Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Aug. 4 2h 0.51 81P/Wild 2 13.8 174P/(60558) 2000 EC98 ( Echeclus ) comet 19.6 Aug. 5 20h 0.47 2001 QQ199 21.3 2010 FY80 comet 21.6 Aug. 7 23h 0.32 81P/Wild 2 13.9 NGC 5878 galaxy 11.5 3.5 Aug. 8 0h 0.25 C/2009 P1 ( Garradd ) 14.6 IC 5332 galaxy 10.6 6.6 Aug. 8 4h 0.30 95P/(2060) Chiron 18.2 2002 PD43 comet 19.8 Aug. 8 18h 0.97 C/2009 F4 ( McNaught ) 15.2 PGC 50966 galaxy 12.6 5.6 Aug. 8 21h 0.04 P/2010 A5 ( LINEAR ) 16.9 NGC 6235 globular 10.2 5.0 Aug. 9 2h 0.80 81P/Wild 2 14.0 NGC 5892 galaxy 12.4 3.6 Aug. 9 13h 0.60 C/2010 A4 ( Siding Spring ) 16.5 NGC 2546 open 6.3 41 Aug. 10 2h 0.33 65P/Gunn 12.9 215P/2009 B5 ( NEAT ) comet 17.0 Aug. 15 12h 1.00 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 8.4 NGC 2902 galaxy 12.3 1.6 Aug. 17 15h 0.20 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 8.6 NGC 2907 galaxy 12.7 2.0 Aug. 17 20h 0.53 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 8.6 UGC 167 galaxy 12.8 2.0 Aug. 18 1h 0.94 2010 OR1 18.8 237P/2010 L2 ( LINEAR ) comet 19.5 Aug. 18 11h 1.01 2P/Encke 8.3 NGC 3521 galaxy 8.9 9.5 Aug. 18 23h 0.78 2P/Encke 8.3 Mercury planet 1.0 Aug. 21 8h 0.09 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 16.7 NGC 5339 galaxy 12.0 2.1 Aug. 22 7h 1.19 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 9.0 NGC 2921 galaxy 12.9 2.9 Aug. 22 19h 0.84 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 9.1 NGC 2935 galaxy 12.0 3.5 Aug. 23 1h 0.90 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 9.1 NGC 2983 galaxy 11.7 2.6 Aug. 23 3h 1.38 103P/Hartley 2 10.9 NGC 7320 galaxy 12.7 2.2 Aug. 23 11h 1.77 2P/Encke 8.7 NGC 3818 galaxy 11.8 2.1 Aug. 24 0h 0.64 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 9.2 NGC 2986 galaxy 10.9 2.5 Aug. 24 2h 1.33 103P/Hartley 2 10.8 NGC 7331 galaxy 9.5 10.7 Aug. 25 5h 1.63 2P/Encke 8.9 NGC 3967 galaxy 11.5 1.6 Aug. 25 15h 0.69 C/2006 W3 ( Christensen ) 12.9 NGC 6352 globular 8.2 7.1 Aug. 26 21h 1.02 2P/Encke 9.2 NGC 4129 galaxy 12.6 2.6 Aug. 30 6h 0.52 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 9.7 NGC 3054 galaxy 12.0 3.9 Aug. 30 19h 0.30 2P/Encke 9.9 M104 galaxy 8.3 8.9 Aug. 30 22h 0.05 126P/IRAS 16.9 PGC 19651 galaxy 12.4 - Aug. 30 23h 0.71 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 9.7 MCG -04-24-007 galaxy 12.7 2.1 Aug. 31 10h 0.64 43P/Wolf-Harrington 12.5 NGC 2775 galaxy 10.3 4.5 Aug. 31 17h 1.49 2P/Encke 10.1 NGC 4700 galaxy 12.0 3.0 Aug. 31 23h 0.35 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 9.8 NGC 3051 galaxy 12.8 2.1

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.