Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2008 December 2009 January 2009 February

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Jan. 1 14h 0.61 C/2007 D1 ( LINEAR ) 18.0 SN 2008in in M61 supernova 14.3 Jan. 3 11h 0.31 204P/2008 R5 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 16.1 M44 open 3.1 95 Jan. 3 18h 0.52 85P/Boethin 7.6 NGC 7785 galaxy 11.6 2.3 Jan. 4 6h 0.89 C/2008 X3 ( LINEAR ) 17.6 93P/Lovas 1 comet 21.2 Jan. 5 4h 0.40 C/2007 S2 ( Lemmon ) 18.0 2008 BN18 comet 19.4 Jan. 5 14h 0.13 65P/Gunn 15.5 NGC 4519 galaxy 11.7 3.1 Jan. 7 9h 0.05 77P/Longmore 16.5 NGC 4540 galaxy 12.0 2.0 Jan. 7 11h 0.50 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 16.4 Venus planet -4.2 Jan. 8 16h 0.10 C/2008 J1 ( Boattini ) 16.7 NGC 957 open 7.6 11 Jan. 8 20h 0.67 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 14.9 NGC 6322 open 6.0 10 Jan. 9 10h 0.83 19P/Borrelly 14.1 M3 globular 6.4 16.2 Jan. 9 17h 0.96 210P/2008 X4 ( Christensen ) 9.1 M107 globular 8.1 10.0 Jan. 11 1h 0.75 65P/Gunn 15.4 NGC 4535 galaxy 9.8 6.8 Jan. 11 1h 0.71 65P/Gunn 15.4 NGC 4522 galaxy 12.8 3.6 Jan. 11 12h 0.52 C/2008 X3 ( LINEAR ) 17.6 143P/Kowal-Mrkos comet 18.6 Jan. 12 22h 0.47 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 13.7 NGC 7596 galaxy 12.9 1.0 Jan. 12 23h 0.32 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 13.7 NGC 7600 galaxy 12.9 3.1 Jan. 13 4h 0.01 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 16.4 NGC 7309 galaxy 12.5 2.1 Jan. 13 4h 0.75 C/2009 E1 ( Itagaki ) 14.5 NGC 3532 open 3.0 55 Jan. 15 3h 0.26 C/2009 E1 ( Itagaki ) 14.4 u Car binary 3.8+6.3 2.7 Jan. 16 0h 0.69 65P/Gunn 15.4 NGC 4578 galaxy 11.4 3.6 Jan. 16 12h 1.66 C/2008 A1 ( McNaught ) 10.5 M56 globular 8.3 7.1 Jan. 17 0h 0.65 183P/2006 Y1 ( Korlevic-Juric ) 19.0 P/2002 CW134 ( LINEAR ) comet 19.3 Jan. 17 13h 2.09 C/2008 A1 ( McNaught ) 10.5 beta Cyg binary 3.1+5.1 0.6 Jan. 19 23h 0.66 P/2008 L2 ( Hill ) 18.2 31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 comet 19.8 Jan. 20 1h 0.82 C/2009 E1 ( Itagaki ) 14.0 NGC 3255 open 11.0 2 Jan. 22 2h 0.40 C/2009 E1 ( Itagaki ) 13.8 NGC 3211 planetary 12.0 0.2 Jan. 23 2h 1.79 85P/Boethin 9.0 NGC 514 galaxy 11.9 3.5 Jan. 23 3h 0.08 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 18.4 P/2008 Q2 ( Ory ) comet 19.6 Jan. 23 20h 0.74 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 15.3 NGC 2916 galaxy 12.0 2.6 Jan. 26 12h 0.20 85P/Boethin 9.3 M74 galaxy 9.2 10.2 Jan. 27 12h 1.11 C/2006 OF2 ( Broughton ) 10.7 NGC 2126 open 10.0 6 Jan. 27 16h 0.64 C/2009 E1 ( Itagaki ) 13.3 NGC 2887 galaxy 12.7 2.1 Jan. 28 9h 0.14 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.0 NGC 6496 globular 9.2 6.9 Jan. 28 10h 0.24 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 12.5 NGC 771 - 4.0 - Jan. 28 19h 0.17 C/2009 E1 ( Itagaki ) 13.1 NGC 2808 globular 6.3 13.8 Jan. 30 3h 0.52 144P/Kushida 9.0 Mel 25 open 0.8 330 Jan. 30 10h 0.36 44P/Reinmuth 2 18.7 P/2008 Q2 ( Ory ) comet 20.2 Jan. 31 23h 1.02 85P/Boethin 9.8 NGC 772 galaxy 10.3 7.1

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.