| Date (UT) |
Dist. (deg) |
Comet |
Mag. |
Target |
Type |
Mag. |
Dia. (arcmin) |
| May 4 |
4h |
0.11 |
C/1997 BA6 ( Spacewatch ) |
16.3 |
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak |
comet |
20.3 |
|
| May 4 |
21h |
0.84 |
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 |
13.2 |
NGC 428 |
galaxy |
11.4 |
4.1 |
| May 6 |
20h |
1.83 |
45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova |
11.2 |
IC 2157 |
open |
8.4 |
7. |
| May 6 |
23h |
0.82 |
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson |
15.0 |
NGC 803 |
galaxy |
12.4 |
3.3 |
| May 7 |
5h |
1.75 |
45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova |
11.2 |
NGC 2158 |
open |
8.6 |
5. |
| May 7 |
10h |
1.52 |
45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova |
11.3 |
M35 |
open |
5.1 |
28. |
| May 8 |
12h |
0.05 |
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 |
13.3 |
NGC 493 |
galaxy |
12.5 |
3.8 |
| May 8 |
12h |
1.85 |
C/1999 T1 ( McNaught-Hartley ) |
11.8 |
NGC 6654 |
galaxy |
11.6 |
3.0 |
| May 12 |
11h |
0.70 |
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh |
15.4 |
NGC 3666 |
galaxy |
12.0 |
4.2 |
| May 12 |
16h |
1.18 |
45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova |
11.7 |
NGC 2266 |
open |
10.0 |
7. |
| May 16 |
7h |
1.93 |
45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova |
11.9 |
NGC 2331 |
open |
9.0 |
18. |
| May 16 |
7h |
1.29 |
C/1999 T1 ( McNaught-Hartley ) |
12.0 |
NGC 6643 |
galaxy |
11.1 |
3.9 |
| May 16 |
17h |
0.10 |
C/2000 OF8 ( Spacewatch ) |
14.7 |
NGC 6584 |
globular |
9.2 |
7.9 |
| May 17 |
19h |
1.32 |
C/2001 A2 ( LINEAR ) |
4.7 |
NGC 1964 |
galaxy |
10.8 |
6.2 |
| May 21 |
2h |
1.02 |
C/1999 Y1 ( LINEAR ) |
12.6 |
NGC 275 |
galaxy |
12.5 |
1.5 |
| May 21 |
7h |
0.65 |
C/1999 T2 ( LINEAR ) |
13.7 |
NGC 5375 |
galaxy |
12.0 |
3.5 |
| May 23 |
10h |
0.45 |
C/2001 A2 ( LINEAR ) |
4.3 |
M79 |
globular |
8.0 |
8.7 |
| May 23 |
22h |
0.19 |
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 |
14.0 |
NGC 718 |
galaxy |
11.7 |
2.8 |
| May 24 |
22h |
0.71 |
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson |
15.2 |
NGC 976 |
galaxy |
12.4 |
1.7 |
| May 25 |
1h |
0.98 |
C/1999 U4 ( Catalina-Skiff ) |
15.4 |
IC 361 |
open |
11.7 |
6. |
| May 26 |
16h |
0.51 |
51P/Harrington |
14.4 |
IC 1613 |
galaxy |
9.3 |
12.0 |
| May 27 |
23h |
0.28 |
C/1999 T2 ( LINEAR ) |
13.8 |
M3 |
globular |
6.4 |
16.2 |
| May 28 |
11h |
0.68 |
C/1999 Y1 ( LINEAR ) |
12.6 |
NGC 337 |
galaxy |
11.6 |
2.8 |
| May 29 |
14h |
0.41 |
19P/Borrelly |
12.8 |
NGC 833 |
galaxy |
12.7 |
1.9 |
| May 29 |
15h |
0.40 |
19P/Borrelly |
12.8 |
NGC 835 |
galaxy |
12.2 |
1.4 |
| May 29 |
16h |
0.37 |
19P/Borrelly |
12.8 |
NGC 838 |
galaxy |
12.8 |
1.7 |
| May 30 |
23h |
0.97 |
C/2001 A2 ( LINEAR ) |
4.0 |
NGC 1744 |
galaxy |
11.2 |
6.8 |
| May 31 |
9h |
0.97 |
C/2000 OF8 ( Spacewatch ) |
14.3 |
NGC 6087 |
open |
5.4 |
12. |
| May 31 |
17h |
0.54 |
51P/Harrington |
14.4 |
NGC 467 |
galaxy |
11.9 |
2.4 |
| May 31 |
22h |
0.00 |
24P/Schaumasse |
11.5 |
SN 2001bg in NGC 2608 |
supernova |
14.5 |
|
| May 31 |
22h |
0.01 |
24P/Schaumasse |
11.5 |
NGC 2608 |
galaxy |
12.1 |
2.5 |
| May 31 |
22h |
0.62 |
51P/Harrington |
14.4 |
NGC 470 |
galaxy |
11.9 |
3.0 |
