Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2011 November 2011 December 2012 January

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Dec. 1 18h 0.09 C/2011 M1 ( LINEAR ) 16.7 NGC 3955 galaxy 11.9 3.2 Dec. 2 1h 0.05 C/2011 Q4 ( SWAN ) 14.6 NGC 5645 galaxy 12.3 2.6 Dec. 2 19h 0.02 P/2006 T1 ( Levy ) 13.2 NGC 7331 galaxy 9.5 10.7 Dec. 3 5h 0.45 P/2006 T1 ( Levy ) 13.1 NGC 7320 galaxy 12.7 2.2 Dec. 4 15h 0.34 C/2011 Q4 ( SWAN ) 14.8 NGC 5665 galaxy 12.7 2.1 Dec. 5 07:40 1.97 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 11.0 NGC 5927 globular 8.3 12.0 Dec. 5 15:25 2.46 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.9 NGC 5946 globular 9.6 7.1 Dec. 7 4h 0.70 C/2010 M1 ( Gibbs ) 14.7 NGC 6492 galaxy 12.6 2.5 Dec. 7 5h 0.24 (596) Scheila 14.3 NGC 5634 globular 9.6 4.9 Dec. 8 12h 0.90 P/2011 Q3 ( McNaught ) 19.2 Uranus planet 5.8 Dec. 8 15h 1.03 78P/Gehrels 2 11.9 Uranus planet 5.8 Dec. 9 02:15 2.11 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.1 NGC 6169 open 7.0 7 Dec. 9 08:08 1.52 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.0 NGC 6124 open 5.8 29 Dec. 9 11:23 2.29 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.0 NGC 6192 open 9.0 8 Dec. 9 16:37 1.16 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 9.9 NGC 6153 planetary 12.0 0.4 Dec. 9 17h 0.39 C/2011 Q4 ( SWAN ) 15.0 NGC 5669 galaxy 12.0 4.1 Dec. 9 18:38 2.71 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 9.9 NGC 6139 globular 9.2 5.5 Dec. 12 15h 0.25 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 14.0 MCG -05-48-009 galaxy 12.9 1.7 Dec. 14 7h 0.53 49P/Arend-Rigaux 13.7 NGC 3692 galaxy 12.9 3.1 Dec. 14 14h 0.21 P/2006 T1 ( Levy ) 11.5 NGC 7457 galaxy 10.8 4.4 Dec. 15 0h 0.33 49P/Arend-Rigaux 13.7 NGC 3705 galaxy 11.0 5.0 Dec. 21 12h 0.70 C/2010 M1 ( Gibbs ) 14.6 NGC 6730 galaxy 12.3 1.8 Dec. 23 0h 0.10 C/2011 G1 ( McNaught ) 17.0 P/2004 T1 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) comet 23.6 Dec. 23 16:32 0.06 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.2 NGC 6242 open 6.4 9 Dec. 23 17:06 1.27 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.2 NGC 6268 open 10.0 6 Dec. 23 00:00 1.52 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.1 NGC 6281 cluster + nebula 5.4 60 Dec. 24 00:48 0.32 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.3 IC 4628 nebula - 90 Dec. 24 04:55 0.21 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.4 H12 open 8.5 40 Dec. 24 16:28 0.06 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.5 NGC 6231 cluster + nebula 2.6 15 Dec. 25 10h 0.97 (596) Scheila 14.2 NGC 5812 galaxy 11.2 2.4 Dec. 25 10h 0.52 P/2011 V1 ( Boattini ) 21.3 Jupiter planet -2.5 Dec. 25 19:53 1.42 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.7 NGC 6259 open 8.0 10 Dec. 25 21:21 0.88 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.7 NGC 6249 open 8.2 6 Dec. 25 22:06 0.34 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.7 NGC 6222 open 10.0 - Dec. 25 22:17 0.57 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.7 NGC 6216 open 10.0 4 Dec. 26 0h 1.44 P/2006 T1 ( Levy ) 10.1 NGC 7741 galaxy 11.4 4.0 Dec. 26 07:19 1.03 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.7 NGC 6250 open 5.9 8 Dec. 26 8h 0.29 P/2011 N1 ( ASH ) 17.3 2010 HA25 comet 20.9 Dec. 26 20:20 0.85 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.8 NGC 6204 open 8.2 5 Dec. 27 01:02 1.19 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.9 NGC 6200 open 7.4 12 Dec. 27 13:15 1.55 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 10.9 NGC 6193 open 5.2 15 Dec. 27 23h 0.58 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 19.7 C/2011 C1 ( McNaught ) comet 23.6 Dec. 28 6h 0.22 C/2010 M1 ( Gibbs ) 14.5 NGC 6808 galaxy 12.5 1.6 Dec. 28 13h 0.56 78P/Gehrels 2 12.1 NGC 125 galaxy 12.3 2.0 Dec. 28 20h 0.54 78P/Gehrels 2 12.1 NGC 128 galaxy 11.6 3.4 Dec. 28 22:37 1.50 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 11.1 NGC 6253 open 10.0 5 Dec. 29 08:42 0.10 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 11.2 NGC 6208 open 7.2 16 Dec. 31 01:49 0.86 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 11.4 PGC 59216 galaxy 12.8 1.8 Dec. 31 3h 0.77 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 15.1 M30 globular 7.5 11.0 Dec. 31 03:28 0.51 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 11.4 NGC 6215 galaxy 12.0 2.0 Dec. 31 5h 0.60 C/2010 G2 ( Hill ) 12.9 NGC 1218 galaxy 12.8 1.3 Dec. 31 05:25 0.73 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 11.4 NGC 6221 galaxy 11.0 3.2 Dec. 31 10h 0.62 P/2006 T1 ( Levy ) 9.6 NGC 7817 galaxy 12.0 3.7 Dec. 31 13:16 1.52 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 11.4 PGC 59373 galaxy 11.6 5.6 Dec. 31 15:15 0.73 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 11.4 PGC 58742 galaxy 12.7 2.8 Dec. 31 17:14 1.45 C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy ) 11.4 NGC 6156 galaxy 12.3 1.6 Dec. 31 18h 0.14 P/2010 JC81 ( WISE ) 16.3 NGC 4102 galaxy 12.0 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.