Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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 Updated on February 17, 2008
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Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin)
Dec. 1 8h 2.03 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 9.8 NGC 6242 open 6.4 9
Dec. 1 14h 0.71 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 9.8 NGC 6268 open 10.0 6
Dec. 1 17h 0.96 46P/Wirtanen 12.4 NGC 7285 galaxy 12.8 2.4
Dec. 2 8h 0.01 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.7 NGC 4267 galaxy 10.9 3.5
Dec. 2 20h 1.72 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 9.8 IC 4628 nebula - 90
Dec. 2 21h 0.69 C/2007 F1 ( LONEOS ) 10.7 NGC 6397 globular 5.7 25.7
Dec. 3 05:42 0.40 (3200) Phaethon 13.2 NGC 3162 galaxy 11.6 3.1
Dec. 3 13:09 0.16 (3200) Phaethon 13.1 NGC 3185 galaxy 12.2 2.3
Dec. 3 13:12 0.78 (3200) Phaethon 13.1 NGC 3177 galaxy 12.3 1.7
Dec. 3 13:22 0.02 (3200) Phaethon 13.1 NGC 3190 galaxy 11.0 4.6
Dec. 3 13:29 0.03 (3200) Phaethon 13.1 NGC 3189 galaxy 12.0 4.5
Dec. 3 13:33 0.11 (3200) Phaethon 13.1 NGC 3193 galaxy 10.9 2.8
Dec. 3 14h 1.85 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 9.8 H12 open 8.5 40
Dec. 4 6h 0.99 192P/2007 T3 ( Shoemaker-Levy 1 ) 15.4 IC 5131 galaxy 12.4 1.6
Dec. 5 2h 1.62 17P/Holmes 3.8 NGC 1245 open 8.4 10
Dec. 5 18h 2.2 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 9.7 NGC 6231 cluster + nebula 2.6 15
Dec. 5 20h 0.42 22P/Kopff 21.2 Saturn planet 0.6
Dec. 5 20h 0.32 P/2000 U6 ( Tichy ) 19.5 31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 comet 21.2
Dec. 6 07:42 0.12 (3200) Phaethon 13.0 NGC 3596 galaxy 12.0 4.2
Dec. 6 13:21 0.53 (3200) Phaethon 13.0 NGC 3628 galaxy 9.5 14.8
Dec. 7 06:31 0.15 (3200) Phaethon 13.0 NGC 3810 galaxy 10.8 4.3
Dec. 7 14h 2.36 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 9.7 NGC 6322 open 6.0 10
Dec. 7 15h 0.06 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.6 NGC 4351 galaxy 12.7 2.0
Dec. 7 16h 0.57 C/2006 K4 ( NEAT ) 15.0 NGC 6300 galaxy 11.0 5.4
Dec. 8 10:07 0.31 (3200) Phaethon 13.2 NGC 4215 galaxy 12.3 1.8
Dec. 8 10:32 0.74 (3200) Phaethon 13.3 NGC 4241 galaxy 12.0 2.5
Dec. 8 12:28 0.51 (3200) Phaethon 13.3 NGC 4260 galaxy 11.8 2.6
Dec. 8 12:51 0.27 (3200) Phaethon 13.3 NGC 4261 galaxy 10.3 3.9
Dec. 8 12:55 0.32 (3200) Phaethon 13.3 NGC 4264 galaxy 12.9 1.1
Dec. 8 13:30 0.02 (3200) Phaethon 13.3 NGC 4270 galaxy 12.2 2.2
Dec. 8 13:42 0.06 (3200) Phaethon 13.3 NGC 4273 galaxy 11.9 2.3
Dec. 8 13:46 0.13 (3200) Phaethon 13.3 NGC 4268 galaxy 12.7 1.6
Dec. 8 13:56 0.03 (3200) Phaethon 13.3 NGC 4281 galaxy 11.3 3.1
Dec. 8 15:32 0.27 (3200) Phaethon 13.3 NGC 4324 galaxy 12.5 2.9
Dec. 8 15:56 0.55 (3200) Phaethon 13.3 M61 galaxy 9.7 6.0
