Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2012 July 2012 August 2012 September

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Aug. 1 9h 0.36 58P/Jackson-Neujmin 14.2 NGC 2169 open 5.9 7 Aug. 1 15h 0.07 96P/Machholz 1 10.0 NGC 3689 galaxy 12.3 1.6 Aug. 3 2h 1.88 96P/Machholz 1 10.4 NGC 3808 galaxy 11.9 0.7 Aug. 3 7h 0.55 C/2009 F4 ( McNaught ) 13.7 NGC 1705 galaxy 12.3 1.8 Aug. 4 0h 0.68 58P/Jackson-Neujmin 14.3 NGC 2194 open 8.5 10 Aug. 5 10h 0.47 246P/2010 V2 ( NEAT ) 14.4 NGC 5147 galaxy 11.8 1.8 Aug. 5 11h 0.11 260P/2012 K2 ( McNaught ) 14.3 NGC 467 galaxy 11.9 2.4 Aug. 5 18h 0.09 260P/2012 K2 ( McNaught ) 14.3 NGC 470 galaxy 11.9 3.0 Aug. 5 20h 0.01 260P/2012 K2 ( McNaught ) 14.3 NGC 474 galaxy 11.1 7.9 Aug. 5 22h 1.41 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.6 NGC 2397 galaxy 12.7 2.5 Aug. 6 0h 1.04 96P/Machholz 1 10.9 NGC 4158 galaxy 12.9 2.0 Aug. 6 16h 0.84 C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR ) 13.8 NGC 7261 open 8.4 6 Aug. 7 5h 1.59 96P/Machholz 1 11.1 NGC 4293 galaxy 11.0 6.0 Aug. 7 6h 1.51 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.6 NGC 2434 galaxy 11.2 2.5 Aug. 7 10h 2.19 C/2011 F1 ( LINEAR ) 10.8 NGC 5466 globular 9.1 11.0 Aug. 7 11h 1.31 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 11.6 NGC 2442 galaxy 11.0 6.0 Aug. 7 12h 0.60 260P/2012 K2 ( McNaught ) 14.2 NGC 520 galaxy 11.2 4.8 Aug. 7 15h 1.31 96P/Machholz 1 11.2 M85 galaxy 9.2 7.1 Aug. 7 15h 1.22 96P/Machholz 1 11.2 NGC 4394 galaxy 10.9 3.9 Aug. 8 3h 1.94 96P/Machholz 1 11.3 NGC 4450 galaxy 10.1 4.8 Aug. 8 10h 0.27 96P/Machholz 1 11.4 NGC 4539 galaxy 12.0 3.5 Aug. 8 11h 0.07 96P/Machholz 1 11.4 24 Com binary 5.0+6.5 0.3 Aug. 8 13h 0.11 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 16.5 NGC 4700 galaxy 12.0 3.0 Aug. 8 15h 0.85 260P/2012 K2 ( McNaught ) 14.2 NGC 488 galaxy 10.3 5.2 Aug. 9 16h 0.80 96P/Machholz 1 11.6 NGC 4651 galaxy 10.7 3.8 Aug. 9 21h 0.56 P/2012 NJ ( La Sagra ) 14.7 NGC 6866 open 7.6 7 Aug. 10 8h 0.82 96P/Machholz 1 11.7 32 Com binary 6.3+6.9 3.3 Aug. 10 12h 1.17 96P/Machholz 1 11.7 NGC 4710 galaxy 11.0 5.1 Aug. 11 2h 0.06 C/2011 U3 ( PanSTARRS ) 16.6 NGC 4781 galaxy 12.0 3.5 Aug. 11 17h 0.84 96P/Machholz 1 11.9 NGC 4866 galaxy 11.0 6.5 Aug. 11 17h 0.20 C/2010 S1 ( LINEAR ) 13.7 NGC 7235 open 7.7 4 Aug. 12 9h 0.10 185P/Petriew 10.9 NGC 2129 open 6.7 7 Aug. 13 0h 0.80 185P/Petriew 10.9 IC 2157 open 8.4 7 Aug. 13 11h 0.53 96P/Machholz 1 12.2 NGC 5020 galaxy 12.9 3.1 Aug. 13 11h 1.03 185P/Petriew 10.9 NGC 2158 open 8.6 5 Aug. 13 16h 1.34 185P/Petriew 10.9 M35 open 5.1 28 Aug. 14 16h 2.33 185P/Petriew 10.9 NGC 2174 nebula - 40 Aug. 15 3h 1.48 C/2011 F1 ( LINEAR ) 10.7 NGC 5523 galaxy 12.9 4.7 Aug. 15 13h 0.30 185P/Petriew 10.9 IC 443 nebula - 50 Aug. 16 2h 0.91 C/2011 F1 ( LINEAR ) 10.7 NGC 5548 galaxy 12.5 1.9 Aug. 17 8h 0.43 96P/Machholz 1 12.8 NGC 5248 galaxy 10.2 6.5 Aug. 21 0h 0.94 96P/Machholz 1 13.3 NGC 5363 galaxy 10.2 4.2 Aug. 21 20h 0.06 C/2012 A2 ( LINEAR ) 16.7 NGC 2880 galaxy 11.6 2.6 Aug. 22 12h 0.99 96P/Machholz 1 13.5 C/2010 R1 ( LINEAR ) comet 17.5 Aug. 23 15h 0.29 260P/2012 K2 ( McNaught ) 13.8 C/2009 W2 ( Boattini ) comet 21.0 Aug. 23 18h 2.46 185P/Petriew 10.9 Venus planet -4.2 Aug. 24 8h 1.74 185P/Petriew 10.9 NGC 2304 open 10.0 5 Aug. 24 14h 0.53 C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS ) 14.0 NGC 5915 galaxy 12.0 1.6 Aug. 25 12h 0.80 96P/Machholz 1 13.9 NGC 5574 galaxy 12.4 1.6 Aug. 25 12h 0.86 96P/Machholz 1 13.9 NGC 5576 galaxy 10.9 3.2 Aug. 25 21h 0.90 78P/Gehrels 2 14.8 NGC 2648 galaxy 12.9 3.2 Aug. 25 23h 0.08 168P/Hergenrother 15.8 NGC 270 galaxy 12.9 1.8 Aug. 26 22h 0.02 185P/Petriew 10.9 NGC 2339 galaxy 11.6 2.8 Aug. 30 3h 0.12 96P/Machholz 1 14.5 NGC 5691 galaxy 12.3 2.0 Aug. 30 4h 0.96 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 14.2 M104 galaxy 8.3 8.9 Aug. 30 12h 0.53 96P/Machholz 1 14.5 NGC 5713 galaxy 11.4 2.8 Aug. 31 18h 0.86 260P/2012 K2 ( McNaught ) 13.6 P/1996 A1 ( Jedicke ) comet 19.2 Aug. 31 21h 0.93 78P/Gehrels 2 14.9 M67 open 6.9 30

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.