Comet Rendezvous Calendar

Japanese version Home page	Updated on June 17, 2007
2007 March 2007 April 2007 May

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Apr. 1 10h 1.58 2P/Encke 9.2 NGC 772 galaxy 10.3 7.1 Apr. 1 18:28 0.95 C/2007 E1 ( Garradd ) 13.3 NGC 4329 galaxy 12.5 1.1 Apr. 2 00:17 0.88 C/2007 E1 ( Garradd ) 13.3 NGC 4263 galaxy 12.6 1.2 Apr. 5 8h 0.99 P/2006 HR30 ( Siding Spring ) 15.4 NGC 2304 open 10.0 5 Apr. 6 17h 0.41 101P/Chernykh 20.5 C/2007 D2 ( Spacewatch ) comet 21.8 Apr. 7 11h 0.88 C/2006 L2 ( McNaught ) 13.9 NGC 40 planetary 11.0 0.6 Apr. 9 17h 2.02 C/2006 P1 ( McNaught ) 8.2 NGC 104 globular 4.0 30.9 Apr. 10 09:13 1.58 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 8.2 MCG -04-46-002 galaxy 11.9 3.2 Apr. 10 20:46 0.53 C/2007 E1 ( Garradd ) 13.3 NGC 3169 galaxy 10.5 4.8 Apr. 10 21:15 0.46 C/2007 E1 ( Garradd ) 13.3 NGC 3166 galaxy 10.6 5.2 Apr. 11 10h 0.70 P/2007 C1 ( Christensen ) 19.3 (3552) Don Quixote comet 21.3 Apr. 11 23:24 1.20 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 8.1 UGC 415 galaxy 12.3 2.3 Apr. 12 02:48 0.50 C/2007 E1 ( Garradd ) 13.3 UGC 5373 galaxy 11.9 5.1 Apr. 12 07:00 0.99 C/2007 E1 ( Garradd ) 13.4 NGC 3055 galaxy 12.1 2.2 Apr. 12 23h 0.64 176P/(118401) LINEAR 21.6 C/2007 D2 ( Spacewatch ) comet 22.2 Apr. 13 04:48 0.76 C/2007 E1 ( Garradd ) 13.4 NGC 2990 galaxy 12.8 1.3 Apr. 13 07:58 0.29 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 8.0 133P/(7968) Elst-Pizarro comet 20.7 Apr. 14 17h 0.72 96P/Machholz 1 7.6 NGC 7817 galaxy 12.0 3.7 Apr. 15 06:38 1.15 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 7.9 IC 4895 galaxy 8.0 10.0 Apr. 15 06:54 1.13 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 7.9 NGC 6822 galaxy 9.0 10.2 Apr. 15 13:01 1.14 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 7.9 NGC 6818 planetary 10.0 0.3 Apr. 20 19:10 1.39 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 7.8 NGC 6790 planetary 10.0 0.1 Apr. 20 22:44 1.59 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 7.8 NGC 6760 globular 9.1 6.6 Apr. 21 3h 0.23 96P/Machholz 1 9.7 NGC 7678 galaxy 12.2 2.3 Apr. 21 6h 1.4 96P/Machholz 1 9.7 NGC 7673 galaxy 12.7 1.7 Apr. 21 6h 0.76 C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) 15.0 NGC 6712 globular 8.2 7.2 Apr. 21 13h 0.12 P/2006 HR30 ( Siding Spring ) 15.9 NGC 2395 open 8.0 12 Apr. 21 18:26 0.19 C/2007 E1 ( Garradd ) 13.9 NGC 2648 galaxy 12.9 3.2 Apr. 21 20:56 1.32 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 7.8 NGC 6755 open 7.5 15 Apr. 21 23:18 0.96 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 7.8 NGC 6756 open 11.0 4 Apr. 22 11:14 0.61 C/2007 E1 ( Garradd ) 13.9 P/2005 S3 ( Read ) comet 20.4 Apr. 23 19:22 3.00 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 7.8 NGC 6709 open 6.7 13 Apr. 23 21:26 0.28 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 7.8 NGC 6738 open 8.0 15 Apr. 27 10h 0.39 C/2007 K5 ( Lovejoy ) 13.0 NGC 1357 galaxy 12.4 3.1 Apr. 27 20:13 0.19 C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy ) 7.9 NGC 6674 galaxy 12.1 4.2 Apr. 28 8h 0.90 C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) 15.0 M26 open 8.0 15 Apr. 29 13h 0.76 C/2007 K5 ( Lovejoy ) 12.9 NGC 1421 galaxy 11.4 3.6

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.