Dec. 8 17:12 0.29 (3200) Phaethon 13.3 NGC 4378 galaxy 12.0 3.3
Dec. 8 20:44 0.40 (3200) Phaethon 13.4 NGC 4480 galaxy 12.4 2.6
Dec. 8 20:56 0.37 (3200) Phaethon 13.4 NGC 4457 galaxy 10.8 3.0
Dec. 8 21:45 0.29 (3200) Phaethon 13.4 NGC 4496 galaxy 12.0 3.9
Dec. 9 00:48 0.46 (3200) Phaethon 13.4 NGC 4527 galaxy 10.4 6.3
Dec. 9 01:37 0.80 (3200) Phaethon 13.5 NGC 4536 galaxy 10.4 7.4
Dec. 9 05:08 0.73 (3200) Phaethon 13.5 NGC 4636 galaxy 9.6 6.2
Dec. 9 6h 0.46 192P/2007 T3 ( Shoemaker-Levy 1 ) 15.3 NGC 7173 galaxy 12.1 1.3
Dec. 9 6h 0.49 192P/2007 T3 ( Shoemaker-Levy 1 ) 15.3 NGC 7174 galaxy 12.6 1.3
Dec. 9 6h 0.49 192P/2007 T3 ( Shoemaker-Levy 1 ) 15.3 NGC 7176 galaxy 11.9 1.3
Dec. 9 06:20 0.20 (3200) Phaethon 13.5 NGC 4643 galaxy 10.6 3.4
Dec. 9 7h 0.39 192P/2007 T3 ( Shoemaker-Levy 1 ) 15.3 NGC 7172 galaxy 11.9 2.2
Dec. 9 17:52 0.87 (3200) Phaethon 13.7 NGC 4904 galaxy 12.1 2.3
Dec. 10 10:41 0.63 (3200) Phaethon 14.1 NGC 5133 galaxy 12.6 1.0
Dec. 10 20h 0.74 C/2006 K4 ( NEAT ) 15.0 PGC 60379 galaxy 12.8 2.5
Dec. 10 21h 1.69 46P/Wirtanen 11.8 NGC 7377 galaxy 11.6 2.2
Dec. 11 0h 0.82 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 9.7 NGC 6259 open 8.0 10
Dec. 11 7h 1.36 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 9.7 NGC 6249 open 8.2 6
Dec. 12 2h 0.60 192P/2007 T3 ( Shoemaker-Levy 1 ) 15.2 NGC 7221 galaxy 12.0 2.2
Dec. 13 2h 1.24 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 9.6 NGC 6250 open 5.9 8
Dec. 13 9h 0.09 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.5 NGC 4452 galaxy 12.4 2.4
Dec. 13 11h 0.02 192P/2007 T3 ( Shoemaker-Levy 1 ) 15.1 NGC 7229 galaxy 12.0 1.8
Dec. 13 18h 0.90 46P/Wirtanen 11.6 NGC 7392 galaxy 11.9 2.0
Dec. 15 12h 0.39 C/2006 X1 ( LINEAR ) 19.4 SN 2007gr in NGC 1058 supernova 13.0
Dec. 15 16h 0.74 8P/Tuttle 7.7 NGC 40 planetary 11.0 0.6
Dec. 16 10h 0.56 17P/Holmes 4.3 NGC 1169 galaxy 11.7 4.4
Dec. 16 11h 0.12 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.5 NGC 4491 galaxy 12.5 1.9
Dec. 16 21h 0.92 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.4 NGC 4429 galaxy 10.2 5.5
Dec. 16 21h 0.30 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.4 NGC 4497 galaxy 12.6 2.3
Dec. 17 2h 0.04 44P/Reinmuth 2 16.3 MCG -03-52-002 galaxy 12.8 2.6
Dec. 18 10h 0.01 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.4 NGC 4503 galaxy 11.1 3.5
Dec. 18 21h 0.42 167P/2004 PY42 ( CINEOS ) 20.7 P/2006 G1 ( McNaught ) comet 21.3
Dec. 20 6h 0.37 192P/2007 T3 ( Shoemaker-Levy 1 ) 14.9 NGC 7314 galaxy 10.9 4.6
Dec. 20 8h 0.34 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.4 NGC 4528 galaxy 11.7 1.8
Dec. 20 11h 0.97 8P/Tuttle 7.1 NGC 133 open 9.0 7
Dec. 20 12h 0.79 8P/Tuttle 7.0 NGC 146 open 9.1 7
Dec. 20 22h 0.59 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 16.5 NGC 1746 open 6.0 42
Dec. 21 0h 0.08 C/2006 VZ13 ( LINEAR ) 14.7 PGC 33705 galaxy 12.4 3.7
