Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2005 April 2005 May 2005 June

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) May 1 1h 0.06 C/2005 E2 ( McNaught ) 15.2 IC 5013 galaxy 12.7 2.4 May 1 10h 0.86 10P/Tempel 2 13.0 NGC 428 galaxy 11.4 4.1 May 2 17h 1.4 9P/Tempel 1 10.6 NGC 4746 galaxy 12.7 4.0 May 3 6h 0.43 49P/Arend-Rigaux 14.2 NGC 2331 open 9.0 18 May 4 15h 0.1 10P/Tempel 2 13.0 NGC 493 galaxy 12.5 3.8 May 4 18h 0.87 9P/Tempel 1 10.5 NGC 4754 galaxy 10.6 4.7 May 4 18h 0.71 9P/Tempel 1 10.5 NGC 4762 galaxy 10.2 8.7 May 4 19h 1.16 C/2003 T4 ( LINEAR ) 8.3 NGC 630 galaxy 12.9 1.6 May 5 20h 0.65 10P/Tempel 2 13.1 NGC 521 galaxy 12.5 3.3 May 6 4h 0.61 10P/Tempel 2 13.1 NGC 533 galaxy 12.4 4.4 May 6 12h 0.92 9P/Tempel 1 10.5 NGC 4733 galaxy 12.7 1.7 May 7 2h 0.36 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 8.8 NGC 4290 galaxy 12.0 2.5 May 8 18h 0.62 121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2 16.5 164P/2004 Y1 ( Christensen ) comet 18.8 May 9 17h 0.13 C/2003 T3 ( Tabur ) 17.2 69P/Taylor comet 19.2 May 10 4h 0.38 P/2004 F3 ( NEAT ) 15.2 MCG -05-48-009 galaxy 12.9 1.7 May 10 15h 0.50 C/2005 K2 ( LINEAR ) 14.7 NGC 7142 open 9.3 4 May 10 20h 0.02 C/2005 K2 ( LINEAR ) 14.7 NGC 7129 cluster + nebula 12.0 8 May 11 15h 0.06 2004 YZ23 16.1 PGC 68712 galaxy 12.9 2.7 May 11 22h 0.84 C/2003 T4 ( LINEAR ) 8.7 NGC 986 galaxy 11.0 3.7 May 11 23h 0.35 10P/Tempel 2 13.2 UGC 1183 galaxy 12.7 1.2 May 13 15h 0.75 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 9.8 NGC 720 galaxy 10.2 4.4 May 13 21h 0.09 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 16.8 NGC 4262 galaxy 11.5 2.2 May 15 7h 0.89 9P/Tempel 1 10.3 NGC 4698 galaxy 10.7 4.3 May 16 10h 0.78 9P/Tempel 1 10.3 NGC 4795 galaxy 12.2 1.6 May 17 7h 0.85 10P/Tempel 2 13.4 NGC 718 galaxy 11.7 2.8 May 17 10h 0.91 C/2004 L1 ( LINEAR ) 15.4 NGC 2616 galaxy 12.6 1.3 May 18 2h 1.09 C/2003 T4 ( LINEAR ) 9.0 NGC 1291 galaxy 8.5 10.5 May 18 9h 0.55 105P/Singer Brewster 17.5 P/2005 E1 ( Tubbiolo ) comet 20.0 May 18 10h 0.32 C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker ) 14.4 UGC 3580 galaxy 12.7 3.4 May 18 10h 0.87 C/2005 N1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 14.7 NGC 524 galaxy 10.6 3.2 May 19 2h 2.81 C/2003 T4 ( LINEAR ) 9.1 NGC 1316 galaxy 8.9 7.1 May 22 18h 0.21 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 15.3 NGC 428 galaxy 11.4 4.1 May 23 1h 0.94 C/2002 VQ94 ( LINEAR ) 17.9 SN 2005ax in NGC 1544 supernova 14.5 May 24 10h 0.61 21P/Giacobini-Zinner 10.6 NGC 80 galaxy 12.1 2.5 May 24 11h 0.54 21P/Giacobini-Zinner 10.6 NGC 83 galaxy 12.6 1.6 May 24 11h 0.99 C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker ) 14.5 NGC 2366 galaxy 10.9 7.6 May 24 19h 0.85 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 15.1 NGC 521 galaxy 12.5 3.3 May 24 23h 0.93 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 15.1 NGC 533 galaxy 12.4 4.4 May 25 1h 0.81 2004 YZ23 14.9 PGC 59373 galaxy 11.6 5.6 May 25 3h 0.78 9P/Tempel 1 10.2 NGC 4713 galaxy 11.8 2.8 May 25 10h 1.00 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 15.1 NGC 520 galaxy 11.2 4.8 May 25 11h 0.44 2004 YZ23 14.9 NGC 6221 galaxy 11.0 3.2 May 25 13h 0.32 2004 YZ23 14.9 NGC 6215 galaxy 12.0 2.0 May 25 14h 0.73 2004 YZ23 14.9 PGC 59216 galaxy 12.8 1.8 May 26 10h 0.09 78P/Gehrels 2 14.5 NGC 2304 open 10.0 5 May 26 14h 0.11 (60558) 2000 EC98 21.0 Jupiter planet -2.2 May 26 16h 1.00 10P/Tempel 2 13.6 NGC 864 galaxy 11.0 4.6 May 27 2h 0.05 C/2005 K2 ( LINEAR ) 13.1 NGC 188 open 8.1 14 May 27 16h 0.40 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 10.5 NGC 788 galaxy 12.3 1.8 May 27 18h 0.17 2004 YZ23 14.7 NGC 6152 open 8.0 30 May 27 20h 0.56 21P/Giacobini-Zinner 10.5 NGC 160 galaxy 12.4 3.2 May 28 16h 0.94 2004 YZ23 14.6 NGC 6167 open 6.7 8 May 28 21h 0.04 2004 YZ23 14.6 NGC 6134 open 7.2 7 May 29 2h 0.30 9P/Tempel 1 10.1 NGC 4808 galaxy 12.0 2.7 May 29 8h 0.03 C/2005 A1 ( LINEAR ) 10.6 NGC 779 galaxy 11.0 4.1 May 29 10h 0.46 C/2005 K2 ( LINEAR ) 12.9 SN 2005ax in NGC 1544 supernova 14.5 May 29 13h 0.05 P/2005 JQ5 ( Catalina ) 15.7 NGC 5576 galaxy 10.9 3.2 May 29 14h 0.01 P/2005 JQ5 ( Catalina ) 15.7 NGC 5574 galaxy 12.4 1.6 May 29 21h 0.18 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 14.7 NGC 676 galaxy 11.0 4.3 May 30 4h 0.47 C/2005 K2 ( LINEAR ) 12.8 C/2002 VQ94 ( LINEAR ) comet 17.9 May 30 22h 0.87 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 14.6 NGC 741 galaxy 11.3 3.2 May 30 22h 1.06 C/2005 K2 ( LINEAR ) 12.7 NGC 2268 galaxy 11.5 3.4 May 31 14h 0.26 101P/Chernykh 17.9 Mars planet 0.3

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.