Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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Updated on May 31, 1999
1999 April 1999 May 1999 June

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Please see also the Pictures of Rendezvous.

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin)
May 1 2h 0.51 C/1999 H1 (Lee) 8.1 NGC 3228 open 6.0 18.
May 3 0h 2.91 C/1999 H1 (Lee) 8.0 NGC 3201 globular 6.8 18.2
May 4 15h 0.16 P/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 18.8 NGC 1097 galaxy 9.3 9.3
May 5 2h 0.89 37P/Forbes 13.0 NGC 7218 galaxy 12.1 2.5
May 7 3h 0.20 133P/(7968) Elst-Pizarro 20.7 NGC 2392 planetary 10.0 0.7
May 8 2h 0.04 C/1997 G2 (Montani) 19.4 NGC 1232 galaxy 9.9 7.8
May 8 12h 2.89 C/1999 H1 (Lee) 7.8 NGC 2818 open 8.2 9.
May 10 10h 0.21 C/1999 K3 (LINEAR) 16.6 NGC 6790 planetary 10.0 0.1
May 12 8h 0.21 C/1999 F1 (Catalina) 18.1 NGC 4818 galaxy 12.0 4.5
May 12 15h 0.12 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 14.6 NGC 6810 galaxy 12.0 3.8
May 13 0h 0.93 37P/Forbes 13.0 NGC 7302 galaxy 12.1 1.9
May 13 11h 0.22 60P/Tsuchinshan 2 18.6 M67 open 6.9 30.
May 13 13h 0.78 C/1999 H1 (Lee) 7.6 NGC 2784 galaxy 10.1 5.1
May 15 0h 0.17 52P/Harrington-Abell 14.2 SN 1999as supernova 18.3
May 16 10h 0.57 C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 11.9 NGC 1947 galaxy 10.8 3.0
May 16 12h 0.11 9P/Tempel 1 19.2 NGC 2608 galaxy 12.1 2.5
May 19 0h 1.33 C/1998 T1 (LINEAR) 10.0 NGC 7721 galaxy 11.8 3.4
May 19 9h 0.41 C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 14.8 NGC 6721 galaxy 12.0 1.9
May 19 19h 0.11 C/1999 K4 (LINEAR) 19.1 NGC 5970 galaxy 11.4 3.0
May 20 22h 0.29 C/1999 K6 (LINEAR) 16.3 C/1999 K3 (LINEAR) comet 16.7
May 22 3h 0.41 C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) 11.6 SN 1999X supernova 16.1
May 24 5h 0.06 C/1999 K6 (LINEAR) 16.3 NGC 6738 open 8.0 15.
May 27 11h 1.14 C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) 11.8 NGC 2683 galaxy 9.7 9.3
May 28 0h 0.10 C/1999 K7 (LINEAR) 18.3 NGC 6587 galaxy 12.1 2.3
May 31 10h 0.61 37P/Forbes 13.0 NGC 7606 galaxy 10.8 5.8
May 31 11h 1.79 C/1998 T1 (LINEAR) 9.3 NGC 7606 galaxy 10.8 5.8
May 31 22h 1.14 C/1998 T1 (LINEAR) 9.3 37P/Forbes comet 13.0

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.

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