Bright Comets
This page provides a comprehensive list of the bright comets currently visible in the sky. This list is updated
with new information several times per day.
Comets for which there is data from recent observations reported in the Comet Observation database (COBS)
are listed first, in order of decreasing brightness.
When data from recent observations is not available,
the magnitude provided by the JPL Horizons datasets is used
as an estimation of the brightness.
Credits for comet observation data: COBS Comet Observation Database – CC BY-NA-SA 4.0
Visibility from selected location
visibility = visible to the naked eye
stars = binocular, brighter than 10th magnitude
radio_button_checked Current altitude ≥ 30°
radio_button_checked Current altitude < 30°
radio_button_checked Below the horizon
110P/Hartley
Magnitude : 23.2 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 17h 01m 14s
Decl : -31° 45’ 05”
in
Scorpius
249P/LINEAR
Magnitude : 23.2 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 08h 56m 38s
Decl : +07° 43’ 30”
in
Cancer
17P/Holmes
Magnitude : 23.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 10h 12m 38s
Decl : +04° 12’ 58”
in
Sextans
C/2014 F3 (Sheppard-Trujillo)
Magnitude : 23.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 02h 46m 09s
Decl : +22° 02’ 48”
in
Aries
7P/Pons-Winnecke
Magnitude : 23.4 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 05h 01m 40s
Decl : +18° 58’ 45”
in
Taurus
290P/Jager
Magnitude : 23.4 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 21h 48m 53s
Decl : -06° 20’ 06”
in
Aquarius
C/2020 S3 (Erasmus)
Magnitude : 23.5 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 00h 42m 32s
Decl : +14° 37’ 11”
in
Pisces
C/2022 Q2 (ATLAS)
Magnitude : 23.5 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 12h 47m 23s
Decl : +08° 44’ 26”
in
Virgo
53P/Van Biesbroeck
Magnitude : 23.5 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 07h 38m 52s
Decl : +18° 21’ 56”
in
Gemini
213P/Van Ness
Magnitude : 23.5 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 01h 18m 15s
Decl : +15° 34’ 22”
in
Pisces
25D/Neujmin 2 (Lost)
Magnitude : 23.7 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 02h 13m 47s
Decl : +15° 22’ 22”
in
Aries
64P/Swift-Gehrels
Magnitude : 23.7 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 14h 42m 24s
Decl : -26° 14’ 21”
in
Hydra
70P/Kojima
Magnitude : 23.8 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 19h 19m 19s
Decl : -19° 30’ 35”
in
Sagittarius
269P/Jedicke
Magnitude : 24.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 19h 40m 56s
Decl : -16° 00’ 48”
in
Sagittarius
297P/Beshore
Magnitude : 24.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 03h 14m 00s
Decl : +12° 03’ 38”
in
Aries
297P/Beshore (2008 J2)
Magnitude : 24.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 03h 14m 00s
Decl : +12° 03’ 38”
in
Aries
C/2023 E1 (ATLAS)
Magnitude : 24.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_down
RA : 02h 14m 46s
Decl : -09° 53’ 21”
in
Cetus
294P/LINEAR
Magnitude : 24.0 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 02h 19m 32s
Decl : +28° 54’ 00”
in
Triangulum
19P/Borrelly
Magnitude : 24.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_flat
RA : 15h 39m 07s
Decl : -03° 18’ 28”
in
Serpens
263P/Gibbs
Magnitude : 24.3 (Predicted - JPL)
trending_up
RA : 20h 08m 42s
Decl : -19° 59’ 17”
in
Capricornus
