Comet Rendezvous Calendar

Japanese version Home page	Updated on November 30, 2003
2002 September 2002 October 2002 November

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Oct. 1 1h 0.25 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 12.8 NGC 4534 galaxy 12.0 3.0 Oct. 1 3h 0.45 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 12.8 NGC 2541 galaxy 11.8 6.6 Oct. 1 11h 0.81 C/2002 Q2 ( LINEAR ) 14.5 EM Aql variable (M) 11.0-15.0 Oct. 1 13h 0.07 C/2002 Q3 ( LINEAR ) 15.0 NGC 6781 planetary 12.0 1.8 Oct. 1 23h 0.58 C/2002 Q2 ( LINEAR ) 14.6 V1494 Aql variable (N) 5.0-16.0 Oct. 2 14h 0.82 C/2002 Q3 ( LINEAR ) 15.1 V1494 Aql variable (N) 5.0-16.0 Oct. 2 17h 0.27 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 13.6 SN 2002er in UGC 10743 supernova 14.2 Oct. 2 19h 0.46 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 12.8 NGC 2552 galaxy 12.2 3.2 Oct. 3 19h 0.97 C/2002 Q2 ( LINEAR ) 14.7 TU Aql variable (M) 10.3-16.0 Oct. 3 23h 1.01 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 12.8 NGC 4395 galaxy 10.2 12.9 Oct. 3 23h 0.23 C/2002 Q2 ( LINEAR ) 14.7 NGC 6790 planetary 10.0 0.1 Oct. 4 14h 0.03 C/2002 Q3 ( LINEAR ) 15.2 NGC 6790 planetary 10.0 0.1 Oct. 4 17h 0.55 154P/2002 Q4 ( Brewington ) 13.7 RR Sgr variable (M) 5.4-14.0 Oct. 4 18h 1.12 46P/Wirtanen 9.9 U Leo variable (N:) 9.5-<14.0 Oct. 5 17h 0.87 C/2002 Q2 ( LINEAR ) 14.8 V374 Aql variable (SRA) 8.8-11.7 Oct. 6 6h 0.31 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 12.9 T CVn variable (M:) 7.6-12.6 Oct. 6 11h 0.06 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 14.0 NGC 7049 galaxy 10.7 2.8 Oct. 6 20h 0.44 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 12.9 NGC 4414 galaxy 10.3 3.6 Oct. 7 11h 0.45 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 14.0 NGC 7041 galaxy 11.1 3.9 Oct. 8 18h 1.00 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 13.0 NGC 4314 galaxy 10.5 4.8 Oct. 8 22h 1.05 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 12.6 EI UMa variable (NL) 13.4-14.9 Oct. 9 6h 0.04 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 13.3 V855 Oph variable (M:) 10.4-15.5 Oct. 9 20h 0.27 46P/Wirtanen 10.7 NGC 3338 galaxy 10.8 5.5 Oct. 9 21h 0.44 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 12.6 X UMa variable (M) 8.1-14.8 Oct. 9 23h 0.91 46P/Wirtanen 10.7 NGC 3346 galaxy 12.0 2.8 Oct. 10 2h 0.43 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 13.1 NGC 4448 galaxy 11.1 4.0 Oct. 10 19h 0.49 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 12.6 NGC 2639 galaxy 11.8 2.0 Oct. 10 22h 0.95 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 13.2 W Com variable (BLLAC) 11.5-17.5 Oct. 11 0h 2.14 46P/Wirtanen 10.9 M95 galaxy 9.7 7.4 Oct. 11 3h 0.02 46P/Wirtanen 10.9 NGC 3367 galaxy 11.5 2.3 Oct. 11 5h 0.71 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 12.7 C/2001 B2 ( NEAT ) comet 17.6 Oct. 11 9h 0.30 46P/Wirtanen 10.9 NGC 3377 galaxy 10.2 4.4 Oct. 11 20h 0.98 22P/Kopff 12.1 NGC 5878 galaxy 11.5 3.5 Oct. 11 20h 1.85 46P/Wirtanen 11.0 M96 galaxy 9.2 7.1 Oct. 11 20h 1.04 46P/Wirtanen 11.0 M105 galaxy 9.3 4.5 Oct. 11 22h 0.64 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 14.0 NGC 7038 galaxy 12.0 3.0 Oct. 11 23h 0.96 46P/Wirtanen 11.0 NGC 3384 galaxy 10.0 5.9 Oct. 12 2h 1.05 46P/Wirtanen 11.0 NGC 3389 galaxy 11.8 2.7 Oct. 12 10h 0.92 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 12.7 RS Leo variable (M) 10.7-16.0 Oct. 12 11h 0.04 46P/Wirtanen 11.1 NGC 3412 galaxy 10.6 3.6 Oct. 13 2h 0.79 28P/Neujmin 1 13.5 FQ Sco variable (UGSS) 12.0-18.5 Oct. 13 3h 0.42 46P/Wirtanen 11.2 W Leo variable (M) 8.9-14.8 Oct. 13 14h 0.83 C/2000 SV74 ( LINEAR ) 14.0 NGC 5448 galaxy 12.0 4.2 Oct. 15 1h 1.03 46P/Wirtanen 11.5 NGC 3489 galaxy 10.3 3.7 Oct. 15 7h 0.69 P/2002 JN16 ( LINEAR ) 18.8 104P/Kowal 2 comet 21.6 Oct. 15 15h 0.42 2002 RP120 15.3 RT Ari variable (M) 11.0-16.5 Oct. 17 17h 0.77 116P/Wild 4 12.9 T Leo variable (UG) 10.0-15.7 Oct. 17 22h 0.91 C/2001 N2 ( LINEAR ) 