Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2008 March 2008 April 2008 May

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Apr. 1 1h 0.82 C/2008 A1 ( McNaught ) 12.9 NGC 1808 galaxy 9.9 7.2 Apr. 1 7h 2.30 46P/Wirtanen 10.6 M37 open 5.6 24 Apr. 1 8h 0.74 8P/Tuttle 8.9 NGC 1703 galaxy 12.0 2.9 Apr. 2 16h 0.81 C/2007 K3 ( Siding Spring ) 14.4 beta Cap binary 3.1+6.1 3.4 Apr. 2 22h 1.25 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 12.6 UGC 127 galaxy 12.9 4.1 Apr. 3 5h 0.05 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 13.7 M61 galaxy 9.7 6.0 Apr. 4 20h 0.90 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 12.7 NGC 2215 open 8.4 11 Apr. 5 1h 0.14 8P/Tuttle 9.1 NGC 1796 galaxy 12.9 1.8 Apr. 5 23h 0.04 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.0 UGC 100 galaxy 12.6 2.5 Apr. 6 8h 0.60 194P/2007 W2 ( LINEAR ) 17.3 173P/2005 T1 ( Mueller 5 ) comet 19.6 Apr. 7 10h 0.10 197P/2008 E2 ( LINEAR ) 16.5 NGC 6501 galaxy 12.3 2.0 Apr. 7 17h 0.58 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 9.9 NGC 4038 galaxy 10.7 2.6 Apr. 7 17h 0.60 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 9.9 NGC 4039 galaxy 11.0 3.3 Apr. 7 18h 0.49 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 9.9 NGC 4033 galaxy 12.6 2.4 Apr. 7 19h 0.68 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 9.9 SN 2007sr in NGC 4038 supernova 15.9 Apr. 8 20h 0.82 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 9.8 NGC 4027 galaxy 11.1 3.0 Apr. 8 21h 0.13 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 9.8 NGC 4024 galaxy 12.7 1.9 Apr. 9 21h 0.20 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 13.6 NGC 4234 galaxy 12.9 1.3 Apr. 10 12h 1.24 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 9.7 NGC 3981 galaxy 12.0 3.9 Apr. 11 19h 0.10 C/2007 M2 ( Catalina ) 16.3 NGC 3692 galaxy 12.9 3.1 Apr. 12 0h 0.78 C/2008 J1 ( Boattini ) 13.9 NGC 6926 galaxy 12.4 2.1 Apr. 12 10h 1.78 8P/Tuttle 9.6 NGC 1947 galaxy 10.8 3.0 Apr. 14 3h 0.36 C/2006 Q1 ( McNaught ) 11.2 UGC 168 galaxy 12.7 5.7 Apr. 14 9h 0.92 110P/Hartley 3 16.4 IC 443 nebula - 50 Apr. 14 21h 0.57 C/2005 S4 ( McNaught ) 17.4 Nova Cyg 2008 No.2 nova 7.4 Apr. 16 8h 1.49 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.1 M1 planetary 8.4 6 Apr. 20 8h 1.16 8P/Tuttle 10.1 PGC 18437 galaxy 12.5 3.8 Apr. 20 20h 0.89 17P/Holmes 5.4 NGC 1778 open 7.7 7 Apr. 21 22h 0.22 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 13.6 NGC 4123 galaxy 11.2 4.5 Apr. 22 4h 0.34 46P/Wirtanen 12.4 NGC 2389 galaxy 12.8 2.1 Apr. 22 14h 0.47 C/2006 U6 ( Spacewatch ) 13.9 IC 1970 galaxy 12.9 3.2 Apr. 23 2h 1.04 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 8.6 MCG -03-29-005 galaxy 11.3 2.0 Apr. 23 3h 0.16 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 13.6 NGC 4116 galaxy 11.9 3.8 Apr. 23 6h 0.62 C/2006 U6 ( Spacewatch ) 13.9 NGC 1411 galaxy 12.0 2.8 Apr. 23 16h 1.30 46P/Wirtanen 12.5 NGC 2415 galaxy 12.4 1.0 Apr. 24 1h 1.27 19P/Borrelly 12.9 NGC 636 galaxy 11.3 2.3 Apr. 25 17h 0.97 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 13.9 NGC 2262 open 11.0 4 Apr. 26 10h 1.47 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 8.3 NGC 3497 galaxy 12.6 2.6 Apr. 27 3h 0.23 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 8.2 MCG -03-28-036 galaxy 12.8 1.6 Apr. 28 11h 0.97 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.3 NGC 2169 open 5.9 7 Apr. 28 23h 0.89 C/2006 U6 ( Spacewatch ) 13.8 NGC 1487 galaxy 12.0 2.0 Apr. 28 23h 0.89 C/2006 U6 ( Spacewatch ) 13.8 PGC 14118 galaxy 12.3 2.5 Apr. 28 23h 0.89 C/2006 U6 ( Spacewatch ) 13.8 PGC 14121 galaxy 12.3 3.7 Apr. 29 1h 1.59 17P/Holmes 5.5 IC 405 nebula - 30 Apr. 29 2h 0.74 8P/Tuttle 10.7 NGC 2305 galaxy 12.8 2.1 Apr. 29 2h 0.42 2005 WY3 16.3 C/2007 D1 ( LINEAR ) comet 17.6 Apr. 29 10h 0.06 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 13.6 NGC 4073 galaxy 12.4 3.2 Apr. 29 11h 1.19 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 8.0 MCG -03-28-026 galaxy 12.9 1.3 Apr. 30 9h 0.77 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.3 NGC 2194 open 8.5 10 Apr. 30 10h 0.91 C/2006 OF2 ( Broughton ) 12.4 NGC 80 galaxy 12.1 2.5 Apr. 30 15h 0.95 C/2006 OF2 ( Broughton ) 12.4 NGC 83 galaxy 12.6 1.6 Apr. 30 18h 0.42 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 13.6 NGC 4045 galaxy 11.8 2.8 Apr. 30 21h 2.45 17P/Holmes 5.5 NGC 1893 open 7.5 11 Apr. 30 21h 2.34 17P/Holmes 5.5 IC 410 cluster + nebula - 40

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.