Comet Rendezvous Calendar

Japanese version Home page	Updated on May 1, 2002
2002 April 2002 May 2002 June

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) May 1 19h 0.38 C/2002 H2 ( LINEAR ) 13.4 TK4 variable (UGSU) 14.9-<17.2 May 1 23h 1.44 C/2000 WM1 ( LINEAR ) 11.3 V443 Her variable (ZAND) 11.4-11.7 May 2 1h 1.59 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 5.2 BU Tau variable (GCAS) 4.8-5.5 May 2 1h 0.16 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 5.2 NSV 15820 variable (UG:) 15.3-<21.0 May 2 6h 0.28 C/2002 H2 ( LINEAR ) 13.4 RU Lyr variable (M) 9.5-15.9 May 2 16h 0.63 C/1999 U4 ( Catalina-Skiff ) 15.2 CH UMa variable (UG) 10.6-16.0 May 2 18h 0.32 C/2000 WM1 ( LINEAR ) 11.4 SV Her variable (M) 9.1-15.1 May 2 20h 0.48 C/2002 A2 ( LINEAR ) 19.1 C/2002 A1 ( LINEAR ) comet 19.6 May 3 22h 0.64 C/2002 H2 ( LINEAR ) 13.5 ST Lyr variable (M) 10.6-<18.0 May 3 23h 0.60 116P/Wild 4 15.2 BR Gem variable (M) 12.6-<16.2 May 4 0h 0.06 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 5.7 Mercury planet 0.3 May 4 7h 0.75 C/2000 SV74 ( LINEAR ) 12.9 S Cas variable (M) 7.9-16.1 May 4 7h 0.27 C/2001 N2 ( LINEAR ) 14.3 NGC 6886 planetary 12.0 0.1 May 4 7h 0.36 C/2002 H2 ( LINEAR ) 13.5 MV Lyr variable (NL) 12.2-18.0 May 4 8h 2.64 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 5.8 AK Tau variable (M) 11.8-15.8 May 4 9h 0.79 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte 17.2 119P/Parker-Hartley comet 21.1 May 5 5h 0.54 C/2001 N2 ( LINEAR ) 14.2 FG Sge variable (*) 9.5-13.6 May 5 14h 1.48 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 5.4 V Dra variable (M) 9.5-14.7 May 5 16h 0.79 C/2001 N2 ( LINEAR ) 14.2 ST Sge variable (M) 10.0-14.9 May 5 17h 1.38 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 5.4 UW Dra variable (LB) 7.0-8.2 May 6 8h 0.04 C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS ) 11.3 NGC 2916 galaxy 12.0 2.6 May 6 9h 0.66 C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS ) 11.3 NGC 2903 galaxy 8.9 12.6 May 6 9h 0.65 C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS ) 11.3 NGC 2905 galaxy 10.0 13.3 May 6 10h 1.21 C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS ) 11.3 TU Leo variable (UG:) 11.7-15.2 May 6 16h 0.87 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 6.6 V1100 Tau variable (M) 12.5-<15.5 May 6 16h 0.77 C/2002 H2 ( LINEAR ) 13.5 WZ Lyr variable (M) 10.6-15.0 May 6 23h 1.39 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 6.7 T Tau variable (INT) 9.3-13.5 May 7 14h 1.77 C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS ) 11.4 RS Leo variable (M) 10.7-16.0 May 8 11h 0.84 116P/Wild 4 15.1 NGC 2266 open 10.0 7 May 9 18h 1.83 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 7.6 alpha Tau variable (LB:) 0.8-1.0 May 9 21h 0.34 C/2001 N2 ( LINEAR ) 14.1 X Sge variable (SR) 7.0-9.7 May 9 21h 1.66 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 7.6 NGC 1647 open 6.4 45 May 11 7h 1.38 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 8.0 V Tau variable (M) 8.5-14.6 May 11 15h 2.78 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 5.9 M92 globular 6.5 11.2 May 12 8h 1.81 C/2000 WM1 ( LINEAR ) 11.9 T Her variable (M) 6.8-13.7 May 12 8h 0.36 C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 11.2 U Dra variable (M) 9.1-14.6 May 13 10h 0.10 7P/Pons-Winnecke 13.6 VY Aqr variable (NR) 8.0-16.6 May 13 10h 0.65 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 6.1 NGC 6239 galaxy 12.3 2.8 May 14 2h 1.65 C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS ) 11.9 R Leo variable (M) 4.4-11.3 May 14 4h 1.98 C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS ) 11.9 NGC 2911 galaxy 11.6 4.3 May 16 1h 0.73 22P/Kopff 15.0 NGC 3705 galaxy 11.0 5.0 May 16 8h 0.14 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 6.3 UU Her variable (SRD) 8.5-10.6 May 16 9h 1.96 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 6.3 NGC 6207 galaxy 11.6 3.0 May 16 10h 0.09 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 6.3 TZ Her variable (CST:) 9.1 May 16 11h 0.36 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 6.3 UY Her variable (CST) 