Comet Rendezvous Calendar

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2005 November 2005 December 2006 January

Date (UT) Dist. (deg) Comet Mag. Target Type Mag. Dia. (arcmin) Dec. 4 9h 1.36 C/2005 E2 ( McNaught ) 10.9 MCG -03-53-006 galaxy 12.4 2.5 Dec. 7 6h 0.27 P/2004 VR8 ( LONEOS ) 15.3 NGC 4866 galaxy 11.0 6.5 Dec. 9 21h 0.12 C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz ) 14.8 NGC 6070 galaxy 11.7 3.6 Dec. 12 10h 0.84 143P/Kowal-Mrkos 21.5 Mars planet -1.1 Dec. 14 6h 0.28 C/2005 N1 ( Juels-Holvorcem ) 14.9 NGC 5147 galaxy 11.8 1.8 Dec. 14 23h 1.45 C/2005 E2 ( McNaught ) 10.7 Neptune planet 8.0 Dec. 16 14h 0.57 P/2004 VR8 ( LONEOS ) 15.3 NGC 5020 galaxy 12.9 3.1 Dec. 21 8h 0.22 C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR ) 14.4 NGC 1045 galaxy 12.9 2.3 Dec. 22 2h 0.05 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 15.3 NGC 4294 galaxy 12.1 3.1 Dec. 22 8h 0.05 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 15.3 NGC 4299 galaxy 12.5 1.7 Dec. 22 20h 0.39 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 15.3 NGC 4313 galaxy 12.8 3.8 Dec. 23 13h 0.83 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 15.3 NGC 4351 galaxy 12.7 2.0 Dec. 24 2h 0.13 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 15.2 NGC 4352 galaxy 12.7 1.9 Dec. 24 10h 0.38 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 15.2 NGC 4371 galaxy 10.8 3.9 Dec. 26 9h 0.10 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 15.1 NGC 4429 galaxy 10.2 5.5 Dec. 26 11h 1.60 C/2004 B1 ( LINEAR ) 11.5 PGC 64041 galaxy 11.8 3.5 Dec. 26 21h 0.57 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 15.1 NGC 4452 galaxy 12.4 2.4 Dec. 27 23h 0.42 C/2006 A1 ( Pojmanski ) 11.0 NGC 7123 galaxy 12.6 2.9 Dec. 28 14h 0.39 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 15.0 NGC 4491 galaxy 12.5 1.9 Dec. 28 21h 0.54 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 15.0 NGC 4497 galaxy 12.6 2.3 Dec. 29 12h 0.14 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 14.9 NGC 4503 galaxy 11.1 3.5 Dec. 30 18h 0.34 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 14.9 NGC 4528 galaxy 11.7 1.8 Dec. 31 9h 0.36 P/2005 RV25 ( LONEOS-Christensen ) 18.5 P/2005 T2 ( Christensen ) comet 21.7 Dec. 31 13h 0.70 C/2004 B1 ( LINEAR ) 11.5 PGC 64518 galaxy 12.9 1.9

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.