Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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1998 November 1998 December 1999 January

Please see also the Pictures of Rendezvous.

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Dec. 3 15h 0.29 C/1998 P1 (Williams) 9.6 NGC 5054 galaxy 11.0 5.0 Dec. 4 15h 0.42 C/1998 P1 (Williams) 9.7 NGC 5049 galaxy 12.9 2.1 Dec. 4 21h 0.54 C/1998 P1 (Williams) 9.7 NGC 5044 galaxy 11.0 2.6 Dec. 5 15h 0.86 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 13.0 NGC 6217 galaxy 11.2 3.1 Dec. 7 19h 0.11 C/1998 K2 (LINEAR) 14.5 NGC 6872 galaxy 11.6 4.7 Dec. 8 1h 0.22 C/1998 K2 (LINEAR) 14.5 NGC 6877 galaxy 12.7 1.4 Dec. 8 4h 0.31 21P/Giacobini-Zinner 8.9 NGC 7180 galaxy 12.5 1.8 Dec. 8 6h 0.11 P/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 17.2 IC 2488 open 7.0 15. Dec. 8 7h 0.08 21P/Giacobini-Zinner 8.9 NGC 7184 galaxy 12.0 5.8 Dec. 10 0h 0.15 P/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 17.2 NGC 2867 planetary 10.0 0.2 Dec. 11 1h 0.02 C/1998 U5 (LINEAR) 9.9 SN 1998ey supernova 17.0 Dec. 14 19h 0.21 P/1998 Y2 (Li) 15.3 NGC 1042 galaxy 10.9 4.7 Dec. 14 20h 1.14 P/1998 U3 (Jager) 10.8 NGC 2281 open 5.4 15. Dec. 15 7h 0.06 4P/Faye 14.2 NGC 7009 planetary 8.0 1.7 Dec. 15 8h 0.01 P/1998 Y2 (Li) 15.3 NGC 1052 galaxy 10.6 2.9 Dec. 15 13h 0.04 60P/Tsuchinshan 2 18.3 NGC 2266 open 10.0 7 Dec. 15 13h 0.81 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 11.6 NGC 7023 cluster + nebula 7.0 18. Dec. 16 9h 0.54 21P/Giacobini-Zinner 9.1 NGC 7377 galaxy 11.6 2.2 Dec. 16 21h 1.90 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 11.4 NGC 7142 open 9.3 4. Dec. 17 14h 0.86 88P/Howell 12.0 C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) comet 13.1 Dec. 17 19h 1.40 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 11.3 NGC 7160 open 6.1 7. Dec. 19 7h 1.71 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 11.1 NGC 7235 open 7.7 4. Dec. 19 17h 0.82 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 11.0 NGC 7226 open 9.6 2. Dec. 20 0h 1.11 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 11.0 NGC 7245 open 9.2 5. Dec. 20 2h 1.19 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 11.0 IC 1442 open 9.1 - Dec. 20 6h 0.10 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 11.0 IC 1434 open 9.0 8. Dec. 20 14h 2.33 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 10.9 NGC 7296 open 10.0 4. Dec. 20 23h 0.33 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 10.9 NGC 7243 open 6.4 21. Dec. 21 2h 0.03 C/1998 P1 (Williams) 9.8 NGC 4939 galaxy 11.0 5.8 Dec. 22 20h 0.34 C/1998 T1 (LINEAR) 13.7 NGC 7679 galaxy 12.7 1.9 Dec. 24 3h 1.64 C/1998 P1 (Williams) 9.8 NGC 4958 galaxy 10.5 4.1 Dec. 24 5h 1.02 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 10.6 NGC 7331 galaxy 9.5 10.7 Dec. 25 12h 0.47 C/1998 P1 (Williams) 9.8 NGC 4818 galaxy 12.0 4.5 Dec. 26 19h 0.15 (3200) Phaethon 17.2 NGC 672 galaxy 10.8 6.6 Dec. 27 2h 2.14 C/1998 P1 (Williams) 9.8 NGC 4699 galaxy 9.6 3.5 Dec. 27 5h 0.16 (3200) Phaethon 17.2 IC 1727 galaxy 11.6 6.2 Dec. 28 0h 0.41 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 10.4 NGC 7448 galaxy 11.7 2.7 Dec. 28 13h 0.03 C/1998 P1 (Williams) 9.8 NGC 4775 galaxy 12.0 2.2 Dec. 28 19h 0.08 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 10.4 NGC 7479 galaxy 11.0 4.1 Dec. 29 10h 0.41 C/1998 P1 (Williams) 9.8 NGC 4731 galaxy 11.0 6.5 Dec. 29 12h 1.19 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 10.4 NGC 7469 galaxy 11.9 1.8 Dec. 30 0h 0.36 68P/Klemola 20.0 1998fc supernova 20.5 Dec. 30 4h 1.43 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 10.4 NGC 7562 galaxy 11.5 2.3 Dec. 30 8h 0.14 P/1998 U2 (Mueller) 17.8 NGC 660 galaxy 10.8 9.1 Dec. 30 13h 0.54 C/1998 P1 (Williams) 9.8 NGC 4697 galaxy 9.3 6.0 Dec. 30 15h 0.67 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 10.4 NGC 7541 galaxy 11.7 3.5

Green line means the rendezvous between a comet and a comet, asteroid, nova, supernova, etc. Purple line means the rendezvous between a comet and a nebula or cluster.