Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2012 December 2013 January 2013 February

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Jan. 1 0h 0.32 C/2012 T5 ( Bressi ) 13.7 NGC 336 galaxy 12.0 - Jan. 1 8h 0.10 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 7.9 NGC 6318 open 12.0 4 Jan. 1 21h 0.35 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 11.8 MCG -01-02-034 galaxy 12.8 0.9 Jan. 1 23h 0.84 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 11.8 NGC 157 galaxy 10.4 4.3 Jan. 3 0h 1.36 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 11.9 NGC 191 galaxy 12.0 1.5 Jan. 3 6h 0.15 C/2012 V2 ( LINEAR ) 16.5 NGC 7380 cluster + nebula 7.2 25 Jan. 3 16:01 2.73 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.3 M38 open 6.4 21 Jan. 3 18:34 2.58 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.3 NGC 1907 open 8.2 7 Jan. 3 19:02 0.54 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.3 M36 open 6.0 12 Jan. 3 21:04 1.42 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.4 NGC 1931 cluster + nebula 11.3 3 Jan. 3 21:57 0.64 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.4 C/2010 FB87 ( WISE-Garradd ) comet 20.0 Jan. 4 04:55 2.59 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.4 IC 410 cluster + nebula - 40 Jan. 4 05:15 2.51 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.4 NGC 1893 open 7.5 11 Jan. 4 7h 0.33 P/2011 U2 ( Bressi ) 18.9 111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett comet 20.6 Jan. 4 10h 0.96 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 8.9 NGC 4112 galaxy 12.8 1.6 Jan. 5 19h 0.09 C/2012 T5 ( Bressi ) 13.4 NGC 247 galaxy 8.9 20.0 Jan. 5 22h 0.83 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 12.0 NGC 270 galaxy 12.9 1.8 Jan. 5 23h 0.76 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 12.0 NGC 275 galaxy 12.5 1.5 Jan. 6 2h 0.78 C/2012 T5 ( Bressi ) 13.4 P/2012 O2 ( McNaught ) comet 22.8 Jan. 6 13:02 1.35 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.7 NGC 1746 open 6.0 42 Jan. 6 23h 0.50 C/2012 L2 ( LINEAR ) 13.2 C/2012 A2 ( LINEAR ) comet 15.7 Jan. 7 10h 0.24 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 8.6 NGC 4219 galaxy 12.0 4.5 Jan. 7 10h 0.66 63P/Wild 1 14.6 C/2011 Y3 ( Boattini ) comet 21.7 Jan. 8 00:46 0.20 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.9 129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 comet 20.1 Jan. 8 04:32 2.73 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 8.9 NGC 1647 open 6.4 45 Jan. 8 6h 0.34 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 12.1 NGC 337 galaxy 11.6 2.8 Jan. 8 20h 0.89 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 7.4 H17 open 7.5 10 Jan. 10 10:30 1.51 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 9.2 NGC 1662 open 6.4 20 Jan. 11 0h 1.27 273P/2012 V4 ( Pons-Gambart ) 8.2 NGC 6683 open 10.0 11 Jan. 11 17h 0.42 C/2011 J2 ( LINEAR ) 14.7 NGC 3687 galaxy 12.9 1.9 Jan. 11 18h 0.57 C/2012 L2 ( LINEAR ) 13.1 NGC 103 open 9.8 5 Jan. 11 0h 1.44 273P/2012 V4 ( Pons-Gambart ) 8.2 NGC 6704 open 9.2 6 Jan. 11 0h 1.81 273P/2012 V4 ( Pons-Gambart ) 8.2 M11 open 5.8 14 Jan. 13 0h 0.52 C/2012 V1 ( PanSTARRS ) 18.7 167P/2004 PY42 ( CINEOS ) comet 21.3 Jan. 13 2h 0.63 C/2012 L1 ( LINEAR ) 14.6 UGC 2729 galaxy 12.2 3.5 Jan. 13 14h 0.83 C/2012 L2 ( LINEAR ) 13.1 NGC 129 open 6.5 21 Jan. 13 17h 0.62 C/2012 L2 ( LINEAR ) 13.1 NGC 189 open 8.8 4 Jan. 14 0h 4.52 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 6.9 NGC 6388 globular 6.9 8.7 Jan. 14 6h 0.41 168P/Hergenrother 16.3 186P/2007 B3 ( Garradd ) comet 19.5 Jan. 15 10h 0.22 P/2012 US27 ( Siding Spring ) 17.6 158P/Kowal-LINEAR comet 19.0 Jan. 15 15h 1.97 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 6.8 NGC 6496 globular 9.2 6.9 Jan. 16 8h 1.20 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 7.7 NGC 4230 open 9.0 6 Jan. 16 18h 1.15 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 12.6 NGC 584 galaxy 10.4 3.8 Jan. 16 21h 0.09 260P/2012 K2 ( McNaught ) 16.7 IC 239 galaxy 11.2 4.6 Jan. 17 5h 0.97 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 12.6 NGC 596 galaxy 10.9 3.5 Jan. 17 5h 0.69 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 12.6 NGC 600 galaxy 12.4 3.5 Jan. 17 13h 0.94 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 6.6 NGC 6541 globular 6.6 13.1 Jan. 17 19h 0.66 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 12.7 NGC 615 galaxy 11.5 4.0 Jan. 18 9h 0.64 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 7.5 NGC 4337 open 8.9 4 Jan. 18 21h 0.46 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 12.7 NGC 636 galaxy 11.3 2.3 Jan. 19 16h 0.32 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 7.3 NGC 4439 open 8.4 4 Jan. 20 0h 0.80 240P/2010 P1 ( NEAT ) 21.1 P/2006 R2 ( Christensen ) comet 21.1 Jan. 20 2h 0.02 115P/Maury 22.3 P/2012 O1 ( McNaught ) comet 22.6 Jan. 20 4h 2.72 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 7.3 NGC 4755 open 4.2 10 Jan. 20 8h 0.78 C/2012 L2 ( LINEAR ) 12.9 NGC 281 cluster + nebula 7.0 35 Jan. 20 18h 1.00 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 7.2 NGC 4349 open 7.4 16 Jan. 21 14h 0.88 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 7.1 NGC 4609 open 6.9 5 Jan. 22 10h 0.62 P/2011 S1 ( Gibbs ) 19.9 271P/2012 TB36 ( van Houten-Lemmon ) comet 20.7 Jan. 22 14h 0.73 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 7.0 NGC 4463 open 7.2 5 Jan. 22 23h 2.17 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 7.0 NGC 4815 open 8.6 3 Jan. 25 7h 0.91 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 13.1 NGC 788 galaxy 12.3 1.8 Jan. 26 8h 0.97 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 6.6 NGC 4833 globular 7.4 13.5 Jan. 26 17h 0.16 C/2012 V1 ( PanSTARRS ) 18.7 P/1998 U3 ( Jager ) comet 19.6 Jan. 27 2h 1.91 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 6.5 NGC 4372 globular 7.8 18.6 Jan. 27 02:54 0.33 C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) 11.3 NGC 1516 galaxy 12.6 1.4 Jan. 27 9h 0.07 C/2009 S3 ( Lemmon ) 18.7 C/2012 U1 ( PanSTARRS ) comet 19.8 Jan. 27 20h 0.67 262P/2012 K7 ( McNaught-Russell ) 13.3 IC 207 galaxy 12.8 1.9 Jan. 28 13h 0.60 C/2013 E2 ( Iwamoto ) 13.0 NGC 6517 globular 10.3 4.3 Jan. 28 14h 0.86 273P/2012 V4 ( Pons-Gambart ) 8.9 MCG +00-47-001 galaxy 12.8 0.9 Jan. 29 13h 0.27 246P/2010 V2 ( NEAT ) 13.7 NGC 6469 open 8.0 12 Jan. 31 4h 2.09 273P/2012 V4 ( Pons-Gambart ) 9.0 IC 4756 open 5.0 52

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.