15.1 NGC 5915 galaxy 12.0 1.6 Oct. 18 4h 0.27 92P/Sanguin 14.5 FO Aqr variable (XPR) 13.4-14.4 Oct. 18 15h 1.91 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 11.7 AN UMa variable (E+XRM) 14.9-20.2 Oct. 19 0h 1.39 46P/Wirtanen 12.2 NGC 3547 galaxy 12.8 2.2 Oct. 19 16h 0.94 46P/Wirtanen 12.3 NGC 3593 galaxy 11.0 5.8 Oct. 20 4h 1.20 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 12.4 DI UMa variable (UG) 15.0-17.0 Oct. 20 20h 1.49 46P/Wirtanen 12.5 M65 galaxy 9.3 10.0 Oct. 20 20h 0.30 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 19.1 P/2001 YX127 ( LINEAR ) comet 19.8 Oct. 21 8h 1.49 46P/Wirtanen 12.6 M66 galaxy 9.0 8.7 Oct. 21 18h 0.37 28P/Neujmin 1 13.4 NGC 6374 open 9.0 3 Oct. 21 19h 0.52 C/2002 S1 ( Skiff ) 18.1 C/2002 B3 ( LINEAR ) comet 19.5 Oct. 22 14h 0.34 28P/Neujmin 1 13.4 NGC 6383 cluster + nebula 5.5 80 Oct. 22 22h 0.18 2002 RP120 15.3 NGC 976 galaxy 12.4 1.7 Oct. 23 0h 1.12 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 11.5 NGC 3583 galaxy 12.0 2.8 Oct. 23 6h 0.21 46P/Wirtanen 12.9 NGC 3666 galaxy 12.0 4.2 Oct. 23 9h 1.31 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 12.3 NGC 2841 galaxy 9.3 8.1 Oct. 23 10h 0.79 C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR ) 12.8 NGC 6218 globular 6.6 14.5 Oct. 24 2h 0.47 28P/Neujmin 1 13.4 NGC 6404 open 11.0 5 Oct. 24 3h 0.32 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 14.2 NGC 4293 galaxy 11.0 6.0 Oct. 24 6h 0.76 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 11.4 KV UMa variable (XND) 12.8-18.8 Oct. 24 11h 0.54 28P/Neujmin 1 13.4 M6 open 4.2 15 Oct. 24 18h 0.52 28P/Neujmin 1 13.4 BM Sco variable (SRD) 6.8-8.7 Oct. 25 13h 0.00 28P/Neujmin 1 13.4 V1086 Sco variable (LB) 6.4-6.7 Oct. 25 22h 0.29 28P/Neujmin 1 13.4 NGC 6416 open 5.7 18 Oct. 27 15h 1.00 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 14.6 M100 galaxy 9.4 6.9 Oct. 27 15h 0.31 C/2002 A2 ( LINEAR ) 19.6 C/2002 A1 ( LINEAR ) comet 20.1 Oct. 28 0h 0.93 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 14.6 NGC 4312 galaxy 11.8 4.7 Oct. 28 12h 0.32 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 14.7 NGC 4237 galaxy 11.7 2.3 Oct. 28 16h 0.92 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 13.0 NGC 3239 galaxy 12.0 5.2 Oct. 29 0h 0.57 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 11.2 NGC 3726 galaxy 10.4 6.0 Oct. 29 1h 0.28 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 14.7 NGC 4262 galaxy 11.5 2.2 Oct. 29 7h 0.94 28P/Neujmin 1 13.3 V745 Sco variable (NA) 11.0-<14.9 Oct. 29 8h 0.79 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 14.7 NGC 4298 galaxy 11.4 3.2 Oct. 29 8h 0.83 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 14.7 NGC 4302 galaxy 11.6 5.2 Oct. 29 9h 0.47 116P/Wild 4 12.7 NGC 4045 galaxy 11.8 2.8 Oct. 29 10h 0.04 C/2003 V1 ( LINEAR ) 13.7 NGC 7057 galaxy 12.6 1.4 Oct. 29 15h 0.34 92P/Sanguin 14.9 NGC 7309 galaxy 12.5 2.1 Oct. 29 16h 1.25 116P/Wild 4 12.7 TZ Vir variable (SRB) 9.4-11.2 Oct. 29 17h 0.15 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 14.8 M99 galaxy 9.8 5.4 Oct. 30 1h 0.14 28P/Neujmin 1 13.3 V1178 Sco variable (N) 10.2-<14.6 Oct. 30 12h 0.19 C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa ) 11.1 NGC 3769 galaxy 12.0 3.2 Oct. 30 13h 0.55 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 14.9 NGC 4212 galaxy 11.2 3.0 Oct. 30 21h 1.34 154P/2002 Q4 ( Brewington ) 12.8 NGC 6907 galaxy 11.3 3.4 Oct. 31 6h 0.97 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 14.9 NGC 4189 galaxy 11.7 2.5 Oct. 31 15h 0.92 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 15.0 NGC 4193 galaxy 12.4 2.3 Oct. 31 15h 0.43 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 15.0 NGC 4216 galaxy 10.0 8.3 Oct. 31 18h 0.57 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 15.0 NGC 4206 galaxy 12.1 5.2 Oct. 31 23h 0.55 C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig ) 15.0 NGC 4267 galaxy 10.9 3.5

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.