Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2005 January 2005 February 2005 March

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Feb. 1 5h 0.98 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.7 NGC 4689 galaxy 10.9 4.0 Feb. 1 11h 2.02 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 4.3 H1 open 7.2 15 Feb. 4 17h 1.75 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.8 NGC 4651 galaxy 10.7 3.8 Feb. 4 21h 0.51 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 9.5 NGC 1406 galaxy 12.5 3.9 Feb. 5 19h 0.53 49P/Arend-Rigaux 13.4 NGC 936 galaxy 10.1 5.2 Feb. 5 23h 0.66 49P/Arend-Rigaux 13.4 NGC 941 galaxy 12.4 2.8 Feb. 6 0h 0.12 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 11.8 NGC 4710 galaxy 11.0 5.1 Feb. 6 1h 0.65 49P/Arend-Rigaux 13.4 SN 2005ad in NGC 941 supernova 17.4 Feb. 6 12h 0.54 C/2004 U1 ( LINEAR ) 14.7 NGC 1220 open 12.0 2 Feb. 6 13h 0.96 49P/Arend-Rigaux 13.3 NGC 955 galaxy 12.0 3.0 Feb. 6 15h 0.55 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 9.6 NGC 1425 galaxy 12.0 5.4 Feb. 6 18h 0.82 121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2 14.2 NGC 3254 galaxy 11.5 5.1 Feb. 7 10h 0.73 C/2003 T4 ( LINEAR ) 10.1 NGC 6823 open 7.1 12 Feb. 7 23h 0.26 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 13.7 NGC 95 galaxy 12.6 1.9 Feb. 8 3h 0.36 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 10.9 IC 4444 galaxy 12.0 1.9 Feb. 8 7h 1.46 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 10.9 IC 4406 planetary 11.0 0.5 Feb. 8 15h 0.33 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 10.9 NGC 5643 galaxy 11.0 4.6 Feb. 9 8h 1.26 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 10.8 NGC 5688 galaxy 12.6 3.8 Feb. 9 16h 1.78 C/2003 T4 ( LINEAR ) 10.0 NGC 6830 open 7.9 12 Feb. 10 10h 0.53 49P/Arend-Rigaux 13.2 NGC 1032 galaxy 12.7 3.4 Feb. 10 22h 0.45 49P/Arend-Rigaux 13.2 NGC 1016 galaxy 12.6 2.3 Feb. 11 17h 0.94 49P/Arend-Rigaux 13.1 NGC 1073 galaxy 11.0 4.9 Feb. 12 3h 3.72 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 4.8 NGC 771 - 4.0 - Feb. 12 4h 2.87 C/2003 T4 ( LINEAR ) 9.9 M27 planetary 8.1 15.2 Feb. 12 22h 0.89 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 9.9 NGC 1398 galaxy 9.7 6.6 Feb. 13 1h 0.48 P/2004 F3 ( NEAT ) 15.8 NGC 6656 globular 5.1 24.0 Feb. 14 15h 0.93 C/2003 T4 ( LINEAR ) 9.8 M71 globular 8.3 7.2 Feb. 14 20h 0.09 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 10.4 NGC 5749 open 9.0 8 Feb. 15 4h 2.21 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 10.4 NGC 5822 open 7.0 40 Feb. 15 19h 1.84 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 10.3 NGC 5823 open 7.9 10 Feb. 16 0h 0.34 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 10.1 NGC 1371 galaxy 11.0 5.4 Feb. 16 6h 1.68 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 10.3 NGC 5715 open 10.0 6 Feb. 16 15h 0.09 161P/2004 V2 ( Hartley-IRAS ) 15.6 NGC 24 galaxy 11.5 5.5 Feb. 16 16h 0.99 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 10.1 NGC 1385 galaxy 11.2 3.0 Feb. 17 17h 0.00 37P/Forbes 17.2 91P/Russell 3 comet 18.2 Feb. 18 0h 0.80 C/2004 U1 ( LINEAR ) 15.0 162P/2004 TU12 ( Siding Spring ) comet 17.0 Feb. 18 2h 0.21 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 12.2 32 Com binary 6.3+6.9 3.3 Feb. 19 11h 0.12 21P/Giacobini-Zinner 15.9 NGC 6760 globular 9.1 6.6 Feb. 19 19h 1.46 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 10.3 NGC 1395 galaxy 11.0 3.2 Feb. 20 23h 0.39 161P/2004 V2 ( Hartley-IRAS ) 15.4 NGC 45 galaxy 10.4 8.1 Feb. 21 14h 0.81 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 10.0 NGC 5938 galaxy 11.7 2.8 Feb. 23 18h 0.52 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 10.4 IC 1953 galaxy 12.0 2.8 Feb. 23 23h 1.64 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 NGC 1325 galaxy 11.6 4.6 Feb. 24 1h 0.45 C/2004 L1 ( LINEAR ) 14.2 IC 4464 galaxy 12.8 1.6 Feb. 24 9h 1.18 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 NGC 1332 galaxy 10.3 4.6 Feb. 24 14h 0.29 C/2004 L1 ( LINEAR ) 14.2 IC 4451 galaxy 12.7 1.8 Feb. 24 18h 1.69 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 9.8 NGC 6101 globular 9.3 10.7 Feb. 25 13h 0.19 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 NGC 1353 galaxy 11.4 3.4 Feb. 25 15h 0.88 (944) Hidalgo 15.0 NGC 744 open 7.9 11 Feb. 27 1h 0.17 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 9.7 IC 4618 galaxy 12.7 1.7 Feb. 27 12h 0.31 C/2002 T7 ( LINEAR ) 14.8 NGC 3145 galaxy 12.0 3.3 Feb. 27 12h 0.38 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 9.7 IC 4633 galaxy 11.8 4.0

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.