Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2003 January 2003 February 2003 March

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Feb. 1 4h 0.76 P/2003 A1 17.8 P/2002 T6 ( NEAT-LINEAR ) comet 19.3 Feb. 1 7h 1.49 154P/2002 Q4 ( Brewington ) 12.1 NGC 7679 galaxy 12.7 1.9 Feb. 2 21h 0.88 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 14.4 YZ Cnc variable (UGSU) 10.2-14.6 Feb. 3 2h 0.42 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 13.5 C/1999 J2 ( Skiff ) comet 19.5 Feb. 3 14h 0.27 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 NGC 4138 galaxy 12.0 2.9 Feb. 3 16h 0.90 154P/2002 Q4 ( Brewington ) 12.1 1RXS J232953.9+062814 variable (UGSU) 12.4-15.8 Feb. 4 12h 0.89 65P/Gunn 13.9 IC 4634 planetary 11.0 0.2 Feb. 4 13h 0.83 28P/Neujmin 1 13.5 NGC 7416 galaxy 12.3 3.4 Feb. 5 7h 0.24 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 10.0 ST Her variable (SRB) 8.8-10.3 Feb. 5 15h 1.11 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 NGC 4051 galaxy 10.3 5.0 Feb. 5 16h 2.00 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 10.0 X Her variable (SRB) 7.5-8.6 Feb. 6 11h 0.91 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.0 IC 5131 galaxy 12.4 1.6 Feb. 6 13h 0.95 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.1 IC 5135 galaxy 12.3 1.3 Feb. 6 15h 1.17 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.1 NGC 7135 galaxy 11.7 2.8 Feb. 6 20h 0.38 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 9.9 RR Her variable (SRB) 8.8-13.5 Feb. 7 11h 1.17 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 NGC 4143 galaxy 12.0 2.9 Feb. 7 20h 0.46 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 NGC 4111 galaxy 10.8 4.8 Feb. 8 0h 1.80 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 3.2 MN Peg variable (M) 11.5-<15.5 Feb. 9 20h 2.10 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.4 T Gru variable (M) 7.8-12.3 Feb. 10 7h 0.74 C/2001 HT50 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 12.2 V651 Mon variable (PN+E) 11.3-15.3 Feb. 10 13h 0.52 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 9.6 S Dra variable (SRB) 10.5-11.5 Feb. 10 17h 1.98 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 2.2 pi Aqr variable (GCAS) 4.4-4.7 Feb. 10 20h 2.39 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 9.6 AI Dra variable (EA/SD) 7.1-8.1 Feb. 10 23h 2.99 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 9.6 WZ Dra variable (SRA) 8.5-14.0 Feb. 11 4h 1.20 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 NGC 4013 galaxy 12.0 5.2 Feb. 11 7h 0.09 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 1.9 UW Peg variable (SRB) 8.7-9.9 Feb. 11 15h 2.59 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 9.6 AH Dra variable (SRB) 8.5-9.3 Feb. 12 8h 1.95 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.6 NGC 7410 galaxy 10.4 5.5 Feb. 12 15h 0.71 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.6 NGC 7424 galaxy 11.0 7.6 Feb. 12 17h 0.90 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.6 NGC 7412 galaxy 11.4 4.0 Feb. 12 21h 1.56 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.6 IC 5267 galaxy 10.5 5.0 Feb. 12 22h 0.65 C/2001 HT50 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 12.2 NGC 2324 open 8.4 8 Feb. 13 1h 1.03 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 9.5 TT Dra variable (SRB) 10.5-<12.5 Feb. 13 18h 1.08 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.6 NGC 7496 galaxy 11.1 3.5 Feb. 13 23h 1.98 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 NGC 3938 galaxy 10.4 5.4 Feb. 14 2h 1.07 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.7 NGC 7531 galaxy 11.3 3.5 Feb. 14 3h 0.03 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.7 NGC 