Comet Rendezvous Calendar

Japanese version Home page	Updated on September 6, 2005
2003 March 2003 April 2003 May

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Apr. 1 20h 0.54 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 11.0 NGC 3510 galaxy 12.9 3.8 Apr. 2 6h 1.25 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 11.0 NGC 3486 galaxy 10.3 6.9 Apr. 2 10h 0.21 65P/Gunn 13.2 V3890 Sgr variable (ZAND) 8.4-17.2 Apr. 2 20h 0.87 154P/2002 Q4 ( Brewington ) 12.9 R Ari variable (M) 7.4-13.7 Apr. 2 20h 0.17 C/2001 HT50 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 12.0 FU Ori variable (FU) 9.6-16.5 Apr. 3 0h 0.79 65P/Gunn 13.1 NGC 6642 globular 8.8 4.5 Apr. 3 1h 1.67 C/2003 K2 11.0 S Ari variable (M) 9.8-15.8 Apr. 3 3h 0.11 C/2003 K2 11.0 NGC 821 galaxy 10.8 3.5 Apr. 3 7h 0.05 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 13.7 V1261 Ori variable (EA/GS/WD) 6.9-7.2 Apr. 3 17h 0.20 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 11.1 NGC 3512 galaxy 12.4 1.7 Apr. 3 20h 0.58 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 12.9 NGC 772 galaxy 10.3 7.1 Apr. 3 22h 0.53 153P/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 20.4 Nova Sgr 2002 No.3 nova 12.6 Apr. 3 23h 0.35 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 11.1 NGC 3504 galaxy 11.1 2.7 Apr. 4 15h 0.80 65P/Gunn 13.1 NGC 6644 planetary 12.0 0.1 Apr. 5 14h 0.22 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 5.5 V402 And variable (UG) 15.5-<17.8 Apr. 5 20h 0.31 C/2001 HT50 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 12.0 NGC 2022 planetary 12.0 0.3 Apr. 6 3h 0.58 C/2002 O7 ( LINEAR ) 14.3 TT Boo variable (UG) 12.7-<15.6 Apr. 6 15h 0.14 C/2003 T3 ( Tabur ) 15.3 NGC 7125 galaxy 12.5 3.0 Apr. 6 15h 0.04 C/2003 T3 ( Tabur ) 15.3 NGC 7126 galaxy 12.9 2.8 Apr. 7 0h 0.58 65P/Gunn 13.1 NGC 6656 globular 5.1 24.0 Apr. 7 8h 2.93 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 5.4 YZ And variable (M) 11.0-<15.5 Apr. 7 10h 0.33 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 15.3 TU Tau variable (SRB) 5.9-9.2 Apr. 7 13h 0.45 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 5.4 UW And variable (M) 9.4-<14.0 Apr. 7 0h 0.63 155P/2002 R2 ( Shoemaker 3 ) 17.9 10P/Tempel 2 comet 19.9 Apr. 8 11h 2.92 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 5.4 TT Peg variable (SRA) 9.3-11.2 Apr. 8 18h 0.54 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.4 V380 Ori variable (INAT) 8.2-11.1 Apr. 9 0h 0.07 C/2003 G2 ( LINEAR ) 16.9 C/2001 G1 ( LONEOS ) comet 18.5 Apr. 9 1h 0.56 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.5 IU Ori variable (INSB) 9.6-11.1 Apr. 9 2h 0.55 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.5 BF Ori variable (INA) 9.7-13.5 Apr. 9 5h 0.63 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.5 V372 Ori variable (INA) 7.9-8.1 Apr. 9 9h 0.16 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.5 V586 Ori variable (INA) 9.7-11.2 Apr. 9 10h 0.66 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.5 LP Ori variable (INSA:) 7.6-9.3 Apr. 9 10h 0.54 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.5 NV Ori variable (INSB) 8.7-11.3 Apr. 9 12h 0.64 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.5 M42 nebula 4.0 66 Apr. 9 14h 0.55 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.5 T Ori variable (INSA) 8.7-12.6 Apr. 9 14h 0.65 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.5 