Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2012 November 2012 December 2013 January

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Dec. 1 1h 0.38 C/2009 S3 ( Lemmon ) 18.3 C/2012 V1 ( PanSTARRS ) comet 18.8 Dec. 2 17h 0.79 C/2012 T5 ( Bressi ) 15.0 NGC 941 galaxy 12.4 2.8 Dec. 2 20h 0.65 C/2012 T5 ( Bressi ) 15.0 NGC 936 galaxy 10.1 5.2 Dec. 3 14h 0.52 C/2011 UF305 ( LINEAR ) 13.7 P/2010 T2 ( PanSTARRS ) comet 21.0 Dec. 4 3h 0.36 C/2012 Q1 ( Kowalski ) 17.7 114P/Wiseman-Skiff comet 19.4 Dec. 4 8h 0.71 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 11.8 NGC 3887 galaxy 11.0 3.3 Dec. 4 9h 0.91 C/2012 F3 ( PanSTARRS ) 20.0 198P/ODAS comet 20.2 Dec. 4 12:41 0.17 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 9.8 NGC 5377 galaxy 11.2 4.6 Dec. 6 5h 0.93 C/2012 CH17 ( MOSS ) 14.9 MCG -04-46-002 galaxy 11.9 3.2 Dec. 6 8h 0.12 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 16.5 NGC 5324 galaxy 12.0 2.4 Dec. 6 15h 0.43 C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS ) 13.4 Mercury planet -0.4 Dec. 7 16h 0.52 C/2012 V4 10.7 Mars planet 1.2 Dec. 7 18h 0.80 63P/Wild 1 16.0 C/2005 L3 ( McNaught ) comet 18.0 Dec. 7 20h 0.84 C/2013 E2 ( Iwamoto ) 14.5 NGC 5885 galaxy 11.7 3.5 Dec. 7 23:47 0.76 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 9.6 MCG +08-25-043 galaxy 9.5 6.6 Dec. 8 21:14 2.98 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 9.5 NGC 5195 galaxy 9.6 5.4 Dec. 9 23h 0.92 C/2012 T5 ( Bressi ) 14.7 P/2012 O1 ( McNaught ) comet 21.2 Dec. 10 14h 0.10 C/2012 T5 ( Bressi ) 14.7 NGC 779 galaxy 11.0 4.1 Dec. 10 20h 0.33 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 12.3 NGC 5986 globular 7.1 9.8 Dec. 10 20h 0.78 C/2012 T5 ( Bressi ) 14.6 NGC 788 galaxy 12.3 1.8 Dec. 11 5h 0.90 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 11.2 NGC 3956 galaxy 12.9 3.3 Dec. 14 6h 2.39 C/2012 V4 10.7 NGC 6716 open 6.9 7 Dec. 14 9h 0.04 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 13.9 NGC 7585 galaxy 11.7 2.3 Dec. 14 10h 0.20 C/2008 S3 ( Boattini ) 17.6 P/2005 YQ127 ( LINEAR ) comet 20.1 Dec. 15 2h 0.07 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 10.9 NGC 3955 galaxy 11.9 3.2 Dec. 16 1h 0.66 (596) Scheila 14.3 M55 globular 7.0 19.0 Dec. 16 7h 0.06 C/2012 J1 ( Catalina ) 14.2 167P/2004 PY42 ( CINEOS ) comet 21.2 Dec. 16 16h 0.87 C/2012 CH17 ( MOSS ) 15.3 NGC 6907 galaxy 11.3 3.4 Dec. 17 16h 0.87 C/2009 F4 ( McNaught ) 14.1 NGC 1249 galaxy 12.0 5.2 Dec. 19 08:16 0.32 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.8 NGC 4290 galaxy 12.0 2.5 Dec. 19 10h 0.77 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 14.0 NGC 7721 galaxy 11.8 3.4 Dec. 19 20h 0.79 C/2011 UF305 ( LINEAR ) 13.9 272P/2012 V3 ( NEAT ) comet 19.0 Dec. 20 2h 1.33 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 10.4 NGC 3936 galaxy 12.7 3.9 Dec. 20 2h 0.54 2012 DR30 19.2 2012 HD2 comet 20.9 Dec. 20 16:55 1.41 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.6 NGC 3963 galaxy 12.0 2.8 Dec. 20 22:19 2.03 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.6 NGC 4036 galaxy 10.6 4.5 Dec. 21 02:18 0.53 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.6 NGC 3945 galaxy 10.6 5.5 Dec. 21 02:30 0.85 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.6 NGC 3894 galaxy 12.6 2.0 Dec. 22 10h 2.07 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 10.2 NGC 3923 galaxy 10.1 2.9 Dec. 23 18:23 0.98 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.4 NGC 3359 galaxy 10.5 6.8 Dec. 24 2h 0.55 C/2011 UF305 ( LINEAR ) 13.9 NGC 2672 galaxy 11.6 2.6 Dec. 24 2h 0.54 C/2011 UF305 ( LINEAR ) 13.9 NGC 2673 galaxy 12.9 1.4 Dec. 24 16h 1.82 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 8.4 NGC 6242 open 6.4 9 Dec. 24 16h 1.03 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 10.0 NGC 4105 galaxy 12.0 2.4 Dec. 24 16h 1.05 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 10.0 NGC 4106 galaxy 11.4 1.9 Dec. 25 21h 2.47 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 8.3 IC 4628 nebula - 90 Dec. 25 21h 2.88 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 8.3 H12 open 8.5 40 Dec. 26 00:24 0.48 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.2 NGC 2880 galaxy 11.6 2.6 Dec. 26 14:38 1.48 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.2 NGC 2768 galaxy 10.0 6.3 Dec. 26 16h 0.36 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 8.3 NGC 6281 cluster + nebula 5.4 60 Dec. 26 16:37 0.92 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.2 NGC 2742 galaxy 11.7 3.1 Dec. 26 20h 0.13 (306173) 2010 NK83 21.0 P/2011 U1 ( PanSTARRS ) comet 21.1 Dec. 27 04:21 0.51 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.2 NGC 2654 galaxy 11.8 4.3 Dec. 27 7h 1.51 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 8.2 NGC 6268 open 10.0 6 Dec. 27 23h 0.28 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 14.3 NGC 50 galaxy 12.4 2.4 Dec. 28 02:32 1.27 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.1 NGC 2549 galaxy 11.1 4.2 Dec. 29 1h 0.79 C/2011 J2 ( LINEAR ) 14.9 NGC 3689 galaxy 12.3 1.6 Dec. 30 1h 0.87 10P/Tempel 2 20.4 P/(300163) 2006 VW139 comet 21.4 Dec. 30 19h 0.58 C/2012 L2 ( LINEAR ) 13.4 NGC 7762 open 10.0 11

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.