Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2012 June 2012 July 2012 August

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) July 1 10h 0.35 189P/NEAT 15.6 P/2005 JN ( Spacewatch ) comet 19.0 July 1 14h 0.74 96P/Machholz 1 9.1 IC 434 nebula - 60 July 1 20h 0.47 96P/Machholz 1 9.0 NGC 2024 nebula - 30 July 2 2h 0.53 P/2012 NJ ( La Sagra ) 14.9 NGC 145 galaxy 12.8 1.8 July 2 17h 0.23 96P/Machholz 1 8.7 M78 nebula 8.0 8 July 3 9h 0.67 96P/Machholz 1 8.5 NGC 2112 open 9.0 11 July 4 5h 0.14 189P/NEAT 15.5 NGC 6656 globular 5.1 24.0 July 4 5h 0.14 189P/NEAT 15.5 M22 globular 5.9 17.3 July 5 5h 0.18 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 12.1 NGC 1515 galaxy 11.0 5.4 July 6 3h 0.13 96P/Machholz 1 7.5 NGC 2186 open 8.7 4 July 6 4h 0.63 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.1 NGC 3275 galaxy 12.0 2.8 July 6 7h 0.54 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.1 NGC 3258 galaxy 11.7 1.8 July 6 11h 0.64 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.1 NGC 3268 galaxy 11.8 2.0 July 6 12h 0.56 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.1 NGC 3271 galaxy 11.7 2.3 July 6 17h 0.84 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.1 NGC 3281 galaxy 11.7 3.3 July 7 10h 1.13 C/2011 F1 ( LINEAR ) 11.3 NGC 5383 galaxy 11.4 3.5 July 7 12h 3.68 96P/Machholz 1 6.9 NGC 2244 open 4.8 24 July 7 12h 3.80 96P/Machholz 1 6.9 NGC 2237 nebula - 64 July 7 18h 1.77 96P/Machholz 1 6.8 NGC 2236 open 8.5 7 July 7 23h 2.06 96P/Machholz 1 6.7 NGC 2251 open 7.3 10 July 7 23h 2.52 96P/Machholz 1 6.7 NGC 2254 open 9.7 4 July 7 23h 3.89 96P/Machholz 1 6.7 NGC 2264 cluster + nebula 3.9 60 July 7 23h 1.85 96P/Machholz 1 6.7 IC 2169 nebula - 25 July 7 23h 3.18 96P/Machholz 1 6.7 NGC 2261 nebula - 2 July 8 2h 0.90 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 12.1 NGC 1533 galaxy 10.9 2.9 July 8 5h 0.95 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 12.1 NGC 1566 galaxy 9.4 7.6 July 8 6h 0.09 C/2012 CH17 ( MOSS ) 15.0 NGC 3900 galaxy 11.4 3.5 July 8 7h 0.05 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 12.1 NGC 1549 galaxy 9.9 3.7 July 8 13h 0.03 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 12.1 NGC 1553 galaxy 9.5 4.1 July 8 14h 0.38 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 12.1 NGC 1546 galaxy 11.6 3.2 July 8 20h 0.96 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 12.6 123P/West-Hartley comet 19.7 July 9 2h 0.05 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.3 NGC 3449 galaxy 12.5 3.3 July 9 14h 0.99 260P/2012 K2 ( McNaught ) 15.2 NGC 157 galaxy 10.4 4.3 July 10 2h 0.57 260P/2012 K2 ( McNaught ) 15.2 MCG -01-02-034 galaxy 12.8 0.9 July 10 6h 0.91 189P/NEAT 15.4 C/2009 P2 ( Boattini ) comet 20.3 July 10 10h 0.22 189P/NEAT 15.4 M26 open 8.0 15 July 10 10h 0.24 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 12.0 NGC 1574 galaxy 10.5 2.0 July 10 21h 1.46 C/2011 F1 ( LINEAR ) 11.2 NGC 5371 galaxy 10.8 4.4 July 10 23h 1.91 C/2011 F1 ( LINEAR ) 11.2 NGC 5350 galaxy 11.4 3.2 July 11 3h 1.89 C/2011 F1 ( LINEAR ) 11.2 NGC 5354 galaxy 11.5 2.3 July 11 4h 0.89 P/2006 Q2 ( LONEOS ) 19.9 (308933) 2006 SQ372 comet 22.3 July 11 5h 0.53 58P/Jackson-Neujmin 13.7 MCG +02-14-001 galaxy 11.4 3.9 July 11 8h 1.89 C/2011 F1 ( LINEAR ) 11.2 NGC 5353 galaxy 11.1 2.8 July 11 19h 0.76 189P/NEAT 15.4 M11 open 5.8 14 July 12 6h 0.55 189P/NEAT 15.4 NGC 6704 open 9.2 6 July 13 0h 0.41 2010 BK118 18.5 120P/Mueller 1 comet 21.4 July 13 4h 1.13 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 12.6 NGC 5903 galaxy 11.5 2.0 July 13 5h 0.86 P/2012 NJ ( La Sagra ) 14.4 NGC 7743 galaxy 11.2 3.1 July 13 13h 0.34 P/2012 NJ ( La Sagra ) 14.3 NGC 7742 galaxy 11.5 2.0 July 13 14h 1.09 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 12.6 NGC 5898 galaxy 11.5 1.7 July 14 11h 0.67 