Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2009 November 2009 December 2010 January

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Dec. 1 21h 1.78 88P/Howell 9.4 M75 globular 8.6 6.0 Dec. 3 2h 0.20 126P/IRAS 14.7 NGC 6890 galaxy 12.5 1.5 Dec. 3 7h 0.09 C/2007 Q3 ( Siding Spring ) 9.3 32 Com binary 6.3+6.9 3.3 Dec. 5 3h 0.12 126P/IRAS 14.6 IC 4946 galaxy 12.6 2.4 Dec. 5 14h 0.32 126P/IRAS 14.6 NGC 6902 galaxy 11.7 6.1 Dec. 5 23h 0.74 126P/IRAS 14.6 C/2007 B2 ( Skiff ) comet 17.8 Dec. 6 5h 0.27 30P/Reinmuth 1 15.4 MCG +02-14-001 galaxy 11.4 3.9 Dec. 8 2h 0.08 81P/Wild 2 11.3 NGC 3611 galaxy 12.2 2.4 Dec. 8 5h 0.70 195P/2006 W4 ( Hill ) 18.5 2003 UL12 comet 18.6 Dec. 9 13h 2.22 169P/NEAT 10.1 NGC 6723 globular 7.3 11.0 Dec. 9 18h 0.99 C/2008 T2 ( Cardinal ) 14.6 NGC 6584 globular 9.2 7.9 Dec. 10 7h 0.85 81P/Wild 2 11.2 NGC 3640 galaxy 10.3 4.1 Dec. 11 1h 0.03 C/2009 O4 ( Hill ) 15.8 IC 5240 galaxy 12.0 3.2 Dec. 12 2h 0.01 157P/Tritton 16.4 NGC 7743 galaxy 11.2 3.1 Dec. 12 3h 1.6 C/2007 Q3 ( Siding Spring ) 9.3 M53 globular 7.7 12.6 Dec. 12 22h 2.43 C/2007 Q3 ( Siding Spring ) 9.3 NGC 5053 globular 9.8 10.5 Dec. 13 5h 0.67 P/2009 Q4 ( Boattini ) 13.7 NGC 3055 galaxy 12.1 2.2 Dec. 13 6h 1.23 169P/NEAT 10.2 NGC 6768 galaxy 12.2 1.7 Dec. 14 5h 0.02 94P/Russell 4 16.5 NGC 3239 galaxy 12.0 5.2 Dec. 14 6h 0.67 (3552) Don Quixote 16.6 C/2009 P2 ( Boattini ) comet 18.8 Dec. 15 9h 0.39 169P/NEAT 10.2 MCG -07-39-005 galaxy 12.5 1.3 Dec. 17 16h 0.71 C/2007 N3 ( Lulin ) 15.4 M1 planetary 8.4 6 Dec. 20 0h 0.43 P/2008 T4 ( Hill ) 20.1 179P/2006 U2 ( Jedicke ) comet 20.7 Dec. 20 18h 0.38 P/2009 T2 ( La Sagra ) 15.2 NGC 779 galaxy 11.0 4.1 Dec. 21 3h 0.01 C/2007 G1 ( LINEAR ) 15.4 NGC 1851 globular 7.3 11.0 Dec. 22 17h 0.93 P/2009 T2 ( La Sagra ) 15.2 NGC 788 galaxy 12.3 1.8 Dec. 26 2h 0.07 (3552) Don Quixote 16.9 NGC 7385 galaxy 12.3 1.6 Dec. 26 5h 1.48 169P/NEAT 10.7 IC 4721 galaxy 12.5 5.6 Dec. 26 5h 0.14 (3552) Don Quixote 16.9 NGC 7386 galaxy 12.5 2.1 Dec. 27 16h 1.45 81P/Wild 2 10.7 NGC 4045 galaxy 11.8 2.8 Dec. 28 1h 0.07 65P/Gunn 14.1 NGC 6235 globular 10.2 5.0 Dec. 28 2h 0.1 43P/Wolf-Harrington 16.0 M2 globular 6.5 12.9 Dec. 28 5h 0.13 P/2009 T2 ( La Sagra ) 15.2 IC 207 galaxy 12.8 1.9 Dec. 28 21h 0.70 C/2007 Q3 ( Siding Spring ) 9.3 C/2008 Q3 ( Garradd ) comet 15.2 Dec. 30 1h 0.79 169P/NEAT 11.0 IC 4662 galaxy 11.4 2.2 Dec. 30 1h 0.80 169P/NEAT 11.0 PGC 60849 galaxy 12.3 3.3 Dec. 30 1h 0.80 169P/NEAT 11.0 PGC 60853 galaxy 12.8 2.2 Dec. 31 4h 1.44 169P/NEAT 11.1 NGC 6362 globular 8.3 10.7 Dec. 31 4h 0.98 C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS ) 15.7 43P/Wolf-Harrington comet 15.9 Dec. 31 11h 1.03 217P/2009 F3 ( LINEAR ) 12.5 NGC 2022 planetary 12.0 0.3 Dec. 31 18h 0.77 65P/Gunn 14.1 IC 4634 planetary 11.0 0.2

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.