Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2006 November 2006 December 2007 January

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Dec. 1 22h 0.98 C/2005 R4 ( LINEAR ) 17.9 2006 BZ8 comet 18.4 Dec. 2 2h 0.30 C/2005 YW ( LINEAR ) 13.7 NGC 4105 galaxy 12.0 2.4 Dec. 2 4h 0.29 C/2005 YW ( LINEAR ) 13.7 NGC 4106 galaxy 11.4 1.9 Dec. 2 19h 0.30 C/2005 YW ( LINEAR ) 13.7 IC 764 galaxy 12.0 4.8 Dec. 4 3h 0.44 C/2006 L1 ( Garradd ) 8.8 NGC 2543 galaxy 12.7 2.3 Dec. 4 17h 0.70 181P/2006 U4 ( Shoemaker-Levy 6 ) 15.0 NGC 7183 galaxy 12.9 3.8 Dec. 7 2h 0.11 181P/2006 U4 ( Shoemaker-Levy 6 ) 15.1 NGC 7218 galaxy 12.1 2.5 Dec. 9 3h 0.97 181P/2006 U4 ( Shoemaker-Levy 6 ) 15.1 NGC 7251 galaxy 12.6 2.0 Dec. 9 10h 0.17 C/2005 YW ( LINEAR ) 13.7 NGC 4304 galaxy 12.0 2.4 Dec. 9 17h 0.68 C/2006 K3 ( McNaught ) 15.3 NGC 1559 galaxy 10.5 3.3 Dec. 10 3h 0.75 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 15.3 NGC 2532 galaxy 12.4 2.2 Dec. 10 8h 0.60 C/2003 WT42 ( LINEAR ) 14.4 M64 galaxy 8.5 9.3 Dec. 11 1h 0.66 C/2005 YW ( LINEAR ) 13.7 IC 3253 galaxy 12.0 3.3 Dec. 12 3h 0.10 C/2006 L1 ( Garradd ) 8.8 C/2006 W3 ( Christensen ) comet 18.2 Dec. 13 11h 0.59 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 15.3 NGC 2543 galaxy 12.7 2.3 Dec. 13 20h 0.20 C/2006 XA1 ( LINEAR ) 16.5 102P/Shoemaker 1 comet 19.6 Dec. 14 17h 1.22 C/2006 L2 ( McNaught ) 12.6 NGC 6181 galaxy 11.9 2.6 Dec. 14 18h 0.61 C/2006 L1 ( Garradd ) 8.9 NGC 2126 open 10.0 6 Dec. 17 5h 0.13 182P/2006 W2 ( LONEOS ) 18.7 P/2006 S1 ( Christensen ) comet 20.9 Dec. 17 11h 0.16 C/2006 XA1 ( LINEAR ) 16.4 NGC 957 open 7.6 11 Dec. 17 22h 0.12 181P/2006 U4 ( Shoemaker-Levy 6 ) 15.6 Uranus planet 5.9 Dec. 18 6h 0.56 P/2001 Q2 ( Petriew ) 15.3 NGC 6835 galaxy 12.5 2.7 Dec. 20 5h 1.99 C/2006 L1 ( Garradd ) 9.2 NGC 1624 cluster + nebula 10.4 5 Dec. 21 9h 0.13 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 16.3 71P/Clark comet 17.3 Dec. 21 15h 2.06 C/2006 L1 ( Garradd ) 9.3 NGC 1545 open 6.2 18 Dec. 22 0h 1.01 C/2006 L1 ( Garradd ) 9.3 NGC 1528 open 6.4 24 Dec. 22 12h 0.69 C/2005 YW ( LINEAR ) 13.6 NGC 4767 galaxy 12.5 2.6 Dec. 22 12h 2.62 C/2006 L1 ( Garradd ) 9.4 NGC 1513 open 8.4 9 Dec. 22 13h 0.15 C/2006 L1 ( Garradd ) 9.4 P/2005 SB216 ( LONEOS ) comet 17.2 Dec. 22 16h 0.31 C/2006 L2 ( McNaught ) 12.6 NGC 6210 planetary 9.0 0.2 Dec. 22 18h 0.57 C/2006 L1 ( Garradd ) 9.4 NGC 1496 open 10.0 6 Dec. 23 14h 0.89 C/2005 YW ( LINEAR ) 13.6 NGC 4706 galaxy 12.7 2.2 Dec. 23 18h 0.93 C/2005 YW ( LINEAR ) 13.6 NGC 4709 galaxy 12.1 2.3 Dec. 23 22h 1.00 C/2006 L1 ( Garradd ) 9.5 NGC 1444 open 6.6 4 Dec. 24 4h 0.33 C/2005 YW ( LINEAR ) 13.6 MCG -07-27-012 galaxy 12.8 2.0 Dec. 24 20h 0.75 4P/Faye 10.4 NGC 1016 galaxy 12.6 2.3 Dec. 25 4h 0.52 182P/2006 W2 ( LONEOS ) 18.4 116P/Wild 4 comet 21.4 Dec. 25 9h 0.29 4P/Faye 10.5 P/2005 JY126 ( Catalina ) comet 19.1 Dec. 25 13h 0.66 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 12.9 PGC 68712 galaxy 12.9 2.7 Dec. 26 22h 1.84 C/2006 L1 ( Garradd ) 9.7 Mel 20 open 1.0 240 Dec. 27 3h 0.03 C/2006 K3 ( McNaught ) 15.1 NGC 1261 globular 8.4 6.9 Dec. 27 7h 0.07 C/2005 E2 ( McNaught ) 15.1 NGC 3098 galaxy 12.0 2.6 Dec. 27 21h 2.78 C/2006 L1 ( Garradd ) 9.8 NGC 1245 open 8.4 10 Dec. 28 0h 1.84 4P/Faye 10.6 NGC 1073 galaxy 11.0 4.9 Dec. 28 21h 1.04 4P/Faye 10.6 PGC 10192 galaxy 11.8 - Dec. 29 18h 0.75 C/2006 K3 ( McNaught ) 15.1 NGC 1249 galaxy 12.0 5.2

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.