Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2012 April 2012 May 2012 June

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) May 1 11h 0.54 78P/Gehrels 2 13.6 NGC 1647 open 6.4 45 May 3 1h 0.16 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 15.6 NGC 908 galaxy 10.2 5.5 May 3 10h 0.26 246P/2010 V2 ( NEAT ) 14.7 NGC 4866 galaxy 11.0 6.5 May 3 13h 0.48 C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) 17.5 182P/LONEOS comet 20.8 May 5 3h 0.93 C/2011 Q2 ( McNaught ) 14.1 NGC 708 galaxy 12.9 3.0 May 6 17h 0.71 71P/Clark 14.8 MCG -01-01-064 galaxy 12.6 1.4 May 7 15h 0.19 105P/Singer Brewster 17.1 C/2009 P2 ( Boattini ) comet 20.3 May 7 17h 0.13 C/2011 Q2 ( McNaught ) 14.1 NGC 752 open 5.7 50 May 7 22h 0.89 60P/Tsuchinshan 2 16.5 IC 443 nebula - 50 May 8 13h 0.00 C/2011 A3 ( Gibbs ) 14.6 NGC 7300 galaxy 12.9 2.2 May 9 17h 0.10 C/2011 A3 ( Gibbs ) 14.6 NGC 7302 galaxy 12.1 1.9 May 11 0h 0.30 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 13.6 IC 4606 nebula - 85 May 11 8h 0.57 C/2009 P1 ( Garradd ) 9.2 NGC 2683 galaxy 9.7 9.3 May 11 10h 0.37 C/2010 M1 ( Gibbs ) 15.0 UGC 90 galaxy 12.7 5.6 May 14 0h 0.54 71P/Clark 15.0 NGC 145 galaxy 12.8 1.8 May 14 13h 0.02 182P/LONEOS 21.1 69P/Taylor comet 22.8 May 15 0h 0.22 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 13.5 NGC 6144 globular 9.1 9.3 May 15 2h 0.01 C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS ) 13.5 NGC 6309 planetary 11.0 1.1 May 16 8h 0.02 C/2010 R1 ( LINEAR ) 16.9 NGC 5919 galaxy 12.4 3.3 May 16 13h 0.68 2012 DR30 19.1 255P/2011 Y1 ( Levy ) comet 28.1 May 18 0h 0.09 C/2011 Q2 ( McNaught ) 14.4 UGC 1886 galaxy 12.8 3.7 May 18 7h 0.68 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 13.4 M4 globular 5.9 26.3 May 22 20h 0.40 C/2011 F1 ( LINEAR ) 12.5 NGC 5687 galaxy 11.8 2.6 May 23 0h 1.41 C/2009 P1 ( Garradd ) 9.6 iota Cnc binary 4.0+6.5 0.5 May 23 4h 0.86 C/2011 UF305 ( LINEAR ) 13.3 NGC 188 open 8.1 14 May 23 9h 0.43 C/2011 Q2 ( McNaught ) 14.6 NGC 1003 galaxy 11.5 5.4 May 23 23h 0.73 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 19.7 P/2010 U2 ( Hill ) comet 22.0 May 25 3h 0.92 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 13.2 NGC 986 galaxy 11.0 3.7 May 27 15h 0.57 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.3 NGC 1339 galaxy 12.5 1.8 May 28 2h 0.48 C/2009 F4 ( McNaught ) 13.6 NGC 1515 galaxy 11.0 5.4 May 28 18h 0.16 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.3 NGC 1350 galaxy 10.5 4.3 May 29 4h 0.26 C/2011 Q2 ( McNaught ) 14.7 NGC 1129 galaxy 12.9 4.0 May 29 12h 0.59 C/2010 M1 ( Gibbs ) 15.3 NGC 1650 galaxy 12.9 2.3 May 29 19h 0.29 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.2 IC 335 galaxy 12.9 2.6 May 30 3h 0.96 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.2 NGC 1374 galaxy 12.0 1.8 May 30 5h 0.62 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.2 NGC 1380 galaxy 11.0 4.9 May 30 8h 0.86 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.2 NGC 1381 galaxy 12.0 2.9 May 30 12h 0.99 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.2 NGC 1387 galaxy 12.0 2.4 May 30 16h 0.77 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.2 NGC 1399 galaxy 9.9 3.2 May 30 19h 0.83 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.2 NGC 1404 galaxy 10.3 2.5 May 31 1h 0.86 185P/Petriew 17.2 C/2008 S3 ( Boattini ) comet 17.4 May 31 4h 0.30 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.1 NGC 1427 galaxy 12.0 2.8 May 31 12h 0.55 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.1 MCG -06-09-030 galaxy 12.6 4.6 May 31 13h 0.52 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.1 NGC 1437 galaxy 12.0 2.9 May 31 18h 0.33 246P/2010 V2 ( NEAT ) 14.8 NGC 4746 galaxy 12.7 4.0

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.