| Date (UT) |
Dist. (deg) |
Comet |
Mag. |
Target |
Type |
Mag. |
Dia. (arcmin) |
| Apr. 1 |
5h |
0.57 |
65P/Gunn |
14.4 |
NGC 4168 |
galaxy |
11.3 |
2.8 |
| Apr. 1 |
7h |
0.93 |
77P/Longmore |
14.9 |
NGC 3968 |
galaxy |
12.7 |
2.7 |
| Apr. 2 |
8h |
1.00 |
C/2008 Q3 ( Garradd ) |
15.1 |
NGC 7049 |
galaxy |
10.7 |
2.8 |
| Apr. 3 |
17h |
0.52 |
C/2007 N3 ( Lulin ) |
9.0 |
179P/2006 U2 ( Jedicke ) |
comet |
19.7 |
|
| Apr. 3 |
20h |
0.46 |
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko |
10.9 |
IC 349 |
nebula |
- |
30 |
| Apr. 4 |
1h |
0.58 |
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko |
10.9 |
M45 |
open |
1.4 |
120 |
| Apr. 7 |
0h |
1.83 |
C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) |
9.1 |
NGC 7789 |
open |
6.7 |
16 |
| Apr. 7 |
7h |
0.31 |
C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) |
14.7 |
NGC 5656 |
galaxy |
12.7 |
1.9 |
| Apr. 8 |
0h |
0.41 |
C/2009 E1 ( Itagaki ) |
10.0 |
NGC 672 |
galaxy |
10.8 |
6.6 |
| Apr. 8 |
1h |
0.28 |
C/2009 E1 ( Itagaki ) |
10.0 |
IC 1727 |
galaxy |
11.6 |
6.2 |
| Apr. 8 |
11h |
0.74 |
C/2009 E1 ( Itagaki ) |
10.0 |
NGC 670 |
galaxy |
12.1 |
2.5 |
| Apr. 9 |
14h |
0.96 |
C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) |
11.6 |
NGC 1857 |
open |
7.0 |
6 |
| Apr. 11 |
0h |
0.34 |
C/2009 B2 ( LINEAR ) |
17.4 |
C/2007 S2 ( Lemmon ) |
comet |
18.0 |
|
| Apr. 12 |
0h |
2.43 |
22P/Kopff |
10.5 |
NGC 6822 |
galaxy |
9.0 |
10.2 |
| Apr. 12 |
0h |
2.43 |
22P/Kopff |
10.5 |
IC 4895 |
galaxy |
8.0 |
10.0 |
| Apr. 13 |
6h |
0.23 |
C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) |
9.0 |
NGC 281 |
cluster + nebula |
7.0 |
35 |
| Apr. 14 |
20h |
0.16 |
C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) |
11.5 |
M38 |
open |
6.4 |
21 |
| Apr. 14 |
20h |
0.07 |
2001 TX16 |
16.7 |
NGC 5506 |
galaxy |
12.8 |
2.7 |
| Apr. 15 |
5h |
0.61 |
C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) |
11.5 |
NGC 1907 |
open |
8.2 |
7 |
| Apr. 15 |
23h |
2.22 |
C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) |
8.9 |
NGC 436 |
open |
8.8 |
6 |
| Apr. 16 |
7h |
1.72 |
C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) |
8.9 |
NGC 457 |
open |
6.4 |
13 |
| Apr. 16 |
9h |
0.95 |
C/2007 Q3 ( Siding Spring ) |
11.5 |
NGC 2139 |
galaxy |
11.7 |
2.2 |
| Apr. 16 |
13h |
0.02 |
C/2007 N3 ( Lulin ) |
9.9 |
P/1999 XN120 ( Catalina ) |
comet |
18.8 |
|
| Apr. 16 |
20h |
0.30 |
C/2009 B2 ( LINEAR ) |
17.5 |
2009 FW23 |
comet |
17.7 |
|
| Apr. 16 |
23h |
0.83 |
C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) |
11.4 |
NGC 1931 |
cluster + nebula |
11.3 |
3 |
| Apr. 17 |
3h |
0.75 |
65P/Gunn |
14.3 |
NGC 4037 |
galaxy |
12.8 |
2.4 |
| Apr. 17 |
10h |
0.53 |
152P/Helin-Lawrence |
21.4 |
P/2008 Q2 ( Ory ) |
comet |
24.1 |
|
| Apr. 17 |
19h |
0.26 |
