Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2006 January 2006 February 2006 March

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Feb. 1 17h 0.97 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 13.6 NGC 697 galaxy 12.8 4.4 Feb. 1 20h 1.31 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 6.8 PGC 64518 galaxy 12.9 1.9 Feb. 4 15h 0.41 C/2005 R4 ( LINEAR ) 17.3 P/2005 U1 ( Read ) comet 20.5 Feb. 5 23h 0.58 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 14.0 C/2004 K1 ( Catalina ) comet 16.4 Feb. 6 12h 0.06 C/2005 K1 ( Skiff ) 16.5 NGC 6749 globular 11.1 6.3 Feb. 7 1h 0.34 C/2004 K1 ( Catalina ) 16.4 73P-B/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 comet 17.0 Feb. 7 17h 0.10 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 6.3 NGC 6893 galaxy 12.7 2.6 Feb. 8 20h 0.73 C/2005 E2 ( McNaught ) 10.0 NGC 7679 galaxy 12.7 1.9 Feb. 10 17h 0.67 C/2005 EL173 ( LONEOS ) 17.2 2006 AL8 comet 19.6 Feb. 10 19h 0.38 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 6.0 NGC 6890 galaxy 12.5 1.5 Feb. 11 12h 1.67 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 5.9 NGC 6902 galaxy 11.7 6.1 Feb. 13 14h 0.14 C/2005 K1 ( Skiff ) 16.5 NGC 6760 globular 9.1 6.6 Feb. 13 15h 0.96 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 5.8 IC 4991 galaxy 11.9 2.6 Feb. 13 23h 0.48 C/2004 B1 ( LINEAR ) 11.3 IC 5013 galaxy 12.7 2.4 Feb. 17 7h 0.34 P/2005 R1 ( NEAT ) 19.2 172P/Yeung comet 21.5 Feb. 17 8h 0.7 C/2005 E2 ( McNaught ) 10.0 NGC 7785 galaxy 11.6 2.3 Feb. 22 14h 0.84 65P/Gunn 18.1 P/2005 U1 ( Read ) comet 20.8 Feb. 23 20h 1.88 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 5.2 M75 globular 8.6 6.0 Feb. 25 9h 0.38 C/2004 B1 ( LINEAR ) 11.3 NGC 6925 galaxy 11.3 4.1 Feb. 25 15h 0.67 C/2005 R4 ( LINEAR ) 17.5 P/2005 R1 ( NEAT ) comet 19.4 Feb. 26 3h 1.18 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 5.2 MCG -03-52-002 galaxy 12.8 2.6 Feb. 26 13h 1.18 C/2005 E2 ( McNaught ) 10.0 NGC 63 galaxy 12.7 1.7 Feb. 26 21h 0.58 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 5.2 beta Cap binary 3.1+6.1 3.4 Feb. 27 3h 0.19 C/2005 E2 ( McNaught ) 10.0 NGC 95 galaxy 12.6 1.9 Feb. 28 13h 0.21 C/2004 B1 ( LINEAR ) 11.3 NGC 6923 galaxy 12.1 2.5 Feb. 28 21h 0.11 C/2005 R4 ( LINEAR ) 17.5 P/2005 S3 ( Read ) comet 18.5 Mar. 1 5h 0.99 (60558) 2000 EC98 14.3 133P/(7968) Elst-Pizarro 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.