Comet Rendezvous Calendar

Japanese version Home page	Updated on May 11, 2004
2003 December 2004 January 2004 February

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Jan. 1 1h 0.27 C/2003 W1 ( LINEAR ) 16.6 NGC 7789 open 6.7 16 Jan. 1 4h 0.92 123P/West-Hartley 15.2 NGC 4754 galaxy 10.6 4.7 Jan. 1 13h 0.93 81P/Wild 2 13.8 chi Oph variable (GCAS) 4.2-5.0 Jan. 1 14h 0.63 C/2004 F4 ( Bradfield ) 13.9 NGC 474 galaxy 11.1 7.9 Jan. 1 15h 0.96 123P/West-Hartley 15.2 NGC 4762 galaxy 10.2 8.7 Jan. 1 20h 0.56 C/2004 F4 ( Bradfield ) 13.9 NGC 470 galaxy 11.9 3.0 Jan. 2 17h 0.57 C/2004 F4 ( Bradfield ) 13.9 NGC 467 galaxy 11.9 2.4 Jan. 2 22h 3.00 C/2002 T7 ( LINEAR ) 8.8 W Psc variable (M) 11.4-14.8 Jan. 5 20h 0.72 123P/West-Hartley 15.2 NGC 4880 galaxy 12.0 3.3 Jan. 7 8h 0.43 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 14.3 EY Aql variable (NA) 10.5-<20.0 Jan. 7 16h 0.94 40P/Vaisala 1 14.3 CE Vir variable (RV:) 8.4-10.7 Jan. 8 12h 0.61 C/2003 H1 ( LINEAR ) 13.2 NGC 5756 galaxy 12.4 2.3 Jan. 10 15h 0.61 81P/Wild 2 13.9 RR Oph variable (M) 8.0-14.9 Jan. 10 16h 0.86 C/2004 H1 ( LINEAR ) 15.7 NGC 5139 globular 3.7 36.3 Jan. 11 3h 0.76 65P/Gunn 15.1 M30 globular 7.5 11.0 Jan. 11 19h 0.63 C/2003 T2 ( LINEAR ) 15.3 NGC 741 galaxy 11.3 3.2 Jan. 13 17h 0.64 C/2003 T2 ( LINEAR ) 15.4 NGC 718 galaxy 11.7 2.8 Jan. 14 9h 0.15 88P/Howell 13.9 NGC 6235 globular 10.2 5.0 Jan. 16 20h 0.77 88P/Howell 13.7 IC 4634 planetary 11.0 0.2 Jan. 18 3h 0.03 88P/Howell 13.7 NGC 6287 globular 9.2 5.1 Jan. 18 4h 0.46 40P/Vaisala 1 14.1 NGC 5506 galaxy 12.8 2.7 Jan. 18 11h 0.01 P/2002 T6 ( NEAT-LINEAR ) 15.9 NGC 2261 nebula - 2 Jan. 18 23h 0.02 C/2004 H1 ( LINEAR ) 15.5 NGC 4976 galaxy 10.2 4.3 Jan. 19 4h 1.16 C/2003 H1 ( LINEAR ) 12.9 NGC 5728 galaxy 11.3 2.8 Jan. 19 12h 0.79 C/2001 HT50 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 13.0 129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 comet 19.8 Jan. 19 23h 0.15 C/2004 H1 ( LINEAR ) 15.5 NGC 4945 galaxy 9.0 20.0 Jan. 22 3h 0.67 88P/Howell 13.5 NGC 6325 globular 10.7 4.3 Jan. 22 19h 0.40 C/2004 H1 ( LINEAR ) 15.4 IC 3896 galaxy 12.3 2.5 Jan. 23 14h 0.35 88P/Howell 13.4 HadV98 variable (RCB) 10.6-<12.8 Jan. 24 15h 0.93 81P/Wild 2 14.1 V2527 Oph variable (UGSU) 14.4-19.0 Jan. 24 16h 0.44 C/2003 T3 ( Tabur ) 12.5 NGC 7184 galaxy 12.0 5.8 Jan. 24 22h 0.11 65P/Gunn 15.2 NGC 7180 galaxy 12.5 1.8 Jan. 24 22h 0.39 65P/Gunn 15.2 NGC 7184 galaxy 12.0 5.8 Jan. 24 23h 0.69 C/2003 T3 ( Tabur ) 12.5 NGC 7180 galaxy 12.5 1.8 Jan. 25 6h 0.13 C/2002 J4 ( NEAT ) 16.8 NGC 7196 galaxy 11.5 1.9 Jan. 25 23h 0.60 C/2003 T3 ( Tabur ) 12.5 65P/Gunn comet 15.2 Jan. 26 4h 1.24 2P/Encke 11.3 V729 Sgr variable (IS:) 14.1-15.5 Jan. 27 10h 1.15 2P/Encke 11.5 V730 Sgr variable (IS:) 12.8-<17.5 Jan. 27 11h 0.27 C/2002 T7 ( LINEAR ) 8.3 TV Psc variable (SR) 4.7-5.4 Jan. 28 6h 0.37 88P/Howell 13.2 NGC 6401 globular 9.5 5.6 Jan. 28 19h 0.59 C/2004 F4 ( Bradfield ) 12.6 NGC 428 galaxy 11.4 4.1 Jan. 30 18h 0.22 88P/Howell 13.1 V4744 Sgr variable (N:) 7.0-<13.5 Jan. 31 11h 0.43 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 13.9 OS Aql variable (M) 12.6-16.0

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.