.45 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 14.7 NGC 4660 galaxy 11.0 2.8 Dec. 4 9h 0.63 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.9 NGC 3583 galaxy 12.0 2.8 Dec. 4 11h 0.74 116P/Wild 4 15.1 NGC 4981 galaxy 12.0 2.8 Dec. 4 14h 0.99 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 8.7 NGC 5676 galaxy 10.9 3.9 Dec. 5 0h 0.35 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 8.7 NGC 5689 galaxy 11.9 3.7 Dec. 6 4h 0.11 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 14.6 NGC 4694 galaxy 12.0 3.6 Dec. 6 9h 0.04 65P/Gunn 14.5 NGC 5878 galaxy 11.5 3.5 Dec. 6 10h 0.47 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.9 KV UMa variable (XND) 12.8-18.8 Dec. 7 5h 0.93 79P/du Toit-Hartley 18.5 P/2000 Y3 ( Scotti ) comet 19.4 Dec. 8 20h 1.51 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 11.4 U Ari variable (M) 7.2-15.2 Dec. 8 21h 0.26 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 14.4 NGC 4754 galaxy 10.6 4.7 Dec. 9 3h 0.40 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 14.4 NGC 4762 galaxy 10.2 8.7 Dec. 10 5h 0.48 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 13.7 NGC 3810 galaxy 10.8 4.3 Dec. 10 14h 0.74 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 13.3 NGC 7214 galaxy 12.4 1.9 Dec. 11 12h 2.25 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 10.9 RZ Ari variable (SRB) 5.6-6.0 Dec. 12 11h 2.04 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.8 ST UMa variable (SRB) 6.0-7.6 Dec. 12 17h 1.56 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 10.8 T Ari variable (M) 7.5-11.3 Dec. 14 6h 0.17 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 14.1 NGC 4880 galaxy 12.0 3.3 Dec. 14 7h 0.05 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.8 NGC 3726 galaxy 10.4 6.0 Dec. 15 7h 2.80 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 7.8 X Her variable (SRB) 7.5-8.6 Dec. 16 2h 0.95 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.7 NGC 3769 galaxy 12.0 3.2 Dec. 16 6h 0.31 C/2000 SV74 ( LINEAR ) 14.3 TT Boo variable (UG) 12.7-<15.6 Dec. 16 23h 0.70 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 10.1 123P/West-Hartley comet 21.7 Dec. 17 12h 0.41 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 13.2 V818 Sco variable (XI) 11.1-14.1 Dec. 18 4h 0.73 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 9.9 NGC 877 galaxy 11.8 2.3 Dec. 18 11h 0.95 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 13.2 NGC 7252 galaxy 12.1 2.2 Dec. 19 4h 0.62 30P/Reinmuth 1 14.8 NGC 3433 galaxy 12.0 3.5 Dec. 19 4h 0.19 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 7.4 g Her variable (SRB) 4.3-6.3 Dec. 19 12h 2.95 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 7.4 V844 Her variable (UG) 12.5-17.5 Dec. 19 17h 0.25 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 15.4 NGC 3189 galaxy 12.0 4.5 Dec. 19 17h 0.33 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 15.4 NGC 3193 galaxy 10.9 2.8 Dec. 19 18h 0.24 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 15.4 NGC 3190 galaxy 11.0 4.6 Dec. 19 19h 0.56 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 15.4 NGC 3177 galaxy 12.3 1.7 Dec. 19 22h 0.06 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 15.4 NGC 3185 galaxy 12.2 2.3 Dec. 20 0h 0.31 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 9.6 TT Ari variable (UGZ) 10.2-14.5 Dec. 20 11h 1.13 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 9.6 NGC 803 galaxy 12.4 3.3 Dec. 20 13h 0.47 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 13.2 NGC 7285 galaxy 12.8 2.4 Dec. 20 14h 2.38 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 9.5 S Ari variable (M) 9.8-15.8 Dec. 21 2h 0.85 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.6 NGC 3877 galaxy 12.0 5.4 Dec. 23 1h 0.11 C/2001 K5 ( LINEAR ) 14.1 NSV 09445 variable (N:) 13.0-<15.0 Dec. 23 3h 0.65 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 15.3 NGC 3162 galaxy 11.6 3.1 Dec. 23 8h 2.59 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 7.0 V939 Her variable (LB) 7.2-8.0 Dec. 24 7h 0.64 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 8.9 NGC 660 galaxy 10.8 9.1 Dec. 24 11h 0.69 C/2001 HT50 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 12.6 MM Hya variable (UG) 14.1-18.7 Dec. 24 22h 0.62 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 6.9 UW Her variable (SRA) 8.6-9.5 Dec. 25 4h 1.7 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 8.8 M74 galaxy 9.2 10.2 Dec. 25 13h 1.49 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.6 NGC 3949 galaxy 11.0 3.0 Dec. 26 13h 0.25 81P/Wild 2 15.4 TZ Tau variable (M) 10.3-14.0 Dec. 27 18h 0.72 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 8.4 NGC 514 galaxy 11.9 3.5 Dec. 28 0h 0.73 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 8.3 U Psc variable (M) 10.3-14.9 Dec. 28 6h 0.10 C/2001 K5 ( LINEAR ) 14.1 CF Her variable (M) 9.0-<13.0 Dec. 28 14h 2.19 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 NGC 3938 galaxy 10.4 5.4 Dec. 29 9h 0.99 C/2001 B1 ( LINEAR ) 19.9 SN 2002jy in NGC 477 supernova 14.9 Dec. 30 6h 0.65 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 13.2 NGC 5172 galaxy 11.9 3.3 Dec. 30 16h 1.96 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 6.3 V1008 Her variable (UG) 13.5-<18.0 Dec. 30 21h 0.44 C/2002 U2 ( LINEAR ) 14.7 NGC 6207 galaxy 11.6 3.0 Dec. 31 4h 1.92 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 6.3 T Her variable (M) 6.8-13.7 Dec. 31 10h 0.83 C/2002 U2 ( LINEAR ) 14.7 M13 globular 5.9 16.6

Green line means the rendezvous between a comet and a comet, asteroid, nova, supernova, planets, etc. Blue line means the rendezvous between a comet and a frequently observed variable star. Purple line means the rendezvous between a comet and a nebula or cluster.