V361 Ori variable (INSA) 8.2-8.3 Apr. 9 15h 0.80 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.5 NQ Ori variable (INB:) 12.1-14.1 Apr. 9 17h 0.76 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.6 M43 nebula 9.0 20 Apr. 9 17h 0.88 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.6 NP Ori variable (INSB) 12.6-13.8 Apr. 9 17h 0.77 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.6 NU Ori variable (INSA) 6.8-6.9 Apr. 10 4h 2.43 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 9.9 RX J0255.6-2247 variable (UG:/NLDQ:) 16.9-18.0 Apr. 10 11h 0.94 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 11.2 ST LMi variable (AM) 15.1-17.0 Apr. 10 14h 1.45 C/2003 K2 10.6 T Ari variable (SRA) 7.5-11.3 Apr. 10 19h 0.05 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 5.4 T And variable (M) 7.7-14.5 Apr. 11 20h 1.44 C/2003 K2 10.6 RZ Ari variable (SRB) 5.6-6.0 Apr. 12 3h 0.81 154P/2002 Q4 ( Brewington ) 13.4 NSV 00907 variable (?) 12.0-<16.0 Apr. 12 13h 0.86 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 14.9 Y Ori variable (M) 11.5-<16.0 Apr. 12 17h 0.37 C/2002 J4 ( NEAT ) 15.2 BP CrA variable (UGZ:) 13.5-15.9 Apr. 13 4h 1.50 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 5.4 TU And variable (M) 7.8-13.1 Apr. 13 6h 1.54 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 5.4 DZ And variable (-) 9.6-<14.0 Apr. 13 10h 1.58 C/2003 K2 10.6 RT Ari variable (M) 11.0-16.5 Apr. 14 22h 0.74 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 10.2 NGC 1179 galaxy 12.0 4.6 Apr. 15 22h 1.20 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 5.5 NGC 160 galaxy 12.4 3.2 Apr. 16 1h 0.02 C/2003 K2 10.6 SV Ari variable (N:) 12.5-<17.5 Apr. 16 20h 1.38 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 10.3 NGC 1232 galaxy 9.9 7.8 Apr. 17 16h 0.73 2001 TX16 19.3 Nova Sgr 2002 No.2 nova 13.6 Apr. 17 20h 0.86 C/2001 K5 ( LINEAR ) 14.2 V493 Lyr variable (UG) 13.2-<17.2 Apr. 18 1h 0.30 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 15.4 D/1978 C2 ( Tritton ) comet 17.8 Apr. 18 10h 0.25 152P/2001 Y1 ( Helin-Lawrence ) 17.6 Mars planet 0.2 Apr. 18 23h 0.29 C/2003 K2 10.7 V701 Tau variable (UG:) 15.0-<21.0 Apr. 19 5h 0.22 65P/Gunn 12.9 V522 Sgr variable (N:) 13.9-17.5 Apr. 19 17h 2.10 C/2003 K2 10.7 BL Tau variable (SR:) 10.0-12.0 Apr. 20 2h 1.89 C/2003 K2 10.8 BU Tau variable (GCAS) 4.8-5.5 Apr. 21 3h 2.07 C/2003 K2 10.8 AK Tau variable (M) 11.8-15.8 Apr. 21 17h 0.52 C/2001 K5 ( LINEAR ) 14.2 ST Lyr variable (M) 10.6-<18.0 Apr. 21 19h 0.98 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 10.7 NGC 1300 galaxy 10.4 6.5 Apr. 23 4h 0.03 C/2001 K5 ( LINEAR ) 14.2 MV Lyr variable (NL) 12.2-18.0 Apr. 27 14h 0.29 C/2003 K2 11.3 RV Tau variable (RVB) 9.8-13.3 Apr. 28 4h 0.64 C/2002 O7 ( LINEAR ) 13.7 NGC 5297 galaxy 12.0 5.6 Apr. 29 0h 0.07 81P/Wild 2 14.7 M1 planetary 8.4 6 Apr. 29 16h 0.96 81P/Wild 2 14.7 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) comet 15.4 Apr. 29 18h 0.53 C/2002 O7 ( LINEAR ) 13.7 C/2000 SV74 ( LINEAR ) comet 15.6 Apr. 29 19h 0.77 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 11.8 NGC 3507 galaxy 11.0 3.5 Apr. 30 11h 0.86 81P/Wild 2 14.7 zeta Tau variable (E/GS+GCAS) 2.9-3.2 Apr. 30 17h 1.19 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 11.2 RT Eri variable (M) 8.5-12.9

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.