Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2004 January 2004 February 2004 March

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Feb. 2 22h 1.00 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 13.8 OW Aql variable (M) 12.3-14.8 Feb. 3 17h 0.03 2P/Encke 12.7 MCG -04-46-002 galaxy 11.9 3.2 Feb. 4 1h 0.83 88P/Howell 13.9 M20 cluster + nebula 6.3 29 Feb. 4 1h 0.23 88P/Howell 13.9 HadV82 variable (WR) 11.8-<14.5 Feb. 4 1h 0.23 88P/Howell 13.9 WR 104 variable (WR) 11.8-<14.5 Feb. 4 14h 0.51 88P/Howell 13.9 M8 nebula 5.8 90 Feb. 4 20h 1.45 C/2002 T7 ( LINEAR ) 7.2 NGC 57 galaxy 12.8 2.2 Feb. 4 21h 0.45 88P/Howell 13.9 NGC 6530 open 4.6 15 Feb. 4 23h 1.15 C/2003 H1 ( LINEAR ) 12.6 IV Vir variable (ELL) 10.7-10.9 Feb. 5 12h 0.57 88P/Howell 13.9 NGC 6546 open 8.0 13 Feb. 5 23h 0.60 81P/Wild 2 14.3 NGC 6440 globular 9.7 5.4 Feb. 6 12h 1.26 43P/Wolf-Harrington 12.5 U Psc variable (M) 10.3-14.9 Feb. 7 1h 1.23 43P/Wolf-Harrington 12.5 NGC 514 galaxy 11.9 3.5 Feb. 8 9h 0.31 88P/Howell 13.8 FM Sgr variable (NA) 8.2-16.5 Feb. 9 4h 0.10 C/2004 H6 ( SWAN ) 16.8 NGC 3067 galaxy 11.7 2.5 Feb. 10 8h 0.29 88P/Howell 13.7 GU Sgr variable (RCB) 11.3-15.0 Feb. 10 10h 0.90 88P/Howell 13.7 NGC 6626 globular 6.9 11.2 Feb. 10 18h 0.76 88P/Howell 13.7 NGC 6629 planetary 12.0 0.3 Feb. 12 2h 1.37 43P/Wolf-Harrington 12.5 M74 galaxy 9.2 10.2 Feb. 12 3h 0.06 88P/Howell 13.7 V3890 Sgr variable (ZAND) 8.4-17.2 Feb. 12 11h 0.47 88P/Howell 13.6 NGC 6642 globular 8.8 4.5 Feb. 13 0h 0.64 58P/Jackson-Neujmin 14.1 MCG -01-01-052 galaxy 12.4 1.2 Feb. 13 16h 0.20 81P/Wild 2 14.4 HadV84 variable (WR) 11.3-<13.2 Feb. 13 16h 0.20 81P/Wild 2 14.4 WR 106 variable (WR) 11.3-<13.2 Feb. 13 17h 0.04 88P/Howell 13.6 NGC 6656 globular 5.1 24.0 Feb. 13 19h 0.04 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 13.6 S Sge variable (DCEP) 5.2-6.0 Feb. 13 20h 0.22 58P/Jackson-Neujmin 14.0 MCG -01-01-064 galaxy 12.6 1.4 Feb. 14 1h 0.91 43P/Wolf-Harrington 12.5 NGC 660 galaxy 10.8 9.1 Feb. 14 6h 0.55 88P/Howell 13.6 V4021 Sgr variable (NA) 8.8-<15.0 Feb. 14 12h 0.04 118P/Sheomaker-Levy 4 16.7 NGC 4123 galaxy 11.2 4.5 Feb. 15 1h 0.06 2P/Encke 14.2 NGC 6907 galaxy 11.3 3.4 Feb. 15 7h 0.98 (29981) 1999 TD10 20.2 111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett comet 21.1 Feb. 15 8h 0.69 C/2004 F4 ( Bradfield ) 11.4 NGC 450 galaxy 12.1 3.2 Feb. 16 4h 0.56 P/2003 S2 ( NEAT ) 18.5 22P/Kopff