Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Mar. 1 10h 0.11 C/2007 K3 ( Siding Spring ) 14.8 Jupiter planet -1.9 Mar. 2 16h 0.37 C/2007 U1 ( LINEAR ) 16.9 P/2007 VQ11 ( Catalina ) comet 18.9 Mar. 6 12h 0.49 C/2006 V1 ( Catalina ) 15.3 NGC 6754 galaxy 12.9 1.8 Mar. 7 11h 0.27 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 14.0 70P/Kojima comet 16.5 Mar. 7 13h 0.78 C/2003 T12 ( SOHO ) 12.2 NGC 428 galaxy 11.4 4.1 Mar. 7 15h 1.18 C/2003 T12 ( SOHO ) 12.2 NGC 450 galaxy 12.1 3.2 Mar. 8 16h 0.08 C/2003 T12 ( SOHO ) 12.4 NGC 493 galaxy 12.5 3.8 Mar. 9 2h 0.66 C/2003 T12 ( SOHO ) 12.4 NGC 521 galaxy 12.5 3.3 Mar. 9 5h 0.61 C/2003 T12 ( SOHO ) 12.4 NGC 533 galaxy 12.4 4.4 Mar. 9 12h 0.10 2005 WY3 14.9 NGC 3200 galaxy 12.0 4.8 Mar. 10 4h 0.16 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 13.7 P/2008 A2 ( LINEAR ) comet 19.5 Mar. 10 14h 1.15 17P/Holmes 4.8 NGC 1499 nebula - 145 Mar. 10 21h 1.10 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 11.5 IC 2158 galaxy 12.9 1.7 Mar. 11 3h 0.41 C/2003 T12 ( SOHO ) 12.7 UGC 1183 galaxy 12.7 1.2 Mar. 11 14h 1.19 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 12.9 NGC 6374 open 9.0 3 Mar. 11 22h 1.44 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 12.9 NGC 6383 cluster + nebula 5.5 80 Mar. 12 16h 0.4 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 11.9 Mel 20 open 1.0 240 Mar. 12 16h 0.82 C/2007 N3 ( Lulin ) 16.1 Neptune planet 8.0 Mar. 12 20h 0.93 C/2003 T12 ( SOHO ) 12.9 NGC 718 galaxy 11.7 2.8 Mar. 13 0h 0.69 46P/Wirtanen 9.3 NGC 1514 planetary 10.0 1.9 Mar. 13 15h 0.43 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 13.9 NGC 4580 galaxy 12.3 2.1 Mar. 14 11h 0.29 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 11.8 NGC 2139 galaxy 11.7 2.2 Mar. 14 14h 0.48 C/2007 Y1 ( LINEAR ) 17.7 C/2007 S2 ( Lemmon ) comet 18.0 Mar. 14 20h 0.07 C/2008 A1 ( McNaught ) 13.2 NGC 1851 globular 7.3 11.0 Mar. 15 0h 1.38 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 12.8 NGC 6451 open 8.0 8 Mar. 15 8h 1.48 8P/Tuttle 8.3 NGC 1533 galaxy 10.9 2.9 Mar. 15 9h 0.09 191P/2007 N1 ( McNaught ) 18.4 P/2005 S2 ( Skiff ) comet 19.9 Mar. 16 9h 0.89 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 13.8 NGC 4532 galaxy 11.9 2.9 Mar. 16 12h 1.03 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 11.9 NGC 2179 galaxy 12.5 1.5 Mar. 16 17h 2.35 8P/Tuttle 8.3 NGC 1549 galaxy 9.9 3.7 Mar. 16 18h 1.87 8P/Tuttle 8.3 NGC 1546 galaxy 11.6 3.2 Mar. 16 22h 2.22 8P/Tuttle 8.4 NGC 1553 galaxy 9.5 4.1 Mar. 17 17h 1.15 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 12.7 NGC 6520 open 8.0 6 Mar. 18 9h 0.50 46P/Wirtanen 9.6 93P/Lovas 1 comet 15.8 Mar. 18 13h 0.31 8P/Tuttle 8.5 NGC 1543 galaxy 10.6 3.9 Mar. 19 9h 0.37 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 12.7 NGC 6553 globular 8.3 8.1 Mar. 19 13h 1.49 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 12.7 NGC 6530 open 4.6 15 Mar. 19 13h 0.61 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 12.7 NGC 6544 globular 8.3 8.9 Mar. 20 9h 1.58 8P/Tuttle 8.6 NGC 1574 galaxy 10.5 2.0 Mar. 21 22h 0.59 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 16.9 NGC 1746 open 6.0 42 Mar. 22 10h 0.32 15P/Finlay 17.9 C/2002 N2 ( SOHO ) comet - Mar. 22 21h 0.66 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 12.7 NGC 6629 planetary 12.0 0.3 Mar. 23 1h 0.22 70P/Kojima 16.7 M49 galaxy 8.4 8.9 Mar. 24 20h 0.90 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 13.7 NGC 4480 galaxy 12.4 2.6 Mar. 25 15h 1.40 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 12.7 M25 open 4.6 32 Mar. 25 17h 0.11 70P/Kojima 16.7 NGC 4434 galaxy 12.9 1.4 Mar. 26 6h 0.31 46P/Wirtanen 10.2 IC 405 nebula - 30 Mar. 26 15h 0.57 46P/Wirtanen 10.2 IC 410 cluster + nebula - 40 Mar. 26 16h 0.69 46P/Wirtanen 10.2 NGC 1893 open 7.5 11 Mar. 27 11h 0.28 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 16.9 P/2007 R2 ( Gibbs ) comet 23.6 Mar. 27 21h 1.04 46P/Wirtanen 10.3 NGC 1907 open 8.2 7 Mar. 28 2h 1.53 46P/Wirtanen 10.3 M38 open 6.4 21 Mar. 28 5h 1.17 17P/Holmes 5.1 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) comet 11.8 Mar. 28 9h 0.12 46P/Wirtanen 10.3 NGC 1931 cluster + nebula 11.3 3 Mar. 29 5h 1.28 C/2008 A1 ( McNaught ) 12.9 NGC 1792 galaxy 10.2 4.0 Mar. 29 6h 0.36 46P/Wirtanen 10.4 M36 open 6.0 12 Mar. 29 13h 0.16 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 13.7 NGC 4378 galaxy 12.0 3.3 Mar. 30 0h 0.86 8P/Tuttle 9.2 NGC 1672 galaxy 11.0 4.8 Mar. 30 5h 0.75 C/2003 T12 ( SOHO ) 15.1 C/2007 U1 ( LINEAR ) comet 17.0 Mar. 31 5h 0.48 8P/Tuttle 9.3 NGC 1688 galaxy 12.0 2.4 Mar. 31 13h 0.66 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 13.7 NGC 4324 galaxy 12.5 2.9

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.