7552 galaxy 10.7 3.5 Feb. 14 5h 0.19 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 IC 750 galaxy 11.8 2.9 Feb. 14 6h 0.26 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.7 NGC 7582 galaxy 10.6 4.6 Feb. 14 7h 0.24 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 IC 749 galaxy 12.2 2.5 Feb. 14 7h 0.41 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.7 NGC 7590 galaxy 11.6 2.7 Feb. 14 8h 0.41 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.7 NGC 7599 galaxy 11.4 4.4 Feb. 14 8h 0.39 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 5.7 IC 5308 galaxy 12.0 4.9 Feb. 15 15h 0.23 46P/Wirtanen 18.4 48P/Johnson comet 20.8 Feb. 15 16h 0.86 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 9.4 T Dra variable (M) 7.2-13.5 Feb. 16 4h 0.82 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 14.3 AW Gem variable (UGSS) 12.9-<17.5 Feb. 17 2h 0.86 C/2001 HT50 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 12.2 NGC 2301 open 6.0 12 Feb. 19 23h 0.88 28P/Neujmin 1 13.7 NGC 7716 galaxy 12.2 2.3 Feb. 19 23h 0.86 C/2001 B1 ( LINEAR ) 20.3 SN 2002jy in NGC 477 supernova 15.5 Feb. 21 7h 1.26 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 9.1 KL Dra variable (UG) 16.8-<21.0 Feb. 22 12h 1.29 C/2001 HT50 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 12.2 NGC 2262 open 11.0 4 Feb. 22 23h 2.30 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 9.0 V542 Cyg variable (UGSS) 13.0-18.3 Feb. 23 11h 0.04 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 12.8 NGC 125 galaxy 12.3 2.0 Feb. 23 14h 0.09 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 12.8 NGC 128 galaxy 11.6 3.4 Feb. 23 23h 0.63 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 6.3 NGC 625 galaxy 12.0 3.0 Feb. 24 2h 2.60 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 9.0 S Cyg variable (M) 9.3-16.0 Feb. 24 19h 0.56 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 9.0 CN Cyg variable (M) 7.3-15.0 Feb. 24 21h 0.95 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 14.1 NGC 5419 galaxy 12.0 - Feb. 24 22h 0.94 65P/Gunn 13.7 Mars planet 1.0 Feb. 24 23h 0.65 28P/Neujmin 1 13.8 TX Psc variable (LB) 4.8-5.2 Feb. 25 7h 2.87 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 9.0 BF Cep variable (M) 10.0-<14.5 Feb. 25 14h 0.62 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 9.0 NGC 6939 open 7.8 8 Feb. 25 21h 0.22 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 8.9 SN 2002hh in NGC 6946 supernova 15.8 Feb. 25 21h 0.25 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 8.9 NGC 6946 galaxy 8.9 11.0 Feb. 25 22h 0.21 30P/Reinmuth 1 14.1 AF Leo variable (SRB) 9.5-11.0 Feb. 26 21h 1.33 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 12.8 NGC 193 galaxy 12.3 1.7 Feb. 26 22h 0.29 152P/2001 Y1 ( Helin-Lawrence ) 17.9 Nova Sgr 2002 No.3 nova 10.0 Feb. 27 1h 1.48 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 3.0 NGC 7507 galaxy 10.4 2.6 Feb. 27 3h 1.26 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 3.0 NGC 7513 galaxy 11.8 3.2 Feb. 27 9h 1.38 C/2001 HT50 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 12.2 NGC 2237 nebula - 64 Feb. 27 14h 0.55 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 14.3 IR Gem variable (UGSU) 10.7-<14.5 Feb. 27 23h 0.37 2001 TX16 19.5 Mars planet 1.0 Feb. 28 9h 0.23 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 8.9 UY Cep variable (M) 12.1-16.5 Feb. 28 13h 0.01 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 14.2 T Cen variable (SRA) 5.5-9.0 Feb. 28 16h 2.02 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 3.6 VY Scl variable (NL) 12.5-18.5 Feb. 28 22h 0.49 D/1978 C2 ( Tritton ) 17.0 123P/West-Hartley comet 20.6

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.