Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2006 March 2006 April 2006 May

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Apr. 2 20h 2.48 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 8.0 NGC 7296 open 10.0 4 Apr. 3 5h 0.06 C/2004 K1 ( Catalina ) 16.6 NGC 3862 galaxy 12.6 1.6 Apr. 3 6h 0.10 C/2004 B1 ( LINEAR ) 11.9 MCG -03-52-002 galaxy 12.8 2.6 Apr. 5 12h 0.96 98P/Takamizawa 17.1 Neptune planet 7.9 Apr. 6 19h 0.60 C/2004 B1 ( LINEAR ) 11.9 beta Cap binary 3.1+6.1 3.4 Apr. 8 22h 0.38 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 16.2 IC 443 nebula - 50 Apr. 10 5h 0.42 71P/Clark 13.5 NGC 6469 open 8.0 12 Apr. 14 13h 0.08 C/2004 L2 ( LINEAR ) 16.9 NGC 1288 galaxy 12.1 2.3 Apr. 14 18h 0.45 71P/Clark 13.4 M20 cluster + nebula 6.3 29 Apr. 15 11h 0.22 71P/Clark 13.3 M21 open 5.9 13 Apr. 16 18h 0.02 C/2004 K1 ( Catalina ) 16.8 NGC 3646 galaxy 11.2 3.9 Apr. 17 1h 0.40 71P/Clark 13.3 NGC 6546 open 8.0 13 Apr. 17 23h 2.36 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 9.5 NGC 7789 open 6.7 16 Apr. 22 0h 2.01 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 9.9 H21 open 9.0 5 Apr. 22 1h 1.55 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 9.9 NGC 7788 open 9.0 9 Apr. 22 5h 1.29 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 9.9 NGC 7790 open 8.5 17 Apr. 23 6h 0.34 71P/Clark 13.0 D/1986 W1 ( Lovas 2 ) comet 18.5 Apr. 24 10h 1.79 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 10.0 IC 10 galaxy 10.3 5.1 Apr. 25 17h 1.14 71P/Clark 12.9 NGC 6629 planetary 12.0 0.3 Apr. 25 18h 0.56 71P/Clark 12.9 NGC 6626 globular 6.9 11.2 Apr. 25 18h 0.56 71P/Clark 12.9 M28 globular 7.3 4.7 Apr. 26 2h 0.35 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 15.4 NGC 7180 galaxy 12.5 1.8 Apr. 26 4h 0.64 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 15.4 NGC 7184 galaxy 12.0 5.8 Apr. 27 6h 1.58 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 10.3 NGC 129 open 6.5 21 Apr. 27 8h 0.33 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 10.3 NGC 103 open 9.8 5 Apr. 28 0h 1.33 71P/Clark 12.9 NGC 6642 globular 8.8 4.5 Apr. 28 1h 0.28 C/2006 M4 ( SWAN ) 13.9 NGC 2546 open 6.3 41 Apr. 29 4h 0.63 71P/Clark 12.8 NGC 6638 globular 9.2 5.0 Apr. 29 14h 0.15 71P/Clark 12.8 NGC 6644 planetary 12.0 0.1 Apr. 30 1h 1.44 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 10.5 NGC 189 open 8.8 4 Apr. 30 6h 1.32 71P/Clark 12.8 NGC 6656 globular 5.1 24.0 Apr. 30 8h 1.30 71P/Clark 12.8 M22 globular 5.9 17.3 Apr. 30 18h 1.04 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 10.5 NGC 133 open 9.0 7 May 1 0h 4.43 73P-C/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 5.8 M13 globular 5.9 16.6

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.