comet 20.2 Feb. 17 10h 0.22 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 13.5 AW Sge variable (UG) 13.8-<17.5 Feb. 17 17h 0.68 81P/Wild 2 14.4 NGC 6568 open 9.0 13 Feb. 18 0h 0.02 P/2003 S2 ( NEAT ) 18.5 (29981) 1999 TD10 comet 20.2 Feb. 18 1h 0.85 58P/Jackson-Neujmin 13.6 NGC 145 galaxy 12.8 1.8 Feb. 18 9h 0.47 127P/Holt-Olmstead 21.3 P/2003 O2 ( LINEAR ) comet 22.3 Feb. 18 17h 0.03 P/2002 T6 ( NEAT-LINEAR ) 16.5 IC 2169 nebula - 25 Feb. 19 6h 0.52 C/2004 H1 ( LINEAR ) 15.3 PGC 31035 galaxy 12.5 2.7 Feb. 19 13h 0.59 22P/Kopff 20.2 (29981) 1999 TD10 comet 20.2 Feb. 19 14h 0.86 C/2003 H1 ( LINEAR ) 12.2 RW Hya variable (ZAND) 10.0-11.2 Feb. 20 1h 1.45 C/2003 H1 ( LINEAR ) 12.2 R Hya variable (M) 3.5-10.9 Feb. 20 2h 1.00 81P/Wild 2 14.4 NGC 6595 open 7.0 11 Feb. 20 3h 0.71 C/2004 H1 ( LINEAR ) 15.3 NGC 3261 galaxy 12.0 4.1 Feb. 21 20h 1.05 43P/Wolf-Harrington 12.5 NGC 803 galaxy 12.4 3.3 Feb. 21 20h 0.96 P/2003 S2 ( NEAT ) 18.6 111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett comet 21.1 Feb. 22 11h 0.26 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 13.4 VZ Sge variable (LB) 5.3-5.6 Feb. 22 15h 0.90 C/2003 H1 ( LINEAR ) 12.1 NGC 5085 galaxy 12.0 3.4 Feb. 22 21h 0.25 43P/Wolf-Harrington 12.5 TT Ari variable (UGZ) 10.2-14.5 Feb. 22 23h 1.47 C/2004 F4 ( Bradfield ) 10.7 NGC 493 galaxy 12.5 3.8 Feb. 23 16h 1.32 C/2003 H1 ( LINEAR ) 12.1 NGC 5061 galaxy 12.0 2.6 Feb. 24 12h 0.59 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 13.4 RZ Sge variable (UGSU) 12.2-17.4 Feb. 25 0h 0.63 P/2003 L1 ( Scotti ) 19.8 42P/Neujmin 3 comet 20.7 Feb. 25 17h 0.55 159P/2003 UD16 ( LONEOS ) 19.6 Mars planet 1.1 Feb. 26 9h 0.73 C/2004 H6 ( SWAN ) 15.2 NQ Gem variable (SR+ZAND) 7.4-8.0 Feb. 26 16h 0.72 43P/Wolf-Harrington 12.5 NGC 877 galaxy 11.8 2.3 Feb. 26 18h 0.75 P/2002 LZ11 ( LINEAR ) 18.6 C/2001 T4 ( NEAT ) comet 19.8 Feb. 28 8h 0.32 C/2003 H1 ( LINEAR ) 12.0 MCG -04-31-005 galaxy 12.8 2.0 Feb. 29 2h 0.19 C/2003 H1 ( LINEAR ) 12.0 MCG -04-30-029 galaxy 12.6 2.3 Feb. 29 7h 0.07 C/2004 H6 ( SWAN ) 15.0 R Gem variable (M) 10.7-<14.5 Feb. 29 8h 0.24 C/2004 H6 ( SWAN ) 15.0 TW Gem variable (CST:) 8.5 Feb. 29 9h 0.21 58P/Jackson-Neujmin 12.8 Z Cet variable (M) 8.4-14.2 Feb. 29 15h 0.69 C/2004 F4 ( Bradfield ) 10.1 NGC 541 galaxy 12.0 2.7 Feb. 29 22h 0.64 C/2004 F4 ( Bradfield ) 10.0 NGC 547 galaxy 12.3 1.7

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.