Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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Updated on June 20, 2009
2009 April 2009 May 2009 June

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Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin)
May 1 23h 1.48 C/2009 E1 ( Itagaki ) 10.8 NGC 266 galaxy 12.6 2.9
May 3 15h 2.57 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 9.9 IC 2157 open 8.4 7
May 4 1h 2.09 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 9.9 NGC 2158 open 8.6 5
May 4 1h 1.70 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 9.9 M35 open 5.1 28
May 4 14h 0.45 C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) 14.9 NGC 5395 galaxy 11.6 3.1
May 5 20h 0.80 144P/Kushida 13.2 NGC 2648 galaxy 12.9 3.2
May 6 5h 1.03 C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) 9.0 NGC 1444 open 6.6 4
May 7 5h 1.43 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 9.8 IC 443 nebula - 50
May 7 14h 1.68 22P/Kopff 9.8 M72 globular 9.4 5.9
May 8 7h 2.04 C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) 9.0 NGC 1496 open 10.0 6
May 9 7h 0.10 C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) 14.9 NGC 5351 galaxy 12.1 3.1
May 9 16h 1.31 22P/Kopff 9.8 M73 open 9.0 3
May 10 4h 0.85 88P/Howell 15.0 NGC 4385 galaxy 12.4 2.3
May 10 12h 1.69 C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) 9.0 NGC 1528 open 6.4 24
May 10 16h 0.23 C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) 9.0 NGC 1513 open 8.4 9
May 11 2h 0.37 209P/2008 X2 ( LINEAR ) 15.7 D/1960 S1 ( van Houten ) comet 20.9
May 11 9h 0.01 209P/2008 X2 ( LINEAR ) 15.8 NGC 7302 galaxy 12.1 1.9
May 11 16h 1.82 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 9.7 C/2007 N3 ( Lulin ) comet 11.3
May 11 21h 1.30 C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) 9.1 NGC 1545 open 6.2 18
May 12 0h 0.69 C/2008 Q3 ( Garradd ) 8.4 PGC 63344 galaxy 12.9 1.5
May 12 2h 2.28 22P/Kopff 9.7 NGC 7009 planetary 8.0 1.7
May 12 13h 0.05 64P/Swift-Gehrels 13.6 M74 galaxy 9.2 10.2
May 12 23h 0.06 209P/2008 X2 ( LINEAR ) 15.8 C/2006 V1 ( Catalina ) comet 19.6
May 13 15h 2.23 C/2008 Q3 ( Garradd ) 8.3 NGC 6744 galaxy 9.0 15.5
May 14 6h 0.41 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.3 NGC 6887 galaxy 12.0 4.1
May 14 11h 0.93 C/2006 Q1 ( McNaught ) 14.2 IC 4615 galaxy 12.8 1.7
May 14 13h 1.49 P/2009 L2 ( Yang-Gao ) 12.8 NGC 6388 globular 6.9 8.7
May 15 13h 0.21 77P/Longmore 15.0 P/2005 SB216 ( LONEOS ) comet 19.8
May 15 15h 1.70 C/2008 Q3 ( Garradd ) 8.2 NGC 6684 galaxy 10.5 3.7
May 15 19h 1.00 C/2009 K4 ( Gibbs ) 15.1 NGC 2340 galaxy 12.9 1.8
May 16 13h 0.15 C/2008 Q1 ( Maticic ) 16.9 NGC 5614 galaxy 11.7 2.7
May 17 1h 1.64 C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) 9.1 NGC 1605 open 10.7 5
May 17 8h 0.44 C/2008 Q3 ( Garradd ) 8.1 IC 4710 galaxy 12.0 4.2
May 18 23h 1.33 C/2008 Q3 ( Garradd ) 8.0 NGC 6492 galaxy 12.6 2.5
May 19 5h 1.77 C/2009 G1 ( STEREO ) 9.7 NGC 134 galaxy 10.1 8.1
May 19 13h 1.91 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 9.5 NGC 2304 open 10.0 5
May 19 13h 0.20 P/2009 L2 ( Yang-Gao ) 12.7 H17 open 7.5 10
May 19 19h 0.99 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 11.9 NGC 2266 open 10.0 7
May 20 17h 1.28 C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) 9.2 NGC 1664 open 7.6 18
May 20 21h 0.75 C/2008 Q3 ( Garradd ) 7.9 NGC 6362 globular 8.3 10.7
May 23 5h 2.54 C/2009 G1 ( STEREO ) 9.7 NGC 300 galaxy 9.0 20.0
May 23 7h 0.17 P/2009 L2 ( Yang-Gao ) 12.6 NGC 6441 globular 7.4 7.8
May 24 5h 0.55 144P/Kushida 14.2 NGC 2872 galaxy 12.9 1.8
May 25 7h 0.00 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) 15.4 PGC 64518 galaxy 12.9 1.9
May 25 10h 0.66 P/2009 L2 ( Yang-Gao ) 12.6 H18 open 8.8 15
May 25 16h 0.63 P/2009 L2 ( Yang-Gao ) 12.6 NGC 6453 globular 9.9 3.5
May 25 16h 0.02 P/2009 L2 ( Yang-Gao ) 12.6 M7 open 3.3 80
May 26 1h 0.05 C/2008 N1 ( Holmes ) 15.7 NGC 7062 open 8.3 7
May 26 16h 0.15 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 12.1 NGC 2331 open 9.0 18
May 27 18h 1.16 C/2009 G1 ( STEREO ) 9.8 IC 1633 galaxy 12.4 2.9
May 27 23h 0.46 2009 FW23 19.3 C/2007 D3 ( LINEAR ) comet 20.6
May 28 3h 0.14 144P/Kushida 14.5 NGC 2911 galaxy 11.6 4.3
May 29 7h 1.37 C/2009 F6 ( Yi-SWAN ) 9.4 NGC 1857 open 7.0 6
May 29 9h 0.06 64P/Swift-Gehrels 13.4 NGC 976 galaxy 12.4 1.7
May 30 2h 0.75 116P/Wild 4 12.8 UGC 5470 galaxy 11.1 9.9
May 30 7h 0.67 65P/Gunn 14.4 NGC 3968 galaxy 12.7 2.7
May 30 18h 0.43 P/2009 L2 ( Yang-Gao ) 12.6 NGC 6522 globular 8.6 5.6
May 30 20h 0.69 P/2009 L2 ( Yang-Gao ) 12.6 NGC 6528 globular 9.5 3.7
May 30 23h 0.10 209P/2008 X2 ( LINEAR ) 16.4 NGC 7513 galaxy 11.8 3.2
May 30 23h 0.66 C/2007 Q3 ( Siding Spring ) 11.1 IC 2177 nebula - 85
May 31 14h 2.36 C/2008 Q3 ( Garradd ) 7.5 NGC 5617 open 6.3 10

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.

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