Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2003 February 2003 March 2003 April

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Mar. 1 0h 0.31 2001 TX16 20.3 Nova Sgr 2002 No.4 nova 15.0 Mar. 1 9h 0.41 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 12.7 IC 4299 galaxy 12.7 - Mar. 1 10h 0.31 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 12.7 IC 4296 galaxy 10.6 - Mar. 2 13h 0.58 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 12.7 NGC 5161 galaxy 12.0 5.4 Mar. 2 20h 0.84 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 RU UMa variable (M) 8.1-15.0 Mar. 2 20h 2.14 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.3 mu Cep variable (SRC) 3.4-5.1 Mar. 2 22h 0.74 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.3 IC 1396 cluster + nebula 3.5 170 Mar. 3 10h 0.77 65P/Gunn 13.6 Nova Sgr 2002 No.4 nova 15.0 Mar. 3 10h 0.77 65P/Gunn 13.6 V4744 Sgr variable (N:) 7.0-<13.5 Mar. 3 10h 0.70 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 14.4 IK Gem variable (SRB) 11.2-13.0 Mar. 3 23h 1.98 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.3 RU Cyg variable (SRA) 9.2-11.6 Mar. 4 10h 2.29 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.2 NGC 7128 open 9.7 3 Mar. 5 1h 0.82 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 12.7 RX J1313.2-3259 variable (AM) 14.6-15.6 Mar. 5 1h 0.04 155P/2002 R2 ( Shoemaker 3 ) 16.2 P/2001 YX127 ( LINEAR ) comet 18.8 Mar. 5 11h 1.42 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 8.4 NGC 1288 galaxy 12.1 2.3 Mar. 5 11h 2.86 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.2 NGC 7235 open 7.7 4 Mar. 6 1h 1.15 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.2 NGC 7226 open 9.6 2 Mar. 6 5h 0.58 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 14.4 DW Gem variable (LB) 8.5-11.9 Mar. 6 6h 0.61 30P/Reinmuth 1 14.2 NGC 3681 galaxy 11.7 2.5 Mar. 6 9h 0.53 65P/Gunn 13.5 NGC 6469 open 8.0 12 Mar. 6 12h 0.85 30P/Reinmuth 1 14.2 NGC 3684 galaxy 11.7 3.2 Mar. 6 18h 2.61 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.2 RW Cep variable (SRD) 8.6-10.7 Mar. 6 20h 0.64 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.2 NGC 7245 open 9.2 5 Mar. 6 21h 1.46 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 8.5 NGC 1344 galaxy 10.3 3.9 Mar. 6 23h 2.23 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.2 SU Lac variable (M) 11.3-16.0 Mar. 7 0h 1.01 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.2 IC 1434 open 9.0 8 Mar. 7 1h 0.50 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.2 IC 1442 open 9.1 - Mar. 7 11h 0.50 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 12.7 V485 Cen variable (UG) 12.9-<16.5 Mar. 8 2h 1.81 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.6 NGC 3665 galaxy 10.8 3.2 Mar. 8 5h 0.38 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 6.1 NGC 150 galaxy 11.1 4.2 Mar. 8 13h 0.20 30P/Reinmuth 1 14.2 NGC 3655 galaxy 11.6 1.6 Mar. 8 18h 0.10 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.1 NGC 7296 open 10.0 4 Mar. 8 23h 0.12 30P/Reinmuth 1 14.2 TZ Leo variable (M) 12.0-15.0 Mar. 9 5h 1.63 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.1 MR Lac variable (UG:) 15.0-<17.3 Mar. 9 8h 1.11 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 8.8 NGC 1398 galaxy 9.7 6.6 Mar. 9 13h 0.23 C/2001 HT50 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 12.3 NGC 2186 open 8.7 4 Mar. 9 15h 0.83 C/2001 HT50 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 12.3 V1389 Ori variable (SRB:) 6.5-6.6 Mar. 9 16h 0.12 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 12.8 V591 Cen variable (UG:) 14.0-16.0 Mar. 10 3h 0.52 C/2001 K5 ( LINEAR ) 14.1 beta Lyr variable (EB) 3.3-4.4 Mar. 10 8h 2.58 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 6.5 NGC 253 galaxy 7.1 25.1 Mar. 11 0h 0.70 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 8.9 U Eri variable (M) 8.5-14.9 Mar. 11 1h 1.14 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 6.6 NGC 288 globular 8.1 13.8 Mar. 11 20h 0.80 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 9.0 T Eri variable (M) 7.2-13.2 Mar. 12 14h 0.60 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 12.8 NGC 4304 galaxy 12.0 2.4 Mar. 12 16h 0.17 65P/Gunn 13.4 M20 cluster + nebula 6.3 29 Mar. 12 18h 0.43 65P/Gunn 13.4 WR 104 variable (WR/pec) 11.9-14.9 Mar. 13 9h 2.51 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.0 KX And variable (GCAS) 6.9-7.1 Mar. 13 12h 1.70 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.0 OR And variable (NL:) 14.5-<17.0 Mar. 13 19h 1.19 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.0 