Comet Rendezvous Calendar

Japanese version Home page	Updated on October 8, 2006
2006 July 2006 August 2006 September

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Aug. 1 4h 0.27 (8405) Asbolus 19.3 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 comet 20.2 Aug. 3 15h 0.18 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 11.1 NGC 5334 galaxy 12.0 4.4 Aug. 6 22h 0.96 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 13.7 NGC 1514 planetary 10.0 1.9 Aug. 7 9h 2.08 177P/2006 M3 ( Barnard 2 ) 8.4 M13 globular 5.9 16.6 Aug. 7 16h 1.79 177P/2006 M3 ( Barnard 2 ) 8.4 NGC 6207 galaxy 11.6 3.0 Aug. 8 10h 0.04 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 11.4 NGC 5506 galaxy 12.8 2.7 Aug. 8 11h 0.37 C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) 15.7 P/2004 FY140 ( LINEAR ) comet 19.2 Aug. 8 12h 0.02 P/2006 T1 ( Levy ) 14.5 NGC 1778 open 7.7 7 Aug. 8 17h 1.82 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 11.4 NGC 5493 galaxy 11.5 2.0 Aug. 12 10h 0.20 C/2005 S4 ( McNaught ) 17.1 Neptune planet 7.8 Aug. 12 19h 0.83 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 11.6 NGC 5634 globular 9.6 4.9 Aug. 13 5h 0.37 177P/2006 M3 ( Barnard 2 ) 8.5 NGC 6239 galaxy 12.3 2.8 Aug. 15 10h 1.86 4P/Faye 11.1 NGC 514 galaxy 11.9 3.5 Aug. 16 1h 0.05 C/2004 D1 ( NEAT ) 16.9 IC 749 galaxy 12.2 2.5 Aug. 16 6h 0.07 C/2004 D1 ( NEAT ) 16.9 IC 750 galaxy 11.8 2.9 Aug. 17 1h 0.74 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 16.3 C/2006 CK10 ( Catalina ) comet 17.0 Aug. 18 8h 1.13 177P/2006 M3 ( Barnard 2 ) 8.5 NGC 6229 globular 9.4 4.5 Aug. 20 2h 0.98 73P-B/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 13.5 NGC 887 galaxy 12.8 2.0 Aug. 20 4h 0.90 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 12.1 NGC 5812 galaxy 11.2 2.4 Aug. 24 9h 0.23 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 12.4 NGC 5885 galaxy 11.7 3.5 Aug. 25 11h 0.93 52P/Harrington-Abell 15.3 NGC 2764 galaxy 12.7 1.7 Aug. 26 4h 0.11 C/2006 HW51 ( Siding Spring ) 16.9 NGC 4856 galaxy 10.4 4.6 Aug. 26 20h 0.53 4P/Faye 10.6 M74 galaxy 9.2 10.2 Aug. 26 22h 0.16 (3200) Phaethon 16.5 NGC 2782 galaxy 11.5 3.8 Aug. 30 17h 0.14 C/2005 E2 ( McNaught ) 13.8 iota Cnc binary 4.0+6.5 0.5

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.