Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2008 April 2008 May 2008 June

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) May 1 1h 0.78 19P/Borrelly 12.7 NGC 788 galaxy 12.3 1.8 May 1 5h 0.13 19P/Borrelly 12.6 NGC 779 galaxy 11.0 4.1 May 1 10h 0.20 C/2006 U6 ( Spacewatch ) 13.8 NGC 1512 galaxy 10.6 4.0 May 2 0h 0.87 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 7.8 NGC 3450 galaxy 12.7 2.6 May 2 3h 0.09 51P/Harrington 16.6 NGC 7721 galaxy 11.8 3.4 May 3 01:59 0.71 2008 HW1 16.9 P/2002 Q1 ( Van Ness ) comet 21.5 May 3 14h 0.44 17P/Holmes 5.5 NGC 1907 open 8.2 7 May 3 19h 0.09 17P/Holmes 5.5 M38 open 6.4 21 May 4 17h 0.73 C/2007 Y1 ( LINEAR ) 18.3 173P/2005 T1 ( Mueller 5 ) comet 20.1 May 5 16h 0.10 C/2007 T1 ( McNaught ) 14.4 NGC 2269 open 10.0 4 May 6 1h 1.42 17P/Holmes 5.6 NGC 1931 cluster + nebula 11.3 3 May 6 4h 0.43 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.5 IC 2169 nebula - 25 May 6 21h 1.33 8P/Tuttle 11.2 NGC 2417 galaxy 12.9 2.8 May 8 3h 2.22 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.5 NGC 2264 cluster + nebula 3.9 60 May 8 5h 0.03 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.5 NGC 2251 open 7.3 10 May 8 10h 0.86 2005 WY3 16.6 2008 FF5 comet 25.7 May 8 12h 0.2 C/2006 OF2 ( Broughton ) 12.3 NGC 160 galaxy 12.4 3.2 May 8 12h 1.92 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.5 NGC 2236 open 8.5 7 May 8 19h 0.73 197P/2008 E2 ( LINEAR ) 15.1 M73 open 9.0 3 May 8 20h 1.44 17P/Holmes 5.6 M36 open 6.0 12 May 8 20h 1.10 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.5 NGC 2261 nebula - 2 May 9 2h 0.21 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.6 NGC 2254 open 9.7 4 May 9 17h 0.83 197P/2008 E2 ( LINEAR ) 15.1 87P/Bus comet 20.2 May 10 22h 1.94 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.6 NGC 2252 open 8.0 20 May 11 1h 1.48 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.6 MCG +01-17-003 galaxy 12.8 1.7 May 11 2h 1.45 C/2006 Q1 ( McNaught ) 11.2 NGC 3081 galaxy 12.0 2.2 May 12 0h 0.90 197P/2008 E2 ( LINEAR ) 15.0 P/2000 Y3 ( Scotti ) comet 20.1 May 12 6h 0.95 19P/Borrelly 12.3 NGC 958 galaxy 12.2 2.8 May 12 12h 1.01 19P/Borrelly 12.3 NGC 936 galaxy 10.1 5.2 May 12 14h 0.73 C/2006 OF2 ( Broughton ) 12.2 NGC 214 galaxy 12.2 2.1 May 12 18h 0.90 19P/Borrelly 12.3 NGC 941 galaxy 12.4 2.8 May 13 10h 0.68 19P/Borrelly 12.3 NGC 955 galaxy 12.0 3.0 May 13 13h 0.88 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.7 NGC 2269 open 10.0 4 May 13 21h 0.66 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 6.8 NGC 3081 galaxy 12.0 2.2 May 15 10h 0.39 19P/Borrelly 12.2 NGC 1015 galaxy 12.0 3.5 May 15 10h 0.12 124P/Mrkos 16.6 NGC 3044 galaxy 12.0 4.8 May 16 3h 0.61 15P/Finlay 14.9 