AZ And variable (M) 11.2-<16.7 Mar. 13 21h 2.37 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.0 KY And variable (GCAS) 6.7-6.9 Mar. 13 23h 0.51 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 14.4 SU Gem variable (RVB) 9.8-14.1 Mar. 14 0h 0.77 65P/Gunn 13.4 M21 open 5.9 13 Mar. 14 6h 1.45 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 9.2 NGC 1518 galaxy 11.8 3.0 Mar. 14 12h 1.34 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 9.2 NGC 1521 galaxy 11.4 2.9 Mar. 14 22h 1.26 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.0 KZ And variable (BY) 7.9-8.0 Mar. 15 8h 0.26 81P/Wild 2 15.1 T Tau variable (INT) 9.3-13.5 Mar. 15 19h 0.02 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 12.9 NSV 05428 variable (I:) 12.5-13.0 Mar. 16 0h 0.03 65P/Gunn 13.4 NGC 6546 open 8.0 13 Mar. 16 15h 0.93 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 14.5 TU Gem variable (SRB) 9.4-12.5 Mar. 17 20h 0.45 154P/2002 Q4 ( Brewington ) 12.3 RX Psc variable (M) 8.8-14.6 Mar. 17 21h 0.03 118P/Sheomaker-Levy 4 16.8 SN 2003G in IC 208 supernova 14.4 Mar. 18 10h 1.51 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 6.9 AL And variable (M) 11.6-15.0 Mar. 19 6h 0.72 30P/Reinmuth 1 14.4 NGC 3626 galaxy 10.9 3.1 Mar. 19 14h 0.51 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 12.8 U Psc variable (M) 10.3-14.9 Mar. 19 19h 0.94 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 6.8 DX And variable (UGSS) 10.9-16.4 Mar. 19 22h 0.64 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 12.8 NGC 514 galaxy 11.9 3.5 Mar. 20 5h 0.38 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 6.8 NGC 7662 planetary 9.0 2.2 Mar. 20 7h 0.79 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 6.8 BG And variable (M) 10.8-<15.0 Mar. 20 13h 0.13 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 13.1 NGC 3717 galaxy 12.0 5.8 Mar. 21 0h 2.04 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 6.8 NGC 7640 galaxy 10.9 10.7 Mar. 21 15h 2.92 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 6.8 LD 317 variable (CV:) 12.6-13.9 Mar. 21 23h 0.38 C/2001 K5 ( LINEAR ) 14.1 SU Lyr variable (M) 12.9-17.0 Mar. 21 23h 0.87 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 13.2 C/1999 T2 ( LINEAR ) comet 19.2 Mar. 22 0h 2.56 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 6.8 BU And variable (M) 10.6-<13.9 Mar. 22 9h 0.08 C/2001 HT50 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 12.4 alpha Ori variable (SRC) 0.0-1.3 Mar. 23 3h 0.08 65P/Gunn 13.3 FM Sgr variable (NA) 8.2-16.5 Mar. 23 4h 0.64 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 10.0 BC Eri variable (EW/KE) 10.8-11.3 Mar. 23 5h 0.05 30P/Reinmuth 1 14.5 NGC 3607 galaxy 10.0 3.7 Mar. 23 9h 0.15 30P/Reinmuth 1 14.5 NGC 3608 galaxy 11.0 3.0 Mar. 23 14h 2.02 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 10.0 R Eri variable (CST:) 5.7 Mar. 25 7h 1.42 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 10.1 R Lep variable (M) 5.5-11.7 Mar. 25 21h 0.13 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 12.9 M74 galaxy 9.2 10.2 Mar. 26 10h 0.95 153P/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 20.3 Mars planet 0.6 Mar. 26 18h 0.29 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 10.3 S Eri variable (RRC:) 4.8 Mar. 26 22h 0.06 30P/Reinmuth 1 14.6 NGC 3599 galaxy 11.9 2.8 Mar. 27 4h 2.79 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 6.6 ST And variable (SRA) 7.7-11.8 Mar. 27 9h 0.47 154P/2002 Q4 ( Brewington ) 12.7 RR Ari variable (EA:) 6.4-6.8 Mar. 27 20h 0.59 C/2001 K5 ( LINEAR ) 14.1 RT Lyr variable (M) 9.1-15.2 Mar. 28 6h 0.02 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 10.4 NGC 1784 galaxy 11.8 4.2 Mar. 28 13h 0.28 65P/Gunn 13.2 GU Sgr variable (RCB) 11.3-15.0 Mar. 29 0h 0.82 65P/Gunn 13.2 NGC 6629 planetary 12.0 0.3 Mar. 29 1h 0.87 65P/Gunn 13.2 NGC 6626 globular 6.9 11.2 Mar. 29 8h 1.81 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 10.9 CE UMa variable (UG:) 15.5-<21.0 Mar. 29 11h 0.91 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 10.5 RX Lep variable (SRB) 5.0-7.4 Mar. 29 0h 1.29 C/2003 K2 11.4 AY Psc variable (NL) 15.2-16.6 Mar. 31 2h 0.80 116P/Wild 4 13.6 Z Lib variable (M) 10.4-<14.0 Mar. 31 13h 1.44 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 9.1 NGC 908 galaxy 10.2 5.5 Mar. 31 17h 0.02 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 13.8 FO Aqr variable (XPR) 13.4-14.4 Mar. 31 19h 1.71 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 10.6 ER Ori variable (EW/KW) 9.3-10.0

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.