C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) |
14.8 |
NGC 5557 |
galaxy |
11.1 |
2.4 |
| Apr. 17 |
23h |
0.19 |
C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) |
11.4 |
M36 |
open |
6.0 |
12 |
| Apr. 19 |
6h |
1.22 |
C/2009 G1 ( STEREO ) |
10.0 |
NGC 7416 |
galaxy |
12.3 |
3.4 |
| Apr. 19 |
15h |
0.71 |
C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) |
14.8 |
NGC 5529 |
galaxy |
12.8 |
6.0 |
| Apr. 21 |
1h |
0.88 |
C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) |
8.9 |
NGC 744 |
open |
7.9 |
11 |
| Apr. 22 |
2h |
0.86 |
C/2007 Q3 ( Siding Spring ) |
11.5 |
NGC 2179 |
galaxy |
12.5 |
1.5 |
| Apr. 22 |
4h |
0.64 |
C/2009 B2 ( LINEAR ) |
17.7 |
11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR |
comet |
22.4 |
|
| Apr. 22 |
7h |
0.03 |
C/2007 G1 ( LINEAR ) |
13.0 |
NGC 1515 |
galaxy |
11.0 |
5.4 |
| Apr. 22 |
18h |
1.25 |
C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) |
11.3 |
M37 |
open |
5.6 |
24 |
| Apr. 22 |
21h |
0.32 |
P/2008 Y2 ( Gibbs ) |
18.7 |
213P/2009 B3 ( Van Ness ) |
comet |
20.0 |
|
| Apr. 23 |
8h |
1.17 |
C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) |
8.9 |
NGC 869 |
open |
4.0 |
30 |
| Apr. 23 |
13h |
1.60 |
C/2007 Q3 ( Siding Spring ) |
11.4 |
NGC 2196 |
galaxy |
11.2 |
2.8 |
| Apr. 23 |
18h |
1.22 |
C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) |
8.9 |
NGC 884 |
open |
4.0 |
30 |
| Apr. 24 |
15h |
0.28 |
P/2009 L2 ( Yang-Gao ) |
13.4 |
NGC 6115 |
open |
11.0 |
3 |
| Apr. 24 |
19h |
1.01 |
22P/Kopff |
10.1 |
MCG -03-52-002 |
galaxy |
12.8 |
2.6 |
| Apr. 24 |
23h |
1.02 |
22P/Kopff |
10.1 |
beta Cap |
binary |
3.1+6.1 |
3.4 |
| Apr. 25 |
0h |
1.94 |
C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) |
8.9 |
NGC 957 |
open |
7.6 |
11 |
| Apr. 26 |
2h |
0.03 |
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko |
11.2 |
59P/Kearns-Kwee |
comet |
16.9 |
|
| Apr. 26 |
7h |
0.74 |
P/2009 L2 ( Yang-Gao ) |
13.4 |
NGC 6152 |
open |
8.0 |
30 |
| Apr. 27 |
23h |
0.26 |
C/2009 E1 ( Itagaki ) |
11.1 |
NGC 313 |
galaxy |
12.0 |
3.6 |
| Apr. 27 |
23h |
0.26 |
C/2009 E1 ( Itagaki ) |
11.1 |
NGC 316 |
galaxy |
12.0 |
3.6 |
| Apr. 27 |
23h |
0.26 |
C/2009 E1 ( Itagaki ) |
11.1 |
NGC 315 |
galaxy |
12.2 |
3.0 |
| Apr. 28 |
8h |
0.32 |
C/2008 Q3 ( Garradd ) |
14.0 |
IC 5063 |
galaxy |
12.0 |
1.9 |
| Apr. 28 |
13h |
0.83 |
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh |
15.7 |
204P/2008 R5 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) |
comet |
18.9 |
|
| Apr. 29 |
20h |
0.06 |
C/2007 Q3 ( Siding Spring ) |
11.4 |
NGC 2204 |
open |
8.6 |
13 |
| Apr. 30 |
21h |
0.58 |
C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) |
8.9 |
NGC 1220 |
open |
12.0 |
2 |
| Apr. 30 |
23h |
0.56 |
10P/Tempel 2 |
19.5 |
48P/Johnson |
comet |
20.9 |
|