8.8 May 16 12h 2.29 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 6.3 V844 Her variable (UG) 12.5-17.5 May 16 15h 1.96 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 6.3 M13 globular 5.9 16.6 May 16 16h 0.39 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 6.3 W Her variable (M) 7.6-14.4 May 16 17h 0.15 28P/Neujmin 1 14.9 BR Lup variable (UG) 13.1-17.5 May 16 17h 0.26 C/2001 N2 ( LINEAR ) 14.0 V405 Vul variable (UGSU:) 15.0-18.0 May 17 2h 0.96 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 9.8 V431 Ori variable (SRB) 9.3-11.1 May 17 14h 1.26 C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS ) 12.2 NSV 18241 variable (NL:) 13.0-16.9 May 17 16h 1.77 C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 11.4 YZ Dra variable (M) 8.3-<14.5 May 19 0h 0.36 116P/Wild 4 15.0 SW Gem variable (SRA) 8.6-10.5 May 19 3h 0.60 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 15.4 NGC 467 galaxy 11.9 2.4 May 19 5h 0.53 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 15.4 NGC 470 galaxy 11.9 3.0 May 19 8h 0.57 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 15.4 NGC 474 galaxy 11.1 7.9 May 19 13h 0.30 C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS ) 12.4 NGC 2990 galaxy 12.8 1.3 May 19 20h 1.13 C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS ) 12.4 NGC 2962 galaxy 11.7 3.3 May 20 14h 1.85 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 10.8 V650 Ori variable (UG:) 15.5-<17.5 May 20 20h 0.93 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 15.4 NGC 488 galaxy 10.3 5.2 May 20 22h 0.68 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 15.4 NGC 520 galaxy 11.2 4.8 May 21 9h 0.51 C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS ) 12.5 RX J0944.5+0357 variable (CV) 16.3 May 22 0h 0.41 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 11.1 BK Ori variable (M) 9.2-14.0 May 22 1h 1.90 C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 11.6 NGC 6654 galaxy 11.6 3.0 May 22 6h 0.33 C/2001 N2 ( LINEAR ) 13.8 FY Vul variable (UGZ) 13.4-15.3 May 22 12h 0.3 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 11.3 RT Ori variable (SRB) 9.7-11.8 May 23 0h 0.39 65P/Gunn 15.1 NGC 3507 galaxy 11.0 3.5 May 23 17h 2.07 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 7.0 Z CrB variable (M) 8.8-15.5 May 24 5h 1.46 C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 11.7 NGC 6643 galaxy 11.1 3.9 May 25 0h 1.14 C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS ) 12.8 NGC 3044 galaxy 12.0 4.8 May 25 2h 0.35 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 7.1 NSV 07394 variable (?) 7.9-8.6 May 25 2h 1.53 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 7.1 RX J1554.2+2721 variable (CV) 16.8 May 25 5h 2.73 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 7.1 RU Her variable (M) 6.8-14.3 May 25 10h 0.90 C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya ) 12.0 omega Ori variable (GCAS) 4.4-4.6 May 25 11h 0.22 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 7.1 NSV 07373 variable (-) 9.7 May 25 11h 0.01 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 7.1 NSV 07378 variable (RV:) 9.1-9.9 May 25 13h 0.20 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 7.2 T CrB variable (NR) 2.0-10.8 May 25 13h 2.26 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 7.2 SX Her variable (SRD) 8.6-10.9 May 25 19h 0.03 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 7.2 NSV 07370 variable (-) 10.6 May 26 4h 0.19 7P/Pons-Winnecke 13.6 NGC 7171 galaxy 12.3 2.8 May 27 22h 0.76 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 14.8 chi Aqr variable (LB) 4.9-5.1 May 28 5h 1.43 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 7.4 NGC 6020 galaxy 12.6 1.7 May 28 12h 0.58 C/2001 N2 ( LINEAR ) 13.7 WW Vul variable (ISA) 10.3-12.9 May 29 5h 0.87 116P/Wild 4 14.9 WZ Gem variable (M) 9.0-15.0 May 29 6h 0.69 C/2000 SV74 ( LINEAR ) 12.9 RR Cep variable (M) 9.0-15.5 May 29 6h 1.97 C/2002 C1 ( Ikeya-Zhang ) 7.5 QZ Ser variable (UG:) 12.7-<14.9 May 29 20h 0.80 C/2002 H2 ( LINEAR ) 14.2 R Dra variable (M) 6.7-13.2

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.