Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2010 August 2010 September 2010 October

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Sept. 1 1h 1.98 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 9.8 NGC 3109 galaxy 10.0 14.5 Sept. 1 5h 0.68 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 9.8 NGC 3078 galaxy 11.1 1.9 Sept. 1 5h 0.64 P/2010 K2 ( WISE ) 20.6 (10370) Hylonome comet 21.6 Sept. 1 7h 0.67 (8405) Asbolus 20.9 P/2010 P4 ( WISE ) comet 21.1 Sept. 1 14h 1.06 2P/Encke 10.3 NGC 4782 galaxy 11.7 1.5 Sept. 1 14h 1.08 2P/Encke 10.3 NGC 4783 galaxy 11.8 1.7 Sept. 2 3h 0.36 2P/Encke 10.4 NGC 4825 galaxy 12.1 2.0 Sept. 2 6h 0.73 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 9.9 NGC 3056 galaxy 12.6 2.1 Sept. 2 12h 0.94 2P/Encke 10.4 NGC 4891 galaxy 12.9 2.7 Sept. 2 15h 0.50 2P/Encke 10.5 NGC 4899 galaxy 12.0 2.7 Sept. 2 16h 0.65 2P/Encke 10.5 NGC 4856 galaxy 10.4 4.6 Sept. 2 17h 1.43 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 9.9 IC 2537 galaxy 12.2 2.7 Sept. 2 18h 0.01 2P/Encke 10.5 NGC 4902 galaxy 11.2 3.0 Sept. 3 21h 0.07 2P/Encke 10.7 NGC 4984 galaxy 12.0 2.8 Sept. 4 19h 0.44 2P/Encke 10.8 NGC 5037 galaxy 12.5 2.2 Sept. 4 20h 0.21 2P/Encke 10.8 NGC 5044 galaxy 11.0 2.6 Sept. 4 21h 0.16 2P/Encke 10.8 NGC 5049 galaxy 12.9 2.1 Sept. 5 1h 0.27 2P/Encke 10.9 NGC 5054 galaxy 11.0 5.0 Sept. 6 14h 1.01 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 10.2 IC 2533 galaxy 12.9 1.8 Sept. 6 21h 0.23 2P/Encke 11.2 NGC 5170 galaxy 12.0 8.1 Sept. 6 21h 0.23 2P/Encke 11.2 PGC 47394 galaxy 12.1 8.1 Sept. 6 21h 1.24 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 10.3 NGC 3095 galaxy 12.3 3.6 Sept. 7 3h 1.18 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 10.3 NGC 3100 galaxy 12.1 3.2 Sept. 7 9h 0.85 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 10.3 NGC 3108 galaxy 12.7 2.5 Sept. 7 20h 0.63 2P/Encke 11.3 NGC 5247 galaxy 10.5 5.4 Sept. 8 12h 0.23 81P/Wild 2 14.9 P/2010 N1 ( WISE ) comet 19.5 Sept. 9 9h 0.48 C/2009 P1 ( Garradd ) 14.3 IC 5273 galaxy 11.5 2.9 Sept.11 1h 0.79 43P/Wolf-Harrington 12.8 NGC 2962 galaxy 11.7 3.3 Sept.11 9h 0.87 C/2009 P1 ( Garradd ) 14.2 NGC 7421 galaxy 12.0 2.2 Sept.11 17h 0.77 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 10.6 IC 2560 galaxy 12.5 3.1 Sept.13 9h 1.37 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 10.7 NGC 3223 galaxy 12.0 4.1 Sept.13 21h 1.17 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 10.7 NGC 3224 galaxy 12.3 1.9 Sept.14 18h 0.14 164P/Christensen 17.6 C/2009 K2 ( Catalina ) comet 19.1 Sept.15 3h 0.59 C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS ) 15.1 NGC 6926 galaxy 12.4 2.1 Sept.16 3h 2.00 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 10.9 NGC 3258 galaxy 11.7 1.8 Sept.16 22h 1.37 C/2009 K5 ( McNaught ) 12.0 NGC 2552 galaxy 12.2 3.2 Sept.17 8h 1.08 43P/Wolf-Harrington 12.9 NGC 3044 galaxy 12.0 4.8 Sept.18 23h 0.93 P/2010 J3 ( McMillan ) 17.7 (10370) Hylonome comet 21.6 Sept.20 10h 0.56 103P/Hartley 2 8.1 NGC 7686 open 5.6 15 Sept.21 10h 0.55 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.2 NGC 3250 galaxy 11.0 3.2 Sept.21 14h 0.87 C/2010 B1 ( Cardinal ) 15.7 (3200) Phaethon comet 17.5 Sept.21 23h 0.75 103P/Hartley 2 7.9 UGC 12704 galaxy 12.9 0.8 Sept.22 16h 0.24 2010 OR1 19.5 2002 PD43 comet 22.8 Sept.24 10h 0.14 241P/2010 P2 ( LINEAR ) 17.4 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson comet 21.0 Sept.25 7h 0.44 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.4 NGC 3318 galaxy 12.0 2.6 Sept.26 2h 0.20 65P/Gunn 13.7 NGC 6925 galaxy 11.3 4.1 Sept.27 21h 0.89 C/2009 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.6 NGC 3366 galaxy 12.2 2.2

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.