Comets

Browse and discover detailed information about 207 of the most interesting comets. Comets are listed in order of decreasing brightness.

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Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Comet C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland)

C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland)

R.A: 03h 57m 12s Dec: +69° 35’ 45”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude N.A. (JPL)
in Camelopardalis

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C/1969 Y1 (Bennett)

R.A: 02h 27m 44s Dec: +29° 52’ 50”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude N.A. (JPL)
in Triangulum

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C/1975 V1-A (West)

R.A: 19h 35m 33s Dec: -16° 27’ 58”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude N.A. (JPL)
in Sagittarius

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C/1948 V1 (Eclipse comet)

R.A: 08h 46m 35s Dec: -05° 30’ 56”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude N.A. (JPL)
in Hydra

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C/1965 S1 (Ikeya-Seki)

R.A: 06h 47m 52s Dec: -12° 25’ 50”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude N.A. (JPL)
in Canis Majoris

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C/2012 S1 (ISON)

R.A: 07h 32m 11s Dec: +37° 48’ 02”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude N.A. (JPL)
in Lynx

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C/1947 X1-A (Southern Comet)

R.A: 21h 46m 31s Dec: -04° 41’ 00”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude N.A. (JPL)
in Aquarius

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