Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2003 April 2003 May 2003 June

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) May 1 5h 0.19 154P/2002 Q4 ( Brewington ) 14.5 IC 348 cluster + nebula 7.3 10 May 2 1h 1.57 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 9.5 NGC 1400 galaxy 11.1 1.9 May 2 12h 1.51 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 9.6 NGC 1407 galaxy 9.8 2.5 May 3 11h 0.61 154P/2002 Q4 ( Brewington ) 14.7 RX Per variable (M) 9.0-<13.5 May 3 16h 0.38 81P/Wild 2 14.6 Saturn planet 0.0 May 4 10h 0.33 C/2003 K2 11.9 AW Aur variable (M) 12.0-<16.0 May 4 17h 0.51 30P/Reinmuth 1 14.5 NGC 3655 galaxy 11.6 1.6 May 4 17h 0.84 30P/Reinmuth 1 14.5 TZ Leo variable (M) 12.0-15.0 May 5 7h 1.49 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 9.7 NGC 1440 galaxy 12.6 2.2 May 5 9h 0.72 C/2003 K2 12.0 FS Aur variable (UGZ:) 14.4-16.2 May 5 21h 0.96 C/2001 K5 ( LINEAR ) 14.2 SS Lyr variable (M) 8.4-14.0 May 6 7h 0.24 C/2002 O7 ( LINEAR ) 13.5 M63 galaxy 8.6 12.3 May 7 5h 0.10 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 9.8 MCG -03-10-045 galaxy 12.5 1.3 May 7 14h 0.89 C/2001 K5 ( LINEAR ) 14.2 WZ Lyr variable (M) 10.6-15.0 May 8 9h 0.14 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 9.8 NGC 1461 galaxy 11.7 3.3 May 8 9h 1.98 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.2 S Psc variable (M) 8.2-15.3 May 8 9h 0.70 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 12.0 NGC 3485 galaxy 12.7 2.4 May 8 18h 2.14 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.2 Venus planet -3.8 May 8 22h 1.42 C/2003 K2 12.4 KR Aur variable (NLAD) 11.3-<17.6 May 9 6h 0.13 116P/Wild 4 13.5 UGC 408 galaxy 12.5 2.5 May 10 2h 0.57 81P/Wild 2 14.5 BQ Ori variable (SR) 9.4-11.5 May 10 15h 0.28 C/2003 K2 12.6 RT Aur variable (DCEP) 5.0-5.8 May 10 19h 0.43 79P/du Toit-Hartley 17.9 P/1996 R2 ( Lagerkvist ) comet 19.3 May 10 22h 0.92 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 12.1 NGC 3489 galaxy 10.3 3.7 May 11 6h 1.33 C/2003 K2 12.6 AL Aur variable (M) 10.9-<15.2 May 11 22h 1.00 81P/Wild 2 14.5 NGC 2129 open 6.7 7 May 12 4h 0.87 C/2003 K2 12.7 SY Gem variable (N:) 9.2-<13.0 May 12 14h 0.69 154P/2002 Q4 ( Brewington ) 15.3 V518 Per variable (XND+ELL:) 13.2-<22.4 May 12 14h 0.40 C/2003 K2 12.8 DM Gem variable (NA) 4.8-16.5 May 12 16h 2.51 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.4 XY Psc variable (UG:) 13.0-<18.5 May 12 18h 0.37 C/2002 O7 ( LINEAR ) 13.4 M94 galaxy 8.2 11.0 May 12 21h 0.19 C/2002 X1 ( LINEAR ) 15.4 M1 planetary 8.4 6 May 12 22h 0.85 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.4 NGC 488 galaxy 10.3 5.2 May 13 0h 0.08 C/2003 K2 12.8 X Gem variable (M) 7.5-13.8 May 13 15h 0.10 30P/Reinmuth 1 14.8 AF Leo variable (SRB) 9.5-11.0 May 13 0h 0.05 C/2003 K2 12.8 NSV 03203 variable (?) 