Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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Updated on November 8, 2009
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Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin)
Oct. 1 16h 1.46 C/2007 Q3 ( Siding Spring ) 9.5 NGC 3423 galaxy 11.2 3.9
Oct. 1 22h 0.21 209P/2008 X2 ( LINEAR ) 19.7 P/2002 X2 ( NEAT ) comet 20.6
Oct. 2 0h 1.13 88P/Howell 8.8 NGC 6093 globular 7.2 8.9
Oct. 2 20h 0.19 64P/Swift-Gehrels 15.4 NGC 2749 galaxy 12.0 2.0
Oct. 2 0h 1.13 88P/Howell 8.8 M80 globular 7.7 5
Oct. 4 11h 1.08 88P/Howell 8.8 IC 4604 nebula - 60
Oct. 4 16h 2.05 88P/Howell 8.8 M4 globular 5.9 26.3
Oct. 4 17h 0.07 88P/Howell 8.8 IC 4603 nebula - 20
Oct. 5 1h 0.93 C/2007 N3 ( Lulin ) 14.6 82P/Gehrels 3 comet 20.5
Oct. 5 12h 1.40 88P/Howell 8.8 NGC 6144 globular 9.1 9.3
Oct. 6 4h 0.26 (3552) Don Quixote 14.9 NGC 6723 globular 7.3 11.0
Oct. 6 12h 0.76 (3552) Don Quixote 14.9 89P/Russell 2 comet 17.1
Oct. 6 14h 1.24 88P/Howell 8.8 IC 4606 nebula - 85
Oct. 8 10h 0.25 107P/(4015) Wilson-Harrington 17.2 Pluto planet 14.0
Oct. 10 10h 0.04 C/2009 P2 ( Boattini ) 18.5 167P/2004 PY42 ( CINEOS ) comet 20.9
Oct. 11 7h 0.69 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 12.3 NGC 5749 open 9.0 8
Oct. 14 19h 0.40 88P/Howell 8.7 M19 globular 7.2 13.5
Oct. 14 22h 1.02 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 12.5 NGC 5822 open 7.0 40
Oct. 15 2h 1.14 88P/Howell 8.7 NGC 6284 globular 9.0 5.6
Oct. 15 4h 0.22 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 12.5 NGC 5823 open 7.9 10
Oct. 16 18h 0.13 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 16.3 NGC 4234 galaxy 12.9 1.3
Oct. 16 19h 0.52 88P/Howell 8.7 NGC 6293 globular 8.2 7.9
Oct. 16 19h 0.94 126P/IRAS 15.4 NGC 6407 galaxy 12.5 2.1
Oct. 17 16h 0.40 (3552) Don Quixote 15.1 MCG -04-46-002 galaxy 11.9 3.2
Oct. 18 12h 2.46 88P/Howell 8.7 NGC 6325 globular 10.7 4.3
Oct. 18 14h 1.91 88P/Howell 8.7 NGC 6316 globular 9.0 4.9
Oct. 18 18h 0.21 C/2007 N3 ( Lulin ) 14.7 133P/(7968) Elst-Pizarro comet 21.7
Oct. 20 5h 0.94 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 12.7 NGC 5925 open 8.0 15
Oct. 20 7h 0.02 88P/Howell 8.7 NGC 6355 globular 9.6 5.0
Oct. 21 12h 0.07 C/2007 Q3 ( Siding Spring ) 9.4 NGC 3692 galaxy 12.9 3.1
Oct. 21 16h 0.11 81P/Wild 2 12.9 P/2009 U6 ( LINEAR ) comet 16.7
Oct. 22 5h 0.29 C/2007 Q3 ( Siding Spring ) 9.4 NGC 3705 galaxy 11.0 5.0
Oct. 22 5h 0.19 P/2009 U4 ( McNaught ) 16.9 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) comet 17.0
Oct. 22 14h 0.95 (3552) Don Quixote 15.2 M75 globular 8.6 6.0
Oct. 23 1h 0.01 222P/2009 MB9 ( LINEAR ) 17.0 9P/Tempel 1 comet 21.0
Oct. 23 6h 2.72 217P/2009 F3 ( LINEAR ) 9.9 NGC 2215 open 8.4 11
Oct. 23 22h 2.66 88P/Howell 8.7 NGC 6401 globular 9.5 5.6
Oct. 24 0h 0.16 88P/Howell 8.7 Nova Oph 2009 nova 12.6
Oct. 24 3h 0.23 C/2009 O4 ( Hill ) 15.3 IC 1459 galaxy 10.0 -
Oct. 25 4h 0.12 169P/NEAT 15.1 NGC 6356 globular 8.4 7.2
Oct. 25 12h 0.45 C/2009 O4 ( Hill ) 15.4 NGC 7418 galaxy 11.4 3.3
Oct. 25 18h 1.11 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 12.9 NGC 5999 open 9.0 5
Oct. 26 4h 0.67 C/2009 O4 ( Hill ) 15.4 NGC 7421 galaxy 12.0 2.2
Oct. 26 18h 0.15 (3552) Don Quixote 15.3 NGC 6903 galaxy 12.9 2.6
Oct. 26 21h 0.64 81P/Wild 2 12.8 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 comet 14.0
Oct. 27 2h 0.79 C/2009 K5 ( McNaught ) 15.3 NGC 6124 open 5.8 29
Oct. 27 10h 0.11 P/2009 Q5 ( McNaught ) 16.9 NGC 439 galaxy 12.5 2.5
Oct. 27 16h 0.01 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 14.0 P/2009 U6 ( LINEAR ) comet 16.7
Oct. 27 20h 0.97 54P/de Vico-Swift-NEAT 19.2 Neptune planet 7.9
Oct. 28 9h 0.14 118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 13.3 NGC 2141 open 9.4 10
Oct. 28 17h 1.1 C/2007 Q3 ( Siding Spring ) 9.4 NGC 3810 galaxy 10.8 4.3
Oct. 29 0h 0.57 126P/IRAS 15.2 IC 4721 galaxy 12.5 5.6
Oct. 29 6h 0.76 81P/Wild 2 12.7 NGC 3020 galaxy 12.9 3.0
Oct. 30 3h 0.14 P/2009 U6 ( LINEAR ) 16.8 NGC 3020 galaxy 12.9 3.0
Oct. 30 9h 1.15 88P/Howell 8.7 NGC 6520 open 8.0 6
Oct. 30 12h 2.37 88P/Howell 8.7 M8 nebula 5.8 90
Oct. 30 13h 0.96 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 14.0 64P/Swift-Gehrels comet 16.0
Oct. 30 15h 0.06 107P/(4015) Wilson-Harrington 16.8 NGC 6822 galaxy 9.0 10.2
Oct. 30 15h 0.07 107P/(4015) Wilson-Harrington 16.8 IC 4895 galaxy 8.0 10.0
Oct. 30 18h 2.42 88P/Howell 8.7 NGC 6530 open 4.6 15
Oct. 30 21h 0.13 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 16.3 NGC 4536 galaxy 10.4 7.4
Oct. 31 1h 0.53 133P/(7968) Elst-Pizarro 21.6 C/2008 R3 ( LINEAR ) comet 21.6
Oct. 31 9h 1.76 88P/Howell 8.7 NGC 6544 globular 8.3 8.9
Oct. 31 14h 0.93 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 13.2 NGC 6067 open 5.6 13
Oct. 31 21h 0.86 88P/Howell 8.7 NGC 6553 globular 8.3 8.1

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.

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