Comet Rendezvous Calendar

Japanese version Home page	Updated on September 6, 2005
2004 December 2005 January 2005 February

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Jan. 1 8h 0.99 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 7.8 PGC 18880 galaxy 12.6 3.2 Jan. 1 17h 0.04 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 3.7 163P/2004 V4 ( NEAT ) comet 17.1 Jan. 2 1h 0.03 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 13.5 MCG -02-35-011 galaxy 11.6 1.4 Jan. 2 17h 0.02 9P/Tempel 1 15.8 NGC 4578 galaxy 11.4 3.6 Jan. 3 3h 1.02 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 NGC 4037 galaxy 12.8 2.4 Jan. 4 10h 0.15 131P/Mueller 2 18.7 C/2002 V2 ( LINEAR ) comet 19.4 Jan. 4 10h 0.93 P/2004 F3 ( NEAT ) 15.9 Venus planet -3.8 Jan. 4 12h 0.34 P/2004 F3 ( NEAT ) 15.9 Mercury planet -0.2 Jan. 5 22h 0.17 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 10.2 M30 globular 7.5 11.0 Jan. 7 12h 0.5 121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2 14.3 NGC 3344 galaxy 10.0 6.9 Jan. 7 14h 1.06 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 10.5 NGC 7167 galaxy 12.9 1.7 Jan. 7 19h 2.56 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 3.6 IC 349 nebula - 30 Jan. 7 22h 2.78 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 3.6 M45 open 1.4 120 Jan. 8 12h 1.67 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 NGC 4178 galaxy 11.4 5.0 Jan. 8 16h 0.66 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 NGC 4168 galaxy 11.3 2.8 Jan. 9 6h 1.06 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 10.8 NGC 7252 galaxy 12.1 2.2 Jan. 9 12h 0.86 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 NGC 4189 galaxy 11.7 2.5 Jan. 9 12h 0.59 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.2 NGC 4193 galaxy 12.4 2.3 Jan. 9 22h 0.80 69P/Taylor 15.4 NGC 2750 galaxy 12.0 2.3 Jan. 9 22h 1.23 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 10.9 NGC 7285 galaxy 12.8 2.4 Jan. 10 5h 0.95 P/2004 V1 ( Skiff ) 18.3 (32532) Thereus comet 19.2 Jan. 10 7h 0.43 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4206 galaxy 12.1 5.2 Jan. 10 7h 0.09 P/2004 X1 ( LINEAR ) 18.4 SN 2005W in NGC 691 supernova 14.7 Jan. 10 13h 0.53 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4216 galaxy 10.0 8.3 Jan. 10 16h 1.28 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4212 galaxy 11.2 3.0 Jan. 11 11h 0.67 9P/Tempel 1 15.4 NGC 4698 galaxy 10.7 4.3 Jan. 11 15h 1.16 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 11.2 NGC 7377 galaxy 11.6 2.2 Jan. 12 15h 1.70 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 M99 galaxy 9.8 5.4 Jan. 12 16h 0.06 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4267 galaxy 10.9 3.5 Jan. 13 1h 1.26 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4294 galaxy 12.1 3.1 Jan. 13 7h 1.29 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4299 galaxy 12.5 1.7 Jan. 13 22h 1.02 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4313 galaxy 12.8 3.8 Jan. 13 23h 0.08 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4305 galaxy 12.6 2.2 Jan. 14 8h 1.79 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4298 galaxy 11.4 3.2 Jan. 14 10h 2.17 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 3.7 NGC 1342 open 6.7 14 Jan. 14 11h 1.78 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4302 galaxy 11.6 5.2 Jan. 14 20h 0.68 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4351 galaxy 12.7 2.0 Jan. 15 5h 1.21 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4371 galaxy 10.8 3.9 Jan. 15 19h 0.68 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 SN 2004gk in IC 3311 supernova 13.7 Jan. 15 19h 0.05 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 M84 galaxy 