Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2004 September 2004 October 2004 November

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Oct. 1 4h 1.03 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 7.0 NGC 3715 galaxy 11.9 1.4 Oct. 3 16h 0.78 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 9.4 NGC 1744 galaxy 11.2 6.8 Oct. 5 6h 0.42 C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker ) 11.3 NGC 772 galaxy 10.3 7.1 Oct. 7 0h 0.46 P/2003 L1 ( Scotti ) 20.2 Nova Oph 2002 nova 13.6 Oct. 9 19h 0.17 C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker ) 11.2 NGC 691 galaxy 12.0 3.5 Oct. 10 5h 0.18 C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker ) 11.2 NGC 680 galaxy 12.9 1.8 Oct. 10 5h 0.70 C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker ) 11.2 NGC 697 galaxy 12.8 4.4 Oct. 14 16h 0.30 95P/(2060) Chiron 17.6 P/2004 R1 ( McNaught ) comet 18.2 Oct. 14 16h 0.40 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 11.4 NGC 3715 galaxy 11.9 1.4 Oct. 14 19h 1.34 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 9.2 NGC 5560 galaxy 12.4 3.9 Oct. 14 19h 1.26 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 9.2 NGC 5566 galaxy 10.5 6.5 Oct. 14 20h 0.55 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 9.3 NGC 5574 galaxy 12.4 1.6 Oct. 14 20h 0.57 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 9.3 NGC 5576 galaxy 10.9 3.2 Oct. 15 1h 0.82 P/2004 T1 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 14.8 NGC 255 galaxy 11.8 3.1 Oct. 15 13h 0.17 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 9.5 NGC 5638 galaxy 11.3 2.6 Oct. 15 22h 1.22 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 9.7 NGC 5668 galaxy 11.5 3.3 Oct. 16 4h 1.08 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 9.8 NGC 5690 galaxy 12.7 3.4 Oct. 16 17h 1.92 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 10.0 NGC 5740 galaxy 11.9 3.1 Oct. 16 17h 0.81 162P/2004 TU12 ( Siding Spring ) 14.3 IC 5240 galaxy 12.0 3.2 Oct. 16 18h 1.67 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 10.0 NGC 5746 galaxy 10.6 7.9 Oct. 17 14h 0.33 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 10.2 NGC 5774 galaxy 12.2 3.2 Oct. 17 14h 0.38 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 10.2 NGC 5775 galaxy 11.4 4.3 Oct. 17 21h 0.59 (944) Hidalgo 13.6 NGC 777 galaxy 12.0 3.0 Oct. 18 3h 0.13 (944) Hidalgo 13.6 NGC 783 galaxy 12.9 1.6 Oct. 18 4h 2.42 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 10.4 NGC 5813 galaxy 10.7 3.6 Oct. 18 12h 2.14 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 10.5 NGC 5838 galaxy 10.8 4.2 Oct. 18 18h 1.74 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 10.6 NGC 5854 galaxy 11.8 2.7 Oct. 18 22h 1.30 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 10.6 NGC 5864 galaxy 12.9 2.5 Oct. 19 16h 2.48 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 10.8 M5 globular 5.8 17.4 Oct. 20 1h 0.43 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 10.9 NGC 5921 galaxy 10.8 4.9 Oct. 20 14h 0.38 (944) Hidalgo 13.5 NGC 751 galaxy 12.5 1.3 Oct. 20 16h 0.38 (944) Hidalgo 13.5 NGC 750 galaxy 12.2 1.6 Oct. 20 17h 0.14 (944) Hidalgo 13.5 NGC 736 galaxy 12.2 2.0 Oct. 21 10h 1.05 C/2004 R2 ( ASAS ) 11.2 NGC 5964 galaxy 12.9 4.1 Oct. 21 15h 1.12 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 10.9 NGC 3887 galaxy 11.0 3.3 Oct. 22 23h 1.03 C/2003 T3 ( Tabur ) 12.8 NGC 3600 galaxy 12.0 4.3 Oct. 23 7h 2.14 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 10.8 NGC 3962 galaxy 10.6 2.9 Oct. 24 23h 0.63 42P/Neujmin 3 18.2 Neptune planet 7.9 Oct. 26 16h 1.25 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 10.5 NGC 4033 galaxy 12.6 2.4 Oct. 26 22h 0.32 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 10.5 NGC 4050 galaxy 12.0 3.1 Oct. 27 10h 2.16 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 10.5 NGC 4038 galaxy 10.7 2.6 Oct. 28 11h 0.91 49P/Arend-Rigaux 15.4 NGC 289 galaxy 12.0 3.7 Oct. 28 12h 0.31 C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker ) 11.0 NGC 313 galaxy 12.0 3.6 Oct. 28 12h 0.31 C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker ) 11.0 NGC 316 galaxy 12.0 3.6 Oct. 28 12h 0.31 C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker ) 11.0 NGC 315 galaxy 12.2 3.0 Oct. 28 12h 0.25 162P/2004 TU12 ( Siding Spring ) 14.1 NGC 7361 galaxy 12.5 3.5 Oct. 28 23h 0.11 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 5.9 NGC 4361 planetary 10.0 1.8 Oct. 30 12h 0.93 C/2001 Q4 ( NEAT ) 11.4 NGC 6236 galaxy 12.0 3.0 Oct. 30 20h 1.37 C/2003 T3 ( Tabur ) 12.9 NGC 3665 galaxy 10.8 3.2 Oct. 31 19h 0.52 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 13.7 133P/(7968) Elst-Pizarro comet 22.0 Oct. 31 21h 0.38 C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker ) 11.0 NGC 266 galaxy 12.6 2.9

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.