Dec. 21 3h 2.33 8P/Tuttle 7.0 NGC 103 open 9.8 5
Dec. 21 7h 0.16 8P/Tuttle 6.9 NGC 225 open 7.0 12
Dec. 21 11h 0.13 191P/2007 N1 ( McNaught ) 16.2 P/2004 F3 ( NEAT ) comet 17.8
Dec. 21 12h 0.81 8P/Tuttle 6.9 NGC 189 open 8.8 4
Dec. 21 16h 2.21 8P/Tuttle 6.9 NGC 129 open 6.5 21
Dec. 21 16h 2.64 8P/Tuttle 6.9 NGC 381 open 9.0 6
Dec. 22 17h 0.72 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.3 NGC 4564 galaxy 11.1 3.1
Dec. 22 19h 2.95 8P/Tuttle 6.8 NGC 436 open 8.8 6
Dec. 22 21h 0.70 46P/Wirtanen 10.9 NGC 7492 globular 11.5 6.2
Dec. 23 0h 3.31 8P/Tuttle 6.7 NGC 457 open 6.4 13
Dec. 23 5h 0.57 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.3 NGC 4567 galaxy 11.3 3.0
Dec. 23 7h 0.53 8P/Tuttle 6.7 NGC 281 cluster + nebula 7.0 35
Dec. 23 9h 0.57 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.3 NGC 4568 galaxy 10.8 4.6
Dec. 23 10h 0.75 C/2007 Q1 ( Garradd ) 21.0 SN 2007le in NGC 7721 supernova 15.6
Dec. 24 12h 0.93 C/2006 K4 ( NEAT ) 15.0 IC 4662 galaxy 11.4 2.2
Dec. 24 12h 0.92 C/2006 K4 ( NEAT ) 15.0 PGC 60849 galaxy 12.3 3.3
Dec. 24 12h 0.93 C/2006 K4 ( NEAT ) 15.0 PGC 60853 galaxy 12.8 2.2
Dec. 24 22h 0.69 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 9.6 NGC 6253 open 10.0 5
Dec. 25 6h 0.54 P/2007 H1 ( McNaught ) 15.2 NGC 151 galaxy 11.5 3.7
Dec. 25 9h 0.80 192P/2007 T3 ( Shoemaker-Levy 1 ) 14.8 NGC 7377 galaxy 11.6 2.2
Dec. 25 20h 0.64 C/2008 A1 ( McNaught ) 14.6 NGC 2328 galaxy 12.8 1.6
Dec. 26 1h 0.28 C/2007 K3 ( Siding Spring ) 16.1 M4 globular 5.9 26.3
Dec. 26 7h 0.48 110P/Hartley 3 14.7 UGC 100 galaxy 12.6 2.5
Dec. 26 10h 0.33 148P/Anderson-LINEAR 18.9 P/1998 VS24 ( LINEAR ) comet 19.4
Dec. 26 18h 2.04 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 9.6 NGC 6208 open 7.2 16
Dec. 26 19h 0.52 17P/Holmes 4.7 NGC 1161 galaxy 12.1 2.8
Dec. 27 22h 0.49 P/2007 H1 ( McNaught ) 15.3 NGC 157 galaxy 10.4 4.3
Dec. 28 13h 0.93 P/2007 H1 ( McNaught ) 15.3 MCG -01-02-034 galaxy 12.8 0.9
Dec. 29 1h 0.81 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 14.4 NGC 6939 open 7.8 8
Dec. 29 9h 0.78 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.2 NGC 4578 galaxy 11.4 3.6
Dec. 29 9h 0.85 C/2007 K3 ( Siding Spring ) 16.0 IC 4606 nebula - 85
Dec. 29 19h 0.55 P/2007 H1 ( McNaught ) 15.3 NGC 191 galaxy 12.0 1.5
Dec. 30 3h 1.24 8P/Tuttle 6.0 NGC 499 galaxy 12.0 2.0
Dec. 30 3h 0.08 C/2006 VZ13 ( LINEAR ) 15.0 PGC 31760 galaxy 11.9 4.3
Dec. 30 5h 1.18 8P/Tuttle 6.0 NGC 507 galaxy 11.2 4.3
Dec. 30 5h 1.18 8P/Tuttle 6.0 NGC 508 galaxy 12.8 1.6
Dec. 30 12h 0.07 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.2 NGC 4596 galaxy 10.5 3.9
Dec. 30 22h 0.39 8P/Tuttle 5.9 M33 galaxy 5.7 62

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.

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