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 14.7 NGC 3673 galaxy 12.0 3.5 July 15 2h 0.71 C/2011 UF305 ( LINEAR ) 12.7 C/2012 A2 ( LINEAR ) comet 16.9 July 15 6h 0.40 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.9 NGC 1672 galaxy 11.0 4.8 July 16 1h 0.25 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.9 NGC 1688 galaxy 12.0 2.4 July 16 6h 0.54 C/2011 UF305 ( LINEAR ) 12.7 NGC 2742 galaxy 11.7 3.1 July 16 11h 0.68 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.9 NGC 1703 galaxy 12.0 2.9 July 17 11h 0.40 P/2012 NJ ( La Sagra ) 14.2 NGC 7625 galaxy 12.1 1.8 July 17 12h 0.23 C/2011 UF305 ( LINEAR ) 12.7 NGC 2768 galaxy 10.0 6.3 July 18 7h 1.26 C/2011 F1 ( LINEAR ) 11.1 NGC 5395 galaxy 11.6 3.1 July 18 17h 0.48 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.9 NGC 1796 galaxy 12.9 1.8 July 19 6h 1.38 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.8 PGC 16299 galaxy 12.8 3.3 July 19 16h 0.72 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 15.0 NGC 3955 galaxy 11.9 3.2 July 19 16h 0.90 P/2012 F2 ( PanSTARRS ) 19.2 103P/Hartley 2 comet 21.0 July 19 19h 0.07 C/2012 CH17 ( MOSS ) 14.7 NGC 4162 galaxy 11.5 2.5 July 20 6h 0.34 189P/NEAT 15.6 NGC 6738 open 8.0 15 July 20 10h 0.95 162P/Siding Spring 21.3 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova comet 23.0 July 21 11h 0.96 C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR ) 13.9 NGC 7380 cluster + nebula 7.2 25 July 23 3h 1.28 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.8 NGC 1892 galaxy 12.8 2.9 July 23 4h 0.31 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.8 NGC 1947 galaxy 10.8 3.0 July 23 6h 1.91 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.8 NGC 1866 open 9.8 5 July 24 1h 0.73 C/2011 F1 ( LINEAR ) 11.0 NGC 5444 galaxy 12.7 2.5 July 24 3h 1.12 96P/Machholz 1 7.7 NGC 2964 galaxy 11.3 3.0 July 24 3h 1.20 96P/Machholz 1 7.7 NGC 2968 galaxy 11.8 2.2 July 24 17h 1.86 C/2011 F1 ( LINEAR ) 11.0 NGC 5533 galaxy 11.8 3.2 July 24 21h 1.36 96P/Machholz 1 8.0 NGC 3032 galaxy 11.9 2.5 July 25 0h 0.90 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.7 NGC 2082 galaxy 12.6 1.9 July 25 3h 1.48 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.7 NGC 1978 globular 9.9 2.7 July 25 4h 1.93 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.7 NGC 1951 open 10.0 - July 25 6h 1.89 96P/Machholz 1 8.1 NGC 3067 galaxy 11.7 2.5 July 25 10h 0.75 P/2012 NJ ( La Sagra ) 14.1 C/2011 N2 ( McNaught ) comet 19.9 July 26 9h 1.56 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.7 NGC 2041 open 10.0 - July 26 14h 0.89 P/2012 NJ ( La Sagra ) 14.1 NGC 7217 galaxy 10.2 3.7 July 27 15h 0.98 96P/Machholz 1 8.8 NGC 3245 galaxy 10.8 3.2 July 27 17h 0.10 96P/Machholz 1 8.8 NGC 3254 galaxy 11.5 5.1 July 27 21h 0.83 P/2011 VJ5 ( Lemmon ) 23.3 Saturn planet 0.5 July 28 1h 0.71 96P/Machholz 1 8.9 NGC 3277 galaxy 11.7 2.0 July 29 8h 1.54 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.7 NGC 2164 open 10.0 - July 29 12h 0.27 96P/Machholz 1 9.3 NGC 3414 galaxy 10.8 3.6 July 29 15h 0.15 260P/2012 K2 ( McNaught ) 14.5 158P/Kowal-LINEAR comet 18.7 July 30 2h 1.23 96P/Machholz 1 9.5 NGC 3486 galaxy 10.3 6.9 July 30 8h 1.36 96P/Machholz 1 9.5 NGC 3510 galaxy 12.9 3.8 July 30 10h 0.45 96P/Machholz 1 9.5 NGC 3504 galaxy 11.1 2.7 July 30 10h 0.62 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.7 NGC 2214 open 11.0 - July 30 11h 0.56 96P/Machholz 1 9.6 NGC 3512 galaxy 12.4 1.7 July 30 11h 0.68 257P/2012 F4 ( Catalina ) 18.5 P/2010 C1 ( Scotti ) comet 21.5 July 30 21h 1.41 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.7 NGC 2210 globular 10.2 1.7 July 31 20h 0.70 96P/Machholz 1 9.9 NGC 3629 galaxy 12.9 2.0 July 31 21h 0.27 260P/2012 K2 ( McNaught ) 14.4 NGC 428 galaxy 11.4 4.1

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.