Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2004 November 2004 December 2005 January

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Dec. 1 11h 0.88 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 7.3 NGC 3680 open 7.6 12 Dec. 2 9h 0.33 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 3338 galaxy 10.8 5.5 Dec. 2 19h 1.48 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 3346 galaxy 12.0 2.8 Dec. 3 8h 1.66 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 M95 galaxy 9.7 7.4 Dec. 3 23h 0.44 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 3367 galaxy 11.5 2.3 Dec. 4 7h 1.48 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 M96 galaxy 9.2 7.1 Dec. 4 8h 0.70 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 3377 galaxy 10.2 4.4 Dec. 4 14h 0.69 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 M105 galaxy 9.3 4.5 Dec. 4 17h 0.63 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 3384 galaxy 10.0 5.9 Dec. 4 20h 0.72 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 3389 galaxy 11.8 2.7 Dec. 5 4h 0.47 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 7.3 PGC 33705 galaxy 12.4 3.7 Dec. 5 13h 0.21 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 3412 galaxy 10.6 3.6 Dec. 5 13h 0.77 162P/2004 TU12 ( Siding Spring ) 14.9 NGC 7625 galaxy 12.1 1.8 Dec. 5 18h 1.29 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 7.2 NGC 5897 globular 8.6 12.6 Dec. 5 19h 1.80 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 7.2 NGC 5898 galaxy 11.5 1.7 Dec. 5 20h 1.77 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 7.2 NGC 5903 galaxy 11.5 2.0 Dec. 6 4h 1.38 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 7.2 IC 4538 galaxy 12.7 2.6 Dec. 6 18h 0.05 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 7.1 UGC 408 galaxy 12.5 2.5 Dec. 6 23h 0.10 48P/Johnson 16.5 M30 globular 7.5 11.0 Dec. 7 13h 0.32 49P/Arend-Rigaux 16.2 NGC 253 galaxy 7.1 25.1 Dec. 8 17h 1.44 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 7.4 PGC 31760 galaxy 11.9 4.3 Dec. 8 20h 0.91 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 NGC 3489 galaxy 10.3 3.7 Dec. 10 17h 0.89 C/2004 U1 ( LINEAR ) 13.8 159P/2003 UD16 ( LONEOS ) comet 18.3 Dec. 11 3h 1.19 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 5.1 NGC 1640 galaxy 11.7 2.8 Dec. 11 11h 2.51 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 7.4 NGC 3330 open 7.4 7 Dec. 11 18h 0.98 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 7.4 NGC 3228 open 6.0 18 Dec. 13 15h 1.84 C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker ) 10.8 NGC 7640 galaxy 10.9 10.7 Dec. 14 8h 0.12 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 NGC 3593 galaxy 11.0 5.8 Dec. 14 15h 0.32 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 7.5 NGC 3105 open 9.7 2 Dec. 15 14h 0.12 9P/Tempel 1 16.6 NGC 4178 galaxy 11.4 5.0 Dec. 15 23h 0.46 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 M65 galaxy 9.3 10.0 Dec. 16 1h 0.02 P/2004 T1 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 14.8 C/2002 V2 ( LINEAR ) comet 19.3 Dec. 16 2h 0.20 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 7.5 NGC 3033 open 8.8 5 Dec. 16 10h 1.00 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 NGC 3628 galaxy 9.5 14.8 Dec. 16 11h 0.38 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 M66 galaxy 9.0 8.7 Dec. 16 15h 0.24 162P/2004 TU12 ( Siding Spring ) 15.2 NGC 7741 galaxy 11.4 4.0 Dec. 16 19h 0.08 69P/Taylor 15.5 NGC 2749 galaxy 12.0 2.0 Dec. 17 16h 0.90 (3200) Phaethon 15.3 NGC 972 galaxy 11.3 3.6 Dec. 17 21h 0.64 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 7.5 IC 2488 open 7.0 15 Dec. 18 5h 1.19 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 NGC 3666 galaxy 12.0 4.2 Dec. 18 12h 0.51 C/2004 U1 ( LINEAR ) 13.7 2004 YY23 comet 17.0 Dec. 18 13h 0.53 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 14.3 NGC 5133 galaxy 12.6 1.0 Dec. 18 15h 0.45 C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker ) 10.9 NGC 7662 planetary 9.0 2.2 Dec. 18 17h 0.24 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 7.6 NGC 2867 planetary 10.0 0.2 Dec. 19 1h 0.63 121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2 14.5 NGC 3301 galaxy 11.4 3.6 Dec. 19 6h 0.50 C/2004 U1 ( LINEAR ) 13.7 NGC 2340 galaxy 12.9 1.8 Dec. 19 17h 1.57 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 4.6 NGC 1535 planetary 10.0 0.7 Dec. 24 17h 0.06 9P/Tempel 1 16.2 NGC 4380 galaxy 12.0 3.7 Dec. 24 17h 0.77 159P/2003 UD16 ( LONEOS ) 18.3 C/2004 K3 ( LINEAR ) comet 21.4 Dec. 24 23h 0.90 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 NGC 3810 galaxy 10.8 4.3 Dec. 25 4h 0.29 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 7.7 NGC 2516 open 3.8 30 Dec. 26 5h 0.17 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 4.2 NGC 1507 galaxy 12.2 3.4 Dec. 26 18h 0.14 9P/Tempel 1 16.1 NGC 4442 galaxy 10.5 4.6 Dec. 26 22h 1.42 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 NGC 3872 galaxy 11.7 2.2 Dec. 28 4h 0.34 69P/Taylor 15.4 NGC 2764 galaxy 12.7 1.7 Dec. 29 10h 0.59 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 5.9 M75 globular 8.6 6.0 Dec. 29 20h 0.53 P/2004 T1 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 15.2 NGC 524 galaxy 10.6 3.2 Dec. 30 5h 0.01 56P/Slaughter-Burnham 16.5 P/2004 R1 ( McNaught ) comet 22.2 Dec. 31 6h 0.37 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 NGC 3968 galaxy 12.7 2.7 Dec. 31 13h 0.39 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 13.6 MCG -02-35-010 galaxy 12.8 2.4

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.