9.3 5.0 Jan. 16 3h 0.15 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4387 galaxy 12.0 1.9 Jan. 16 4h 0.30 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4388 galaxy 11.1 5.1 Jan. 16 9h 1.89 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4429 galaxy 10.2 5.5 Jan. 16 10h 0.94 C/2003 T4 ( LINEAR ) 10.8 M57 planetary 9.0 2.5 Jan. 16 11h 0.04 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 M86 galaxy 9.2 7.4 Jan. 16 12h 0.13 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4402 galaxy 11.7 4.1 Jan. 16 12h 0.38 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4413 galaxy 12.7 2.3 Jan. 16 17h 1.73 C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker ) 11.6 NGC 7686 open 5.6 15 Jan. 16 20h 1.79 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.3 NGC 4377 galaxy 11.8 1.8 Jan. 16 20h 0.55 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 3.7 NGC 1270 galaxy 12.9 1.1 Jan. 16 20h 0.71 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 3.7 NGC 1275 galaxy 11.6 2.6 Jan. 16 21h 0.64 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 3.7 NGC 1273 galaxy 12.9 1.4 Jan. 16 21h 0.74 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 3.7 NGC 1278 galaxy 12.6 1.7 Jan. 16 23h 0.29 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4425 galaxy 11.9 3.4 Jan. 16 23h 0.73 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4431 galaxy 12.8 2.0 Jan. 17 1h 0.93 9P/Tempel 1 15.1 NGC 4795 galaxy 12.2 1.6 Jan. 17 5h 0.75 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4440 galaxy 11.8 2.0 Jan. 17 8h 0.38 (944) Hidalgo 14.6 NGC 147 galaxy 9.3 12.9 Jan. 17 9h 1.33 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4452 galaxy 12.4 2.4 Jan. 17 9h 0.45 P/2004 X1 ( LINEAR ) 19.0 120P/Mueller 1 comet 19.5 Jan. 17 11h 0.03 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4435 galaxy 10.9 3.0 Jan. 17 12h 0.05 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4438 galaxy 10.1 9.3 Jan. 17 15h 1.07 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 PGC 40819 galaxy 12.3 - Jan. 18 1h 1.99 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4419 galaxy 11.1 3.4 Jan. 18 8h 0.06 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4461 galaxy 11.2 3.7 Jan. 18 9h 0.12 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4458 galaxy 12.1 1.9 Jan. 18 13h 0.81 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4476 galaxy 12.3 1.9 Jan. 18 13h 0.02 C/2001 Q4 ( NEAT ) 14.1 NGC 7261 open 8.4 6 Jan. 18 17h 0.84 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4478 galaxy 11.2 2.0 Jan. 18 19h 0.84 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4459 galaxy 10.4 3.8 Jan. 18 23h 0.80 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 M87 galaxy 8.6 7.2 Jan. 19 0h 0.26 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4473 galaxy 10.2 4.5 Jan. 19 6h 0.44 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4477 galaxy 10.4 4.0 Jan. 19 11h 0.87 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4474 galaxy 11.8 2.3 Jan. 19 11h 0.38 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4479 galaxy 12.5 1.8 Jan. 19 13h 0.94 C/2003 T3 ( Tabur ) 15.4 NGC 3600 galaxy 12.0 4.3 Jan. 19 22h 1.19 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 3.8 NGC 1169 galaxy 11.7 4.4 Jan. 20 5h 0.84 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 3.8 NGC 1245 open 8.4 10 Jan. 20 14h 0.07 P/2004 R3 ( LINEAR-NEAT ) 20.7 P/1999 DN3 ( Korlevic-Juric ) comet 21.3 Jan. 20 19h 1.71 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 8.9 NGC 1512 galaxy 10.6 4.0 Jan. 20 23h 2.18 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 3.9 Mel 20 open 1.0 240 Jan. 21 3h 0.11 P/2004 Y1 ( Christensen ) 16.7 NGC 3504 galaxy 11.1 2.7 Jan. 