Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) May 1 5h 0.51 125P/Spacewatch 16.7 P/2011 JB15 ( Spacewatch-Boattini ) comet 19.5 May 1 6h 0.60 46P/Wirtanen 14.4 UGC 1183 galaxy 12.7 1.2 May 1 17h 0.58 C/2012 V2 ( LINEAR ) 14.5 NGC 1342 open 6.7 14 May 2 10h 1.84 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 6.8 NGC 7762 open 10.0 11 May 2 14h 0.03 244P/2010 Q1 ( Scotti ) 18.5 P/2013 A2 ( Scotti ) comet 20.6 May 3 12h 1.24 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 6.6 NGC 95 galaxy 12.6 1.9 May 3 21h 0.26 C/2011 R1 ( McNaught ) 13.0 NGC 5532 galaxy 12.0 1.9 May 4 7h 0.93 C/2013 E2 ( Iwamoto ) 13.1 NGC 7562 galaxy 11.5 2.3 May 4 13h 0.07 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 6.7 NGC 63 galaxy 12.7 1.7 May 4 21h 0.04 184P/Lovas 2 17.9 133P/(7968) Elst-Pizarro comet 20.9 May 5 8h 0.50 46P/Wirtanen 14.1 NGC 718 galaxy 11.7 2.8 May 6 7h 0.2 C/2013 E2 ( Iwamoto ) 13.2 NGC 7611 galaxy 12.6 1.5 May 6 13h 0.29 C/2013 E2 ( Iwamoto ) 13.2 NGC 7619 galaxy 11.1 2.9 May 6 18h 0.47 C/2013 E2 ( Iwamoto ) 13.2 NGC 7623 galaxy 12.4 1.9 May 6 18h 0.28 C/2013 E2 ( Iwamoto ) 13.2 NGC 7626 galaxy 11.2 2.5 May 6 21h 0.49 46P/Wirtanen 14.0 NGC 741 galaxy 11.3 3.2 May 7 3h 0.99 C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS ) 7.1 NGC 40 planetary 11.0 0.6 May 11 16h 0.87 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 7.1 NGC 57 galaxy 12.8 2.2 May 13 10h 0.91 C/2012 V2 ( LINEAR ) 14.2 NGC 1499 nebula - 145 May 14 4h 0.59 C/2013 G6 ( Lemmon ) 17.4 162P/Siding Spring comet 20.3 May 14 5h 0.78 C/2013 G6 ( Lemmon ) 17.4 278P/2013 B1 ( McNaught ) comet 18.3 May 14 6h 0.92 C/2012 K6 ( McNaught ) 14.8 MCG -06-30-025 galaxy 11.0 4.6 May 17 5h 0.24 C/2009 F4 ( McNaught ) 15.0 NGC 1398 galaxy 9.7 6.6 May 17 9h 0.60 C/2013 E2 ( Iwamoto ) 13.4 NGC 7743 galaxy 11.2 3.1 May 18 0h 0.21 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 7.5 NGC 80 galaxy 12.1 2.5 May 18 3h 0.25 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 7.5 NGC 83 galaxy 12.6 1.6 May 18 10h 0.16 C/2011 O1 ( LINEAR ) 16.5 IC 2035 galaxy 12.0 - May 18 17h 0.12 257P/2012 F4 ( Catalina ) 16.9 NGC 7386 galaxy 12.5 2.1 May 19 20h 0.70 C/2013 H1 ( La Sagra ) 17.9 C/2009 U5 ( Grauer ) comet 21.4 May 20 23h 0.82 P/2013 A2 ( Scotti ) 20.9 176P/(118401) LINEAR comet 22.0 May 21 5h 0.70 C/2012 K6 ( McNaught ) 14.8 NGC 5253 galaxy 10.6 4.0 May 21 22h 0.49 C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon ) 7.9 PGC 1467 galaxy 11.5 - May 22 17h 0.05 P/2012 F2 ( PanSTARRS ) 16.4 NGC 6712 globular 8.2 7.2 May 26 0h 0.62 C/2012 L2 ( LINEAR ) 12.1 M78 nebula 8.0 8 May 26 8h 0.05 C/2012 K6 ( McNaught ) 14.9 NGC 5153 galaxy 12.9 2.0 May 26 12h 0.03 C/2012 K6 ( McNaught ) 14.9 NGC 5150 galaxy 12.7 1.3 May 26 13h 0.45 C/2012 K6 ( McNaught ) 14.9 NGC 5135 galaxy 12.8 2.4 May 27 12h 0.45 (596) Scheila 14.6 NGC 62 galaxy 12.3 1.1 May 27 22h 0.74 C/2012 L2 ( LINEAR ) 12.2 NGC 2112 open 9.0 11 May 30 16h 0.33 C/2012 K6 ( McNaught ) 14.9 NGC 5101 galaxy 12.0 5.5 May 31 4h 0.01 C/2012 K6 ( McNaught ) 14.9 NGC 5078 galaxy 12.0 3.2 May 31 23h 0.19 272P/2012 V3 ( NEAT ) 20.1 P/2009 SK280 ( Spacewatch-Hill ) comet 21.4

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.