51P/Harrington comet 16.3 May 17 6h 0.28 C/2006 Q1 ( McNaught ) 11.2 NGC 3091 galaxy 12.2 3.0 May 17 13h 0.71 19P/Borrelly 12.2 NGC 1055 galaxy 10.6 7.6 May 17 13h 0.21 19P/Borrelly 12.2 M77 galaxy 8.8 6.9 May 18 8h 0.66 19P/Borrelly 12.2 NGC 1087 galaxy 11.0 3.5 May 18 12h 0.46 19P/Borrelly 12.1 NGC 1090 galaxy 11.9 3.8 May 18 16h 1.32 19P/Borrelly 12.1 NGC 1073 galaxy 11.0 4.9 May 18 20h 0.55 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 17.0 145P/Shoemaker-Levy 5 comet 20.3 May 19 0h 2.26 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.8 NGC 2301 open 6.0 12 May 19 1h 0.15 C/2007 M2 ( Catalina ) 16.3 C/2007 D1 ( LINEAR ) comet 17.7 May 19 4h 0.59 197P/2008 E2 ( LINEAR ) 15.1 NGC 7252 galaxy 12.1 2.2 May 19 12h 2.63 17P/Holmes 5.7 M37 open 5.6 24 May 20 3h 0.65 C/2006 Q1 ( McNaught ) 11.2 NGC 3124 galaxy 12.0 3.2 May 20 20h 0.13 79P/du Toit-Hartley 16.2 NGC 2872 galaxy 12.9 1.8 May 20 21h 1.43 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 6.1 NGC 2865 galaxy 11.4 2.0 May 21 6h 0.39 C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao ) 10.9 NGC 2324 open 8.4 8 May 21 15h 0.44 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 13.6 NGC 4030 galaxy 12.0 4.3 May 21 15h 0.09 C/2008 J4 ( McNaught ) 14.6 NGC 63 galaxy 12.7 1.7 May 22 3h 1.14 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 6.0 NGC 2815 galaxy 12.8 3.5 May 22 20h 0.70 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 5.9 NGC 2784 galaxy 10.1 5.1 May 23 4h 0.42 C/2008 A1 ( McNaught ) 11.5 NGC 2090 galaxy 12.0 4.5 May 23 22h 0.01 61P/Shajn-Schaldach 15.8 NGC 125 galaxy 12.3 2.0 May 24 3h 0.01 61P/Shajn-Schaldach 15.8 NGC 128 galaxy 11.6 3.4 May 27 0h 0.56 15P/Finlay 14.4 IC 1613 galaxy 9.3 12.0 May 27 7h 0.86 19P/Borrelly 11.9 NGC 1218 galaxy 12.8 1.3 May 27 0h 0.92 C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) 14.6 NGC 6027 galaxy 12.4 2.2 May 28 6h 1.01 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 5.4 PGC 24175 galaxy 12.4 1.7 May 28 14h 2.45 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 5.4 NGC 2613 galaxy 10.4 7.2 May 28 23h 0.51 P/2005 SB216 ( LONEOS ) 18.6 108P/Ciffreo comet 24.0 May 29 0h 0.98 C/2006 OF2 ( Broughton ) 12.0 C/2008 J4 ( McNaught ) comet 13.7 May 30 3h 0.54 C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) 14.6 NGC 6020 galaxy 12.6 1.7 May 30 11h 0.05 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 5.3 NGC 2566 galaxy 11.8 3.4 May 30 11h 0.08 C/2007 W1 ( Boattini ) 5.3 IC 2311 galaxy 12.5 2.1 May 30 20h 0.52 8P/Tuttle 12.8 IC 2501 planetary 11.0 0.4 May 31 3h 0.12 8P/Tuttle 12.8 C/2007 F1 ( LONEOS ) comet 26.4 May 31 4h 0.34 15P/Finlay 14.3 NGC 488 galaxy 10.3 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.