21 4h 1.08 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 M88 galaxy 9.5 6.9 Jan. 21 7h 0.69 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 IC 3476 galaxy 12.7 2.2 Jan. 21 16h 0.36 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4531 galaxy 12.6 3.1 Jan. 21 21h 1.26 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4550 galaxy 11.6 3.5 Jan. 21 22h 1.22 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 NGC 4551 galaxy 11.9 2.0 Jan. 22 6h 0.96 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.4 M89 galaxy 9.8 4.2 Jan. 22 21h 1.80 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.5 M58 galaxy 9.8 5.4 Jan. 23 11h 0.45 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.5 M90 galaxy 9.5 9.5 Jan. 23 13h 0.04 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 13.0 NGC 175 galaxy 12.1 2.6 Jan. 23 20h 0.93 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.5 M91 galaxy 10.2 5.4 Jan. 24 1h 0.56 P/2004 F3 ( NEAT ) 15.9 M20 cluster + nebula 6.3 29 Jan. 24 5h 1.28 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 4.0 NGC 1220 open 12.0 2 Jan. 24 14h 0.54 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.5 NGC 4571 galaxy 11.3 3.8 Jan. 24 21h 1.96 C/2003 T4 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 M56 globular 8.3 7.1 Jan. 25 2h 1.96 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.5 NGC 4606 galaxy 11.9 2.8 Jan. 25 6h 0.73 49P/Arend-Rigaux 15.1 NGC 788 galaxy 12.3 1.8 Jan. 25 7h 0.74 P/2004 F3 ( NEAT ) 15.9 M8 nebula 5.8 90 Jan. 25 15h 0.14 49P/Arend-Rigaux 15.1 NGC 779 galaxy 11.0 4.1 Jan. 26 7h 0.15 P/2004 Y1 ( Christensen ) 16.7 NGC 3486 galaxy 10.3 6.9 Jan. 26 16h 0.04 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 13.4 NGC 336 galaxy 12.0 - Jan. 27 20h 0.89 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.6 NGC 4639 galaxy 11.5 2.9 Jan. 27 23h 4.87 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 4.1 NGC 884 open 4.0 30 Jan. 28 2h 5.31 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 4.1 NGC 869 open 4.0 30 Jan. 28 11h 1.11 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.6 NGC 4654 galaxy 10.5 4.7 Jan. 28 13h 0.40 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 9.3 IC 2006 galaxy 12.0 2.3 Jan. 29 3h 0.23 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 11.7 NGC 5494 galaxy 12.7 2.3 Jan. 29 6h 0.08 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.6 NGC 4634 galaxy 12.4 2.4 Jan. 29 20h 1.46 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 9.4 NGC 1437 galaxy 12.0 2.9 Jan. 30 0h 0.56 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 4.2 IC 1848 cluster + nebula 6.5 60 Jan. 30 3h 0.33 C/2004 V13 ( SWAN ) 13.8 IC 93 galaxy 12.5 1.3 Jan. 30 12h 2.33 C/2003 T4 ( LINEAR ) 10.3 beta Cyg binary 3.1+5.1 0.6 Jan. 30 13h 0.56 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 9.5 MCG -06-09-030 galaxy 12.6 4.6 Jan. 30 17h 2.21 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 9.5 NGC 1404 galaxy 10.3 2.5 Jan. 30 20h 2.23 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 9.5 NGC 1399 galaxy 9.9 3.2 Jan. 31 0h 0.78 121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2 14.2 NGC 3277 galaxy 11.7 2.0 Jan. 31 3h 1.43 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 4.3 NGC 1027 open 6.7 20 Jan. 31 3h 1.40 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 11.5 NGC 5488 galaxy 12.7 3.4 Jan. 31 5h 2.62 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 4.3 IC 1805 cluster + nebula 6.5 60 Jan. 31 20h 3.23 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 4.3 IC 1795 nebula - 20 Jan. 31 23h 0.11 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 9.5 IC 1993 galaxy 12.4 2.5

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.