10.7-11.3 May 14 9h 0.6 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.5 NGC 470 galaxy 11.9 3.0 May 14 11h 0.76 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.5 NGC 467 galaxy 11.9 2.4 May 14 11h 0.51 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.5 NGC 474 galaxy 11.1 7.9 May 14 19h 0.64 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.5 NGC 520 galaxy 11.2 4.8 May 14 21h 0.17 C/2003 K2 13.0 RS Gem variable (SRB) 9.1-12.0 May 15 9h 0.27 81P/Wild 2 14.5 SS Gem variable (RVA) 9.3-10.7 May 16 0h 0.76 81P/Wild 2 14.4 PU Gem variable (ACYG) 5.8 May 16 18h 1.39 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.5 R Psc variable (M) 7.0-14.8 May 16 20h 0.49 81P/Wild 2 14.4 TV Gem variable (SRC) 8.5-9.8 May 16 21h 0.51 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.5 NGC 521 galaxy 12.5 3.3 May 16 22h 0.84 81P/Wild 2 14.4 WY Gem variable (LC+E:) 8.9-9.8 May 17 0h 0.30 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.5 NGC 533 galaxy 12.4 4.4 May 17 3h 0.54 81P/Wild 2 14.4 BU Gem variable (LC) 5.7-8.1 May 17 4h 0.31 C/2001 K5 ( LINEAR ) 14.3 XX Dra variable (M:) 13.0-<14.2 May 17 7h 1.44 C/2002 Y1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 7.6 NGC 493 galaxy 12.5 3.8 May 18 6h 0.14 81P/Wild 2 14.4 eta Gem variable (SRA+EA) 3.2-3.9 May 18 7h 0.52 22P/Kopff 14.7 XY Psc variable (UG:) 13.0-<18.5 May 20 20h 0.95 53P/Van Biesbroeck 14.9 P/2003 H4 comet 17.7 May 20 22h 0.91 116P/Wild 4 13.6 NGC 5897 globular 8.6 12.6 May 21 19h 0.03 C/2001 RX14 ( LINEAR ) 12.4 NGC 3547 galaxy 12.8 2.2 May 21 20h 0.14 81P/Wild 2 14.4 mu Gem variable (LB) 2.8-3.0 May 22 15h 0.53 C/2002 O7 ( LINEAR ) 13.2 NGC 4244 galaxy 10.2 16.2 May 23 16h 0.18 C/2002 V1 ( NEAT ) 10.4 XZ Eri variable (UG) 14.6-<17.5 May 23 23h 0.29 C/2002 A3 ( LINEAR ) 18.0 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 comet 18.9 May 24 5h 0.76 C/2001 K5 ( LINEAR ) 14.3 NGC 6764 galaxy 12.7 2.2 May 24 6h 0.48 C/2002 O7 ( LINEAR ) 13.2 NGC 4214 galaxy 9.7 7.9 May 24 17h 0.81 C/2003 K2 14.1 YZ Cnc variable (UGSU) 10.2-14.6 May 24 19h 0.71 C/2003 J1 ( NEAT ) 17.6 Neptune planet 7.9 May 24 23h 0.03 81P/Wild 2 14.3 CI Gem variable (N:) 14.7-<18.0 May 25 12h 0.12 22P/Kopff 14.8 NGC 488 galaxy 10.3 5.2 May 27 22h 0.30 C/2003 H1 ( LINEAR ) 15.3 V478 Her variable (IS) 15.5-17.1 May 27 23h 0.49 P/2001 YX127 ( LINEAR ) 19.6 P/2001 MD7 ( LINEAR ) comet 20.8 May 28 10h 0.53 C/2003 K2 14.5 NGC 2608 galaxy 12.1 2.5 May 29 18h 0.33 C/2003 K2 14.7 EG Cnc variable (NL) 11.9-17.0

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.