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Comets

This section 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.

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132P/Helin-Roman-Alu  radio_button_checked

132P/Helin-Roman-Alu

132P/Helin-Roman-Alu  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 31.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
Apparent: 13h 10m 23s  -04° 06’ 47”
J2000: 13h 09m 04s  -03° 58’ 40”
in Virgo
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106P/Schuster  radio_button_checked

106P/Schuster

106P/Schuster  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 32.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
Apparent: 14h 25m 42s  -13° 06’ 05”
J2000: 14h 24m 19s  -12° 59’ 13”
in Libra
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213P/Van Ness  radio_button_checked

213P/Van Ness

213P/Van Ness  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 32.8 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
Apparent: 06h 12m 40s  +28° 31’ 39”
J2000: 06h 11m 04s  +28° 32’ 05”
in Auriga
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45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova  radio_button_checked

45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova

45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 33.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
Apparent: 15h 35m 37s  -16° 57’ 53”
J2000: 15h 34m 11s  -16° 52’ 51”
in Libra
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P/2021 N1 (ZTF)  radio_button_checked

P/2021 N1 (ZTF)

P/2021 N1 (ZTF)  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 33.3 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
Apparent: 10h 32m 46s  -00° 15’ 01”
J2000: 10h 31m 27s  -00° 07’ 07”
in Sextans
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58P/Jackson-Neujmin  radio_button_checked

58P/Jackson-Neujmin

58P/Jackson-Neujmin  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 34.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
Apparent: 12h 16m 59s  +05° 45’ 38”
J2000: 12h 15m 40s  +05° 54’ 07”
in Virgo
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C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)  radio_button_checked

C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)

C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 34.5 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
Apparent: 13h 40m 53s  -58° 48’ 24”
J2000: 13h 39m 11s  -58° 40’ 42”
in Centaurus
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153P/Ikeya-Zhang  radio_button_checked

153P/Ikeya-Zhang

153P/Ikeya-Zhang  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 36.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
Apparent: 20h 04m 58s  -32° 15’ 33”
J2000: 20h 03m 21s  -32° 19’ 56”
in Sagittarius
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72P/Denning-Fujikawa  radio_button_checked

72P/Denning-Fujikawa

72P/Denning-Fujikawa  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 36.5 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
Apparent: 11h 13m 33s  +11° 18’ 26”
J2000: 11h 12m 14s  +11° 26’ 46”
in Leo
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C/1969 Y1 (Bennett)  radio_button_checked

C/1969 Y1 (Bennett)

C/1969 Y1 (Bennett)  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 36.6 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
Apparent: 02h 34m 09s  +29° 49’ 24”
J2000: 02h 32m 38s  +29° 42’ 43”
in Aries
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C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)  radio_button_checked

C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)

C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 36.7 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
Apparent: 03h 02m 06s  -04° 55’ 52”
J2000: 03h 00m 49s  -05° 01’ 51”
in Eridanus
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109P/Swift-Tuttle  radio_button_checked

109P/Swift-Tuttle

109P/Swift-Tuttle  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 37.1 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
Apparent: 09h 36m 45s  -18° 30’ 15”
J2000: 09h 35m 34s  -18° 23’ 22”
in Hydra
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255P/Levy  radio_button_checked

255P/Levy

255P/Levy  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 41.1 (Predicted - JPL) trending_up
Apparent: 19h 25m 36s  -18° 56’ 18”
J2000: 19h 24m 07s  -18° 59’ 22”
in Sagittarius
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55P/Tempel-Tuttle  radio_button_checked

55P/Tempel-Tuttle

55P/Tempel-Tuttle  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 44.2 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
Apparent: 14h 48m 10s  -13° 01’ 38”
J2000: 14h 46m 46s  -12° 55’ 18”
in Libra
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C/2023 A1 (Leonard)  radio_button_checked

C/2023 A1 (Leonard)

C/2023 A1 (Leonard)  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 44.7 (Predicted - JPL) trending_down
Apparent: 04h 07m 02s  -61° 39’ 07”
J2000: 04h 06m 39s  -61° 43’ 09”
in Reticulum
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C/2006 P1 (McNaught)  radio_button_checked

C/2006 P1 (McNaught)

C/2006 P1 (McNaught)  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 46.3 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
Apparent: 17h 01m 13s  -54° 28’ 40”
J2000: 16h 59m 08s  -54° 26’ 28”
in Ara
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27P/Crommelin  radio_button_checked

27P/Crommelin

27P/Crommelin  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: 53.4 (Predicted - JPL) trending_flat
Apparent: 17h 37m 48s  -15° 10’ 09”
J2000: 17h 36m 20s  -15° 09’ 18”
in Serpens
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205P/Giacobini  radio_button_checked

205P/Giacobini

205P/Giacobini  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: N.A.
Apparent: 09h 52m 12s  +06° 53’ 59”
J2000: 09h 50m 51s  +07° 01’ 12”
in Leo
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5D/Brorsen (Lost)  radio_button_checked

5D/Brorsen (Lost)

5D/Brorsen (Lost)  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: N.A.
Apparent: 19h 47m 12s  -27° 15’ 53”
J2000: 19h 45m 38s  -27° 19’ 41”
in Sagittarius
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C/1910 A1 (Great January Comet)  radio_button_checked

C/1910 A1 (Great January Comet)

C/1910 A1 (Great January Comet)  radio_button_checked

Magnitude: N.A.
Apparent: 20h 05m 13s  +06° 54’ 49”
J2000: 20h 03m 58s  +06° 50’ 25”
in Aquila
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