Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2011 September 2011 October 2011 November

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Oct. 1 0h 0.49 C/2011 M1 ( LINEAR ) 13.0 NGC 3599 galaxy 11.9 2.8 Oct. 1 3h 0.92 49P/Arend-Rigaux 13.8 NGC 2513 galaxy 12.6 2.5 Oct. 1 3h 0.12 C/2011 M1 ( LINEAR ) 13.0 NGC 3608 galaxy 11.0 3.0 Oct. 1 4h 0.64 C/2011 M1 ( LINEAR ) 13.0 NGC 3626 galaxy 10.9 3.1 Oct. 1 6h 0.17 C/2011 M1 ( LINEAR ) 13.0 NGC 3607 galaxy 10.0 3.7 Oct. 2 23h 0.72 C/2009 P1 ( Garradd ) 6.8 NGC 6550 galaxy 12.7 2.9 Oct. 3 13h 0.77 C/2011 M1 ( LINEAR ) 13.1 NGC 3655 galaxy 11.6 1.6 Oct. 4 1h 1.81 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.4 NGC 3705 galaxy 11.0 5.0 Oct. 6 1h 0.58 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.5 NGC 3547 galaxy 12.8 2.2 Oct. 6 22h 0.69 C/2011 M1 ( LINEAR ) 13.2 NGC 3628 galaxy 9.5 14.8 Oct. 7 8h 0.81 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 12.2 NGC 5728 galaxy 11.3 2.8 Oct. 7 8h 2.22 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.5 NGC 3489 galaxy 10.3 3.7 Oct. 7 17h 0.89 C/2011 M1 ( LINEAR ) 13.2 M66 galaxy 9.0 8.7 Oct. 7 23h 0.69 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.5 NGC 3412 galaxy 10.6 3.6 Oct. 8 0h 1.19 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.5 M96 galaxy 9.2 7.1 Oct. 8 1h 0.30 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.5 NGC 3384 galaxy 10.0 5.9 Oct. 8 2h 0.40 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.5 M105 galaxy 9.3 4.5 Oct. 8 5h 1.62 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.5 M95 galaxy 9.7 7.4 Oct. 8 7h 0.82 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.5 NGC 3377 galaxy 10.2 4.4 Oct. 8 8h 0.49 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.5 NGC 3367 galaxy 11.5 2.3 Oct. 8 11h 0.42 129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 20.7 172P/Yeung comet 20.8 Oct. 8 16h 0.04 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.5 NGC 3338 galaxy 10.8 5.5 Oct. 8 18h 1.14 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.5 NGC 3346 galaxy 12.0 2.8 Oct. 8 19h 1.34 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova 8.3 NGC 3423 galaxy 11.2 3.9 Oct. 8 0h 0.36 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.5 NGC 3389 galaxy 11.8 2.7 Oct. 9 16h 0.68 C/2009 P1 ( Garradd ) 6.7 NGC 6501 galaxy 12.3 2.0 Oct. 9 22h 0.17 C/2010 M1 ( Gibbs ) 15.2 NGC 5999 open 9.0 5 Oct. 9 23h 0.77 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 18.0 P/2010 H4 ( Scotti ) comet 21.4 Oct. 10 2h 2.24 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.6 PGC 30378 galaxy 10.2 - Oct. 10 3h 0.38 C/2011 M1 ( LINEAR ) 13.2 NGC 3666 galaxy 12.0 4.2 Oct. 10 9h 1.46 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 12.1 NGC 5796 galaxy 12.6 2.8 Oct. 10 10h 1.12 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.6 NGC 3239 galaxy 12.0 5.2 Oct. 11 4h 1.01 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 12.1 NGC 5791 galaxy 12.7 2.5 Oct. 11 6h 0.02 C/2008 S3 ( Boattini ) 16.8 NGC 7814 galaxy 10.5 6.3 Oct. 13 0h 0.02 C/2011 M1 ( LINEAR ) 13.3 NGC 3692 galaxy 12.9 3.1 Oct. 13 8h 0.39 C/2011 M1 ( LINEAR ) 13.3 NGC 3705 galaxy 11.0 5.0 Oct. 13 12h 0.43 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.7 164P/Christensen comet 17.2 Oct. 14 1h 1.45 C/2010 G2 ( Hill ) 10.5 NGC 2340 galaxy 12.9 1.8 Oct. 14 7h 0.25 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.7 NGC 2916 galaxy 12.0 2.6 Oct. 14 11h 0.20 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.7 NGC 2903 galaxy 8.9 12.6 Oct. 14 11h 0.18 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.7 NGC 2905 galaxy 10.0 13.3 Oct. 14 22h 0.51 C/2010 M1 ( Gibbs ) 15.1 NGC 6005 open 10.7 3 Oct. 15 4h 0.88 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 12.1 NGC 5897 globular 8.6 12.6 Oct. 16 8h 0.15 37P/Forbes 15.4 NGC 5898 galaxy 11.5 1.7 Oct. 16 10h 0.82 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova 9.5 NGC 3611 galaxy 12.2 2.4 Oct. 16 11h 0.10 37P/Forbes 15.4 NGC 5903 galaxy 11.5 2.0 Oct. 16 13h 1.27 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 10.9 NGC 2750 galaxy 12.0 2.3 Oct. 16 16h 1.34 C/2010 G2 ( Hill ) 10.4 NGC 2344 galaxy 12.1 2.0 Oct. 17 3h 0.42 37P/Forbes 15.4 IC 4538 galaxy 12.7 2.6 Oct. 17 4h 1.28 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 12.1 UGC 408 galaxy 12.5 2.5 Oct. 17 11h 0.80 2010 NK83 18.8 Mars planet 1.2 Oct. 17 21h 1.81 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova 9.7 NGC 3640 galaxy 10.3 4.1 Oct. 18 21h 0.55 115P/Maury 16.8 M16 cluster + nebula 6.0 35 Oct. 21 1h 0.52 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova 10.1 C/2011 M1 ( LINEAR ) comet 13.5 Oct. 21 6h 0.38 111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett 21.3 1995 SN55 comet 21.7 Oct. 22 22h 0.90 49P/Arend-Rigaux 13.3 NGC 2775 galaxy 10.3 4.5 Oct. 23 2h 0.44 130P/McNaught-Hughes 16.7 C/2010 A4 ( Siding Spring ) comet 19.1 Oct. 27 5h 0.04 P/1997 C1 ( Gehrels ) 20.3 2011 SP25 comet 20.6 Oct. 28 10h 1.11 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 12.1 IC 4603 nebula - 20 Oct. 28 13h 1.00 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 12.1 M4 globular 5.9 26.3 Oct. 29 2h 0.29 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 12.2 NGC 6144 globular 9.1 9.3 Oct. 29 10h 0.96 C/2010 X1 ( Elenin ) 12.1 P/2010 R2 ( La Sagra ) comet 19.5 Oct. 29 20h 0.05 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 12.2 IC 4606 nebula - 85 Oct. 30 18h 0.26 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova 11.5 NGC 4045 galaxy 11.8 2.8 Oct. 31 8h 0.32 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova 11.6 NGC 4073 galaxy 12.4 3.2

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.