Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2006 February 2006 March 2006 April

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Mar. 1 5h 0.99 174P/(60558) 2000 EC98 ( Echeclus ) 14.3 133P/(7968) Elst-Pizarro comet 20.6 Mar. 3 4h 0.07 C/2005 N1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 16.8 NGC 4781 galaxy 12.0 3.5 Mar. 3 17h 0.84 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 5.4 NGC 6926 galaxy 12.4 2.1 Mar. 4 1h 0.03 C/2005 N1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 16.8 NGC 4760 galaxy 11.5 2.0 Mar. 4 4h 0.17 D/1986 W1 ( Lovas 2 ) 20.2 Nova Oph 2006 nova 11.5 Mar. 4 21h 0.13 C/2005 N1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 16.8 NGC 4742 galaxy 11.1 2.3 Mar. 6 23h 1.49 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 5.6 NGC 6934 globular 8.9 5.9 Mar. 7 23h 0.07 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 11.6 P/2004 VR8 ( LONEOS ) comet 15.8 Mar. 8 7h 0.48 P/2005 XA54 ( LONEOS-Hill ) 14.7 NGC 3177 galaxy 12.3 1.7 Mar. 10 5h 0.39 P/2005 XA54 ( LONEOS-Hill ) 14.8 NGC 3185 galaxy 12.2 2.3 Mar. 10 11h 0.91 73P-B/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 13.4 P/2004 VR8 ( LONEOS ) comet 15.8 Mar. 10 18h 0.01 C/2004 K1 ( Catalina ) 16.4 NGC 4498 galaxy 12.6 3.0 Mar. 10 20h 0.32 P/2005 XA54 ( LONEOS-Hill ) 14.8 NGC 3190 galaxy 11.0 4.6 Mar. 10 20h 0.30 P/2005 XA54 ( LONEOS-Hill ) 14.8 NGC 3189 galaxy 12.0 4.5 Mar. 10 22h 1.86 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 6.0 NGC 7006 globular 10.6 2.8 Mar. 11 1h 0.14 C/2004 K1 ( Catalina ) 16.4 NGC 4489 galaxy 12.9 1.7 Mar. 11 2h 0.27 P/2005 XA54 ( LONEOS-Hill ) 14.8 NGC 3193 galaxy 10.9 2.8 Mar. 12 7h 0.01 C/2004 K1 ( Catalina ) 16.4 NGC 4450 galaxy 10.1 4.8 Mar. 13 7h 0.38 C/2004 B1 ( LINEAR ) 11.3 C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) comet 16.8 Mar. 15 18h 0.11 C/2005 B1 ( Christensen ) 15.6 IC 1442 open 9.1 - Mar. 16 2h 0.38 C/2005 N1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 17.1 129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 comet 17.9 Mar. 16 16h 1.31 C/2004 B1 ( LINEAR ) 11.3 NGC 6907 galaxy 11.3 3.4 Mar. 18 3h 1.28 73P-B/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 12.7 IC 983 galaxy 12.5 5.5 Mar. 20 4h 2.40 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 7.1 NGC 7063 open 7.0 8 Mar. 26 3h 0.32 71P/Clark 14.2 NGC 6342 globular 9.9 3.0 Mar. 27 6h 0.45 C/2006 M4 ( SWAN ) 14.7 NGC 2640 galaxy 10.8 2.2 Mar. 27 20h 0.02 C/2005 E2 ( McNaught ) 10.3 NGC 680 galaxy 12.9 1.8 Mar. 27 23h 0.26 C/2005 E2 ( McNaught ) 10.3 NGC 691 galaxy 12.0 3.5 Mar. 28 2h 1.60 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 8.1 NGC 7209 open 6.7 25 Mar. 28 10h 0.23 C/2005 E2 ( McNaught ) 10.3 NGC 697 galaxy 12.8 4.4 Mar. 29 6h 0.39 C/2004 B1 ( LINEAR ) 11.2 NGC 6903 galaxy 12.9 2.6 Mar. 30 10h 0.85 C/2006 M4 ( SWAN ) 14.6 IC 2391 open 2.5 50 Mar. 31 0h 2.42 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 8.4 NGC 7243 open 6.4 21

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.